MIO Activa Strapless Heart Rate Monitor Watch
	EKG accurate heart rate watch without a chest strap. Activity Monitor with PC Connection (Connect Model only) Tracks total calories your burn in a day 3500 calorie countdown mode >> Click here to check it out on Amazon.com

Billed at over $100 on MIO’s own website, the MIO Active is not cheap but you can get some good deals on Amazon. Its patented ‘Diet Diary’ is able to track calorie consumption and total calories you burn in a day, including those while exercising and at rest. The MIO Motiva which is a great overall strapless heart rate monitor watch also features this same capability.

Unlike the Motiva however, the Activa features additional built in motion-sensors that record your steps, estimated speed, and distance walked or run over the entire day. If you don’t need the ‘Diet Diary’ but would like the pedometer, check out the MIO Motion FIT strapless HRM watch.

MIO Activa Strapless Heart Rate Monitor Watch Review

Well I bought this hoping it would monitor my heart rate all day and give me the accurate calorie burn for the day so I know how many calories I need to eat to lose. Well that isn’t quite what this is. It is a pedometer watch that tracks calories you eat and does the math to give you net calories consumed. It only tracks heart rate if you touch the sensor. So while working out you need to constantly touch the sensor to get a reading on calories burned using the heart rate monitor timer. This to me seems pointless because heart rates fluctuate so much during working out that I am not sure how that can possible be a accurate determination of calories burned! Not to mention who wants to keep touching a sensor while trying to get a good workout in??? But if you are using this as a fancy pedometer, it is accurate and works great. I have counted my steps numerous times and even kept track while typing at my desk and such and all seems accurate. I noticed it tracked some steps while driving but nothing to burn more than a calorie so I don’t see this as an issue. Just wanted to leave a review so no one was buying this for the reasons I was and was unpleasantly surprised.
- by MJ on Amazon

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Well, to put it simply, all heart rate monitors with chest-straps are continuous. This means that they are always able to determine the heart rate because the chest strap is wrapped around your body and able to detect the heart’s electrical activity at all times.

Conversely, if you do away with the chest strap and use a strapless device instead, you no longer are able to determine heart rate continuously. Rather, heart rate is determined ‘on demand’ generally by placing two fingers onto the strapless HRM watch’s metallic sensors.

Alternatively, you may like to check out the ePulse2 strapless HRM which does not require a chest strap yet returns continuous data. It works by reading your pulse rather than electrical activity and therefore does not require you to place any fingers on the watch. It is definitely my choice for best continuous strapless heart rate monitor.

BEST CONTINUOUS Strapless Heart Rate Monitor – ePulse2

The Holy Grail of strapless HRM watches, the innovative ePulse2 strapless HRM is worn around the forearm rather than on the wrist or around the chest. This allows it to take continous HR measurement. By measuring blood flow through the large veins of the upper arm, it gets a reliable pulse that other pulse based strapless HRM watches cannot. Lots of good additional features include calories burned, target zone setting, split-time function stopwatch, maximum, minimum and average heart rates and a calorie countdown. >> Click here to check it out on Amazon.com

The reason continous data is useful is because you get a full data profile of your exercise workout which really smart heart rate monitor watches can process to reveal a full plethora of analytical and statistical information. What’s more, you can even load the data up onto your PC to track your entire exercise regime over time.

Now clearly, many of us don’t actually need that much detail on our workouts and are therefore willing to make the trade-off between the comfort of no chest-strap and the requirement to place the fingers on the HRM face ‘on-demand’ every now and then in order to get a heart rate reading. In fact if you do this often during your workout, a strapless heart rate monitor watch is also able to give a reasonably good estimate as to your average heart rate throughout the period of an activity.

But if you are a serious athlete or engaged in an activity where placing fingers on the other wrist is inconvenient, such as cycling, then chest strap is the way to go as real-time data is the best way to ensure that you are always in the training zone you need to be in.

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Available in some lovely feminine colors, there is the classic hot pink but if this is a bit too striking for your fancy, you can go with grey and black models as well. Read more about it here in my MIO Motiva Strapless HRM Watch Review.

Best Strapless Heart Rate Monitor Watch for Women – MIO Motiva Petite
	Stylish heart rate monitor watch On demand ECG heart reading without chest strap Patented Diet Diary allows tracking of calorie intake and burn 5 exercise timers Time, date and alarm 12/24 hour clock with date and weekday >> Click here to check it out on Amazon.com

Sports Bras for Women

There is one other interesting choice however when it comes to strapless heart rate monitors for women. Fundamentally, the problem with chest straps is that it increases the amount of equipment you need to carry with you to the gym and it can be a pain to wear whilst exercising. Compound that with trying to fit it on under your sports bra and you start wondering whether its all worth it.

