 Manufacturer : Garmin Model : 010-00743-30 ASIN : B001S2RCXM Price : 199.99$ See Special Offers   Amazon.com Product DescriptionThis FR60 bundle (in women's black) includes a foot pod, a USB ANT stick, and a heart rate monitor. Log every mile and every minute with FR60, a sleek fitness watch plus workout tool that tracks your time, h  58 of 58 people found the following review helpful: Just plain AWESOME ! This review is from: Garmin FR60 Women's Black Fitness Watch Bundle (Includes Foot Pod, Heart Rate Monitor, and USB ANT Stick) (Electronics) I have been using this watch/footpod/HR monitor now for about 6 months and I absolutely love it. It is like having a coach. I am a fairly new runner and completed a half marathon this past spring and loved it. I decided to get more serious about my training and run a fall marathon. The longer runs were really a pain because I'd have to get in my car and drive the route each time....and then remember them as I ran . And of course if an unpredicted problem came up (angry dog, suspicious person, etc) I couldn't really deviate without blowing the run and not knowing how far I'd gone . And also......my paces were off. I was running my recovery runs and easy runs WAY too fast. And then at the time I was using an old treadmill that was totally off pace, so my faster runs---well, who knows how consistent they were. I needed help ! And I got it. Everything fell completely into place after getting the watch. It basically sets ITSELF up,too. So easy to use. The Garmin website is awesome. I understand they had bugs at first, but I have encountered none of that. I can look at a run and see my heart rate and pace on a graph. I can also see reports on mileage, etc. And the ability to see cadence per mile is cool,too. I have learned so much by having all this data. It has made me a much better runner. I pay attention to heart rate now,too. And of course it is wonderful to be able to track my distance and pace as I run outdoors. I can just take whatever direction I want now....I feel totally free and spontaneous out there. And I use it on the treadmill,too. Way more accurate than the treadmill as far as pace is concerned. I also run in a lot of trees, which is why I avoided the GPS version. The footpod works everywhere and GPS will lose way points in heavy trees or in a city with tall buildings. It coached me to a 4:14:01 first marathon finish this past October. It is really accurate and I have never calibrated it. Although I plan to go to an indoor track this week and do that this week before I start training seriously again (I wore it in the marathon and it tracked the the distance as 26.58---not bad over that many miles with no additional calibration, but still.....). I highly recommend this product to anyone who would like to be able to monitor their training. It is all they say and a lot more. I plan to try to qualify for Boston this spring and I know my chances are much improved with my Garmin FR60 (yes, all my friends are definitely tired of hearing how much I love the watch!). This review is from: Garmin FR60 Women's Black Fitness Watch Bundle (Includes Foot Pod, Heart Rate Monitor, and USB ANT Stick) (Electronics) Awsome product for new runners. Purchased for wife's birthday(I am a romantic at heart). She is far from tech savvy as am I but basic functions simple enough to utilize without delving too deeply in manual. Also purchased the seperate foot pod that provides more detailed info and feedback on runs. As time goes by I can see her utilizing more of the functions on the watch and the website but for now viewing her results after a run give her the motivation to get back out for the next time. The Lilac color gives product more of a feminine flavor as opposed to a slimmed down man's watch. This review is from: Garmin FR60 Women's Black Fitness Watch Bundle (Includes Foot Pod, Heart Rate Monitor, and USB ANT Stick) (Electronics) I've used the watch for 2 months, and have updated this review several times.Setup: If you're not very good with hardware and techno gadgetry, you might not find the owner's manual to be very helpful, and complete setup very frustrating. However, search "Garmin FR60" on YouTube and you'll find some great instructional vidoes, by Garmin, on how to set up the watch. These videos include screen shots. By the way, you should know the owner's manual is available online only, but you can save and print if you must. Use: Again, the owner's manual wasn't very helpful on how to actually go use the watch, and go through the "pages." But it is pretty easy if you're not afraid to hit some buttons. Take it on a couple test runs before you actually need the watch. Foot Pod: no problems