Prevention HR-180PV/MF-180PV Chest Belt-Free Heart Rate Monitor

by Prevention

Product Features

• Easy-to-wear, chest belt-free design
• Continuous heart rate information
• Stopwatch, clock, % of maximum, out-of-zone alarms
• Backlight for nighttime use
• 1 year warranty

Product Description

Unique monitor requires NO CHEST BELT, it actually monitors from the finger. Convenient glove style is easy to wear and offers all of the functions of traditional exercise monitors (continuous heart rate information, stopwatch, clock, % of maximum, out-of-zone alarms. The monitor is backlit for nighttime use. Requires lithium CR2032 battery (included). 1 year warranty.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000G22Q2W
• UPC: 757549001813
• Item model number: HR-180PV/MF-180PV
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,008 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Inaccurate at times, November 13, 2008

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R. Williams (FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prevention HR-180PV/MF-180PV Chest Belt-Free Heart Rate Monitor (Health and Beauty)

It fits well, but my problem is the inaccuracy. You can eventually get it to sit and work properly, track your HR, but at times it will also randomly shut off and stop tracking. This can be a frustration.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Inconsistently accurate, with occasional spurious readings and some wear discomfort., December 2, 2008

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This review is from: Prevention HR-180PV/MF-180PV Chest Belt-Free Heart Rate Monitor (Health and Beauty)

This unit was purchased with the hope that it would give continuous and reliable readings. It often does, but inaccuracies are not uncommon; e.g., during use it occasionally reports erroneously higher readings, compared to baton and direct pulse measurements.

Others with different hand and blood vessel geometry may obtain different results, but with the anatomical dimensions of my hand I found the unit too inaccurate to consistently rely on.

Wearing the unit is not without comfort issues for me. The velcro fastening material is placed along the full width of the finger mount. This results in the unit sometimes becoming uncomfortable to wear. Also, the width of the finger mount meant I could not easily flex my index finger while wearing the unit. The size of this mount can be seen in the product photo.

Although settings are not intuitive, the instruction manual is clearly written, and the unit provides a number of useful additional functions, i.e., clock, alarm, stopwatch, under and over heart rate alarms, and calories burned.

However, my primary aim was to get a consistently accurate heart rate monitor. For that purpose, this unit has proved less than fully satisfactory.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for everyone, April 2, 2009

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Dr. R. Manadero (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prevention HR-180PV/MF-180PV Chest Belt-Free Heart Rate Monitor (Health and Beauty)

I purchased this product as an alternative to my chest belt monitor and I'm sure it works well for others, but for me, the fit was rather uncomfortable. The first problem I had was with the actual monitor flopping around too much when I moved, the velcro would slip off occasionally. Another problem I had was with the the sensor that went over my index finger. I followed the instructions and made sure it was tight enough by looking a an imprint on the velcro that is supposed to turn from an oval to a circle when tight enough. The actual sensor was metal and it felt very uncomfortable. I wore it for a while hoping I would get used to it, but it just didn't feel right. To top things off, the monitor would randomly turn off. Maybe my hands are too big, I don't know. It just isn't for me. I also thought the quality of the device is poor for the selling price.