Omron HR-100C Heart Rate Monitor by Omron

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

Get the most from your workouts with an Omron HR-100 Heart Rate Monitor. By giving you continual, accurate results, the HR-100 keeps you in the ideal heart rate zone for more effective, fat-burning workouts.

Why you should use an Omron Heart Rate Monitor:

Whether you are a regular walker or jogger, managing your heart rate during your workouts is a crucial component of achieving your goals.

The Omron HR-100 Heart Rate Monitor offers:

+ Chest Transmitter: continuous, accurate readings
+ Mounting Bracket: conveniently attach your monitor to your bike or treadmill
+ Zone Alerts: programmable zones warn you if you're too high or too low
+ Water Resistant: the HR-100 is water-resistant up to 98 feet

It's all about staying in the "zone."

Every fitness program from weight maintenance to strength training has an optimal Heart Rate Training Zone. With an Omron Heart Rate Monitor, you can track your heart rate to ensure you stay in your optimal zone by adjusting the intensity of your workout and maximizing your success. (See the Training Zone chart below for more details)

Features of the OMRON HR-100 HEART RATE MONITOR

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Indicates Stopwatch Watches Mode or Stopwatch Watches is running
Indicates alarm is on
12-hour clock
Displays time
Indicates beep tone is on
Indicates heart rate reading is detected

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Together we'll accomplish more - Optimal Training Zones

Target Heart Rate Zones: +View larger

By exercising within your target-training zone, you'll achieve more in less time. Each zone offers different benefits. The most popular zone range is 50% to 80% of your maximum heart. This is where you achieve cardio benefits, burn fat, and become fitter. Your Omron Heart Rate Monitor is programmable so you can maintain your workout within your chosen zone. (See the chart for percentages)

+ Health Maintenance (65%-78%) – Low-intensity level training. Good if you're a beginner and strengthening your cardiovascular system.

+ Aerobic Exercise (65%-85%) – Increases strength and endurance. Burns calories faster and can be sustained during longer workouts.

+ Anaerobic Exercise (78%-90%) – Improves speed and power. This zone builds muscle faster, but cannot be maintained for long workouts.

+ Red Line (90-100%) – Maximum capacity.

Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
Being a person who hasn't ever joined a gym, I never knew stuff like this existed. I was very interested in this item because I've been walking for exercise but wasn't really sure I was reaching my target heart rate consistently. The monitor, which displays the time as well as your heart rate on a watch, works in conjuction with a gizmo that you strap around yourself, just under your chest. (I will tell you, since I was concerned about this, that it's hardly noticeable once it's in place...it's a 12" or so long piece of plastic with an adjustable elastic strap...not very bulky at all!) The monitor also features a Stopwatch Watches and an alarm, so that after you set your minimum & maximum desired heart rates, you can be alerted when you are out of range. The alarm is a "beep-beep" that I can hear over the book on tape I drag along with me. Your heart rate is updated every second or two so you will always know if you need to pick up the pace a bit. Although I have not yet had to do so, the chest strap has a removable backing, and you apparently can change the battery yourself (this is a big deal, I guess, since some of the more expensive monitors require that you send them to the factory for a battery change). The elastic strap is also completely removable, which makes it very easy to wash (and you will need to if you're exercising!). The monitor comes packaged in a small, zippered carrying case, and includes an attachment that allows you to place it on a bicycle handlebar. This does everything I need it to, and I recommend it for anyone who is just getting started in an exercise program.