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| Timex T5G941 Heart Rate Monitor Watch | 
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| Brand: Timex
Category: Sports
List Price: $49.95
Buy New: $29.00
You Save: $20.95 (42%)
New (13) from $29.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 49
Color: silver
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
Warranty: One-Year Warranty
MPN: T5G941
Model: T5G941
UPC: 753048231720
EAN: 0753048213306
ASIN: B000F5WB66
Release Date: January 1, 2008
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| Features:
| • | Recalls activity time and average, peak, and minimum heart rate | | • | Elastic chest strap transmits heart EKG to wristwatch; user-replaceable battery | | • | Automatic activity timer keeps track of exercise time | | • | 12- and 24-hour time as well as with month and date display | | • | INDIGLO backlighting, 30-meter water resistance rating |
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Product Description
Recalls activity time and average, peak, and minimum heart rate / Splash resistant / Elastic Chest Band for accurate beats per minute Elastic strap fits chest sizes from 25 inches to 53 inches Water-resistant 30m (sensor will not provide accurate heart rates when under water) INDIGLO night-light backlight Watch with 12/24 hour time and month/date display 2 year average battery life (battery is replaceable) One year warranty
Amazon.com Product Description
The affordable, entry-level Timex T5G941 is great for those just starting out with heart rate monitoring. This digital wristwatch-style monitor continuously tracks your heart rate via a comfortable, elastic chest strap (which fists chest sizes from 25 to 53 inches). The large, easy-to-read display recalls your activity time and average, peak, and minimum heart rate, and it includes 12/24 hour time and month/date display. It also features INDIGLO night light backlighting for use at night, up to 2 years of battery life, perforated rubbers strap, and water resistance to 30 meters (100 feet)--enabling it to withstand splashes and accidental dunks into the water, but not suitable for swimming.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 Works great January 12, 2008
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
I wanted a heart rate monitor to use for general exercise and fitness. I bought four of the Timex monitors, one for myself and three for Christmas gifts. I have used mine several times and it works fine. The machines I use at my athletic club pick up the heart rate signal automatically so I can see the heart rate without looking at the watch. I wear the watch to record the length of the workout, the average heart rate, and the maximum. I like this amount of information; I don't want to download training information to a computer and I don't want calorie information since that would probably be inaccurate anyway; that is, you get the same calorie count for a 110 woman as a 230 pound man (me). There is a small exercise booklet that comes with the watch and monitor that gives some useful information to correlate your heart rate and length of workout with your fitness level. You can use this to calculate points for the workout and compare that with the range of points you should be accumulating every week for various activities like running a 10K or a marathon. Putting the monitor strap on is only a minor inconvenience. I have had no read-out problems. The wrist watch works as a watch when not showing heart rate. This is an excellent product for the price.
 Works Inconsistently April 2, 2008
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
I had this HRM for about 2 months and it worked fine for during that time period. This is a low end HRM without a lot of features but it was all I really needed.
Recently, it has started to quit working during some workouts. During some runs when my heart rate is high (above 175) it just quits. Other days it seems to work fine. It is very annoying when it quits in the middle of a workout so you lose your time as well as the heart rate information. If it keeps acting up, I will probably return it to Timex. They charge a $7.00 postage and handling fee to return it.
Worth Much MoreThan I Paid June 10, 2008
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
My Timex Heart Monitor arrived today and, after a quick read of the enclosed instructions, I strapped on the watch and the sensor unit and headed for the Oz fitness center.
The Timex seemed to work perfectly. It was consistent first with my resting pulse rate. And at the gym the Star Trec Treadmill picked up the signal and registered the same as it did yesterday when I didn't have the Timex unit.
I'm 70 years old. It was really great to NOT have to grab the treadmill sensors with both hands to check my pulse while jogging 6+MPH. The new Star Trec treadmill picked up the Timex signal and displayed my heart rate so I didn't even have to look at the watch. Of course it comes in handy on the rowing machine and the torso machine, acting as an incentive to push to my maximum heart rate.
It may be that the watch battery (or more likely the sensor battery) will run down after a couple of months of daily use. I don't actually know how long the batteries will last or how resilient the unit is to abuse.
I hope it will outlast the cheap but comfortable plastic watch band. Now that I have used it once I don't want to jog, bicycle, or go the gym without it.
It's a steal! March 21, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
When I bought this, it was 28 dollars. Now even at 32 dollars, it's a great purchase. It's easy to use, simple, and accurate. It has only two modes: watch and heart rate monitor. And that's all I need. It keeps track of the activity time and average heart rate. At this price and quality, this is a great purchase.
Good Value for the Money June 22, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am very happy with my Timex heart-rate-monitor watch. I was considering a heart-rate watch that did not require a chest strap, but after a few visits to the health club, I realized that two fingers placed on a watch to get heart rate just couldn't do it. At my Bally's gym, there are several brand new $8,000 stair-climber and treadmill machines, with built in grips to measure heart rate. Yet even using these sophisticated hand grips, it takes sometimes 30 seconds for these multi-thousand-dollar machines to calculate and display my heart rate. That is with two sweaty hands and lots of contact on big metal plates. So my guess is that with a tiny watch and two dry fingers it would take even longer to get a heart rate. With this Timex watch, the elastic (back) and rubber (front) chest strap is comfortable and stays in place. Once it is on I don't feel it, and I forget completely about it. Then for the rest of the time I am wearing it, I have an accurate and immediate display of my heart rate on the watch, without ever having to touch the watch to see what my heart rate is. And all the machines at the gym marked "Polar" pick up on my chest strap radio transmissions and display my heart rate, even though the chest strap is Timex. Highly recommended. For the under-$40 price that I paid, I think this little gadget is terrific.
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