HRM ~ Polar or Ekho??

[sarahinva]

I was wondering if most of you all have one of these two brands of heart rate monitors? Also, is there a function on it that you really like and couldn't live without? There are so many available, I could use some of your input as to what you really like about yours.

Thanks!

 

[Rose11]

I really miss my Polar HRM. I had it for years and years till the straps of the watch broke. Mine was before they could count the calories burned. It just gave me my heart rate and it beeped when I was above or below my zone. I loved it. I will get one of the new high tech models as soon as I can afford it.

 

[desertbriez]

i chose polar for both of my HRM's cuz they have a good reputation.

i started out with an A5... it did a good job..

when i started cycling i bought an s720i... for a while i still used the A5 for workouts and the 720 on the bike.. but then i realized that i could download my workouts to my polar software on the puter.. and have BOTH cycling and workouts on my calendar... .so now i use it exclusively!

of course that's too much HRM for just working out.. as it has all sorts of cycling computer features.. i wouldn't have it if i didn't cycle!

 

[rmrmr]

I have a Polar HRM and I love it. It's the first one I've ever owned so I don't have another brand to compare it too. It gives me my target hr zone, time in zone, avg hr, calories burned, BMI.

Diana

 

[Mckmain]

I've only used Polar. As a runner I like the stopwatch feature and it shows your average HR every mile! I have use these monitors for about 10 years.......Carole

 

[Christi23]

I have a Polar S610i. It was really expensive but I love it because it's made especially for people who do interval training. It has 5 different exercise sets you can pre-program it for like Cardio/Weights, all Cardio, all weights etc. It also has calories burned, average heart rate, stopwatch, time in zone, beeps when you're over target heart rate etc. It's pretty cool, and comes with a smaller chest strap. I love it. Perfect for Cathe.