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(More customer reviews)I've been using this watch/HRM for a little over two weeks now and I don't regret buying it. For the price, it has great basic yet useful features and is relatively easy to use. The sensor is low profile and is easily held in place by one's sports bra, so the chest strap isn't always needed. And, the battery can be replaced by the owner - a big plus in my book.
You can use the 5 heart rate zones that are automatically programmed based off of your input. You can also program in a zone of your own (however wide or narrow). There is an alarm you can activate to warn whenever you exceed your manual zone or any one of the auto heart rate zones you choose. It also tells you how many calories you've burned, you're average heart rate, and your peak heart rate. You can use the timer to either count up or to count down. I've so far only used the counting up feature (chronograph) to tell me how long my workout lasted. You can also pick how you want to view your info when working out: chronograph/timer only, heart rate only, HR dominate with timer on top, or timer dominate with HR on top. You can also do the same with the time and heart rate (when you're not using the chronograph/timer).
There's also a recovery mode and probably a few other features I haven't taken advantage of.
If you really want some revealing information - wear the monitor to bed to monitor your heart rate while you sleep. Turn on the chronograph before going to sleep and turn it off when you wake. You'll not only learn what your average resting heart rate is, you'll also learn how long you actually sleep - it's not always as long as you think! (The last time I did this I clocked in at 5 to 6 hours - clearly not enough sleep that night, though I thought I put in more.)
The watch also features a time alarm that I've found useful time management purposes. Also, the fact that it is durably built and highly water resistant makes it the time piece of choice for when I go offshore fishing with my husband. (Not the time to wear shiny, delicate jewelry.)
The watch is petite enough for a woman to wear on her wrist. I don't know how well it would wear on a man's wrist - the contours seem a little too small for a typical man's wrist, but a for a more slender man it may not be a big deal.
Overall, I'm very pleased to have this watch/HR monitor. It's proven to be reliable, useful, sturdy, easy to use, and fun to have for my cardio workouts. No regrets here!
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Whether training for a 10K race or exercising to lose some of that spare tire, the Timex T5C351 digital watch with integrated heart rate monitor will help you make the most of your training. Timekeeping features include a 100-hour stopwatch, 100-hour countdown timer, display of month/day/date and 24-hour clock, an alarm with 5-minute back-up, and a display with flipping system for easy reading. It also features a double-shot polyurethane strap, a battery life of 3 years, and water resistance to 50 meters.
Heart rate monitoring features include target zones with optional alarms, 5 target zones based on maximum heartbeat, average/peak heart rate data, recovery rate timer, and calories burned. The comfortable heart rate sensor offers FM transmission for a clear signal around exercise equipment, synchronized transmission to prevent crosstalk with other heart rate monitors, and continuous readings even during the most intense activities. Comfortable and lightweight, it has an adjustable elastic chest strap and an owner replaceable battery with a 2-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.
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