Timex T5G971 Heart Rate Watch

If you are a strapping young lad/lass and fitness is your passion, then you really don’t need to do anything except put on your sports gear and head off in any direction. Your heart starts pumping and your body starts burning calories and you are all set! However, as age sets in, the scenario changes. As you age your agility decreases, fat finds more place on your bum, tummy and even in the inside of your heart and arteries. This fat can be a real problem and does not go away so easily. Hence you develop a higher probability of developing a heart disease or a stroke. The trouble also increases with too much exercise as well since your heart isn’t as strong as it was. Hence, a Timex T5G971 heart rate watch is a must buy for people who are new to the exercise world or are getting old in age.

How Does the Timex Heart Rate Watch work?

The target heart rate is a range which is between the maximum and the minimum heart rate. This is the heart rate at which the fat in your body stands no chance and your heart works like a well oiled machine. The target heart rate is dependent on a lot of factors like your age, physical fitness and so on. The calculation of this rate is complicated and if you are not a pro at it, you can easily get it wrong. And then you wonder why you aren’t losing weight with all your supreme exercising efforts! The Timex T5G971 heart monitor watches take this calculation problem away from your life. All you need to do is to feed in your statistics and it will calculate the target heart rate for you and even tell you whether you are in the range or not while you exercise.

The Timex heart rate monitor is great for all people who like to exercise. So whether you are mountain climbing or running or even walking, with the Timex heart rate monitor, you know what’s happening inside your body.

Why Choose a Timex Heart Rate Watch

The best part about this version of Timex heart rate watch is that it gives you a great heart rate monitor for just $33.00 which is accurate. It’s a basic version gadget which does not have all the frills associated with other products. Actually, in your exercise all you need is a heart rate monitor to tell you what you need to know. We seldom use the other controls and buttons. So why pay a large amount for something which has no practical value?

It has a chest strap which is quiet light and you don’t even feel it after sometime. This chest strap transmits the signal to the receiver which is tied on the hand. The numbers are large and easy to read at a glance and you get a record of your work out, heart rate and the maximum and minimum that was recorded. It even has an indiglo which enables you to check out the readings in the dark.

If you are a serious fitness fan and do not like the excess trappings of the modern day heart rate monitors then this Timex heart rate monitor is the right choice for you.

For the latest models, check out the Timex Heart Monitor Selection.