Not what I hoped for | Omron HR-100C Heart Rate Monitor

This works for me. | Omron HR-100C Heart Rate Monitor

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	• Omron HR-100C Heart Rate Monitor Omron Omron, 2005 average customer review:based on 259 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

So Far So Good

I have only used this product for 2 weeks, but so far it has worked very well. I use it for running outdoors and also in the Gym. It tracks my heart rate well. In the gym the treadmills and Cross trainers pick up the signal from the chest strap. It is a good buy for the money. When you first put it on it is a good idea to put a small amount of water on the sensors on the chest strap.

Not what I hoped for

I'll break this down quickly - pros and cons:

Pros:

* The heart rate monitor works with the cardio equipment and the gym and my heart rate pops up on the screen. The watch reads about the same, so it IS accurate.
* The battery in the monitor is easy to change.
* As a woman I don't need the attaching strap. I just slip the monitor under my bra.
* The monitor is comfortable to wear.
* The monitor battery lasts a long time.
* The watch does everything a stopwatch would do - time, date, stopwatch, split time, etc.

Cons:
* The watch arrived with a dead battery so I had to change it before I could even wear it.
* The watch battery can only be changed by a jeweler or someone else who really knows what they are doing. If it is not changed by a jeweler, the warranty is void.
* The watch EATS batteries like crazy. I don't have the time to get it changed properly every time it dies. After the second time I gave up on the watch and just use the monitor now.
* Watch and monitor take the flat lithium batteries that are costly.
* The watch mounter does not work on most cardio equipment; it's simply too small. I quickly found it totally useless in the gym.

I went with this brand because I own an Omron scale and pedometer and am very happy with both, but this product disappointed me. Can't they make the watch battery easier to change? In short, there has got to be a better product than this. If I could do it over, I'd buy something else.

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This works for me.

My gym has treadmill and elliptical (Precor) machines that accept input from chest heart rate monitors. This monitor works with those machines. Batteries are easily replacable in the chest strap.

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works like it is supposed to

This is the first monitor I have ever bought. I found it easy to use and have had no problems with is so far - but have only used for about a week. The price was definitely right. Im curious to see if it will last though - as there are many reviewers whose monitor stopped working fairly early on.

Omron HR-100C is better than my Polar!, way better!

The sender's battery can be replaced unlike the Polar. The watch part is also a watch and has date, day of the week. Just strap the sender and immediately it is already working.
The cost to replace battery on the Polar was too much so I bought this Omron monitor instead. As a bonus it came with a great bag. I love it as you can tell.

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Knowing your heart rate is important because if you are working out too hard, your activity can become counter productive and strain muscles. To achieve an effective workout, no matter what the aerobic activity, you must maintain your heart rate at a proper level for a minimum of 20 minutes. The proper level is generally 65%-85% of your maximum heart rate. Mounting bracket to mount watch receiver to most treadmills and bicycles Time of day display and daily reminderalarm feature 1 year warranty