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Reebok Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch
Perfect for all users from beginners to the advanced .Has a quick start feature to just enter age and heart rate zone is automatically set. Easy to read triple row scrolling dot matrix display. Features include time, heart rate, quick st... details »
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BEFORE YOU BUY A HEART RATE MONITOR
A heart rate monitor senses and displays your heart rate. Walkers can
use heart rate to adjust the intensity of their walk - speeding up or
slowing down to stay in their chosen heart rate zone. Two walkers going
the same speed may be in different zones - one barely working at all,
the other near maximum and straining. As your fitness improves, you can
walk faster at the same heart rate. ECG-Accurate Monitors with Chest StrapThe
most accurate heart rate monitors use a chest strap which fits snugly
around your chest just below the breast. The transmitter detects the
electrical activity of your heart just like an ECG. It relays this to a
display, usually worn like a wristwatch, although some use earphones
instead. It is important for the strap to maintain contact or you get
wild readings.
Heart Monitor FeaturesBasic
models display only your heart rate, and perhaps elapsed exercise time.
With increasing price you get a variety of useful features such as:
Heart rate zone alarm: Set the zone and it alerts you when you are high
or low. Timers: Countdown timer, stopwatch, interval timers, clock,
alarm. Calories burned. Time in zone, splits. Fitness test. Computer
link. Pre-programmed workouts Display and Ease of Use
Besides features, shop for how easy it is to use. Can you read the numbers easily? Does it have a backlight for use in low light? Are there so many features that you will have to carry the manual to figure out how to use it each time? Are the buttons well labeled and easy to find and push? The HEARTalker models do away with the wrist display and read your numbers to you over earphones.
Price
Once you have chosen which features you want, it comes down to price. Sales are common and you can find a wide variation in the price of the same model. Shop around and you may be pleased to find your dream monitor for much less than suggested retail price.
Pulse Monitors Without a Chest Strap
These monitors work by detecting your pulse - usually by placing one or two fingers on sensor buttons. They cannot give you a constant reading of your heart rate, you have to take it on demand instead. They are also trickier to use than the chest strap monitors - cold fingers, etc. can give you no reading or wild readings.
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