Posted by Meredith
Tuesday, Feb. 17th 2009
The purpose of heart rate monitors is to measure and record an ECG-accurate heart rate. But why is it important to know the heart rate while exercising? Is it essential to use a heart rate monitor during workouts? If you’re looking for answers for these questions, keep reading to know more on why you should start using a heart rate monitor today. That is, if you don’t have one yet!
The American Medical Association defines the maximum heart rate to be approximately 220 minus the biological age. Your target heart rate should generally be between 50 and 75 percent of the maximum heart rate. Using a heart rate monitor watch is an apt way to examine and provide your ideal heart rate during exercising, training, working out.
• Accuracy: To put it plain terms, the manual method of checking your pulse between workouts is not going to be of much help. You will have to pause in between working out and measure your pulse, by which time your heart rate would also be different. With a heart rate monitor watch there is absolutely no chance of this happening.
• Over-training: Professional athletes involved in intense training sessions need to know the precise heart rate. A heart rate monitor will help to know if you are crossing the maximum target rate. This will prevent you from becoming stressed out or injuring yourself due to overwork.
• Under-Training: You obviously exercise to get some benefit out of it, like losing weight or becoming healthier. But what if you are not doing enough? A heart rate monitor watch will act as a gentle reminder and spur you to work harder.
• Monitoring fitness goals: For those working on their fitness, a heart rate monitor also acts as a successful weight management tool. Knowing the number of calories being burnt will give you a good idea of how much more you have to go to achieve your target.
Posted by Linus
Monday, Feb. 9th 2009
The Polar F4 heart rate monitor is a popular model specifically designed for women, who mostly do not prefer wearing bulky ones in their hands. With a stylish and sleek design, the Polar heart rate monitor watch F4 is ideal for those health as well as style-conscious women. And it comes in a pleasing blue ice color.
The Polar heart rate monitor watch - woman specific is a valuable fitness tool that comes loaded with many great features. It has the basic heart rate monitor functions, such as providing an ECG accurate maximum and average heart rate readings. These values are represented as a percentage of the maximum heart rate and as the number of beats per minute (bpm). You can manually set a target zone. During your fitness session, if your heart rate either falls below or exceeds the target zone set by you, audible and visual alarms will keep you informed. It also has the ZonePointer feature, a visible symbol on the display, which indicates that you are exercising within your pre-set target zone.
Weight management functions are also included in the Polar heart rate monitor watch F4. The OwnCal feature monitors and displays the number of kilocalories being burnt while working out. The fat-burning percentage can also be seen. You can even use it as a regular watch. Apart from displaying the time of the day in either 12/24 hours mode, it also displays the date and the day of the week. You will automatically know when it’s time to change the battery by means of the low battery indicator.
Polar F4 heart rate monitors are provided with a two-way infrared data communication. Using Polar UpLink, settings or software can be uploaded from the Polar web site directly to the wrist unit. You can also mount the unit on your bike by using the optional bike mount. This Polar F4 heart rate monitor is sold along with a Polar T31 heart rate monitor transmitter belt. This is also compatible with the Polar WearLink 31 coded transmitter.
Posted by Linus
Monday, Feb. 9th 2009
EKHO’s line of calorie-counting heart rate monitors are very useful weight monitoring tools. They have been specially designed to help you count every calorie that you burn while exercising. This knowledge will definitely help you to successfully monitor your fitness goals and help you to lose weight and also maintain it.
The Ekho Model WM-25 heart rate monitor is an advanced model in the range of EKHO weight-management heart rate monitors. The Ekho Model heart rate watch WM-25 has been exclusively designed by physical education professionals. This model complies with the National Association for Sport & Physical Education (NASPE) Standards 4 for grades 6-8. It also easily interfaces with heart rate interactive home and gym exercise equipment.
