Quote Originally Posted by pooks
I've never used a heart rate monitor. What do I need to know about them before I buy one?
A basic heart rate monitor that give total exercise time and time in training zone is really all that is necessary on a monitor. I us the Polar A3 - that is also what I purchased for my students to use during physical education. There are lots of monitors that provide more information, but to me some of it is overkill (calories burned, etc). This monitor is pretty basic, but gives me/them the info we need about our exercise session.