THIS little wonder to the left was my Mother's Day present from Todd. It is somewhat annoying that he always thinks of the perfect gift, and I can never think of anything for him. Part of the reason, I think, is that in order to buy a piece of technology, one needs to KNOW about the technology. Thus I can never buy him anything he would actually want! Anyway, this is a GPS/heart rate monitor extroidiarie! I absolutely love it and don't know how I ever exercised without it! Like our Dad, I love to time myself, track my progress, etc. It makes a little map of where I ran, average mph/heart rate, tells me how many calories I burned, and countless other interesting things! I love knowing how far I have gone without driving around my route in the car afterward. You can also plug it into the computer and it graphs your route and all kinds of other stuff that Todd loves! You can set it up to alert you every so often if you want to do interval training, or if your heart rate goes to high etc. To work the heart rate monitor, you have to wear a strap around your chest and the info registers on the watch. I am actually trying to figure out if I am working my heart too hard or where I should be. It seems like I am too high, but I am still investigating that part. Anyway, you can switch it to biking mode and I does all the stuff for that too! I acutally read the manual so that I could work many of the features, but I'm sure the coolest parts are wasted on me. Luckily Todd has decided to start riding his bike and trying to get in shape, so he can use the watch and be excited about the cool features! Also, let's pay attention to the fact that I learned how to get a picture off of the internet and onto my blog! That is the big time--and also thanks to my techno savy husband! Without him, I would still have a DOS menu on my computer and a big floppy drive! It takes me a while to come around to the new things. I am currently annoyed that he put Windows Vista on my computer to make it "so much better!" Everything looks different and I feel like I am re-learning how to get pics off my camera, find Word, and well all of it! He wants me to open up more than one thing in windows at once! Like I said, a lot of the cool stuff is wasted on me, but I am coming around. I am glad I have a smart husband to answer my every question. Anyway, if anyone is in the market for a cool running watch, check out this one!
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That's awesome! There are still some things we have that I just don't even try to understand how to use. In fact, when Jake hands me a video game controller and tells me that's a remote for the DVD I'm watching . . . I mean, give me a break! I just yell for him to come help me. I can see myself turning into mom all the while . . . Anywho, don't have 190 heart rate any more! Good luck figuring that out.
hhmmm...i'm sure my dad would love to put that with his GPS collection!
Oh yes, it is very cool. Todd sure knows how to pick 'em!
Cool picture. You must be very computer savvy to get pictures on your blog. And the watch is GPS?! I mean! And it draws maps and know how far you went without having the dealy on the bike handlebars and wheel? Dang, that is good. Yeah, I like to know how long it takes me every time I go somewhere, and whether is was longer or shorter than before and stuff like that. Like average moving miles per hour (about 30) when traveling around town. It's why my GPS is so fun. So, I'm glad you and Todd are biking together. It is good exercise for the legs and lungs, and will help lose weight if done consistently for a long time. Well done!
thanks for the crack about me, Cami. I guess I just don't have an interest in the gadgets unless I actually am forced to try them and like what they do. Remember, when I was a kid, transistor radios and color TV had just arrived! I'm glad you like your new thing-a-ma-jigger, Amber.
You are inspiring me to get back into shape. I can totally see Todd getting his excited face for all these technologies.
L.I.B. What will they think of next!?
You inspire me to exercise. I am not a person who is very motivated. Someday I'll be as hyped up about it as you are, and maybe even get a few gadgets of my own. We already have pedometers, so that's a start.
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