Hrm, not what I expected
348416
It came on time + great!

But the quality was kind of... Poor considering the price.
1334229
Maybe I've just read too many HR novels, but I felt like this book was everything that's already been done before.  It was so formulaic I just had a difficult time enjoying it.  I admit I've not read the others in this series so perhaps I would have enjoyed it more had I had more of an emotional investment in Con.  I just kept putting the book down and not necessarily wanting to pick it back up.  I couldn't feel the chemistry between the characters much and I think that is because of the way they came together...an arrangement without much emotional connection.  Also, I did not find the heroine very endearing.  She became more likable as the book progressed, but first impressions tend to stick. If you've read the others you'll probably want to read to complete the series but I just didn't find this one very thrilling as a stand alone story.

I see others have called this a good afternoon read, but this one was not that for me.  Because of the slow pace of the book, it makes it difficult to get through it. I will admit I have felt this way about this author's books before and I know she has many fans, so perhaps her writing just isn't as suited to my HR tastes.
3157334
I purchased this heart Rate monitor after purchasing 2 other incorrect products.  One was just a smart watch but not a heart rate monitor.  This watch was very nice and had a SMOOTH wrist band.. so I REALLY liked it.. but it was not what I needed.  I needed a HRM.  So I purchased another product, it was a HRM but the watch was obvioulsy an older version and the wrist band was no where near as comfortable.  So I purchased this one because I thought it would have the smooth resin wrist band and also be a HRM.  The watch is much nicer than the last years version but not quite as smooth as the watch version.  Needless to say.. maybe I should have just gone to the store.. because it took me WEEKS to get the right product.  And had to pay for return shipping on one of the ones I returned.  =(
2483803
The watch is large. Wasn't what I expected.
4624106
This product had all of the features I wanted except one.  It was my fault for not reading the product information carefully, so I decided to return.  I wanted a tracker with a HR monitor, which this one DOES have.  However, you must be wearing the chest strap in order to have your HR monitored.  I was looking for something that would achieve that on your wrist.  Other than that, the Polar M400 is a wonderful product.
2041914
I had good previous experiences with Timex products before. However, this Heart Rate Monitor did not perform to my satisfaction: just when I needed it the most, when the heart peaks,  the sweat of the skin in contact with the watch makes it to block HR measurements and a blinking lock appears on the screen. Definitely not recommended.
2727189
probably not what I was looking for exactly. Was hoping for a little more "how & what to analyze" in assessing HR. Fairly process involved and less proscriptive than someone dumb like me needs. Well written and engaging though.
661573
I really wanted to like this HRM.  I have used a chest-strap monitor for the past 10 years (different brands-polar is a fav) and I hoped that this non-strapped HRM would be comparable....it wasn't.  In fact, it was so frustrating to use, I threw it in a bag, closed it and won't even use it as a watch.
First of all, I wanted to use this as a HRM and calorie calculator as I do my other monitor.  On the outside of the package it expressly states "for walking and jogging only."  Why? You wonder?? So did I.
Anyway, I went through the long, drawn out process of inputting my personal information AND counting my walking AND jogging strides just so I could give it a fair review.  I used this three very frustrating days in a row and never got it to work more than five minutes straight!!
First of all, I spent two minutes of my precious morning workout time "adjusting the fit" of the monitor.  Each and every workout was preceded by pushing the start button, waiting 10 seconds then bring told to "adjust."  I cannot believe this monitor needs such perfection just to function properly.
When I finally got the go ahead light, my heart rate on the monitor started a bit like normal, started going very high after two minutes of walking, shot up to 236 and never came back down!!  Three days in a row it did this .  The most frustrating piece of exercise equipment I've ever had the displeasure to use.
Cannot recommend!
3221945
After reading the news article where a teenager discovered his resting heart rate went sky high one day, I thought I should have something to measure my resting heart rate just in case my vitals went crazy suddenly.

I first bought a FitBit Charge HR back in Jan 2015  I didn't like it because its heart rate monitoring was erratic for me and the band was not comfortable for me.  I actually developed welts when the strap somehow catches the skin and squeezes itat all.  I couldn't sleep with it and I had welts built up.  About two months ago, I tried Fitbit Charge HR again after reading somewhere that they changed the firmware and was different.  Anyways, same problems - so I returned it again.

Next I went to MS Band 1, it was cheap at $119, and I thought it was pretty neat.  Lots of sensors, notifications, and my wife likes it a lot because she is usually unaware of text messages or notifications because she keeps her phone in her purse and the band would notify her.  But after trying to wear it a few times with long sleeves that buttons up and cinches the wrist, I gave up on it.  On the day that I returned the band 1, the kiosk I was at had band 2 on display.  I tried it on and thought, "this would work!"

