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Heart Rate Monitors

A heart rate monitor is a personal monitoring device that allows you to measure your heart rate in real time or record it for later analysis. As your exercise intensity increases, oxygen consumption and heart rate increase in a linear relationship. Since it is easier to measure heart rate than oxygen consumption, heart rate monitors were developed to monitor how hard you are working during an exercise activity and track changes in your fitness level.

Heart rate monitors usually consist of two elements: a chest strap transmitter and a wrist receiver. Many use conductive smart fabric with built in microprocessors that analyze the EKG signal to determine heart rate. Strapless heart rate monitors are available as well, but lack some functionality. The most advanced models also measure heart rate variability, activity, and breathing rate.

State-of-the-art heart rate monitors include a microprocessor that continuously monitors the EKG and calculates your heart rate. Many incorporate accelerometers that can detect speed and distance. There are a wide variety of designs with various features such as tracking average heart rate over exercise period, time in a specific heart rate zone, calories burned, and breathing rate, all of which can be downloaded to a computer.

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Timex T5G971 Unisex Sports Personal Heart Rate Monitor Watch

The Timex T5G971 Unisex Sports Personal Heart Rate Monitor Watch is sized for both men and women. Its chest strap heart rate monitor works with the watch to provide target zone and time in zone reviews that recall activity time and average/peak heart rates. Other features include: 100-hour chronograph; 27-lap memory; 100-hour countdown timer; alarm with five minute back up, water resistant; calories burned; recovery timer; maximum heart rate; digital transmission; and data recorder compatible.

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Omron HR-100C Heart Rate Monitor

The Omron HR-100C Heart Rate Monitor has an alarm option that indicates low and high heart rates and includes a chest transmitter belt with the wristwatch-style monitor. Its transmitter sends data to the receiver at a distance up to 98 feet (30 meters). This heart rate monitor features a backlight function for exercising after nightfall and includes a mounting bracket that makes it easy to attach the watch receiver to most treadmills and bicycles.

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Timex T5G941 Heart Rate Monitor Watch

The Timex T5G941 Heart Rate Monitor Watch is designed for those just starting out with heart rate monitoring. This digital wristwatch-style monitor continuously tracks your heart rate via a comfortable, elastic chest strap, which fits chest sizes from 25 to 53 inches. The large, easy-to-read display recalls your activity time and average, peak, and minimum heart rate, and it includes 12/24 hour time and month/date display.

Heart Rate Monitors



Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver With Heart Rate Monitor

Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver With Heart Rate Monitor

The Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS System combines form and function. This combination running partner and personal trainer is designed for athletes of all levels. It features a high-sensitivity GPS receiver, new courses feature, and robust ANT wireless heart rate monitor for optimal performance. The super-sensitive GPS tracks your every move, even working on tree-covered trails and near tall buildings. The heart device monitors your heart rate, speed, distance, pace and calories burned so you can train smarter, more effectively. These taskmasters will continually push you to do your personal best. Courses feature lets you download recorded courses and compete against previous workouts. Includes: docking cradle, expander strap, AC charger, PC/USB interface cable, Quick start guide, Garmin Training Center CD and owner's manual

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Timex T5H881 Zone Trainer Digital Heart Rate Monitor

Combining stylish looks with power sport timing and heart rate monitoring features, this larger Timex digital fitness watch can be worn by both men and women. It features a chest strap heart rate monitor, easily accessible function buttons, durable resin case, and comfortable resin strap with a stylish tapered profile. For integrating heart rate monitoring into your training, this watch enables you to track your avareage heart rate and pre-set target heart rate zones with data for time spent within that zone and alarms. It can also display data for calories burned and offers a recovery timer that measures your heart rate after a timed recovery during or after your workout.

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Polar RS100 Heart Rate Monitor and Stopwatch

The Polar RS100 wrist heart rate monitor helps you to easily and accurately measure your heart rate to help you get to just the right intensity or your exertion level. This basic heart rate monitor features added stopwatch and time-of-day watch features as well as extra-large digits for easy readability. The Time in Target Zone feature calculates the amount of total exercise time spent in your personal target zone. You can use this feature together with the Total Exercise Time to determine the effectiveness of your exercise program. When using it in large groups, where other exercisers might be using wireless training gear that could interfere with your own signal, The RS100's coded transmission prevents crosstalk with other monitors so you'll get an accurate reading of your workout.

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Timex T5J031 Unisex Digital Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch

Combining stylish looks with power sport timing and heart rate monitoring features, this mid-sized Timex digital fitness watch can be worn by both men and women. It features a chest strap heart rate monitor, easily accessible function buttons, durable resin case, and comfortable resin strap with a stylish tapered profile. For integrating heart rate monitoring into your training, this watch enables you to track your avareage heart rate and pre-set target heart rate zones with data for time spent within that zone and alarms. It can also display data for calories burned and offers a recovery timer that measures your heart rate after a timed recovery during or after your workout.

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