This weight management heart rate monitor is comfortable enough to be used every day. Coming to its features, the most unique aspect, as a weight-management tool, is its calorie counting feature. From the moment you turn it on, it keeps track of the number of calories you burn while working out or perform any other sort of physical activity. It even allows you to set a target of the number of calories you wish to burn while exercising, so that as you work out, you will be able to gauge how much longer or harder you have to work out to hit your target.
Weight-loss functions apart, the Ekho Model WM-25 heart rate monitor also has numerous other functions. You can set a target zone before you begin exercising. The Ekho Model heart rate watch WM-25 is capable of tracking your current, average, and maximum heart rate. In doing so, it also warns you if are working either above or below the target zone setting. When you go off track, both audible and visual alarms will come into play.
Ekho Model WM-25 heart rate monitor includes all other regular watch functions like time, date, and month display as well as a stopwatch. It includes a high-quality and comfortable ultra-slim ergonomic chest belt transmitter.
Posted by Meredith
Wednesday, Feb. 4th 2009
Reebok manufactures quite a few models of heart rate monitors and each monitor has been designed with a specific purpose in mind. For instance the Reebok Sport I heart rate monitors are more suited for beginners who are involved in basic, low-intensity exercises. The Reebok Sport II heart rate monitor is more apt for athletes undergoing training at an intermediate level. The Reebok Sport III heart rate monitor is the best possible choice for those who are involved in intense physical training.
The Reebok Sport III fitness watch has the dual functionality of a stylish sportwatch and a durable heart rate monitor. It’s like getting two for the price of one! This Reebok Sport III fitness watch records your maximum, average and minimum heart rate reading. Personally speaking, the best feature is the personalized calorie counter. As you workout, it measures the number of calories that you burn.
The clear LCD display makes it easy and convenient to view the readings. Even two different readings can be read from the dual-line display. Besides displaying the time, it also has features of a standard watch like calendar and daily alarm. You can use this alarm to wake you up for early-morning jogs.
The Reebok Sport III heart rate monitor allows you to track your exercise routine with the 10-hour stopwatch and 10-hour single and repeat countdown timer. It also has a target zone alarm to ensure that your workout is both safe and fruitful. This Reebok Sport III sportwatch heart rate monitor comes with a chest transmitter and an easy-to-change battery. The Reebok chest transmitter has been so designed that it can be used by both men and women. This transmitter is versatile as it is compatible with all Reebok, Cardiosport, and other popular heart rate monitors. At just 45 grams, it will not weigh you down.
Posted by Linus
Tuesday, Jan. 27th 2009
I know the importance of using a heart rate monitor during workouts as they help me to easily monitor my fitness goals. I don’t have a fixed workout schedule. I visit my neighborhood gym twice a week. But sometimes I settle for a short jog around the block. And if don’t feel like stepping out, I just use the treadmill at home. Regardless of the place, I had to strap on a cumbersome chest strap of the heart rate monitor, every single time, before I started working out. Now this was both time consuming and inconvenient. But all these have become a thing of the past. A month ago my friend suggested that I try a strapless heart rate monitor.
After some basic online research, this is what I found out. Mio was the first to launch ECG accurate strapless heart rate monitor watch in the market. Regular heart rate monitors with chest straps rely on analog wireless transmission. Therefore they may have trouble with radio frequency noise and “cross talk” between other similar units. But with Mio watch heart rate monitors this is perfectly taken care of. Built-in sensors and superior digital filtering technique make them completely immune to environmental noises. So with a MIO watch it is possible to follow the exact heart rate, even when it changes.
Equipped with this vital knowledge, I wasted no time in buying myself a brand new MIO Breeze heart rate monitor watch. With a very simple user interface, I was able to set it up easily. It was also easy to customize my Mio watch 0019US-BLU Breeze by just entering my age, weight, gender, and resting heart rate. The Mio Breeze heart rate monitor watch calculates the percentage of maximum heart rate. It also has two exercise timers, one for counting up and one for counting down. This MIO Breeze heart rate monitor watch has an interchangeable watch band.
Extremely stylish and convenient, that’s my Mio Breeze!
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