Mio Shape Select Heart Rate Monitor Watch

Was for Husband and he really liked it and said it works great with his workout routine

I have just received my SECOND Shape Watch from amazon that DOES NOT WORK. I am guessing that Mio dumped damaged goods through this website, but I will impatiently wait for yet another. By the time I test this, it will have been close to 6 weeks from start to finish, and that is assuming my watch even works a third time.

Did not want to use chest strap, heard this was one of the better ones without, so far so good, easy to use and accurate.

This heart rate monitor watch is easy to set up, easy to use, and keeps track of your calories without the use of a calculator and paper. The downside to it is that it is very unconfortable to wear, and almost impossible to wear with a long sleeve. If it rests over your wrist at all it is painful to bend or move your wrist. You have to keep it up on your arm, or wear it loose but with only short sleeves.

I bought this watch after much research. I wanted a heartrate monitor watch that didn't have a chest strap. This is about as basic as you can get, but it isn't short on features. Stopwatch, calorie count (based on your weight and heartrate when exercising), alarm, etc. The only complaints I have, and please keep these in context, is that it's a bit of a pain to check your heartrate while exercising when you have to place your index and middle finger on the tabs. Sometimes, I can't get a reading, but with a simple adjustment of the watch (sliding it up or down an inch) and can usually get one. When I'm in the middle of a run, the last thing I want to do is fuss with anything (watch, ipod, shoe, sock...). If a little fuss means I don't have to have a strap around my chest, I'm all for it!

One little feature I really love about this watch is the strap. Mio designed it so that the strap doesn't have pins where it connects to the watch. The watch actually slides into the strap, and with replacement straps coming in different colors, gives it some fashion hope. It's still an ugly fitness watch, but one with some options!