Timex T5J031 Unisex Digital Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch

50M Water Resistant / Displays calories burned / Shows average heart rate / Alarm mode with 5-Minute Backup / Chronograph / Indiglo Water resistant to 50m - for jogging in the rain or swimming Selectable fitness target zones Zone trainer - Alarm notification when you are not in zone Automatically sets your five training zones + one manual zone Displays average heart rate; Time in zone; Calories burned Recovery timer View maximum heart rate Uses digital transmission 17 Lap memory with average heart rate per lap Month/day/date with 12/24-hour time select Up to 3-year battery life with included battery (varies depending on use of features) Unisex

Customer Review: FIrst HRM watch

I wanted to get a read on my heart rate during my runs and when I was at rest. My rest rate is very low. The watch is easy to use and set up. The actual Monitor fits around your chest and requires a little moisture in order to pick up the Electrical Signal that makes your heart beat. If it is on snug and moistened I believe the rate to be 99% accurate. I read a lot of reviews before pciking this one the one that caught my attention was how easy it was to start using it.

Customer Review: Battery in heart rate monitor (Chest portion) dead in 2 days

I love the features of this heart rate monitor. It is a little complicated to program, and figure out everything that can be utilized, but it is manageable. The problem was that I gave this thing a good workout the second day I had it. I woke up early the next morning to head to the gym, and could not get a signal at all after strapping on the chest portion. I know sometimes people just get duds, but I was very disappointed. You don't want a downer like that when you're trying to stay motivated to achieve an exercise goal. It would be better if they had shipped the battery separately. The problem was fixed when I purchased a new 3V battery at the corner drugstore. I'm going to keep an eye on the battery life in general for this unit and will update the review accordingly. Overall decent value for the money but you might want to shop around.
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