And with the length Nike has been in the market offering top quality sportswear such as shoes, shirts, and pants, and equipments such as bags, different kinds of sports balls, and others from different sports arena, it is just right that the company would also give its consumers the right fitness companion. You should be able to know what are the features you need and what are the features you don t. By doing so, you can maximize the use of your heart rate monitor while reducing the probable cost of buying heart rate monitor with features you cannot even understand. Again, with all these features, getting the best heart rate monitor is not a matter of price and features, it is a matter of selecting the particular one that would suite your need without costing too much. It has to be functional and very suitable for the particular fitness demand. Here are the things you should know when choosing heart rate monitor for fitness. Basic features: Heart rate monitors most basic feature is its ability to measure the heart rate. And since they are usually worn on the wrist, heart rate monitors also acts as a sports watch. These Polar heart rate monitors are guide users during light exercises. For a more functional heart rate monitor that can either maintain or improve your present health and fitness condition, there are the Polar F6, F6 female, F11, F11 female, F55, F55 female, and the F92ti to help you. All mentioned Polar heart rate monitors are suited for fitness conscious individuals who want to be guided during their daily workout and exercise. It has the display where the person using it can read his or her heart rate count. The transmitter and the receiver work hand-in-hand to provide an accurate heart rate measurement. And the good thing about this is that the user can have the access real time. Meaning, whenever the user would wish to check his/her heart rate, he/she can have it and would not require to use the conventional manual method. Heart rate monitors come is different form but the most common is the belt chest heart rate monitor. The belt chest heart rate monitor however does not stand by itself. Since the belt chest contains sensor and a transmitter, and transmitters should have a receiver counterpart, the belt chest heart monitor needs a receiver in the form of the wristwatch.