Well what if you could combine the chest strap into your sports bra? Effectively you are still doing away with the chest strap and instead are turning your sports bra which you may wear anyway into a heart rate monitoring device as well. Sounds great to me and the Polar heart rate monitoring sports bra featured below is a great option.

The brilliant part about all this is that you can avail not only continuous heart rate monitoring but also of Polar’s superb range of heart rate monitor watches. Click here to read my Polar Strapless HRM Sports Bra Review.

Polar Strapless Heart Rate Monitor Sports Bra for Women
	Comfortable sports bra with built-in heart rate sensing technology No-slip shoulder straps, flat seams, and adjustable back closure Supports Wearlink transmitter, Polar training computers, and other HR equipment >> Click here to check it out on Amazon.com
	Use your Polar sports bra in combination with the ‘WearLink’ transmitter shown left (the small black box – the chest strap is not needed but comes as standard with most Polar watches). Once this is in place, the whole spectrum of Polar HRM watches are open to you to choose from which is great news since Polar make some fantastic heart rate monitors like the FT4F shown here. >> Click here to check out WireLink on Amazon.com >> Click here to check out FT4F on Amazon.com

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In case you need both pedometer and calorie intake tracking, scale up to their performance class MIO Active strapless HRM watch. With MIO, there is always a solution for your strapless heart rate monitoring needs.

MIO Motion FIT Strapless Heart Rate Monitor Watch
	EKG-accurate heart rate, without a chest strap Accelerometer technology accurately counts steps, estimates speed and distance traveled as well as calories burned Programmable target heart rate zones with upper and lower heart rate zones Percentage of maximum heart rate 12/24 hour clock with date and weekday >> Click here to check it out on Amazon.com

Perfect for walking or running, the MIO Motion FIT heart rate monitor watch requires no chest strap yet provides not only heart rate activity but also tracks and records every single step you take during the day.

MIO Motion FIT Strapless Heart Rate Monitor Watch for Women
	Face slightly oval in shape rather than perfectly round (compare with above model) to give an overall petite and slimmer look >> Click here to check it out on Amazon.com

Pedometer Strapless Heart Rate Monitor

Pedometer function has three sensitivity settings and is good for measuring upto 1 million paces covering upto 999KM at speeds of upto 36km/h. The pedometer function displays your speed and distance traveled while walking or running whilst the calorie counter function provides instant feedback on the calories you’ve burned.

In order to get a heart rate reading, simply place your finger tips, palms or just about any part of your hand on the stainless steel ring.

A one-time read out of your Heart Rate in beats per minute (BPM) will be displayed in large digits alongside smaller digits which are a calcuation of your currect BPM as a percentage of your maximum heart rate.

The MIO Motion FIT is water-resistant to upto 50m. However its buttons and functions are not intended for use underwater.

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Providing instant feedback, this entry-level strapless heart rate monitor is a no-nonsense watch that will help you to achieve your personal fitness goals.

MIO Drive+ Strapless Heart Rate Monitor Watch
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The MIO Drive+ features the basics of MIO heart rate monitoring technology. If you need something with a little more functionality, then I recommend the the MIO Motiva strapless heart rate monitor watch with its ‘Diet Diary’ to allow calorie tracking and the MIO Motion Fit strapless heart rate monitor watch with its in-built pedometer.

MIO Drive+ Strapless Heart Rate Monitor Watch for Women
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MIO are pioneers in the field of strapless heart rate monitoring and have a great range of products. The MIO Motiva gets my vote for overall best strapless heart rate monitor watch.

MIO Drive+ Strapless Heart Rate Monitor Watch Reviews

“Our son uses this watch to take his heart rate, and it works very well. He has tachycardia (fast heart beat) every once in awhile, and we like to know his heart rate when he has an episode. Even his cardiologist was impressed with how accurate this was. Plus, it looks cool for a teenager, has a great stopwatch feature and is tough. This is our second MIO for him. The first one only wore out after wearing it every day for 3 years – the pool, sports, everywhere.” – Marcia M.Gehrt on Amazon

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Santa Medical SM-110 Finger Pulse Oximeter
	Oximetry provides blood oxygen saturation and heart rate Light, compact and weighs 50g including batteries Low power consumption provides 30hrs continuous usage with just two AAA batteries Can be used by sports enthusiasts as well as medical staff Comes with easy-to-carry neck/ wrist cord and soft case >> Click here to check it out on Amazon.com

Primarily designed for medical usage as a portable non-invasive device to measure blood oxygen saturation levels (Sp02), the SM-110 finger pulse oximeter conveniently clips onto the tip of the finger and is popular amongst hospital staff who can take measurements on patients quickly without having to strap them up to heavy-duty hospital equipment.

