Best Heart Rate Monitors for Working Out

i bought this product to get a general idea of where my heart rate sits while i am working out.

it is quick to learn, easy to use and accurately keeps me working out in the proper heart rate range.

using it has taught me that although i may feel that i am working out at the level i want, my heart rate doesn't necessarily reflect that, and i actually need to be pushing harder.

i recently inherited a x-country skiing workout machine and thought it would be helpful to track my heart rate while working out.

i had no intention of wearing it except when i was working out, so i didn't care about the color.

small enough for my wrist, but large enough digitals to see while working out.

actually, i wear the watch everyday, even when i am not working out.

i enjoy spin classes and working out, but i never liked using a hrm because of the strap.

i don't work out without it and am happy to say that since i've started working out (january 1) and using this gizmo, i've lost 12 pounds.

when i started working out last year, my husband got me a strapless heart rate monitor.

i've wanted a hrm since i started working out about a year ago, but i couldn't muster the courage (or money!) to get this one until recently.

the negatives are that the bands turned yellow after a few weeks of wear so now it looks old and gross (but who really cares, i'm working out, not out for a night at the ritz), and that the buttons