There are innumerable GPS integrated personal training devices in the market. The choice of one depends on the needs you desire the device to fulfil. If your requirements are low, such as to measure distance, speed, pace and calories burned, then a basic handheld GPS unit is an apt choice. Garmin Forerunner 201 GPS Training Device is one such basic GPS system that can serve you with the above mentioned needs. Plus you can connect it to your PC and analyse your work outs.
There is nothing much specific about its design. To be more precise, you must ignore the design of Garmin Forerunner 201 GPS as such, because it is old fashioned. The unit cannot be said to be so large at a dimension of 8.28cm X 4.35cm X 1.8cm. It is weightless at 78 grams. The dedicated athletes can set alarm to notify, when you reach at a particular distance or time or pace. Again, you can set a distance with its Auto Lap feature and start the next session. Besides, there is an Auto Pause function that automatically stops tracking your movements, when you cease or pause. This can highly save the battery life of this Garmin GPS system.
Garmin forerunner 201 Handheld GPS System has a virtual partner to accompany you. To elaborate, set the distance and speed you wish to maintain during your work outs. Then, a virtual partner will appear on its 100 X 64 pixels screen that runs along with you. This can not only give you a companion, but also allows you to compete with it, making the whole work outs interesting.
Once you are done with your practice sessions, the data can be stored and transferred to a computer. Here you can create a graph of your work outs and analyse it. There is another option to upload data to motionbased.com, Garmin’s web application from where you can get a detailed analysis. The rechargeable battery of Garmin Forerunner 201 GPS stands for 15 hours on a single charge.
Overall, Garmin Forerunner 201 GPS is a basic handheld GPS that is no way attractive with its looks, but that can impress you with its results. The price can definitely attractive you more, because it is one of the cheap sat navs available in the market.
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