wearing a holter monitor for 48 hours; will it fall off?

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15 years ago 04/28/2008 5:27pm EDT

so i've got the "zymed digitrack-plus 48" heart monitor on me right now to record any palpitations. doctor warns me to run with a towel to keep the pads dry, so that they won't fall off. also, no showers. it's hot an humid in honolulu, and i've been sweating like crazy on my runs. i think even with a towel, they'll get pretty wet.

anyway, i figure you guys would know the real world limits of these things better than a doctor, so does anybody have experience. i feel like they won't fall off, but i'm not sure how "off" they need to be before they don't work properly. have to go 48 hours, and i feel like i need to do some real runs so they can catch this crazy thing that's been happening.

15 years ago 04/28/2008 5:39pm EDT

re: rixctf

your fault for living in honolulu

but seriously, i hope i can live there someday, hawaii is wicked awesome.

15 years ago 04/28/2008 5:54pm EDT

re: rixctf

I had to take the straps and put them around me twice to make them fit -- the dimensions were not made for thin runners! I did not really have much problem with contacts etc. He is just trying to make sure that they get good readings, but with less adipose tissue to filter through and probably a stronger, more coordinated signal I doubt you will have much of a problem getting readings that will enable them to parse the data appropriately. Don't get stressed, just think of the fun on the far side when they are looking at the data thinking - wow, this is different.

15 years ago 04/28/2008 8:18pm EDT

re: 26mi235

thanks. yeah, the wires will make this thing tough to run with. i think i better tape the extra slack down to my chest. tomorrow's headline: runner dies of auto-aerobic asphyxiation

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