Heart rate monitor watch for running?
Are chest strap heart rate monitors watches good for running outdoors, treadmills, ellipticals and cycles? if not, which one is better for gyms and outdoors? I heard that polar watches are good. How good are wrist watches?
You want to use HRMs with analogue chest strap in order to interface with gym equipment. Digital chest trap won't work with gym equipment. Polar watches are probably the best but they are expensive. Nike are also fairly good. I don't know much about monitors without chest strap but I know they can't monitor your heart rate continuously. You have to stop your exercise, take a reading and then start again. I will add links to two articles which I think can be useful to you.
2 Responses to “Heart rate monitor watch for running?”
Feb 21st at 1:14 am By: HandyMan
The Polar ones are OK if you get a good fit.
Sometimes it’s difficult to position them.
References :
Feb 21st at 1:50 am By: Blue Bus Driver
You want to use HRMs with analogue chest strap in order to interface with gym equipment. Digital chest trap won’t work with gym equipment. Polar watches are probably the best but they are expensive. Nike are also fairly good. I don’t know much about monitors without chest strap but I know they can’t monitor your heart rate continuously. You have to stop your exercise, take a reading and then start again. I will add links to two articles which I think can be useful to you.
References :
http://www.heart-rate-monitor-watches.com/heart-rate-monitor-overview.html
http://www.heart-rate-monitor-watches.com/which-heart-rate-monitor.html
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