Hello all. I'm considering getting a heart rate monitor that I can wear while swimming. I've spent the past 2 hours looking online at them - and as I always do, I did too much research and now I don't trust any of them. Every product gets bad reviews once in a while - I get that - but those 2 bad reviews just stick in my head and won't go away. Also, I see with many of them the watch it waterproof but the chest strap is not. If any of you can make recommendations on HRM's you have used - I'd like to get opinions I trust rather than random angry reviews online.
I need a HRM that:
- can be used while swimming (all piece h20 Proof)
- Shows Calories burned
-Doesn't need to be touched to read HR or Cals burned (aka: Reebok has a watch that reads your HR from your fingertip when you touch it. I want one that reads it constantly, whether through my wrist or a chest strap.
- Affordable. I'd prefer to stay under $100.
- A user changeable battery (this excludes Polar models.)
It doesn't fulfill your need for calories burned, but I have a Omron HR-100c and love it. I mainly use it for running. Best part was the price, which was around $30 I think. None of the calories burned calculations are all that accurate anyway--it's all based on some formula. I just guestimate calories burned by my effort, time and exercise type.
DEFINITELY go with the one that has a chest strap...also, if you want a decent one, especially that can be worn swimming, your going to have to be willing to go up to around your 100 dollar mark...Polar is always a great brand..GOOD LUCK
I've got a Polar. It's got a calorie function, but I've never used it. I wear it swimming - the chest strap that's currently on it has endured (estimate) at least 150 hours in the pool, and it has better elasticity left in it than my suit does ...
In Need of Advice - HRM