Nonetheless, oximeters do have a practical application when it comes to fitness. They can be used as a training aid for athletes who need to perform in low-oxygen environments such as mountain climbers and skiers.

The basic premise is to train in such a way that oxygen saturation levels drop from normal levels of 98% at rest to anywhere above 80% depending on the intensity of the exercise. In this way, the body reacts by producing more red blood cells thereby increasing the overall oxygen capacity of the body and performance.

The SM-110 finger pulse oximeter can assist you in keeping track of your Sp02 levels in your training regime.

SM-110 Oximeter & Heart Rate Monitor Review

You press the power button, stick your finger in the comfortable clamp, and the reading shows up in a few seconds. The SpO2 and pulse rate readings are displayed in clear, large, red numerals. I compared the readings simultaneously with my doctor’s “professional” meter, literally “mano y mano”, and found this meter to be consistently 2% high.

I spoke with a respiratory therapist and she agreed that it’s not a big deal, or unusual, for personal SpO2 meters to be off by a bit. The mark of quality is that the readings are consistently off in the same direction and the discrepancy is small. That is certainly the case with this product.

Bob Tobias – Amazon

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Prior to trying out this strap free monitor, I owned an Omron wrist monitor with a chest strap as well as several finger pulse monitors. I love the finger pulse monitors. All you have to do is put your finger inside a little pencil sharpener sized box and seconds later your pulse reading appears.

OMRON HR-210 Strapless Heart Rate Monitor Watch
	No chest strap – Just put it on your wrist and you’re ready to go Two finger accurate results using Omron Sensor Technology Results in as little as 6 seconds Alert warning when you are out of target zone Water-resistant up to 164 feet >> Click here to check it out on Amazon.com

I have to admit to owning but never using an Omron monitor with a chest strap. It just seemed like too much work. I was always puzzled why the chest strap monitors seemed more popular than the finger monitors. It seemed like donning and setting up a chest strap under your clothes is a lot of extra work for what is supposedly only a minor increase in accuracy over a finger monitor that can be used at any time and any place.

I was pleasantly surprised then to test out this Omron strap free wrist monitor. It seemed like a product that has long been overdue in the market place. While the finger pulse monitors are easy to use in general, if you want to measure your pulse during cardio exercise you have to stop, or at least slow down, to put the monitor on your finger.

With the Omron wrist monitor you have the the simplicity of the finger monitors with the convenient access of a wrist watch. In order to use this product you wear it like a regular wrist watch and simply place two finger on the outer corners of the rim to check your heart rate. This makes is easy to use if you like to check your pulse while jogging, hiking or other aerobic exercise.

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OMRON HR-210 Strapless Heart Rate Monitor Watch
	No chest strap – Just put it on your wrist and you’re ready to go Two finger accurate results using Omron Sensor Technology Results in as little as 6 seconds Alert warning when you are out of target zone Water-resistant up to 164 feet >> Click here to check it out on Amazon.com

Simply touch the top and bottom metallic plates with the index and first finger to enter Heart Rate mode and get a heart rate measurement within 6-10 seconds. For accurate readings, you should stop whatever exercise you are doing at the time and be stationary. In the event of no reading being returned, ensure the plates are clean and that the back of the watch is in contact with your wrist. Moistening the fingertips can also help improve signal strength.

When taking a heart rate measurement in stopwatch mode, the HR-210 is able to calculate average number of calories burned for the duration of the exercise. Take regular readings during exercise in order to get a more accurate estimation of calories burned.

Water-resistant upto 50m/ 168ft, the HR210 is safe to wear in rainy conditions and swimming pools.

Omron HR-210 Strapless Heart Rate Monitor Review

“I like to check my pulse when I’m hiking up hill, but in the past this meant tossing my finger monitor in my back pack, then stopping and taking off my back pack, digging around for the pulse monitor and then taking my pulse. With the wrist monitor I can take my pulse at any time without having to stop.

We checked the readings for this strip free wrist monitor for accuracy against several finger pulse monitors we already own and the results came out the same. If you are a former chest strap monitor user I think you will be impressed with how much more convenient this strap free product is to use.”

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I started out looking for a Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) and ended up testing these 3 items.

• Timex Health Touch Strapless Heart Rate Monitor
• Omron HR-210 Strapless Heart Rate Monitor
• Finger Pulse Oximeter SM-110 Heart Rate Monitor

Over the course of a few days, during simultaneous tests (at rest & during light workouts), their readings were so indistinguishable from one another that I cannot honestly declare one better than the others. In that respect, all three are very good.

