[Sportsandrec] Bill and Audible HR Monitors

[Lori]

I have seen a couple of the Heartalkers by New Life Technology available on 
Ebay, but they are pricy.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kelly Thornbury" <kthornbury at bresnan.net>
To: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 1:58 PM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] Bill and Audible HR Monitors


> There are not many audible HR monitors on the market, and the ones I've 
> personally used that were designed for use by the blind were highly 
> inaccurate and unreliable. There was a company, I think it was called 
> Oregon Research, who use to produce a talking HR strap you could plug 
> earphones in to, and was designed to also incorporate an FM radio, but I 
> found that the readings would get erratic and would read high (over 
> 200bpm) when I began to sweat. I had two of these straps and both 
> performed the same way.
>
> When I am just out exercising and want the HR data later, I use my Garmin. 
> It doesn't give in-the-moment information that is accessible, but if I 
> know the intensities of the intervals I am performing I can go back and 
> compare intensities to HR responses.
>
> For instantaneous information I use a "Sport-IIII" which is a device that 
> mounts to your sunglasses and will give real world information from just 
> about any ANT+ device. The device is designed for the sighted, using LED 
> lights to inform the user of what zones he/she is working out in, but it 
> also has audible feedback through a small speaker mounted in the unit. It 
> does still currently take sighted assistance to program as the software is 
> not accessible yet, and the unit itself currently does not store workout 
> metrics for download (although a firmware update for this feature is in 
> the works).
>
> I purchased my Sport-IIII when it first hit the market, and the company 
> has made several improvements since its release, so newer units are much 
> better than mine. TThe company owner has also shown interest in making the 
> software more accessible in the future, so possibly the more people ask 
> for it the more viable the solution will become.
>
> These two solutions are a bit expensive though, certainly more than the 
> $40 HR monitors from Polar, but if you were only concerned with THR zones 
> and have some sighted assistance these will work to.
>
> Kelly
>
>
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