at all. It's smaller than I thought it would be, and is not noticeable at all on my shoe. The ANT stick: once you have everything paired and you've signed on to the website (watch YouTube if you're techno-impaired), the stick does exactly what they say. You get the watch near it, and it wirelessly gets your data off your watch. I have not found how to dump the data off the watch. The software is run/stored on Garmin's website (you create a free account--very easy and quick)....oh, very cool. Goals, history, multiple sports...great great great. Pace/Mileage Accuracy: Be sure to follow the instructions for calibrating the watch. It's so EASY! And very very accurate!!! I didn't want the GPS watch because reviews have said that 1). the GPS can sometimes take several minutes to find the satellite signal and 2). they lose the signal if they're in trees. With the FR60, you have none of those problems. Heart Rate Accuracy: 100% Heart strap: I'm usually like the Princess and the Pea, but I found the monitor to be so comfortable I dind't know it was there. And don't buy this "I'm sooooo little the strap is too big" that you might see on other posts. It fits my 11-year-old skinny son, so shut up. Design: I have a small wrist, and the watch doesn't look bulky. The strap could easily fit a pre-teen girl's wrist, as well as larger-boned women. My husband scams it once and awhile to check his own heart rate, and the watch fits him. The strap is a little stiff, so I'm hoping that will loosen up, though if it doesn't, the watch was comfortable enough. I had to give product only 4 stars because I think they really fell down on the set-up and usage instructions, which may be a problem for some. Otherwise, I LOVE THIS WATCH!!!!!!! Once you're set up and ready to go, this watch should get 10+ STARS. AMENDED REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 22, 2011: The battery on this watch finally died. No problem, you can chage it yourself without sending it back to Garmin, which I guess you have to do on their other watches. HOWEVER!!! All my settings and calibrations are gone! Everything. And given how hard this watch is to set up, I'm selling it. And after building a solid running base for a year and working out at differenet paces, the watch is not at all accurate on distance and pace, which is dependent on stride length because of the foot pod. My stride lengthens on faster runs than a long, slow run. I went to Target and bought a $10 sportswatch. So cheap I can't even mark splits. The Garmin was useful as a beginner, but now I have a better sense of pacing and don't need it. I'm going to rock it Old School now!  REVIEW OF AMAZON SERVICE ... Not the HRM I have never been as disappointed and appalled by Amazon's service as I am with the shipment of this HRM. by RhoadRunner Out of the box I received my garmin fr60 this afternoon and it wouldn't turn on. Called garmin and they told me sometimes things at amazon sit on the shelf a long time and the battery was... by Garminowner On the run.. Great watch for interval training and logging distance. Helps me out when I'm running alone or in a group. So far so good :) by Jensters24 So far so good. A few weeks in with my new watch and all seems well. I'll start with the only really negative feedback I have. This watch is not comfortable. by M. Thompson Worked ok for a year... I purchased this watch almost exactly one year ago, with the foot pod, heart rate monitor and USB ANT stick because my treadmill's speed display wasn't working. by Joanne Ferguson I loved it except its strap.. I love training and go to gym like 4-5 times a week. I use it in every indoor class work-out except yoga and pilates of course.. by Ozlem Ates Who needs GPS? This thing ROCKS! I know where I'm running. I don't need GPS. As such, this has become the perfect workout and training tool for me. Stunning how easy it is to use. by Meg-a la-Mama OK, not great but nothing really wrong... Does what it's supposed to do, the physical design makes it uncomfortable for the user however. The bands are very stiff and the hing is not designed to allow the base of the... by Kyle Singer Heart Rate Strap I like the watch. After using it for three weeks I am having a hard time getting the watch to pick up my heart rate. by meredith8402 Great for runners and fitness...iffy for cyclists Found the unit a little complicated at the start but after a bit it was all second nature to go between all the settings and the start/stop and lapping functions. by Msr2050 |
Monday, December 12, 2011
Garmin FR60 Women's Black Fitness Watch Bundle (Includes Foot Pod, Heart Rate Monitor, and USB ANT Stick)
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