All three use Finger Pulse technology, so no straps are needed. Here are some observations that I hope will help folks make an informed decision:

1. The Omron looked stylish from the picture on Amazon, but in reality, looked like an oversized, clumsy toy to me; I also did not like the digital display (the font style); Timex looks more graceful, and the display is better.
2. The Omron shows just the Heart Rate whereas the Timex shows not only the Heart Rate, but also the Relative Heart Rate (HR / Max. HR), and whether the HR is within the set Target HR Zone, over it, or under. That is nice.
3. Both watches have calories burnt feature, and stop watches; but Timex also has a Countdown Timer, and a second Time Zone (so one can set up clocks for 2 different parts of the world)
4. The night-light in the Timex also seems better to me, compared with the Omron
5. Omron uses two fingers for measuring HR, while Timex uses one.
6. Timex offers 2 sizes, midsize vs. fullsize; I recommend fullsize, because the display is bigger and much easier to read during any activity; seems more like normal to me, than the impression that “fullsize” conveys; and its cheaper than the midsize. I would have called them standard vs. small.
7. During setup, Omron does not incorporate gender, while Timex does; it’s not that important but helps in setting up Target HR Zone.
8. I think that the Finger Pulse Oximeter SM-110 is good for the whole family; the user setup on the watches ties them to the wearer, while the Oximeter does not need any setup; it will dutifully do its job, and can be used for family fun and health; of course, it also shows the Oxygen Saturation level; and it comes with a carry case and neck / wrist cords.
9. FYI, the Activity mode on the Timex shows many more calories burnt than my Schwinn Exercise bike (almost 200 cal. difference on a 45 min workout); don’t know if my bike is under-reporting, or the watch over-reporting.

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Overall, I think the Timex is a much better value for money than the Omron. Also, it goes without saying that these devices should be periodically cleaned to get accurate readings, as explained in their respective manuals. I’m keeping both the fullsize Timex & the Oximeter.

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Truly it seems that this phrase is most apt in the case of women’s sports bras that can integrate a heart rate monitor. It really is amazing that it took so long for someone to realise that when it came to designing specifically a women’s strapless heart rate monitor, a brilliant if not perfect solution was staring them in the face all along.

Women’s sports bras have been around long enough and so have strapless heart rate monitors but it has only been since the mid noughties (the years between 2000 and 2010) that a combined product has been on the market.

This sports bra made by the leading sport performance brand Polar, has the electronic HR sensing technology integrated into its fabric and offers a new level of comfort to women wishing to monitor their performance while they exercise.

Polar Strapless Heart Rate Monitor for Women – Sports Bra
	Comfortable sports bra with built-in heart rate sensing technology No-slip shoulder straps, flat seams, and adjustable back closure Supports Wearlink transmitter, Polar training computers, and other HR equipment >> Click here to check it out on Amazon.com
	Use your Polar sports bra in combination with the ‘WearLink’ transmitter shown left (the small black box – the chest strap is not needed but comes as standard with most Polar watches). Once this is in place, the whole spectrum of Polar HRM watches are open to you to choose from which is great news since Polar make some fantastic heart rate monitors like the FT4F shown here. >> Click here to check out WireLink on Amazon.com >> Click here to check out FT4F on Amazon.com

It’s a bra after all, so it feels really comfortable and natural with no-slip shoulder straps, flat seams that minimize chaffing, an adjustable back closure and a polyester/ spandex fabric blend that wicks away moisture as you exercise.

The ‘sporty’ part ensures high-impact support for A, B and C cup wearers with a seamless cup that’s notably smooth under the shirt. The bra is even machine-washable.

With the Polar sports bra, their ‘WearLink’ transmitter simply snaps directly into the special compartment at the front of the bra, eliminating the need for a separate heart rate monitoring chest strap and all the headaches that go with it.

The sensors in the fabric pick up the wearer’s heart beat and relay it to the WearLink transmitter in the front of the bra which in turn transmits the heart rate information to the heart rate monitoring watch.

The beauty of this solution is that in reality you are getting all the benefits of a wired HRM that ordinarily comes with a chest strap which most importantly is continuous heart rate data. The funny thing is that this is effectively a chest strap but it doesn’t feel like one. It feels like a bra and we’re all used to that right?

With a Polar sports bra, the whole spectrum of Polar’s fantastic HRM watches is therefore available to you as well as being able to transmit into compatible gym equipment. And by using Polar’s Flowlink device, you can directly channel the data behind every heart beat of yours into their online tracking website ‘polarpersonaltrainer.com’

When one considers that there are no other Polar strapless heart rate monitor watches, this pseudo-strapless heart rate monitor for women is nothing short of engineering brilliance.

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