Timex T5J031 Unisex Digital Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch
- Sports timing watch with heart rate monitoring; sized for both men and women
- Chest strap heart rate monitor works with watch to provide target zones and time in zone
- Recovery heart rate timer; displays calories burned
- 100-hour chronograph; 27-lap memory; 100-hour countdown timer
- Watch is water resistant to 50 meters (165 feet); up to 2-year battery life
Product Description
Zone Trainer Digital Heart Rate Monitor with a black resin strap and digital display, INDIGLO night-light, 100-hour chronograph, 27-lap memory, 100-hour countdown timer, Alarm with 5 min back up, Water resistant to 50 meters, Target zones, Zone trainer, Average heart rate, Time in zone, Calories burned, Recovery timer, Max heart rate, Digital transmission, Data Recorder compatibleAmazon.com Product Description
Combining stylish looks with power sport timing and heart rate monitoring features, this mid-sized Timex Digital Fitness watch (model T5J031) can be worn by both men and women. It features a chest strap heart rate monitor, easily accessible function buttons, durable resin case, and comfortable resin strap with a stylish tapered profile. For integrating heart rate monitoring into your training, this watch enables you to track your avareage heart rate and pre-set target heart rate zones with data for time spent within that zone and alarms. It can also display data for calories burned and offers a recovery timer that measures your heart rate after a timed recovery during or after your workout. Sport timing features include:
- 100-hour chronograph with lap and split, either in large digits
- 27-lap memory with average heart rate per laps
- 100-hour countdown timer
- Alarm with 5-minute backup
- Month/day/date display with 12/24-hour time
- 3.5-year battery life
The Indiglo night-light uniformly lights the surface of the watch dial using patented blue electroluminescent lighting technology. It uses less battery power than most other watch illumination systems, enabling your watch battery to last longer. The Night Mode feature allows you to illuminate the Indiglo night-light for 3 seconds with any button press, regardless of the mode or function. The watch is water resistant to 50 meters (165 feet)–suitable for swimming but not for diving. All Timex heart rate monitor sensors have batteries that can be replaced by consumers without requiring them to be returned to the manufacturer.
Timex T5J031 Unisex Digital Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch
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Do you exercise because you need to and not because you love to? Are there about a million things you’d rather be doing than exercising? Are you basically a couch potato who has taken up an exercise program because you know you needed to?
If you are the type described above, then you want to make sure that you get the most out of each and every exercise session. You know, so you get the best return for the amount of time and effort that you’re investing. And, if you’re one of those who has been out of shape for quite some time, you could certainly give yourself a little bit of safety margin by monitoring your heart rate while you work out. Because, you see, if you’re not accustomed to exercise, you are not a good judge of the intensity that your body is working. Too much can hurt you. So, what do you need to get around those problems that your humble reviewer, Ctian, mentioned above? The simplest way is to keep track of your heart rate. And this product will do just that.
Citan, your humble author (Yes, I’ve always dreamed of being a best-selling author), is basically in good shape. However, Eighteen months of playing video games and forgoing exercise has caused him to gain 12 pounds. And to make matters worse, guess where most of those extra poundages went! In any case, wanting to get the most efficiency out of every workout (because Citan is unabashedly lazy), this “author” came to the conclusion that the best way to do that is to cut back on carbohydrates and to start a walking program. Cutting back carbs basically mean cutting back on pasta, rice, breads, and sweets. The walking/jogging bit would normally be straightforward, except it’s summer and the temperature outside is right around 100 degrees! So, the key is to get the most out of every walking/jogging session. And the way to do that is to monitor your heart rate.
By now you have read the many other excellent reviews of this product. You already know it is very good and that it works. The key to getting accurate, reliable heart rate readings is to make sure that the chest strap and the sensors are worn properly. Citan does not recommend that you use spit/saliva to moisten the sensors. Yuck! Plain tap water works fine. However, for the sake of convenience, Citan invested in a bottle of Ultrasound Gel to use in place of water. The cost is about $5 for a 9 ounce bottle. Ok, basically, a bottle should last for years. Moisten the sensors, attach the strap, and you are good to go.
I would have given the product 5-stars, but for the fact that the night light does not stay on long enough for me to read all of the data that I need to read without having to constantly hold down the Indiglo button. You see, Citan would rather replace the battery more often if he can just keep the illumination long enough. Battery life, to me, is no big deal as long as the battery replacement isn’t too costly.
You’ll be happy to know that your friend, Citan, has lost 5 pounds over the last six weeks on his program. And without undue suffering, I might add. Citan eats quite well and does not starve himself. Citan also does not spend ten hours per week working out, either. Aside from cutting back on the carbs, Citan walks regularly four times per week. Each walking session lasts from 45-50 minutes at Zone 2 levels of intensity, as measured by the Timex. Citan is in relatively good shape, so basically, to get to Zone 2, he has to actually run every few minutes. He cannot just walk fast and get his heart rate up to his needed level of intensity.
In short, this Timex is a handy tool for those who want to monitor their exercise session. Quite frankly, I am surprised that more doctors do not recommend them to out-of-shape people who are about to start an exercise program.
Rating: 4 / 5