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The Timex Heart
Rate Monitor Has the Following Functions
ECG Accurate Heart
Rate
ECG approved accuracy to + 3 beats per minute
Digital FM
transmission
The Timex heart rate
monitor is the only HRM on the market that uses a digital signal. The
benefits of this are enormous and can be likened to an analogue vs a
digital phone offering a better signal. Analogue systems use a sound wave
to send the signal from the strap to the watch and this can be affected by
electricity which distorts the reading. This is evident around exercise
equipment and lights in a gym. By using a digital signal this is virtually
eliminated.
Synchronised transmission
prevents cross talk
When the strap is
first put on the chest it sends a signal looking for a watch to become a
partner with. When the signal finds a Timex HRM watch, the watch and strap
are then synchronised. The signal is sent from the strap every two seconds
to the watch for a period of 4 milliseconds. When the signal is not being
sent, the watch will not receive any other signal reducing the possibility
of cross talk.
Long life battery within chest
strap
Other systems such
as Polar, send the signal from the strap to the watch every time the heart
beats, which means that if the user has a heart rate of 177 while working
out, a signal will be sent 177 times in a minute. The Timex HRM only sends
a signal 30 times a minute regardless of the users heart rate. As a result
the Timex HRM has less battery usage within the chest strap.
Replaceable chest strap
batteries
The batteries can be
changed in a similar way to Swatch batteries although we do advise a
reputable jeweler replaces the battery (as there is a seal within the
system). Other systems such as Polar need to have their straps sent back
to customer services which can take up to three weeks and costs around
14.00 pond sterling.
All Models have the following
functions
Each HRM watch is a
fully functional watch including
Time
Date
100 hour Stopwatch with lap or
split
100 hour Countdown
Timer
Alarm
Indiglo night light
All Day Indiglo
Night-Mode feature
Target Heart Rate Zone
Alarms
12/24 hour time
Water resistant watch 50m and
strap 30m
50 Lap and 100 lap
models
Additional to the
entry level models functions these watches also have:
Total time in heart rate
zone
Average heart rate in
zone
Automatic age based heart rate
zone calculation
50 / 100 lap memory detailing the lap number,
heart rate, total time and split.
The Most common Questions on the Timex Digital Heart
Rate Fitness System
Why would a person want the Ironman Triatholon Digital
Heart Rate fitness System? To get the most out of a fitness program through the
application of Target Heart Tate Training. Exercise can be done at a wide
variety of intensities. Lower intensity exercise has very different benefits
than harder, higher intensity exercise. By monitoring your heart rate you can
exercise at the right intensity to reach your fitness objectives.
Who would use a Heart Rate Monitor?
Anyone who exercises to
improve is or her fitness can benefit from a HRM*. Whether the customer
is just beginning an exercise program or is an Iron man Triathlon
Champion, by applying Target Hear Rate Training, they can more
effectively exercise and reach their fitness goal.
How does the Timex Heart Rate Monitor work?
The Timex Heart Rate Monitor
has two dimpled pads on the back that detect a small electrical signal
that is part of each heartbeat. These signals are analysed and your
heart rate in beats per minute is calculated. A digital FM Radio Signal
then transmits the calculated heart rate to the watch where it can be
displayed.
Why do you need the strap around the chest?
To accurately and
continuously measure heart rate, you need to pick up a small electrical
signal from both sides to the heart, relatively close to the heart. It
would be great to have a watch that reads heart rate all by itself, but
the existing technology for measuring heart rate on the wrist is prone
to inaccuracy.
How accurate is this product?
The Fitness System has been
tested by the Cardiologists, Trainers, and Coaches at the Iron man
Institute for Fitness. They found that even during intense exercise.,
the Timex heart Monitor has the accuracy of an EKG machine. In other
words the numbers a user would see will be within 3 beats of the numbers
of an EKG machine.
How is the Timex heart Rate
Monitor Different from other products on the market?
Timex is the only HRM to
transmit with a clear reliable Digital FM radio signal, which is
important around exercise equipment and other appliances that would
interfere with the performance of the brands
Like Digital Cellular
Phones, Timex uses a Digital signal for increased reliability and
signal clarity.
The Ironman fitness
System uses smart chips that synchronise your Heart Rate Monitor to
your watch. This nearly eliminates the possibility of another HRM user
interfering with your signal. This system also provides extended
battery life.
With Timex HRM the
batteries are all replaceable. With some other brands you have to send
the strap back to the manufacturer for new batteries.
Why do you call this a fitness system?This is a Fitness System
because it is made up of two products. We believe the combination of and
Ironman Triathlon Sports Watch and EKG accurate Digital Heart Rate
Monitor is the right combination of products for anyone who exercises to
reach their fitness goal.
* Always consult your
physician before beginning or modifying and exercise program.
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