“All I want is heart rate as I am treadmilling. It must be fairly immediate ( I have heart trouble, and need to stay in a range). What is the cheapest but accurate simple watch or wrist device I can get for the task?”
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If your heart rate jumps significantly e.g. when interval training and running or for other reasons (say from 90 to 170 in 10 seconds), then no wrist device would be accurate due to how they work (at least for now). I even tested this with a relatively large and accurate medical device with the same results. However, assuming no connection drop outs, the chest straps are usually more useful than wrist based optical types and will be sufficient if you gradually and gently increase load when on the treadmill. Which is what I would recommend if you have heart troubles i.e. no sudden increases in speed. If you have a Garmin watch, then the Garmin "Premium Heart Rate Monitor" would be your best value option. Good luck!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.There are several entry level running specific devices that would be able to pair with a heart rate strap. These include the Forerunner 15 or Forerunner 25. You would also be able to pair a strap with some of the most entry level activity tracking devices such as the vivofit, vivofit 2, or vivofit 3.
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