Reebok

ACTIVE TRAINER. Simultaneously shows heart rate and time of day on dot matrix display. Has calendar, hourly alarm, daily alarm and function to allow you to scan through exercise time, maximum heart rate, average heart rate and minimum heart rate. Information can be stored in memory and can be recalled or reset during or after the exercise session.

FIT TRAINER. Has all the features of the Active Trainer plus quick start function, 3 target zones that automatically set when age is entered and one manually set target zone, 99 hour stopwatch (with or without heart rate), displays elapsed time, heart rate, % of maximum heart rate and active heart zone. Stopwatch memory holds 50 laps with average heart rate for lap and split times and heart rate at the instant of key press, time in above and below target zone. Also shows average heart rate for entire workout. Night light.

PRECISION TRAINER. Has all the features of the Fit Trainer plus split memory increased to 99 splits and has graphic displays.

Timex

All Timex heart rate monitors provide a digital FM transmission for clear signals around exercise equipment and power lines. All units are available with either polyurethane strap or fabric strap.

IRONMAN TRIATHALON.  Timex’s entry level heart rate monitor. Has time of day, calendar, daily alarm, target zone alarms, 100 hour stopwatch with splits, 100 hour count down timer and Indiglo night light.

IRONMAN TRIATHALON 50 LAP.  Has time of day, calendar, daily alarm, 100 hour countdown timer, 50 lap memory with heart rate, lap time and split time. Memory shows time in zone, average heart rate in zone and average heart rate for entire workout. Indigo night light.

IRONMAN TRIATHALON 100 LAP.  Has all the functions of the 50 lap unit, but memory for 100 laps.

Other Brands

Some of the companies that manufacture heart rate monitors, private brand some of their models for various companies who want their name on it so it looks like it is exclusive to them. This causes some confusion as to just what these models are comparable to. There are also some smaller companies in China and other far east countries that are making some very low end units and private branding them for various companies in the United States. Some of these have various problems with accuracy and reliability of the heart rate signal although most have a good appearance. The biggest single problem with most is dead spots in the field of transmission. Creative Health Products has been approached by some of these companies to have units made with the Creative Health name on them. Unfortunately, none that have been evaluated so far, work well enough that we would feel comfortable in marketing them, particularly with the Creative Health Products name on them. Very recently, as this is being written, the market is being flooded with low cost heart rate monitors made in China. Several well known large companies are selling the rights to use their name on them or actually marketing them. There are now so many that it has become difficult for us to evaluate all of them. Therefore, we cannot comment on the quality or accuracy of most of them.