does it allow you to program in weight and height for accurate heart rate read? Does it tell you heart rate as you are working out?
1949875
Yes it is programmable and the heart rate is available during the entire workout. FYI: I purchased the watch in July 2013. The battery died in November. I replaced the battery in January 2014 and it lasted 2 weeks.
1949876
You are able to enter your weight (between 66 pounds and 330 pounds), which allows it to calculate how many calories you burn during your activity. Heart rate is displayed in real time as you are working out.
1308166
It is not "truly 100% accurate" but cose enough for most people's needs. A device that accurately measures your calorie burn is expensive and cumbersome and would need to measure more than just your heart rate.
1173373
No. it would only detect your RATE (heartrate) but not the tracing or "ekg" so NOT helpful. for example an athlete working out might have a normal rhythm or heart with 150 bpm rate. but a vtach rate might be 150. NO NO NO
284960
Yes. There is a weight setting and it does count your calories. What I like most is that you won't be overwhelm with features.
710366
Yes it does, but you have to enter the info about your heart rate and height and all of that when you go into the setup mode. If you are dropping weight regularly, you need to frequently re-enter that info by going into the setup mode again.
1322747
Only if u are setting it to keep track. You would have to also periodically check your pulse for a reading. This is strictly used for when you are exercising
710365
Yes it does if you enter the info about your personal heart rate in your set up mode. Hope this helps
816007
Yes, it continuously records your time, distance, pace, calories burned and heart rate. It calculates elevation as distance above/below sea level (as per the User's Guide)
2265918
When i wore this device with the heart rate monitor and did crossfit, it said i did 68 calories for a 17 minute session, so i dont believe it does monitor calories very well unless your covering a distance. crossfit is a high intensity constantly varied workout
1836936
No. It just logs the data and you can see it in graph form after you upload it. You need a HRM watch to see your heart rate as you exercise. Here's a link to a wide range of HRM's... http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_24?url=search-alias%3Dsporting&field-keywords;=omron%20heart%20rate%20monitor. You can get a good one for $35 (Omron). If you want GPS or more workout information then you pay more for a Garmin or Polar (or similar) unit.
1378419
Yes it does. I just got mine going 2 weeks ago. I like it. It is several programs or you can ride manually. It does track calories, has a timer, a pulse rate monitor and can be used to give a recovery report based on pulse. The calorie counter is the 3rd number from the bottom in the functions it is monitoring. My calories counter always runs when in use in the manual mode and I assume always.
1820289
Short answer: yes. Long answer: when you begin your work out, you hit a start/stop button. This starts a timer and begins keeping track of the various other things: calories, avg hr, etc. If you don't start the timer, you don't get those things tracked. It also has a lap button, to help with tracking pace, if you're a runner, swimmer or cyclist. I don't use that feature myself, so can't speak to it.
2274153
Yes. You must have the exercise timer going, take your pulse it will show you what your heart rate is and how many calories burned. Can do it as many times as you like as long as exercise timer is going. Great watch for price paid. I
1374056
I think so cause the piece that clips onto the chest strap measures your heart rate. That's what helps it read your calorie burn more accurate.
1271799
I think it does but I can't be sure..... Hmmm I'm sure it does, I used it while on deployment and I remember monitoring calories burned during my workouts.
262328
It seems to measure your calories burned based on you checking your heartrate. I have noticed while in the midst of exercising and I check my heartrate with the watch, after it gets a clear read on my heart, the calories burned display shows either more or less calories in the totals.
1876588
Yes. Heart Rate will work with Weightlifting. Its a good measure of effort.