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(More customer reviews)Previously, I owned an Oregon Scientific heart rate monitor, which worked great for 5 years. It had basic features which I found useful but needed to replace it because it wasn't as accurate/consistent as it use to be.
I was not sure about buying the Nike Imara Heart Rate Monitor because there weren't any reviews on it. But I liked the design and color choices and I knew it was designed specifically for women by Nike (a reputable company). Now that I have the product and have used it for 1 week, I feel satisfied with my purchase. The price was great and I received it quickly from Amazon. The Nike Imara Heart Rate Monitor is pretty, and easy to use. There are 5 modes: Time, Chronograph, Interval, Data, and Alarm. It comes with an instruction manual and CD to program the modes. Both are easy to follow when programming your monitor but the CD adds a nice visual experience for those women that need a demonstration. The watch band is a nice thick plastic. It's a little difficult to put on at first but you quickly get use to it.
First and most important, I find that Nike Imara Heart Rate Monitor is accurate when measuring my bpm. I use the chronograph (CHRO) mode which gives your bpm or average bpm and a stop watch. The rate does not jump around with random, unrealistic heart rate readings.I chose to wear the chest strap without the elastic strap by placing it inside my sports bra.I get a nice consistent reading of my heart rate even when I'm jumping around. The out of range alarms are a nice feature that alert you when to work harder or slow down. You hear a stead single beep when your heart rate is below target and a double beep when it is above target. I also like the fact that the chest strap transmits my bpm to my exercise machine that has a heart rate monitor on it.
I have not tried the interval training (INTR) mode so I can't comment about it accuracy. But I'm sure it would be useful for those women that like to exercise at different intensities during their workout and need to know when to change the intensity or be alerted when they are outside of the intensity range.
The DATA mode gives you a summary of your workout accomplishments. However, you only get this summary if you remember to press the start button during your CHRO or INTR mode. The summary for your workout includes your total workout time, average bpm, total calorie burned, total time in your target heart rate zone (if you programmed a zone), total time above your target HR zone, and total time below your HR zone.
I think this is a great basic HR monitor. It's perfect for women in all exercise ranges (weight loss, strength training, etc.) because of the interval training feature. I also think it's perfect of pregnant women that want to exercise during their pregnancy and keep track of their HR to make sure they are not over exercising.
I may add to or modify this review after using it for a longer period of time. I hope this was helpful and I hope others write reviews on this HR watch when they purchase it.
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Svelte, sporty, and stylishly subdued, the Nike Imara HRM women's digital watch offers enough flair to match your contemporary casual couture. It also offers basic chronograph timing features coupled with an accurate heart rate monitor, which enables you to keep track of your cardio training with a programmable heart rate zone (via the included chest strap) and an audible alert when your readings are out of that zone. Two countdown timers help you time alternate between hard and easy for interval training or run/walk events. It also provides two time zones, date display, and one alarm.
The Imara's light pink watch case and pre-curved polyurethane strap have a sleek, narrow profile with a durable, highly polished silver stainless steel bezel.Other features include a stylish, oversized stainless steel buckle, water resistance to 50 meters (165 feet), one-touch backlighting, scratch-resistant mineral glass crystal, and a battery hatch on the backplate for easy battery replacement.
About Nike Nike watches are built to endure extreme outdoor conditions without missing a beat and they adhere to the company's founding mission statement: to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world. And as Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman would add--if you have a body, you're an athlete. Ever since the fateful day in 1971 when University of Oregon track coach Bowerman poured rubber into his wife's waffle iron, technological innovation has been the spark that lights Nike's fire. The Waffle outsole transformed the running world and soon after Nike Air evolved Nike's revolutionary impact on sports. Beyond shoes--from watches and eyewear to carry gear and even socks--Nike is committed to giving athletes of every make, model and body style, who compete and recreate in ways never before imagined, the very best performance product. Here are just a few important dates in Nike's journey:
American record-holder Steve Prefontaine becomes the first major track athlete to wear Nike brand shoes in 1973.
At the 1976 Olympic Trials, Nike shoes are seen in abundance for the first time--worn by young, rising stars in both middle- and long-distance events.
The first athlete to win an Olympic medal wearing Nike shoes is British runner, Steve Ovett in the 1980 Moscow Games
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