I'm looking for a way to conveniently check my heart rate while swimming without having to use a chest strap. Has anyone successfully used a watch or fitbit type device to successfully check heart rate while in the pool?
I don't need real-time monitoring. I'd be fine with stopping momentarily to check. But I need to be able to read my heart rate while in the pool.
There are a number of fitbits which can check heart rate, but they don't seem to be waterproof or work very well when they get wet. There are some watches with a touch plate where you place your finger and it checks heart rate, but they also seem to have problems reading heart rate when they are wet.
So are there any choices for conveniently checking heart rate while swimming without a chest strap? Does anyone here have experience with them?
