heart rate monitor/calorie counter

[spyrosmom]

I've been looking at those watches that supposedly track your heart rate and calories burned while working out. Does anyone have one? Does it seem to work well? I've seen a whole range of them, and I can't pick one. They are a bit pricey as well - the cheapest one I've seen is $70 or so. That would be a lot for something that doesn't work. I don't even know that I necassarily need one, but I would like to know how many cals I burn during a workout. I've seen the websites where you can plug in your weight and activity and they supposedly give you the correct number, but every site gives me a WAY different figure. So I figured if I got the watch I would know for me, specifically. Is it worth the expense? Suggestions on a brand/model? Thanks!!!

Nan

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[dreamyjeanie]

Hi Nan.

I have a Polar F11. Polar has a wide range of Heart rate monitors. I like using one, because I can tell what workouts burn more calories and over time how my cardio vascular capacity is improving. I probably could have gotten by with a lower end model, but I wanted the feature that lets me download my info to my computer through a microphone.

http://www.polarusa.com/consumer/productfinder/productfinder.asp