Bowflex Fit Trainer Plus Heart Rate Monitor and Pedometer Watch
- Strapless Heart Rate Watch and Pedometer all in one.
- Large display for easy viewing of Steps, distance, speed and Calories.
- Features time of day, calendar, % of max heart rate, high/low target zone with alarm, stopwatch, night vision, calories, exercise time.
- Tracks heart rate, Steps, Distance and Calories at the touch of a button.
- Small size for a snug fit, attractive case in light blue and silver.
Product Description
The Bowflex Fit Trainer Plus offers Strapless Heart Rate Technology with Pedometer functions of Steps, Distance, Speed and Calories. This product comes in a small size with an attractive light blue color. Attractive design fits and looks good on the wrist. Offers strapless accurate heart rate without having to wear a chest belt. This is a very unique heart rate monitor that offers heart rate, steps and distance at a touch of a button. Large display for easy viewing.
Bowflex Fit Trainer Plus Heart Rate Monitor and Pedometer Watch
Tagged with: Bowflex • Heart • Monitor • Pedometer • Plus • Rate • Trainer • Watch
Filed under: Pedometers
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I am Mid-distance runner, ride a bike for race+charity events.
I own 3-4 Heart rate monitor watches, always use chest straps.
If you are looking for “practical + accurate watch”
go to either Nike or Garmin.
Rating: 1 / 6
Used this watch a number of times while working out, loved the heart monitor feature and ease of use. Went swimming once and watch filled with water and is now useless! Claims to be water resistant to 30 meters, wasn’t resistant at 30 inches. Very disappointed in this product.
Rating: 1 / 6
Although this watch has accurate electronics, the watch itself is easily damaged. The crystal cracked down the middle (unknown cause) and a little overspray from outdoor bug repellent severely clouded the crystal and took the silver paint of the surrounding area. It still works, including the pulse function, but it looks terrible and I don’t think its water resistant any more. I won’t purchase another like it.
Rating: 1 / 6
There is much to like about this pedometer. It is priced reasonably for the amount of functiopnality and once you get the stride settings correct, it does a good job of tracking distance. Also, the heart rate montitor seems to be very accurate. However, I have one major issue. To me, it is too complicated to reset and figure out what you are doing. I need to bring the instructions with me each time. In other words, it is not intuitive or particularly user friendly. I would gladly sacrifice 20% of the functionality for ease-of-use.
Rating: 3 / 6
This was a pleasant surprise! I actually went to a local store to check out the Mio heart rate monitors, but found them disappointing. They either never gave a reading, or they gave readings that indicated my immediate hospitalization was required. (Maybe the frustration they caused had elevated my heart rate to 194, but I doubt it.) I was just about to settle for a monitor with a strap before the clerk brought out this gem.
The Bowflex, however, is very easy to use and had features I didn’t expect to see on a monitor at this price:
1) While it has two sensors to touch for a reading, I have found that pressing the bottom sensor is actually enough, and easier, if you are on the move.
2) If you enter your age, gender and weight, it will calculate your minimum and maximum heart rate for you, or you can input them manually.
3) I didn’t expect the pedometer at all! I haven’t played with it much yet, but it seems simple enough to use. I don’t know how accurate it is, being on the wrist instead of the hip. I’ll update this later after I’ve tinkered with it a bit.
4) For a monitor watch without a chest strap, it is surprisingly accurate (I checked it against a blood pressure/heart rate monitor at home, and it stayed within +/- 4 BPM).
Technically it’s unisex and it’s not a dainty thing, but I have an average female frame and I don’t find it uncomfortable or clunky. I ultimately purchased it from the local seller, because they were running a special better than the prices here on Amazon (it does happen). But even at around $70.00 it’s a steal, compared to pricier brands that don’t perform as well.
UPDATE:
Result of my preliminary test of the pedometer: It’s awesome! Just walked home from a coffee shop and it accurately recorded the distance (0.5 miles). My number of steps, calories burned (I assume based upon my weight and gender), and average speed were all available at the touch of a button. I will retest it later in the week with my GPS to compare speed and distance.
Rating: 4 / 6