Timex to Launch Timex Ironman Global Trainer Bodylink GPS Watch
January 27, 2010
Timex, the nation’s leading watch manufacturer has announced a new GPS watch for dedicated athletes. Set to release next month, Timex Ironman Global Trainer Bodylink GPS watch comes with an integrated SiRF StarIII GPS receiver. It can aid the athletes to review their performance after each work-outs.
Timex Ironman Global Trainer Bodylink GPS Watch can measure the real-time speed, distance and pace of the athletes during the work-outs. It is waterproof up to 50 meters deep. There is a customizable display with four windows for this GPS watch that allows the user to view the pieces of information. 20 workout memories, hands-free options to start and stop the data capture automatically, and multi-sports mode are the other available features in Timex Ironman Global Trainer Bodylink GPS watch. It is compatible with Timex heart rate and bike sensors as well.
Timex Ironman Global Trainer GPS watch will be available in the stores of US next month, but the Europeans will have to wait till September 2010.
Garmin FR60 GPS Watch
January 2, 2010
Here is an exciting and a beneficial choice for fitness lovers. Garmin’s FR60 GPS Watch is a good work out tool that can keep a track of the time, heart rate, calories burned or even speed and distance. In addition to tracking data, Garmin FR60 GPS Watch boasts of advanced training tools including training alarms and virtual partner. Working with a virtual partner can improve your performance on a large scale. Garmin FR60 is available for both men and women. Men’s GPS watch weighs 1.6oz and is available in black or red colour. Women’s watch weighs around 1.4oz and comes in black or lilac colour.
FR60 employs wireless ANT technology, and thus you can connect this GPS system wireless to heart rate monitor, foot pad, or other ANT compatible equipments. Once connected to heart rate monitor, it can provide a feed back on how hard you work. By tracking the heart beat rate, it displays a heart rate zone, by which you to improve your fitness level. Also, while connected to foot pad, it collects accurate data about the movement, distance and speed. This is done by using the advanced accelerometer technology.
You can make necessary settings suitable for your work outs in FR60. This include time/distance alert setting to notify you once you reach a particular goal, interval setting to set up rest intervals, pace alert to alert you if your current pace differs from the previous one and so on.
A regular analysis of weight, body fat and body water are necessary for athletes. Garmin FR60 GPS Fitness Watch does this for them using Tanita BC-100 body composition scale. Moreover, you can pair it with a speed sensor, so that you can track the speed of your cycling work outs. The sensor could be attached to your bike.
Above all, once logged the miles, Garmin FR60 GPS Watch can transfer all the collected data to your PC, ready for you to analyse and share through online. The battery life of this Garmin watch is guaranteed for one year.
Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS Watch
December 13, 2009
Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS Watch is designed for athletes who need to keep a track of their training. In addition to monitoring, this Garmin Forerunner is capable to set your own time intervals for the workouts. Integrated with training features, it records your time, distance, pace and heart rate. The calculated data are stored in its memory so that it could be later reviewed and analysed. There are provisions to download recorded courses.
Easy usability is an advantage with Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS Personal Training System. A simple tap on the touch bezel can change screens. It has a flexible, wireless heart rate monitor that tracks heart beats per minute. It even calculates calorie burned based on these heart beat rates. This enables you to measure your fitness level and compare it with the previous workouts.
With this Forerunner GPS, you can share your locations, workouts and courses wirelessly with other Forerunner users. Its ANT wireless technology automatically transfers data to your computer. A similar vice versa transfer to the device is also possible. A pairing with an optional foot pod tracks your speed, distance and running cadence indoors. Similarly, with an optional speed/ cadence bike sensor you can track your cycling workouts.
Garmin Forerunner 310XT MultiSport GPS Watch
December 12, 2009
Here is a GPS trainer for dedicated athletes-Garmin Forerunner 310XT GPS Watch. It performs a variety of functions that suit athletes. It monitors speed, pace, distance, location and heart rate. As this categorizes multi-sports activities, you can use it to analyse your performance from start to finish.
This forerunner GPS is waterproof up to 50m. Hence, you can wear it while swimming. With a unit dimension of 2.1” X 2.2” X 0.8” and a weight of 2.5oz, it is flexible and easy to wear under any conditions. Once, you finished your swimming and jump into the bike, this Garmin Forerunner moves from wrist to bike. This could be done with an optional quick release and bike mount. With a speed or cadence sensor, the GPS device can monitor your pedalling cadence and wheel speed as you ride. You can use it on a Turbo trainer as well.
With the high sensitivity GPS receiver and the HotFix satellite prediction, Garmin 310XT Waterproof Forerunner GPS tracks your movement accurately. Using ANT wireless technology, this Garmin watch can monitor your heart rate. It tracks the heat beats and calculates the calorie. Thus, it can be used to monitor the level of exertion and aids in improving the fitness. Similarly, this GPS system can track your body weight, fat and body water. The data could be transferred to Garmin Connect via PC as well. You can plan your work outs and then transfer it to the forerunner.
There are provisions to set the interval timing and pace alerts, so that Garmin 310XT GPS Personal Training Device can alert you in between the training. The capability to display your power output in Watts helps you to know how hard you are working. All these features contribute to a better training. The rechargeable battery of this GPS watch stands for around 20 hours.
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