With Valentine’s Day only days away, we have the perfect gift for the cyclist who gets your heart aflutter.
The TICKR from Wahoo is a chest-based heart rate monitor that also records calorie burn data. This information can then be easily shared, via bluetooth with your smartphone, tablet or smartwatch and platforms such as Zwift, Nike Run Club or Peloton.
The monitor features a slim, pebble-shaped design for comfort and the chest strap is super light.
Win a heart rate monitor for you or your Valentine
We have a heart rate monitor and strap worth £40 to giveaway. If you would like to be in with a chance of winning, simply leave us a message at the bottom of the page and we’ll pick a name next week.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but science says cyclists stay young
It’s already known that cyclists typically have a level of fitness equivalent to being 10 years younger, but scientists also believe cycling could be responsible for maintaining youth itself. Researchers at Kings College London monitored 120 cyclists aged between 55 and 79 and failed to observe signs of ageing that would be typical in the same age profile.
Cycling can counter the ageing effect of a sedentary lifestyle
Cycling and the ‘fountain of youth’
The association may seem fanciful, but researchers found regular riders ‘optimise the ageing process’. Steve Harridge of King’s College London, senior author of a study published in the Journal of Physiology said: “We had assumed that there is a linear straight line decline in physiology with ageing, but that is very unlikely to be the case. We’re not saying we’re reversing ageing, but that cycling seems to optimise the ageing process.”
“Because most of the population is largely sedentary, the tendency is to assume that inactivity is the inevitable condition for humans. However, given that our genetic inheritance stems from a period when high levels of physical activity were the likely norm, being physically active should be considered to play an essential role in maintaining health and well-being throughout life.”
The ethical choice
The ETA was established in 1990 as an ethical provider of green, reliable travel services. Over 30 years on, we continue to offer cycle insurance, breakdown cover and mobility scooter insurance while putting concern for the environment at the heart of all we do.
The Good Shopping Guide judges us to be the UK’s most ethical provider.
Sam
Be nice to see how much my heart rate goes up from all these bad drivers who think they can pass you at stupid speeds and be to close when doing so.
Frank
Anyone who had a heart would know that I love you😍
james
My heart just skipped a beat 🙂
Paul E
This would be perfect for tracking the heart rate on those training day.
David Anthony
Gotta have some heart, might as well monitor it!
Peter Clark
Roses are red
If I can just win it
I’ll soon be counting
My heartbeats per minute
Mary
‘Any one who had a heart’ could love this! Especially me!
Clive Probert
Might be good for me at my age and remind me I’m not 21 anymore.
Alistair Leith
Be still my beating heart
Gary Moon
Be a wonderful gift for my wife & a bonus for me as I’d get my own ones back 😃
John Gwatkin-Williams
I’d love to have one for my wife.How ideal is that on Valentine’s day?
Helen
Always wondered how the old ticker was doing when on my bike…
John Howson
All a flutter
Paul O’ Brien
You can’t spell Heart without ETA!
Greg Stoner
my aging heart awaits
Kelly smith
I use this monitor regularly but it’s at the end of its life and I need a new one. Excellent training tool
Nadjie Butler
When I am on my Bike ………
My heart goes
Boom bang-a-bang, boom bang-a-bang
When you are near
Boom bang-a-bang, boom bang-a-bang
Loud in my ear
Pounding away, pounding away
Glad you are mine
Boom bang-a-bang-bang all the time
Bryn Gwyndaf Jones
At 87,
after a stroke
& abandoned by my partner after 34 years,
it’s just the job!
Russ Taylor
I need one of those for my ‘dicky ticker’!
Colin
bit of excitement for her . . .
Julian
Just be good to know I still had one 😉
Dave
I’d really like one of those
Maddy G
Wahoo! at least I’d have something to get my heart rate up this valentines day!
Lynn Luong
Will actually see whether my heart is really exploding going up these hills
Martin Smith
At this time of year, my girlfriend always say’s it’s as cold as my heart; a monitor would prove I’ve got one!
Phil Goldblatt
Roses are red violets are blue
After an hour of cycling my lips are blue too
Measuring my heart rate
And checking the score
Will keep the grim reaper away from my door
Gerard Farrell
Roses are red violets are blue I’m in the red and about to blow
adrian price
love to win this
Les Gunbie
Wahooey!
Judith A Rout
Can heartly wait to see if I win!
wesley
I’d like to know I’m still alive when I get to the top of that hill.
Clive Jones
I heart this.
Jonathan Hunt
My last Wahoo belt expired after a few years. This would be a great replacement.
Mark B
With my family history this is probably a very good idea!
Paul Homer
The monitor will just prove that getting a quote from you, isn’t a heart stopping event.
james
looks a great idea
John Barber
I’d love to win one of these!
Baz
A very amusing prize, but a very useful one too.
Mags
Would be good to know how many calories burned, so I could eat the appropriate amount of chocolate when I get back!
Rachael
Would good to have this monitor to motivate me to exercise more!
robert peel
great bit kit to have when cycling
Rachel Kathryn Thompson
This would be amazing
Tony O’Malley
Had heart attack ,
More active monitoring may have saved me alot of pain
matthew newell
I would love to know how I am doing on a ride
Hollie
Exactly what I need to step up my training. Happy Valentine’s everyone!
andy lee
My zwift needs this….and so does my heart
Dave
I hope I don’t regret knowing what state my heart is in!
Chris Bromwich
looks a useful addition to the medi kit.
JOHN
SUFFER FROM OCCASIONAL HYPERTENSION SO THIS WILL BE USEFUL