My wife gave me a heart rate monitor for Christmas. A sports instruments Fit3. I love my HRM! This is a good entry level device. The two things I like most is that it is easy to use and the zoom indicator. I'm not sure what the price, but is at the lower end of the line products Sports Instruments. You probably can get one for about $ 30.

It comes with a manual that contains a plan to start training (which I currently use)developed by Sally Edwards heartzones.com fame.

The device uses a wireless transmitter chest strap.

Some of the key features are: it can contain up to 7 training sessions in memory, where you can see the total time is spent in each training zone, average heart rate and calories burned, a test of fitness – the Rockport Walk Test 1 mile; Zoom-backlit display shows heart rate in real time MHR%.

The Fit3 also has an alarm that, ifoutside of your selected training zone, but it does me no good because I will shoot high frequencies. I can hardly hear it when I look at my ear, much less on a bike with all types of environmental noise. I would like to have adjustable volume alerts.

The other small complaint I have is with the documentation. When I saw the setup, I could give my weight in pounds. Later, when I go back to how my weight changes, I could onlyLog in kg! What's up with that? Every time I wanted my weight, I had to adapt in order to convert it. Finally, after carefully studying the manual and searching online I found this little gem in the program: (Note: If the device is set,

24 hours of time) are all data will be entered in metric units. I set the time to 24 hours after I entered my weight. This seems obvious, but when I point here is what I was looking in the manual was something similar to WindowsSet the weight in pounds or kilograms.

But that is not really a show-stopper. The other feature I see is 5 training zones, rather than 3 large they use. The clock is programmed Health Zone: 50-70% MHR, Fit-Zone: 70-80%, and performance-Zone: 80-100%. 50-70% is quite large. More than 50%, from just my chair. However, it is still possible, as the actual percentage is right, I can read the display. The only drawback is five retail area is not recorded in the log file. I have to follow just to maintain manually. Another convenience feature I would like to see the recorded data, is to train the maximum heart rate. It seems that I have to look at the guard, if my rate of perceived exertion is exhausted. I assume these are all characteristics of the HRMS higher.

All in all I am very pleased with Fit3 satisfied. I'm for a boot drive, it is convenient and easy to use, reliable and can be the heart of the heart> Data Rate in support of an ongoing program and successful fitness.

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