Heart Rate Monitor

Hi, does anyone know of a heart rate monitor that will work with a pacemaker. Having no luck with my Garmin Forerunner??

12 Comments

HRM

by Cuberix - 2015-01-18 04:01:07

I was told to go with an analogue device but all the new ones seem to be ditigal which I believe is why they don't work, you would have thought something so simple could be resolved in this day

Polar Heart Rate Monitor

by Grateful Heart - 2015-01-18 04:01:25


I use a Polar HRM. Not a lot of bells and whistles but it works well for what I need.

I've compared it to a pulse ox meter I recently bought because lately, my heart decides to race AFTER exercise (go figure) and beat for beat it comes within 1 digit of the meter. So for me, it seems pretty accurate.

Grateful Heart

I gave up

by Tracey_E - 2015-01-18 04:01:54

I could not find one that works for me. After returning two, I started asking to try them in the store. I finally quit trying and go by how I feel. If I am sweating, can talk but not sing, I figure I'm where I need to be.

Which Polar??

by Cuberix - 2015-01-18 04:01:59

Hi, Which polar model etc do you use?

Polar

by Grateful Heart - 2015-01-18 05:01:26


Mine is an FT2 model. An older version of FT2.

Grateful Heart

Me too

by IAN MC - 2015-01-18 05:01:32

I have a Polar FT2 and it seems to work OK , but as with many things relating to PMs; we may be all different !

Ian

Monitor

by WillieG - 2015-01-18 08:01:24

My Polar FT7 works great and seems very accurate but has a chest strap. I am looking for one that is just the wrist watch. I tried the Mio Alpha but returned it. During spinning it went down to the 60s rather than up to 130s. It was accurate when sitting, but that is not when I need it. If anyone has tried the Fitbit, Basic, or PulseOn I would love to know if they work. Thanks!

Another Polar

by PAMMY - 2015-01-19 01:01:40

Seems as though Polar is the best make - I've got a Polar 4 and that seems to work well for me.
Pam

my garmin

by wjs1954 - 2015-01-19 05:01:08

Works great, ne er have problems.

Garmin Product

by Cuberix - 2015-01-21 05:01:30

Which Garmin do you use?

Another option

by TJ319 - 2015-01-22 01:01:57

I use a MIO Alpha monitor. It reads capillary action on the wrist, so there is now strap and transmitter. It is not cheap, around $150, but very convenient. The battery is rechargeable from a USB connection to a computer.

http://www.mioglobal.com/Default.aspx

forerunner 405CX

by wjs1954 - 2015-01-23 12:01:10

and love it, wife has a 305 i could also check that out

You know you're wired when...

You play MP3 files on your pacer.

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