Comfort and display: It's the reason why I'm paying a $150 premium for this over the band 1.  The band 1 functions well, but the band 2 is much more comfortable and "smaller".  After wearing it for 9 days and sleeping with it every night, I can say it's comfortable enough.  Granted, Apple Watch is much more comfortable -- but it doesn't track your sleep and its fitness function isn't as nearly as robust as MS Band 2.

Functions that I really like from Band 2:
1) Notifications on my wrist (Messenger, FB, Email, Calls, etc) -- there are times when getting the phone out of my front pocket is simply unsafe.  When I'm driving and forgot to take my phone out of my pocket for instance.  Or for my wife who keeps her giant iPhone 6+ in her purse.

2) Guided Workout -- I can program my workout on MS Health Dashboard, "ie, Beast Body Bulk Arms" and have it indicate the sequence of events while I'm doing the workout from the band.  Example: Warm up for 1 min and 30 seconds, vibrates, Curls 35 reps, rest for 1 min, Curls 35 reps, rest for 1 min, etc, etc -- you hit the action button in between each preset activity and the MS Health Dashboard will then tell you later how much time you spent on each exercise and what your heart rate is.  Of course, it would be so awesome if MS Band 2 integrates with Xbox One Fitness with Kinetic and be totally on top of you while you do P90X workout.  Maybe that's coming, who knows!

3) Sleep tracking -- I'm not sure if it's that accurate.  I feel pretty darn good when I wake up, but apparently, it's very rare for me to go into super deep sleep.  I'm working on that tho !

In any case, step counting, heart rate monitoring, calorie counting, GPS for runs, it's all great and may help someone stay active when they wouldn't be otherwise - but find your reasons and try it out!
4643537
Not very accurate. I first purchased it primarily for heartrate monitoring. While I'm at the gym on the eliptical the display says my heart rate is ~103 the eliptical says it's 132. So i get off and count beats for a minute just to see and I counted 128. It's off by almost 30 bpm.

The other aspect I wanted to try was the sleep monitoring. The first few days I'm looking at it in the morning and it seems to round up the time. Let's say iI look at 625 am when Ii wake up. It says I slept till 630am. So I am looking at it in my sleep ok. Not a huge deal. One night I'm up working late and get to bed at 1220am. Just after midnight. It says I was asleep at 1130pm. The time is retrieved from the device it's paired with and my phone isn't an hour off. How can I trust the readings it gives me while asleep when it doesn't know if I'm awake or not?

Lastly it is water proof, but I can't get the screen to stay illuminated long enough while swimming to even get a heart rate reading. I'm not sure whether or not that's supported because the instructions for it are short and extremely vague. I made the purchase while trying to be thrifty...You get what you pay for. Guess I will just have to invest in a fitbit.
3182761
Overall I thought this was a good device, but the Heart Rate Monitor just does not work well.  For some reason, the retailer I purchased it from sent me 2 ANT+ Strap monitors.  I would clean it after workouts, and over time it eventually just sort of died and I don't know why.  Many times the way it recorded calories burned showed HUGE variations, even though my HR and perceived exertion were similar in a work out.

I emailed Garmin about this but never got a response.  I've stopped wearing the HRM when I work out unfortunately.
1119998
Not what I expected.  I did not expect this to be about numerology/astrology.
3873847
I didn't like this. I got it for the heart rate monitor, but it only takes a resting pulse. I need to monitor my working rate, not my resting rate. This is not worth the extra money over a regular up band.
941388
I loved it from the beginning until I got suspicious about accuracy of heart rate option, what was the main option why I chose Garmin Vivosmart HR. I found that it jams during the exercise for 5-10 minutes and it is crucially important and dengerious when it jams exercising by increasing hear rate. The Tracker keeps displaying parameters before maximum strain. I confirmed it taking it of from the arm during the physical exercise and continue moving keeping it in the palm by bracelet. I am very disappointed at least with this option.
I would return it back, but the Tracher is out of USA and it is not easy and extremely expensive to post it back.
2508838
Originally had some issues with it saying it was "Paired but not connected" - Took me a day to figure out that means it's on, but not getting your heart beat. This wan't part of the manual anywhere, and it should have been. Get your chest and/or senor moist and it should start getting your HR. The 60beat app isn't great, I prefer the HearWork60 much more. Gives me a graph of heart rate over time - which is what I need if I want to monitor heart rate during weight lifting.
3730179
Not user friendly at all. I'm planning on giving or selling it to someone else. I ended up going with the Polar FT7 HRM.
2302743
Disappointed or maybe I expected too much from the product. I initially bought it to keep track of my activity during a normal workday. But after trying several times(unsuccessfully) to get calibrated, I just gave up. It counts steps, ok scratching my head isn't me stepping/striding.