Hello members:
I always swim with Heart Rate monitor. I am using Polar HR, but as you know it is not very comfortable to use a t-shirt to swim.
I want to know if someone of you is using the Finis Heart Rate Monitor:
www.finisinc.com/.../aquapulse-heart-rate-monitor.html
What do you think of it ??
Does it meassure Heart rate with good accuracy ??
Finis HR seems to be very comfortable.
Thanks very much for your opinion
Do you know which HR monitor the team uses? My sister is asking me for info on HR monitors for swimming, and I really have no idea. Maybe I'll just point her to this thread.
But yes I've done several running races wearing a HR monitor linked to my Garmin. During my last marathon, I had a goal to keep my HR in a specific range, and by doing that I probably didn't bonk as badly as I did in a prior race.
When it is warm and I run without a shirt, I'll still wear the HR monitor, as do most other runners. I'd guess 30-40% of male runners wear one (tough to tell for females and guys who wear shirts). I don't look at HR too often during training runs, but I'll look after, comparing it to my pace, geography (map), and any elevation changes (usually minimal here in the PHX area). I do check my final HR and how it goes back down as I walk home or to my car.
It was just released recently. I will probably give it a try at some point, but probably not soon.
Possibly bc they haven't made one (for men anyway) that works for swimmers. (And it isn't just triathletes, runners and cyclists use them too, even in races.)
All the swimmers on the University of Richmond women's team have chest-strap HR monitors that they use very frequently (they wear them under their suits), and to good effect.
Do you know which HR monitor the team uses? My sister is asking me for info on HR monitors for swimming, and I really have no idea. Maybe I'll just point her to this thread.
But yes I've done several running races wearing a HR monitor linked to my Garmin. During my last marathon, I had a goal to keep my HR in a specific range, and by doing that I probably didn't bonk as badly as I did in a prior race.
When it is warm and I run without a shirt, I'll still wear the HR monitor, as do most other runners. I'd guess 30-40% of male runners wear one (tough to tell for females and guys who wear shirts). I don't look at HR too often during training runs, but I'll look after, comparing it to my pace, geography (map), and any elevation changes (usually minimal here in the PHX area). I do check my final HR and how it goes back down as I walk home or to my car.
It was just released recently. I will probably give it a try at some point, but probably not soon.
Possibly bc they haven't made one (for men anyway) that works for swimmers. (And it isn't just triathletes, runners and cyclists use them too, even in races.)
All the swimmers on the University of Richmond women's team have chest-strap HR monitors that they use very frequently (they wear them under their suits), and to good effect.
