Sunday, February 14, 2010

GPS Runners Watch

By Bud Cochell

It's got some serious features. The Forerunner 405 always keeps your distance, time, calories, pace heart and calories rate (when paired with heart rate monitor). You can store it in the memory so it can be reviewed and analyzed for the facts to see that you've improved.

The high-sensitivity GPS for Runners receiver finds satellite reception, whether you're tackling a trail or jogging through the urban canyons or your neighborhood. The Forerunner 405 is water-resistant (IPX7) and can be used outdoors and indoors (with an optional foot pod), that makes it the best year-round, all-weather training tool.

Forerunner 405 is offered with or without a heart rate monitor (see the versions tab) to help one make the most out of their training. Versions with a digital heart rate monitor continuously track heart beats per minute. One could train at a certain heart rate zone to improve your fitness level or compare your pace and heart rate to past performance on the same run.

The awesome patent-pending touch bezel on the front of the watch enables navigating the options easier than ever. Simply by tapping, holding or running a finger along the bezel, runners can begin a new workout, access their training history or compete with a Virtual Partner. The Forerunner 405 allows training with a Virtual Partner easier and more efficient. Runners are able to adjust the Virtual Partner's pace without stopping in the middle of a workout, and the Virtual Partner is always on and ready for a challenge.

One of Garmin's biggest decisions has been to look at fitness devices as a total platform with their "ANT + Sport" connectivity system. All of Garmin's new fitness devices, including the Forerunner 405, Edge 605 and 705 bike computers, and Forerunner 50 heart rate monitor watches, will interface wirelessly with almost any device that is compatible with the "ANT + Sport" protocol, including devices from other manufacturers.

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