heart rate monitors for sport

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Does anyone have a heart rate monitor to track fitness zones when doing sport?

I am a keen runner and want to be able to track my zones to tune in my running pace.

I dont want to lug a mobile phone around with me when running, any ideas

cheers
 
Some of the higher end Garmins (Forerunners and Fenix models) have a wrist based heart monitor. They are fairly pricey though.
There will be cheaper options I'm sure.
I have a Fenix 6 and it's a bit mental how much it does .... the manual is 58 pages. It has a built in pulse oxymeter, which gives you blood oxygen %.
 
I've got Polar H10 and it's great.
But as said above a running watch is better if it is for running only. I've got the Polar Vantage M watch which is a really good watch but the Garmin Fenix 6 is the comparable Garmin product. With the watch you get the advantage of gps tracking and all your other stats like distance travelled, pace, incline etc.

The HR monitors on watches are fine for running but is not accurate at all for some other activities like hit workouts, weightlifting etc. This is why I got the HR monitor.

Standalone HR monitors track HR much more accurately but usually need to be paired with a phone or watch.
 
It stores one workout I believe. So you can do a run and sync the workout on your phone once you are back in the house. As long as you download the data after each run you can use it this way.

I personally haven't used it this way. I sync it to my watch and my watch stores the data.

This is a screenshot of the information you receive back on the polar beat app
 

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i have the Garmin Instinct which does monitor HR, but as other, even better models which do this is, are worn on the wrist, they are not 100% accurate. for that, you need one with the chest band
 
I have a cheapish Huawei fitness band that does the job and downloads the info your phone when you get home.
Aldi and Lidl sometimes get chest band ones in which come with a watch. I had one and it was also compatible with the screen on the treadmills at the gym.
 
the one thing i would advise is that if you want something accurate, avoid buying a cheap thing. I did initially but returned it after 3 days. I hiked Helvellyn and it reported i had waled 18.2 miles when it was actually more like 7.5, so wildy off! the GPS was only through the phone so the watch itself didn't have built in GPS. I decided to get something better so went for the Garmin Instinct which was about £200, but has built in GPS (inc. GLONAS and Galileo) so is much more accurate. Not saying i recommend this for a running watch, it's great for hiking and walking, but you really do get what you pay for. My pal has the Garmin Fenix 6 which is an amazing bit of kit, but a bit beyond my current budget
 
Artie Fufkin said:
the one thing i would advise is that if you want something accurate, avoid buying a cheap thing. I did initially but returned it after 3 days. I hiked Helvellyn and it reported i had waled 18.2 miles when it was actually more like 7.5, so wildy off! the GPS was only through the phone so the watch itself didn't have built in GPS. I decided to get something better so went for the Garmin Instinct which was about £200, but has built in GPS (inc. GLONAS and Galileo) so is much more accurate. Not saying i recommend this for a running watch, it's great for hiking and walking, but you really do get what you pay for. My pal has the Garmin Fenix 6 which is an amazing bit of kit, but a bit beyond my current budget
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That's if he wants GPS as well as a heart rate monitor. However my Huawei watch has built in satnav (but no altitude measurements) and it's mileage is about the same as my son's Garmin.
 
BlindBoyGrunt said:
That's if he wants GPS as well as a heart rate monitor. However my Huawei watch has built in satnav (but no altitude measurements) and it's mileage is about the same as my son's Garmin.
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sorry, i'm not knocking your kit, i didn't mean to sound disparaging - i'd have been happy to pay much less if it did what i needed it to do, i just made a poor choice with the cheap one i bought first. sounds like your Huawei is perfectly fit for your purpose. accurate distance was my primary focus, but being able to track and download routes to follow onto my watch are great functions that would obvs not feature on the 1st one i got
 
Artie Fufkin said:
sorry, i'm not knocking your kit, i didn't mean to sound disparaging - i'd have been happy to pay much less if it did what i needed it to do, i just made a poor choice with the cheap one i bought first. sounds like your Huawei is perfectly fit for your purpose. accurate distance was my primary focus, but being able to track and download routes to follow onto my watch are great functions that would obvs not feature on the 1st one i got
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Oh no offence taken. I'm not a serious runner and bought my band when I was doing the couch to 5k. I was sick of running around with a phone strapped to my arm and don't listen to music when I'm out. The chest band was fine but only did heart rate. I was thinking of getting a Garmin or something similar that also measures elevation when my Huawei gives up. Running around the park isn't the same as running through Guisborough woods and I want my records to reflect that.
 
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