Boobs & HRM

[PK99]

I want to buy my rowing daughter a Heart rate monitor for Xmas.

When she borrowed my Polar she could not get a reading - complaining she was either dead of her boobs/bra were getting in the way and she could not position the strap correctly. (She is averagely endowed, btw)

Any advice from the ladies here present?

 

[Chrisz]

Ideally the belt needs to go below the boobs - an underwire bra can interfere with the reading. Polar do sell sports bras with the transmitter built in.


PS I'm not a girl but I do have a fair amount of experience using HRMs on women

 

[ttcycle]

The HRM monitor needs to sit under the bra - probably best to put it on before putting a bra on.Boobs shouldn't be an issue unless someone has a large cup size and then there's the option of a HRM built into a sports bra - can't remember which brand.

I find Polar works well with me.

 

[ttcycle]

Just a couple of other thoughts - is the size of the hrm strap the correct size? They're sold as medium standard through Polar. It could possibly be that the size is too large? though she'd have to have a tiny ribcage measurement for that to happen? Perhaps the strap's not being adjusted right? Do you have a pop button model for the monitor to fit the strap or the hook through strap fastening?

the strap and monitor should sit under chest and bra

 

[zacklaws]

I understand that it is possible to fit the HRM monitor on the back which would only leave the straps at the front, so that may work.

 

[adscrim]

I understand that it is possible to fit the HRM monitor on the back which would only leave the straps at the front, so that may work.

+1

My Garmin advises using the back if you are having trouble getting a reading.

 

[Jonathan M]

I seem to recall reading somewhere about trying the strap upside down as well (on the front of the chest).

My wife (who is more than averagely endowed ) can't get a HRM to read either, and she has tried wearing it on her back and upside down on her chest.

 

[ttcycle]

which brand HRM do you lot mean?

I can't picture it - the polar one has one strap - this link shows the ones I'm referring to

http://www.polar.fi/en/products/accessories

 

[zacklaws]

I use a Garmin one and looking at the Polar ones, its the same design, one strap that goes around the chest and you can wear it with the monitor at the front or the back

 

[PK99]

thanks for the replies, i'll get her to try mine again in various positions

 

[scook94]

Would tend to agree, I have my strap positioned just below my moobs. As long as I run the contacts under the tap I get a signal, no probs.

 

[Kirstie]

I have big boobs but have no problem getting a reading - using Garmin or Polar. Put the HRM on first before the bra.