Does this unit use a wireless
chest strap ?
For continuous monitoring you WILL need
a chest strap. If you just want to see heart rate
on demand then you may use a finger sense device.
These are still ECG accurate, very accurate. They
are not pulse monitors. Pulse monitors are highly
inaccurate.
Make selection only if this feature is essential
no
Yes
Does this HRM give
time of day / date
Make selection only if this
feature is essential
No
Yes
Does it give
Percentage of
Max HR. This is useful when training is presribed
as" %" as opposed to regular beats per
minute
Make selection only if this
feature is essential
No
Yes
Does it give Percentage of
Fat Calories burnt i.e. 60 % of calories burnt
came from FAT
Make selection only if this
feature is essential
No
Yes
Does it have a system to avoid
crosstalk from
other HRM users? This is only really required
if there are other HRM users within 1.5m of you
, eg. in a busy gym.
Make selection only if this
feature is essential
No
Yes
Does it have heart rate zone
alarms ? These are used to control
your exercise intensity and highly recommended.
It will alarm when you go above or below the alarm
thresholds. Most people only need 1.
Enter a minimum number of zones if required or leave
as zero
Does this model give "time
spent in heart rate zone " ?
Make selection only if this
feature is essential
No
Yes
Can it calculate calories
burnt per session based on age, sex and exercising
heart rate activity? Calories burnt is a really
good indicator of overall effort. Great for comparing
training load from one session to the next. It
is not just for the weight conscious exerciser.
Make selection only if this
feature is essential
No
Yes
Is it possible to recall your
maximum heart rate
at the end of a session? This is useful, but
not essential. Average is probably more of a necessity.
Make selection only if this
feature is essential
No
Yes
Is it possible to recall your
average heart rate
at the end of a session?
Make selection only if this
feature is essential
No
Yes
Does it have an independent
stopwatch ?
Make selection only if this
feature is essential
No
Yes
Price
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