I'm looking for a good heart rate monitor to wear while swimming.
I have tried the two that I have here at the house and neither one works in the water. Both are water proof but neither registered the heart rate once they were submerged.
1) Cardiosport chest strap and watch - works great until the chest strap transmitter touched the water, then the watch didn't register the rate. If I stood up and got the strap out of the water it immediately started tracking the heart rate again.
2) MioSensor watch (no chest strap) - works great until it got in the water. Wouldn't ever display the heart rate during the swim and didn't start picking it up again until about a 1/2 hour after the swim.
I've been looking at some Polar models since they advertise they are water proof, but the other two were water resistant and handled the water just fine, just didn't work in the water. I don't want to spend another $200 and have another dryland monitor.
Anyone using anything that registers the heart rate WHILE you're swimming?
Thanks
I'm with swimlong, what is need of a monitor while swimming? I know some female swimmers might use them while pregnant so as not to overexert and maybe someone with heart issues but other than that, what's the point?
I see all these folks, joggers especially, frantically checking their heart rate. Makes me wonder if they should be jogging to their doctor's office for a checkup if it's that worrisome.
I'm with swimlong, what is need of a monitor while swimming? I know some female swimmers might use them while pregnant so as not to overexert and maybe someone with heart issues but other than that, what's the point?
I see all these folks, joggers especially, frantically checking their heart rate. Makes me wonder if they should be jogging to their doctor's office for a checkup if it's that worrisome.
