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2011-12-19 9:05 PM

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Subject: Help from the Gals???

Girls,

Can you please help a husband in need for advise??? My wife has been complaining about her heart rate strap not feeling so hot under her B$$Bs. I've been searching online pretty much all day for a HRM w/o the chest strap with no luck. They make a few that you have to touch with two fingers and only registers when you do this. Do they even make such a thing??? Or do I just tell her "suck it up buttercup". Thanks in advance.

 

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2011-12-19 9:15 PM
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They make sports bras that hold the heart rate strap so it doesn't chafe.
http://www.polarusa.com/us-en/products/accessories/CardioSportsBra

What kind of strap does she have? Some people prefer the soft strap...
http://www.polarusa.com/us-en/products/accessories/WearLink_hybrid_...


I've had one of the no strap, two finger on the watch hr monitors before and hated it. Mainly because to get my HR I had to stop exercising. It is not continuous data/monitoring, and I had to stop running to check it b/c it wouldn't read when I was running because of the bouncing.

Good luck with your shopping, and Merry Christmas!
2011-12-19 9:19 PM
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I didn't like the bras with the slits in them for the hrm's.  Pm me some personal info on her size.  I may have one I can ship you.

Other than that, I've put bandaids on the metal pieces to stop it from tearing up my skin.  I haven't figured anything else out.   I'll be watching this thread to see what ideas come up.



Edited by ironultrared 2011-12-19 9:19 PM
2011-12-19 9:22 PM
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She had the hard strap then we got her the soft strap. She likes the soft one a ton better. Do get me wrong, my wife is a pretty tough gal and all. She showed me today after we were working out and the area is completely red. If she loosens the strap she cant keep constant contact. I found the bras you mentioned but read alot of negative reviews. If one of the major HRM companies made one I believe it would be a best seller.
2011-12-20 12:19 AM
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Is she using bodyglide?  That solves the issue of chafing from the HRM for me.
2011-12-20 2:31 AM
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_Deb_ - 2011-12-20 2:19 PM Is she using bodyglide?  That solves the issue of chafing from the HRM for me.

This is really it (except I like different lube, bodyglide doesn't work for me). After a half marathon where I literally had a gash across my chest from the HRM strap ... YIKES

Super-lubing BOTH SIDES of the HRM strap should help.

2011-12-20 6:30 AM
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I just don't bother with the strap.  I take my hard HR monitor and put it under my sports bra.  occasionally I have to reposition but rarely
2011-12-20 7:22 AM
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_Deb_ - 2011-12-19 10:19 PM Is she using bodyglide?  That solves the issue of chafing from the HRM for me.

Ditto.  Only on the run though.  No issues on the bike.  Stands to reason though.  I also tuck it under my bra strap (all the way around) so it moves a bit less.

ETA: There is one strap I cannot wear at all though.  My Timex one is just so uncomfortable.  So it could be you just need to move to a different one, like the Garmin soft strap.  Depends on what is causing the discomfort.



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2011-12-20 8:30 AM
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I am so going to try this!
TriToy - 2011-12-19 7:30 AMI just don't bother with the strap.  I take my hard HR monitor and put it under my sports bra.  occasionally I have to reposition but rarely
2011-12-20 9:52 AM
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I have the GarminHR  strap and I put it under my sports bra elastic and haven't had any problems.  In fact, I often forget I even have it on.
2011-12-20 7:01 PM
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The soft strap is the oly way to go.  Make sure that it is tight enough that it doesn't slip.  I used to chaffe only right in the middle of my chest.  I found that putting a tiny little piece of soft fleece just right there solved the problem right away.  I tried one of the bras that held the heart rate monitor and found that it twisted around because it had no way of sticking to my body.  I have not seen them for years and thought perhaps they stopped making them for that very reason!

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2011-12-21 11:02 AM
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Whatever you do, DON'T get the one without the chest strap (the touch with two finger kind). I had one of those and, when it did register at all (apparently I'm clinically dead most of the time), the readings were ridiculous. I had to stop to get a reading, and they never made any sense--always between 44 and 70. Once I ran HARD up a steep hill, checked at the top, and it was 44. Right. Did same with the one with the strap--170. Don't waste your money. Have her use some kind of lube, and/or tuck it into the sports bra!
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