| | |  | Timex Heart Rate Monitors | | Home » » | | | | | | | Description: | | Combining stylish looks with power sport timing and heart rate monitoring features, this mid-sized Timex Digital Fitness watch (model T5J031) 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. Sport timing features include: - 100-hour chronograph with lap and split, either in large digits
- 27-lap memory with average heart rate per laps
- 100-hour countdown timer
- Alarm with 5-minute backup
- Month/day/date display with 12/24-hour time
- 3.5-year battery life
The Indiglo night-light uniformly lights the surface of the watch dial using patented blue electroluminescent lighting technology. It uses less battery power than most other watch illumination systems, enabling your watch battery to last longer. The Night Mode feature allows you to illuminate the Indiglo night-light for 3 seconds with any button press, regardless of the mode or function. The watch is water resistant to 50 meters (165 feet)--suitable for swimming but not for diving. All Timex heart rate monitor sensors have batteries that can be replaced by consumers without requiring them to be returned to the manufacturer. | | | Features: | |
• Sports timing watch with heart rate monitoring; sized for both men and women
• Chest strap heart rate monitor works with watch to provide target zones and time in zone
• Recovery heart rate timer; displays calories burned
• 100-hour chronograph; 27-lap memory; 100-hour countdown timer
• Watch is water resistant to 50 meters (165 feet); up to 2-year battery life
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 9.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 1.75 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.3 pounds | | Package Length:
| 6.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 32 reviews |
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Excellent value for the moneySep 07, 2008
If all you need is a heart rate monitor that will provide continuous readout and time in and out of zone- if you're running or riding a bike and want to make sure that you are getting an adequate workout- I don't think there is a better buy on the market at this price.
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 Battery HungryAug 30, 2008
1. The product does everything that it claims to do.
2. The watch looks nice enough to wear all the time as your main watch.
3. The strap that needs to be used to send your heart beats is comfortable.
4. You can learn the HRM quickly if you fool around with it a little bit. If you are a computer nerd, you will learn it in less that one hour.
5. The only thing negative is that it uses batteries like crazy. I have to use a new battery every week and that costs $5. There is no shut off botton on the transmitter so it is constantly on and the battery drains.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Heart rate monitor: TimexAug 30, 2008
I bought this product at discounted price. Except for the calorie counter,the monitor works fine. I want to know if the discounted price was given becaue of the defect. Anybody has any answer?
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Good value for the money.Aug 25, 2008
Easy to use,easy to read, plenty of options for the display. Seems to be quite accurate. Good value for the money.
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Your New Training PartnerAug 19, 2008
Do you exercise because you need to and not because you love to? Are there about a million things you'd rather be doing than exercising? Are you basically a couch potato who has taken up an exercise program because you know you needed to?
If you are the type described above, then you want to make sure that you get the most out of each and every exercise session. You know, so you get the best return for the amount of time and effort that you're investing. And, if you're one of those who has been out of shape for quite some time, you could certainly give yourself a little bit of safety margin by monitoring your heart rate while you work out. Because, you see, if you're not accustomed to exercise, you are not a good judge of the intensity that your body is working. Too much can hurt you. So, what do you need to get around those problems that your humble reviewer, Ctian, mentioned above? The simplest way is to keep track of your heart rate. And this product will do just that.
Citan, your humble author (Yes, I've always dreamed of being a best-selling author), is basically in good shape. However, Eighteen months of playing video games and forgoing exercise has caused him to gain 12 pounds. And to make matters worse, guess where most of those extra poundages went! In any case, wanting to get the most efficiency out of every workout (because Citan is unabashedly lazy), this "author" came to the conclusion that the best way to do that is to cut back on carbohydrates and to start a walking program. Cutting back carbs basically mean cutting back on pasta, rice, breads, and sweets. The walking/jogging bit would normally be straightforward, except it's summer and the temperature outside is right around 100 degrees! So, the key is to get the most out of every walking/jogging session. And the way to do that is to monitor your heart rate.
By now you have read the many other excellent reviews of this product. You already know it is very good and that it works. The key to getting accurate, reliable heart rate readings is to make sure that the chest strap and the sensors are worn properly. Citan does not recommend that you use spit/saliva to moisten the sensors. Yuck! Plain tap water works fine. However, for the sake of convenience, Citan invested in a bottle of Ultrasound Gel to use in place of water. The cost is about $5 for a 9 ounce bottle. Ok, basically, a bottle should last for years. Moisten the sensors, attach the strap, and you are good to go.
I would have given the product 5-stars, but for the fact that the night light does not stay on long enough for me to read all of the data that I need to read without having to constantly hold down the Indiglo button. You see, Citan would rather replace the battery more often if he can just keep the illumination long enough. Battery life, to me, is no big deal as long as the battery replacement isn't too costly.
You'll be happy to know that your friend, Citan, has lost 5 pounds over the last six weeks on his program. And without undue suffering, I might add. Citan eats quite well and does not starve himself. Citan also does not spend ten hours per week working out, either. Aside from cutting back on the carbs, Citan walks regularly four times per week. Each walking session lasts from 45-50 minutes at Zone 2 levels of intensity, as measured by the Timex. Citan is in relatively good shape, so basically, to get to Zone 2, he has to actually run every few minutes. He cannot just walk fast and get his heart rate up to his needed level of intensity.
In short, this Timex is a handy tool for those who want to monitor their exercise session. Quite frankly, I am surprised that more doctors do not recommend them to out-of-shape people who are about to start an exercise program.
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