Technical Details
- Heart rate monitor watch for improving your training routine
- Monitors average heart rate, max heart rate, and calories burned
- Includes target zones, recovery timer, and 100-hour chronograph
- 100-hour countdown timer, 27-lap memory, and built-in alarm
- Water-resistant to 50 meters; includes 3.5-year battery
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 compatible
Amazon.com Product Description
Combining stylish looks with power sport timing and heart rate monitoring features, this larger Timex Digital Fitness watch (model T5H881) 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.
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Customer Reviews
By C. Cook (Portland, OR USA)
First of all, the delivery was a day or 2 sooner than expected. I spent allot of time on line researching heart monitors before purchasing. I wanted to make sure I purchased a heart rate monitor that would work in an athletic club, i.e. spin class, therefore the Digital monitor was the way to go. I also wanted the monitor to be easy to use and read. I had it narrowed down between the Pulsar and the Timex, as both appeared to be Digital and easy to use. I chose the Timex due to the fact that you can change the batteries yourself vs. sending it back to the manufacturer. I have used the watch about 5 days/week during exercise including running, biking and even group classes in the gym. It has worked great! I am very happy with the purchase.
By Paula Y. Holmes (Kansas City, MO)
I read the reviews and thought what if it doesn't work. Took the plunge anyway. Best plunge I ever made. Had it for about a month. I have no regrets. The HRM is easy to set up. The manual does not go into great detail, but you get enough to get going and if you are a quick study it's pretty easy. BY ALL MEANS READ THE MANUAL. The cost was a steal when compared with other sites. I use mine at least twice a week and it works very well. I use only the watch in chrono mode to time my daily walk on my lunch break at work. I stay in my zone, which I customized myself. It tells me how long I was in my zone and how fast I recovered as well as the total calories (requires chest strap to be on and watch in chrono mode). The calories are a bit exaggerated, but the HR is dead on. I am sorry that it does not save the workout totals to a log, but you can always write it down. Helpful hint- Use plain old tap water to make it work. Just a wet your fingertip and smear it on the chest strap, put it on and TA DA! I love it, and yes it is more of a girl size watch, but you guys can strap it to your machines like I do and get all the benefits without people looking at you funny. It won't display on my home elliptical like I hoped, but that's what the strap is for. Buy it, you won't be disappointed.
By Sergio Pereira (Venezuela)
It arrived the day before my first 10K race! I used it ("violating the rule: thou shall not try anything new the race day"), and it helped me to keep a good pace so i could finish the race without exhausting myself.
Pros:
- Affordable
- Easy to use (could use it the first time without reading the manual).
- Easy to maintain (cleaning the watch and sensor, washing the band).
- I find it very accurate, doesn't make jumps in the readings (i have compared it with the manual count: 15sec
x4 at rest; 6sec x 10 during training). I feel i can trust in the numbers the hrm shows.
- Review option is a nice feature, it shows a summary of your training, time and avg heart rate during
each interval.
- Indiglo feature is nice and good enough to read the watch in the dark (I use to jog at dusk, after work
hours).
Cons:
- None that i've noticed, so far. The only thing could be the repeated pressing of 'mode' button to pass between different features, but nothing i could get accustomed, not big deal.
Now i would like another device to, say, know the distance i run during my training sessions (as a begginer, I run a little more than 4mi, 4 times a week), to avoid using my car to clock the distance. Of course, that could be done using a GPS. Until now I'm using a pedometer, but i would like a more precise instrument. I'm considering some of the Garmin options... But until now, i'm very happy with my choice. I recommend this watch to anyone who wants to keep his/her heart in the appropiate bpm zone while training!
By Michael C. Foster (Danville)
I bought this watch to help me train and keep track of my progress (i.e. - split times, heart rate, calories). It works great and the buttons are easy to push. My previous training watch was a Timex (I lost the old one) so the functions are familiar. I really like the 'Review' screen and the information it provides on my workouts. I was hoping that the watch would be slightly lager than it actually is.
By Norma (Miramar, FL)
This watch is perfect for someone who is serious about their fitness. I always wondered whether I was training to hard or not hard enough. Well this watch is perfect for monitoring your heartrate, knowing if your training in the appropriate zone and calorie expenditure. I never work out without it.
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