I used to never wear a heart rate monitor, but now I love working out with one. In fact, on the days I forget it, I feel totally naked. I realize that not everyone wears a heart rate monitor, so I am curious about you guys.
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I used to never wear a heart rate monitor, but now I love working out with one. In fact, on the days I forget it, I feel totally naked. I realize that not everyone wears a heart rate monitor, so I am curious about you guys.
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Guess which new mom used a heart rate monitor to get back to her prebaby body?
Many people get frustrated with their heart rate monitors (HRM) because if they have dry skin, don't sweat a lot, or any other reason (hairy chest), the HRM ends up not functioning the way it should.
HRM technology is based on reading the body's electric current, which varies from person to person. To ensure a proper heart rate display, heart rate monitor manufacturers stress the importance of wet electrodes, which is why most HRM users lick or spit on their transmitters. 
Want to monitor your heart rate during a workout but can't stand the chest strap or touching the sweaty sensors on the cardio machines at the gym?
The Mark of Fitness MF-180 ($67.95) is a continuous reading chest-belt-free exercise heart rate monitor that allows easy, accurate and reliable determination of calories burned. The semi-glove design with base of finger sensing makes it look like something out of transformers, but would be ideal for anyone who does not like the chest strap. 
It is beyond great to see that so many FitSugar readers are excited about heart rate monitors. Although you are all enthusiastic and many left wonderful comments as to why they should win, there can only be one winner.
I randomly selected a winner - Congratulations Alice Green!!!
Have you already left a comment to enter the drawing for a heart rate monitor? If not, TOMORROW (8/31) IS THE LAST DAY you can enter the contest (before 5pm PT). So read on and write something, anything really, in the comment section below. 
If you're new to doing cardio such as biking or running, and you want to know if you are working at the right intensity for your body, using a heart rate monitor is a great idea. Whether you are doing cardio to lose weight, for fun, or to build your endurance for competitions, a heart rate monitor will give you an accurate readout of how hard your heart is working.
Shopping for a heart rate monitor can be a bit overwhelming since there are so many different kinds. 
If you haven't already noticed, I am a bit obsessed with fitness gear. I love my heart rate monitor so much, but when I get overly sweaty, it does have the tendency to slip down my torso.
Several companies have caught on and made sports bras with heart rate monitors built into them, but Polar has created the Heart Rate Bra ($34.95), a bra that enables you to slip the transmitter belt into it when you want. 
You've heard me talking about them and you've probably seen them on people at the gym: Heart Rate Monitors. Duh, duh dom.
I know they can seem scary and you may be thinking my heart is fine, I don't need to monitor it.
