Getting a good heart rate monitor (HRM) is a critical part of your success with the HRH Program. I have affiliated with Bodytrends.com, which is a top online retailer for sports equipment in order to give you the widest variety of products at a competitive price. Please click the blue link in order to go to their line of HRMs for purchase: Heart Rate Monitors

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I have always used the Polar brand of HRM, and I’ve found them to be reliable, accurate, and rugged. Plus, Polar has aligned itself with many fitness equipment manufacturers, so you can often use the chest strap that comes with the monitor at a health club or when you’re on the road.

In addition to the models with all the bells and whistles, Polar also offers one that does nothing but transmit your heart rate. They used to call it the Polar “Beat”, but now it's simply known as the "Polar B1". I was able to get one for my father to use for under $40, including shipping. For the HRH Program, this is all you really need.

Bodytrends.com doesn’t offer this model, and since the price on some web sites can differ by $30 for this model, I’m hesitant to lock you into looking at another single retailer. My suggestion is to bargain shop by typing "polar B1 sale" into Google or another search engine site, then clicking through some of the links to see what price you might be able to get.

With the more advanced models, you can set alarms for when you go outside your zone, and you can even download information into your computer and use software that comes with it. To me, that’s a bonus, because I love looking through and analyzing data. You may not possess the same “nerd gene” that I have, though, in which case the lower-end models will suffice.