Customer Reviews

Special Edition MioPINK Sport Select Heart Rate Monitor Watch with Calorie Burn Calculation

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I like to work out at home on days I can't get to the gym. With the MioPINK heart rate monitor, I can monitor time with the stop watch-type feature and check my heart rate through out my workout to know if I'm working at the right intensity. It even tells you what percentage of target heart rate that you are working at. I don't usually bring the monitor to the gym because all the gym equipment has most of the same features and it can be tight to wear on your wrist.

The monitor asks for age, birthdate, weight etc so that it can accurately give heart rate. It was tough to program. It comes with instructions, but there are many little buttons that have to be pressed in a certain order to get it to register. If you hit the wrong button, which I did, it was hard to get back in to change it.

Now, that I know how it all works, I'm happy I bought it. I do use it alot.

This model does not have a cheast strap. It relies on the user to constantly monitor your heart rate using the finger pads on the wrist band. This is not easy or convinient during and intense workout. To get an accurate reading you would have to be doing the same activity at the same intensity for a period of time. If you change intesity you would need to be using the fingerpads constantly.

I really like not having to use a chest strap to get my heart rate when working out. I have checked the accuracy of the monitor and it is right on target. It works great, supports a very worthy cause and it's really cute too! I was a little worried about the strap size when ordering the regular vs. the petite size (based on reviews from other customers) because my wrists are 6 1/2 inches; however, I like the flexibility of being able to move my watch higher up on my arm. The strap is not too big - no matter what position I wear it in - and I like the solid pink strap better than the petite version. Definitely worth buying if you hate wearing a chest strap.

This product is great to track your heartrate without the telemetric strap around your body, although it takes a few extra seconds and a little adjusting at times. Love the stopwatch to time my workout and see the amount of calories burned for each individual workout. The light assists in dimmed classes. I would recommend this product!

It works pretty well, however, the pink band gets soiled rather easily and is not able to be cleaned very well.
Other features do not work as well as you might expect.
Keeps good time and good for heart rate monitor.

I asked for this heart rate monitor watch as a mother's day gift because I liked the idea of not having to use a strap. However, I find that it takes too long in the middle of a class to register the heart rate. Plus, the average heart rate is not captured at the end of the excercise period, only the calories burned. I ended up returning this and going back to my strap.

I have had this watch for about a year and it has helped me lose weight! Tracking my HR and my calories burned helped motivate me to work harder in the gym. Since it takes 3500 calories to burn a pound, I try to make sure my workout burns at leat 500 calories. I also like that it supports a very worthy breast cancer charity. I definitely recommend this watch if you want to boost your workouts and your weight loss program. Best, Cynthia

NICE LOOKING, GOOD FUNCTONS, HOWEVER FOR A WOMAN WITH NORMAL TO SMALL WRISTS IT'S JUST WAY TOO BIG!!

After only owning it for 6 months - the watch died and is no longer functioning. It is bigger and clunkier than expected and can be uncomfortable in certain positions (e.g. weight workouts). As others have commented, it does not track as much information as it could. Sadly, I'm very displeased.

I love the color pink which is one of the reasons I wanted this. Like the first reviewer I mainly use it at home and not the gym. It is great for outdoor activities so you do not have to guess how many calories you a burning I have even used it while doing some housework. I did find that the battery wore out faster than I expected when used daily. I did not have as much trouble programming the watch as some of the other reviewers but it was not a simple process. I would recommend it to others. I also do not have trouble keeping the band clean just wipe with a damp white soapy wash cloth and wipe dry. That is all I have ever used.