11/3 Can anyone recommend a decent heart monitor? My dad has started
getting into physical fitness, but he likes to work out at home on
antiquated equipment, so I was hoping to get a decent heart monitor
so he can keep track of how hard he's really working (and I'd like to
get one for myself, come to think of it). TIA.
\_ Just bought a basic Polar (A3) for my dad. Sometimes my dad has
to put a little water on the sensor (as per their instructions)
before it starts detecting a heart rate. One good thing I
found was that the treadmills, etc. at the gym of my apartment
complex has Polar HRM built-in so when using those machines,
one doesn't need to wear the watch, just the sensor. I presume
the protocol is proprietary such that it won't work with
other brands?
\_ I bought a Polar for me, and one for my wife, and we love them.
They are the biggest name, I believe. http://www.polarusa.com -ax
\_ finger. wrist. count.
\_ And how exactly does this help the economy? you obviously
HATE AMERICA!!
\_ Sports Instruments ECG5. Heart rate monitors can lose signal near
sources of electromagnetic interference (such as when biking past
high voltage power lines). When a Polar HRM loses signal, you
have to manually restart it. The Sports Instruments HRMs will
automatically restart as soon as they start receiving a signal
again. They're available for about $60 from http://ediscountbike.com.
-alawrenc |