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09-09-2004, 02:28 PM #1New Member
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H.R. Monitors on treadmills/bikes, etc.
Just out of curiousity, how accurate do you think the heart rate monitors are on the bikes, treamills and other equipment at a gym? I'm at the University of Connecticut, and most of their equipment looks very new and high-tech, but I have read posts where people say that most good heart rate monitors strap around your chest, so I'm wondering how accurate a reading from your hands can actually be. Thanks for the input!
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09-09-2004, 03:53 PM #2Junior Member
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The ones on the machine are worthless! Even though they are made by a great company (polar), but they're not very accurate. They're accurate for a few seconds, but its not consistent. I have the one that you strap the transmitter around your chest and then it sends the data to the watch on my wrist. I've done the comparison and like I said sometime for a few seconds it will match, but then sometimes its off by a lot. If your serious I would invest in one that has the transmitter.
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09-09-2004, 04:20 PM #3Originally Posted by Shrad6
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09-10-2004, 08:09 AM #4
Probably more accurate than you can palpate. Polar HR monitors are +/- 1bpm. So they are pretty accurate, (good investment).
Accuracy of the machine will depend on the machine used; brand, year, condition, etc.
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09-10-2004, 12:47 PM #5Originally Posted by RedBaron
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09-10-2004, 06:56 PM #6Junior Member
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Originally Posted by brian11Last edited by Shrad6; 09-10-2004 at 07:00 PM.
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