Heart Rate Monitor Gel

Smear Some Gel On Your Heart Rate Monitor

Heart rate monitor gel is a lubricant that allows for better conduction, read more.

Why in the world would you want heart rate monitor gel? What is heart rate monitor gel anyways?

All it is, is a gel that you put between your chest and heart monitor to help conduct the signal from your heart to the chest strap.

Want to know a secret?

You can probably get away with using any kind of gel.

That's right, just start working out and the sweat you build up will naturally create a conductor between your chest and strap.

This could take a minute or two. Typically, it happens right away.

What if you're not patient? Then simply lick your finger tip and slide the moist finger tip along the chest strap. Yes, I know the strap is cold.

Heck, you can even put some petroleum jelly on the strap to get it to conduct right away.