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 use a Speedo heart rate monitor that I think I got from Kast-away. The mode I like best is one that displays the current heart rate and the maximum heart rate that you have achieved (per workout or you can reset it for each set).
I bought the monitor when I went off some heart medications that controlled my heart rate. At first, my heart rate would shoot up and not come back down for several hours. Over a period of time, with long aerobic sets, I could measure my progress and observe how quickly the rate would drop. It is quicker and more accurate than taking it yourself, and you can observe how high it got on a particular swim. Sometimes, by he time you stop, find the pulse, and watch the clock, it has dropped 10 points or more.
I do not use it regularly now but once in awhile I'll check up on myself.
Betsy
I use a Speedo heart rate monitor that I think I got from Kast-away. The mode I like best is one that displays the current heart rate and the maximum heart rate that you have achieved (per workout or you can reset it for each set).
I bought the monitor when I went off some heart medications that controlled my heart rate. At first, my heart rate would shoot up and not come back down for several hours. Over a period of time, with long aerobic sets, I could measure my progress and observe how quickly the rate would drop. It is quicker and more accurate than taking it yourself, and you can observe how high it got on a particular swim. Sometimes, by he time you stop, find the pulse, and watch the clock, it has dropped 10 points or more.
I do not use it regularly now but once in awhile I'll check up on myself.
Betsy
