There have been miraculous breakthroughs in technology over the past few years. For example, the Global Positioning System, made up of geosynchronous satellites orbiting the earth can triangulate your point to within 3 meters. If your watch is a GPS runner watch, that technology has been miniaturized and added to your chronograph.
When you run, your GPS running watch retrieves data about your work out, stores it, and upon command, gathers the data for your use. The route you ran, the speed at which you ran it and the distance you ran is all integrated.
The information can be used as you run to help pace yourself. Also, it can be downloaded to your personal computer at the conclusion of your run to examine your progress. The most flexible GPS running watches include multi-session functions which allow you to evaluate a number of runs.
GPS running watches are a little larger than usual digital watches due to the built-in GPS transmitter. Other than that they look just like normal watches. Most GPS running watches are able to be programmed with various workout types. Set workouts can be tied to time and distance or workouts can be tied to the number of calories burned or the rate of your pulse.
Sometimes referred to as a step workout, the interval workout combines a stage of strong training with a rest phase. You might dash for one minute and then jog for one more minute to rest, for instance.
A distance workout would basically record the distance you've run and notify you after you reached your objective. The timed workout function is just like a countdown clock. It notifies you after a specific quantity of time has passed. A heart rate workout helps you keep your heart rate in a certain range and notifies you as soon as your heart rate increases outside a specific upper limit or falls under a certain lower target. Finally, for a calorie burn workout the GPS runner watch would alert you as soon as you have burned the amount of calories you set as a goal.
A few of the optional features of GPS runner watches include warm-up and cool-down options, an altimeter which tracks inclines and declines and thermometers that can record data about the weather throughout your run. Several GPS runner watches can even interface with foot pods you position in your shoes that measure your step length and pace. They can connect with a heart monitor which records your pulse or heart rate so you adjust your exertion in order to remain inside your preferred training range. Some can download digital maps and mark the path you have gone in order to help one keep from getting lost.
If you train for biathlons or triathlons, tons of GPS running watches can mount on your handlebars and on your wrist. A good number of those come with cadence and speed sensors that work with a bike. Other GPS running watches are waterproof to fifty meters.
When you run, your GPS running watch retrieves data about your work out, stores it, and upon command, gathers the data for your use. The route you ran, the speed at which you ran it and the distance you ran is all integrated.
The information can be used as you run to help pace yourself. Also, it can be downloaded to your personal computer at the conclusion of your run to examine your progress. The most flexible GPS running watches include multi-session functions which allow you to evaluate a number of runs.
GPS running watches are a little larger than usual digital watches due to the built-in GPS transmitter. Other than that they look just like normal watches. Most GPS running watches are able to be programmed with various workout types. Set workouts can be tied to time and distance or workouts can be tied to the number of calories burned or the rate of your pulse.
Sometimes referred to as a step workout, the interval workout combines a stage of strong training with a rest phase. You might dash for one minute and then jog for one more minute to rest, for instance.
A distance workout would basically record the distance you've run and notify you after you reached your objective. The timed workout function is just like a countdown clock. It notifies you after a specific quantity of time has passed. A heart rate workout helps you keep your heart rate in a certain range and notifies you as soon as your heart rate increases outside a specific upper limit or falls under a certain lower target. Finally, for a calorie burn workout the GPS runner watch would alert you as soon as you have burned the amount of calories you set as a goal.
A few of the optional features of GPS runner watches include warm-up and cool-down options, an altimeter which tracks inclines and declines and thermometers that can record data about the weather throughout your run. Several GPS runner watches can even interface with foot pods you position in your shoes that measure your step length and pace. They can connect with a heart monitor which records your pulse or heart rate so you adjust your exertion in order to remain inside your preferred training range. Some can download digital maps and mark the path you have gone in order to help one keep from getting lost.
If you train for biathlons or triathlons, tons of GPS running watches can mount on your handlebars and on your wrist. A good number of those come with cadence and speed sensors that work with a bike. Other GPS running watches are waterproof to fifty meters.
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