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Garmin Forerunner 50 With Heart Rate Monitor (Heart Rate Monitors)

Garmin Forerunner 50 With Heart Rate Monitor

Garmin Forerunner 50 With Heart Rate Monitor

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Top Features of the Garmin Forerunner 50 With Heart Rate Monitor

  • Specifications:
  • Unit dimensions, WxHxD: 1.7" x 2.3" x 0.8" (4.2 x 5.8 x 2.0 cm)
  • Display size, WxH: 0.9" x 0.7" (2.4 x 1.8 cm)
  • Weight: 1.5 oz (42.5 g)
  • Battery: coin cell battery (CR2032)
  • Battery life: 12 months
  • Waterproof: yes (up to 30 meters)
  • Lap history: 100 laps or up to 7 hours of data

  • Features:
  • Automatic sync (automatically transfers workouts to your computer)
  • Garmin Connect compatible (online community where you analyze, categorize and share data)
  • Garmin Training Center software compatible
  • Auto Lap (automatically starts a new lap)
  • Pace alert (triggers alarm if you vary from preset pace)
  • Interval training (set up exercise and rest intervals)
  • Customizable screen
  • Watch functions include time of day (12/24h), dual time zone, calendar (day/date), daily alarm

  • What's in the box:
  • Forerunner 50 watch
  • USB ANT stick
  • Owners manual
  • Heart rate monitor
New Lower Price - was £59.99

Jump start your training with Forerunner 50. This sleek sports watch is ideal for running and other fitness activities. It automatically transmits workouts to your computer so you can analyse, store and share data using our online community.
Forerunner 50 with wireless heart rate effectively tracks and records your heart rate while you work out, providing instant feedback about how hard your heart is working. The included digital heart rate monitor continuously tracks heart beats per minute which is wirelessly transmitted to the Forerunner 50. Even train in a certain heart rate zone to improve your fitness level. And well after your workout is done, Forerunner 50 is still working, wirelessly transmitting your training data to your PC.

About Heart Rate Monitors

A heart rate monitor gives you an accurate measurement of how hard your body is working. This allows you to adjust how hard you exercise and achieve your fitness goals, it can also let you know if you should not train as you may need more recovery time. All models will display a basic 'rev counter' indicating your current heart rate in beats per minute. More complex HRM's add simultaneous displays of how hard you are working as a percentage of your maximum rate or how long you've managed to maintain your heart rate inside pre-set target zones. This is a great feature for targeting specific training zones, these are often reffered to as the following: The Energy Efficient or Recovery Zone which is 60% to 70%, The Aerobic Zone - 70% to 80%, The Anaerobic Zone - 80% to 90%, The Anaerobic Zone - 80% to 90% of your maximum heart rate. Each zone has a specific benefit and a HRM will help you to stay within these zones and achieve those benefits. The ability to download data directly to a PC for later analysis is also a nice feature if you're following a long-term fitness program, this can also show what's working well for you.

About the Garmin brand

Garmin International Inc. manufactures and markets navigation and communications equipment for the aviation and consumer markets such as the popular Garmin Edge mountain bike and road bike GPS range. Garmin products serve aviation, marine, automotive, wireless, OEM, and general recreation applications. Specifically Garmin aim to enrich the lives of customers, suppliers, distributors, and employees by providing the very best products that offer superior quality, safety, and operational features at affordable prices. What started out in 1989 with a handful of dedicated engineers and a great idea for a product has grown into the Global Positioning System (GPS) leader–both in sales and critical acclaim. Garmin has helped to take GPS to new heights by going beyond the ordinary features and performance found in typical GPS receivers. Today, Garmin has a diverse product line and distributors in virtually every part of the world. While garmin's immediate success has resulted from developing innovative products for a variety of markets, their long-term success is based on commitment to support customers after the sale. They are winning over new customers with quality products, tremendous value, and superior service, and are working to turn them into loyal Garmin supporters for many years to come.
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Garmin Forerunner 50 With Heart Rate Monitor
List Price £49.99
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£49.99

Review from Cycling Plus

Garmin's new downloadable set-up is fantastic value and simple to use. You can input your own training zone and set the watch to beep if your effort drifts, while the interval timer allows you to plan differing periods of work and rest. The memory will store info from up to 100 laps and around seven hours of excercise so you can check back and record the duration of your session, time spent on your training zone, average HR and so on. Even better, you can wirelessly download all of this data to Garmin's free training centre software on your PC or the online Garmin Connect site where you can analyze it at your leisure. A £42 speed/cadence sensor gives you a wide range of bike functions, or if you're a runner too you can get a version with a Foot Pod for £119. Downsides? The bottom line of the display is a bit weedy and you have to keep the light button pushed in to activate it, which is a pain when you're moving, but overall this is excellent, especially for the price.

In conclusion...

Top value HRM with excellent PC compatibility; it's upgradeable too.

Rating: 9/10

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