Customer Reviews

Reebok Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch

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This is my third heart rate monitor. I purchased this one because the battery died in my last HR watch. I thought I could replace the battery, but when I tried to replace it, I broke it. Oh well. . .

Anyway, I purchased the Reebok Fitness HR Watch because it was on sale (50% off retail). I couldn't find any reviews on it so I "rolled the dice."

With my two previous HR watches, it was pretty intuitive as to how to set and operate them without reading the instructions. With the Reebok HR watch, I had to read the instructions a couple of times. After a couple of training sessions, I began to feel comfortable on how to operate it and use its settings.

There are a few PROS on the Reebok HR watch:

(1) The chest heart rate strap will work with Precor cardio machines with heart rate monitors.

(2) The chest heart rate strap's battery is easily replaced. (I don't know about the watch.)

(3) It has a lot of features that you'll find in higher priced HR watches.

Now, the CONS:

(1) The heart rate reading is much too small if you're near-sighted or need reading glasses.

(2) The shape of the crystal cover causes a glare under certain indoor and outdoor lighting so it's difficult to read the small heart rate reading.

In conclusion, because the heart rate reading is too small and there's a glare, I can't read the watch unless I slow down, steady my arm, and position my arm at a certain angle to deflect the glare. Because of this, I'm disappointed with this watch.

If you've got good eyesight, you can add 1-star.

I've had this heart rate monitor for about 8 years now. I really like the way it works and I've never had any problems with it. I use it about every-other-day for my aerobic work-out. The only thing I've had to do is change the battery. When I first got it and when I change the batteries I have to get out the instructions to re-set everything, but other than that, it's great. I'm planning to buy a second one for my husband.

The Reebok Heart Monitor arrived without a working battery. Dead as a doornail. I contacted the Reebok people, as instructed in the material. The cost of shipping it to them plus the time lost without the product made it more sensible to purchase a battery locally. Although I purchased a better battery than would have been installed originally, it cost me an extra $25 that should not have been necessary.

All the problems I saw on review are pretty much out of real, except perharps the fact that once you begin monitoring your heart rate everything in display becomes very small, but even though it's not necessary to stop to check it out, if you can hold your arm stand still while your running that's not much of a challenge. It's very good looking and fits well on wrist. And it offers you high end models features for a lower price, a polar with the same features would cost three or fivefold.It's very reliable,if you check your rate the tradicional way(by pressing your carotid and counting pulses for 15 seconds and then multipling by 4) you will get to the same rate. The only thing is that unless the monitor is wet the rate becomes errratic, which is no different from any other monitor.

The only odd thing I noticed about it is that it has to be very wet to work but it does work.