I am looking at buying a Polar heart rate monitor. I have a choice between two.
The F4 or the F6. the F4 is $109.00 and the F6 is $129.22.
(both come with chest strap. But these are just pics of the watches)
F4http://media.rei.com/media/ee/cac4fee3-6…
F6http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41…
btw I want one that tells me my above/below zone, calories, diary, watch, date, timer etc.
So which one would be better?

Are heart rate monitors that are worn on your wrist (as watches) reliable? Do they give you an accurate read of your heart rate?

my polar watch is 30 meters waterproof, will the heart rate monitor work whilst swimming?

Can somebody tell my something about this watch please?
Oregon Scientific Heart Rate Monitors

When losing body fat, it is important to keep an eye if you are really getting rid of those unwanted fat and not precious muscles. Having accurate measurements of body fat can give a clearer image of one’s fitness and risks to health. This proves to be more reliable indicator of health than simply watching one’s weight with regular bathroom scales. One could be at an ideal weight but has more body fat than important muscles. You would not want to lose lean muscles when you are trying to maintain a certain weight. It is important to lose extra body fat as opposed to muscle mass.

Fat loss monitor devices may come as hand-held or with scales. This type of monitoring devices makes use of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) technology. A tiny electrical charge is sent through the hands for hand-held devices and feet for the scale type. This electronic pulse passes through muscles and fats at varying rates. It then uses the information it gathers to show how much is fat and how much is water there is in the body. Tissues in the body do not conduct electricity evenly. Bones, blood vessels, and muscles transfer electrical charges better than does fat because they are high in water content. Units would require the user to first input data such as his age, weight, height, and gender. Together with these and the quantity of body fat tissues that were monitored, a reading of body fat percentage is made. Manufacturers highly suggest that weights must be taken without clothes for a more accurate reading.

These types of instruments are useful since some fats are not always visible from the outside, or by simply looking at someone, taking a look of yourself in the mirror, or taking waist measurements. Some fat can gather in the inner organs of the body and also in the blood vessels. Someone may appear slim but may have harmful extra body fat hidden from view. BIA devices can store information for multiple users. Some units allow for specific modes of getting readings. Settings can be made for athlete, child, adult, and others for quick assessments. These BIA devices are, however, not recommended for use with anyone with pacemakers.

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I need something that will let me know when I am and aren’t in the target zone and is accurate.
Also, how good are these for exercising? Are they comfortable to wear etc?
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Whether you are approaching your middle age years or not, you should always be conscious and caring for your heart and your body. It is not right to simply feel the urge to change to a healthy lifestyle once the problems set in. While many diseases can be cured, it is not for the best that you only start to care when you already experience difficulty with regards to your health.

For this matter, it has become more important not only to know how to maintain your health but also in knowing how to live a healthy lifestyle. Since a healthy body must also mean a healthy heart, then here are some tips to help you achieve your goals of being free from hypertension, from heart problems, and from other common health problems.

1. Understand what your body says.

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what you want is called a finger pulse oximeter. however it also measures oxygenation (saturation %) of the blood. therefore expect to pay upwards of $200. there are some gadgets, dont know their name which measure blood pressure and heart rate that also fit the finger or wear on the wrist. try googling “heart rate wrist monitor”
these particular items are often available in a drug store and even wal mart

Since the summer has almost arrived i plan on swimming everyday. I know that there are watches out there that monitor calories burned and your heart rate while you are exercising but is there any inexpensive watch that is good for swimmers? The watches that i have found require you wear a chest strap so i didn’t know if there was an alternative route out there. Please help!

The most modern type of monitoring the heart rate is by the use of comfortable and handy pedometers. The main function of this device is not merely for monitoring heart rate but in counting the steps. Monitoring the heart rate or pulse rate is just the secondary function of this device. Many exercisers have been using this device to help them out during their workouts and daily exercises. One of the famous types of pedometer is the hip pedometer. Others use the watch pedometer and other types depending on the users preferred style. Hip pedometer is an accelerometer that estimates the calories burned, distance, and speed. Its main function is to count the steps done by a person all throughout his workout or activity. The sensitivity of pedometer can be adjusted if it is recording too few or too many steps. This device may record some false step such as passing in hump when you are riding a vehicle, a bump and other false steps that it might record. To resolve this you need to choose a hip pedometer which has higher sensitivity on false step in order for you to record the steps accurately. There are some pedometers wherein you schedule the turn itself on and stop recording at certain time, it allows up to 6 start and stop per day. It is very convenient to use and handy. It has a clip to ensure its attachment in the hip. Once this device is turned on one can start viewing your not only your steps but the sped, calories burned, distance, heart rate, time and exercise time in order. It can save a total of seven daily exercises and ten weekly totals. Step recording of hip pedometer is fairly accurate. This is according to the user of this type of pedometer. Distance and speed reading depends on measuring the stride and length accurately and providing the pedometer that setting. One needs to be consistent in the stride and length during the walking workout. Setting up the stride and length is important in order to have an accurate reading. This device is used in order to count the steps accurately, however if you only want to estimate the distance and speed then you can use other devices such as watch pedometer. Like any other device this step counter has its own negative side some of which includes the following:•    Other less advance device needs to be turn off and on for each walking routine that you need to record. •    You will not be able to upload the result in your computer. •    You need someone expert on the device to change the battery rather than doing it by yourself. •    It records false step thus making the result inaccurate. The technique in recording your steps accurately depends on how you set the stride and length. You must remember that you need to have at least 10,000 steps per day in order to have a healthy lifestyle. For weight loss an interrupted four to six thousand steps is needed.