Omron HR-100C Heart Rate Monitor

Exercise safer with this Omron HR100C Heart Rate Monitor. It monitors your heart rate so your workout doesn’t become too strenuous. Your activity can become counter productive and strain muscles. For 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% to 85% of your maximum heart rate. Whether your goal is to maintain or improve overall health, lose weight or get more energy in your daily life, physical activity is essential to staying healthy.

Built In Heart Rate Monitor Watch – Time of day display and daily reminder alarm feature Contains – 1 wrist receiver monitor, 1 transmitter, 1 transmitter heart rate monitor strap, soft zippered storage case, 2 lithium batteries (installed) and instruction manual Water-resistant – wear watch and chest transmitter belt as deep as 98 feet (30 meters) below water surface. Or use while bicycling, running, etc Note – Wrist heart rate monitor functions only when transmitter chest band is not submerged in water. Stand up out of water to get heart rate Safety Information – This monitor is not a medical device and is not intended to monitor health concerns. This monitor may interfere with a pacemaker or other implanted devices. Consult with the manufacturer of the implanted device and your physician prior to using this monitor. Manufacturer’s Limited Warranty – 1 year

Omron HR-100C Heart Rate Monitor Review

Being a person who hasn’t ever joined a gym, I never knew stuff like this existed. I was very interested in this item because I’ve been walking for exercise but wasn’t really sure I was reaching my target heart rate consistently.

The monitor, which displays the time as well as your heart rate on a watch, works in conjuction with a gizmo that you strap around yourself, just under your chest. (I will tell you, since I was concerned about this, that it’s hardly noticeable once it’s in place…it’s a 12″ or so long piece of plastic with an adjustable elastic strap…not very bulky at all!) The monitor also features a stopwatch and an alarm, so that after you set your minimum & maximum desired heart rates, you can be alerted when you are out of range. The alarm is a “beep-beep” that I can hear over the book on tape I drag along with me. Your heart rate is updated every second or two so you will always know if you need to pick up the pace a bit.

Although I have not yet had to do so, the chest strap has a removable backing, and you apparently can change the battery yourself (this is a big deal, I guess, since some of the more expensive monitors require that you send them to the factory for a battery change). The elastic strap is also completely removable, which makes it very easy to wash (and you will need to if you’re exercising!).

The monitor comes packaged in a small, zippered carrying case, and includes an attachment that allows you to place it on a bicycle handlebar.

This does everything I need it to, and I recommend it for anyone who is just getting started in an exercise program.

Omron HR-100C Heart Rate Monitor