Does the watch take your pulse all day long or during more rigorous (i.e. fast walk/jog)?
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Jaclynne hello. It takes your pulse all day long. You can press the silver button in the front of the watch to see your heart rate. Enjoy...for you won't be dissapointed.
596107
You push and hold a button and after 4 seconds or so, it tells you your pulse.
596108
Just FYI the Timex Iron man with chest strap continuously shows heart rate so you don't have to keep poking the button throughout your workout.
596109
Hey people, who wants to have an extra strap on all day as it is? AND this one does take data like heart all along. I guess too many rely on just data published on Amazon? I'm buying one tonight because I found lots of good info on this product at manufacturer website; http://lifetrakusa.com/get-connected/ which answers this and many other questions asked... I guess Amazon is trying to control our access to websites to restrict finding competitive pricing but in this case, clearly Amazon has the best price on this product too, so I hope not upset I'm putting website info here! ;-)
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You must press the pulse button to get a pulse reading. It will continue real time as long as you hold the button. There are few on the market that take continuous pulse on the wrist yet, I've looked ;)
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It does not take it all day long, or monitor it at any other time. You must press the button on the front and hold in order to get your heart rate.
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For me, it does not. I've been using this for awhile now, and the wright has never crossed my mind while running with it. I'm used to wearing a watch in the same spot so maybe it's accustom to something "there" on my wrist. I LOVE being able to change songs, check my RunKeeper App, etc by just glancing at my wrist ( again, like a watch)-
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wear it on your arm and hold the silver bezel on the front of the watch. hold it for about 7-10 seconds as the black heart shaped icon blinks on the screen. It will either measure your heart rate or beep that it cannot.
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It lets me know what bpm after I have finished walking.I just bought another phone and I didn't realize it checks your heart rate, so I haven't been using it lately. I hope this answers your question.
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Dear Jamell: If you are just interested in walking you might want to buy the one less professional GPS watch. This one does run/bicycle/swim settings. You can, however, definitely use it for walking. It shows your pace, your distance, the duration, your heart rate, your average speed. I really like it!
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It does, the watch by itself will help you track distance as a GPS would, but any other information you need this sensor, it will help you track HR and calories burned, if you want an all day long monitor, you need the Nike Fuel band, though it is not as accurate as the Sportswatch+ the HR monitor.
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It has a strap on your chest with a sensor which sends the reading to the watch. It has a setting on the watch which can be set to "constant" and it will give you a readout all the time. There is a function which I haven't tried yet which will give you the duration of your exercise and maximums you reach.
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I have found it very accurate when compared against other devices like treadmill sensors which you hold on to and even when I compare to a blood pressure monitor.There is a little heart which flashes on the top right so if you hold your other hand to the pulse at your neck you can get confirmation that the heartbeat measured on the watch coincides with the actual heartbeat you are experiencing.
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I'm here now is summer, so......But my watch seems normal, I continue to use for 12 hours, it looks all right.In some cases, it will suddenly stop detection for a few seconds, or a sudden increase or decrease heart rate data, but I think it is due to changes of my wearing loose or posture.
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Yes! It measures your heart rate doing various activities. There is a strap that you wear under your clothes that sends a signal to your watch.
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I assume you are asking whether it takes reading continuously as you run? Yes it does. The watch stop taking reading only when you finish your activities or when you switch off the sensor.
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Yes, provided the watch is set to measure heart rate. This means the chest belt has to be fastened around you and dampened.
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It did for me. But after a few months of using it daily, it did wear out and wouldn't register my heart rate well at all. The band was fine, just the monitor itself wouldn't work well.
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You have to wear the heart monitor around your chest and it links up to the watch. Mine can link up with my smartphone but the watch cannot do heart rate by itself
1004623
You wear it like a watch but between your elbo and wrist on your forearm right before your elbo. It reads your pulse and broadcast to your smartphone via Bluetooth. Mine has worked perfect for 4 years and i have purchased 4 more for family and friends over the years all still work perfect. Would highly recommend. just be sure to disregard the app that comes with it and instead use digifit. Digifit is the best app out there for exercise feedback and i have tried most.
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First let me say I like the watch and use it 5 days a week for my 2 mile walk. I like to time my walk and improve on it, also my doctor wanted me to get my pulse rate up. I did try using the total workout feature a few times but could not believe the calorie burn rate. I walk at the YMCA and use their fit-linx computer and it gives a much higher believable number. I'm glad I got this watch!
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The watch comes with a sensor and chest strap to monitor your heart rate, but you can choose to not wear the sensor and use it as a watch only if you wish. Cory is right; although the heart rate is accurately recorded, the calories burned is not. Don't rely on it for that.