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Soleus Unisex SF002-001 Go Fitness Band Review

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Those who are in the medical field might already be very familiar of the word “soleus”. This particular word which is Latin of origin is actually a powerful broad flat muscle in the back part of the lower leg that we commonly call the calf muscles. This muscle runs from just below the knee to the heel, and is mainly responsible for in standing, walking and running. The brand Soleus on the other hand is a company based in Austin, Texas – a land of scenic hill country routes that are great for running as well as the famous Town Lake trail. The Soleus Unisex SF002-001 Go Fitness Band is a product that is well engineered and developed by first and foremost runners themselves. Let’s check out their product through this Soleus Unisex SF002-001 Go Fitness Band Review.

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With the company’s commitment and passion to running, their products are marked as simple in design yet delivers quality performance. The Soleus Go is one of their products that is suitable for newbie runners as well as seasoned marathoners as it aims to enhance the experience of both types of runners by giving the users what they need and not what they don’t.

What are the best features of this Fitness Band?

The Soleus Go has a simple yet trendy design. It is light and sleek, which makes it great to wear when running. This device automatically counts your steps as well as the calories burnt while also comparing your current stats to your pre-set goals. It also lets you scroll through all your real-time daily activity information. All-in-all the device shows the date and time, current battery power, calorie, distance, step, weather information and incoming calls on the phone as well as messages.

This device stores up to 30 days of your daily activity, 30 files of exercise data and 10 files of sleep data that will be reviewed on the Soleus Go app. If and when the memory is full, the oldest file will be automatically deleted and replaced by the newest file for each activity. The device is water resistant which protects the device when sweating during the workout or run – but not the type that will be alright in completely submerging into the water.

PROS

  • Small, light, and trendy design that can be worn 24/7
  • With date and time OLED display
  • Handy 3D accelerometer and measures distance; avg pace/speed; step counter
  • Displays the weather or temperature through Bluetooth connectivity to smartphone
  • Shows number of calories burned; sleep pattern tracking; fitness goal tracking; vibration alerts
  • Convenient popper plate clasp closure
  • Informs you when you need to get up and get moving (vibrates)
  • Easy to set up and use
  • Has large enough digits which makes it easy to read
  • Silicone band is durable
  • Fully charged batteries will last up to 7 days under normal use conditions

CONS

  • Not good for submerging into the water (should also not press any buttons when submerged in water too)
  • Does not have a community to join where you can compare stats with friends  (no web portal for users) and is still working with MyFitnessPal integration.
  • Unable to count stair-climbing

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PAPAGO GoWatch 770 Multi-Sport GPS Watch Review

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PAPAGO! Inc. is a company that was established in Taipei, Taiwan around 2001 where they pioneered in manufacturing car dashcams in the market. The company is devoted in providing drivers a comfortable and safe travel when driving on the road. Having such promise and tenure in the market, the PAPAGO! GoWatch 770 Multi-Sport GPS Watch is indeed product to look forward to. Know more about this fitness device through this PAPAGO GoWatch 770 Multi-Sport GPS Watch Review.

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Having an active and healthy lifestyle with our friends is one of the best ways to maintain a healthy body. Here is where this GPS sports watch comes really helpful as it gives full information about your running data which can be shared on social networks as well and have it compared friends who share the same passion.

What are the best features of this  Multi-Sport GPS Watch?

The design of PAPAGO! GoWatch 770 Multi-Sport GPS Watch is very modish which is suitable and great for both sports and casual wears. This sports watch uses a Mitsubishi special panel surface hardness of up to 6H, making it more scratch resistant. The accuracy of its GPS is highly commendable as it has worked consistently, even when you are in the forest where some GPS systems have difficulty. Its large display is beneficial because it makes it very easy to look on the screen at anytime in order to monitor your pace. The screen is large enough to read it but not too large as to be uncomfortable for distance running.

This device is waterproof and meets the IPX6/IPX7 waterproof standard. With such standard, it supports you to keep going with your training enthusiasm regardless of any weather condition. The battery is also powerful and long-lasting. Charging time goes approximately around 2.5 Hrs. If the the GPS is turned on, the battery can last for up to 12 hours and if on standby, can last for up to 20 days.

PROS

  • Modish and stylish design that can be worn daily (even at work)
  • Durable material used
  • Water resistant of up to 165 feet/50 meters (IPX6/IPX7 Standard)
  • Scratch resistant
  • GoWatch Connect software allows you to upload your sport information online to GoLifeRun
  • Records sport information such as time, distance, track and heart rate, providing speed and pace to the runners
  • You can customize and set you laps with Auto Laps system depending on your pace
  • Virtual trainer can be set where you can ensure that the pace is in the setting target to reach the target of a long distance running
  • With Automatic BackLlight on feature
  • Adopts standard ANT+ transport protocol, so it supports ANT+ protocol heart rate monitor to monitor your heart rate precisely, making you control the strength of your exercise
  •  GoLife arranges the complicated activity data to an understandable display and table to help you review and analyze every activity

CONS

  • Slightly heavier and denser compared to other Sports watches in the market (like the TomTom Multi-Sport GPS Watch with Heart Rate Monitor)
  • Operating can be a bit tricky but the instructions provided are clear and concise

This fitness gadget is within the average price range. A favorite feature is that is has an Auto-Pause. Say for example when you run, you may usually encounter a Red light, and you need to stop. The GoWatch 770 will stop recording when you stop, and after you start running again, it will start recording again. This feature makes you record your activities more precisely compared to other multi-sports watches.

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Garmin Vivofit Fitness Band Bundle Review

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For someone that keeps an active lifestyle as well as healthy living, you would already know the daily activities that you would be needing to do every day. The bigger challenge with these healthy habits relies on sticking to it. This is where Garmin’s Vivofit Fitness Band comes of great use. It helps you turn your healthy intentions into a lifetime habit. Read more about this device through this Garmin Vivofit Fitness Band Bundle Review.

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This device reminds you of your personal day-to-day goals and at the same time follows your progress and more importantly, it will let you know when it is time to keep  your body moving.

What are the best features of this Fitness Band?

Garmin, one of the leading companies that manufactures fitness devices and also a global leader in satellite navigation calls the vívofit™ – “A Fitness Band That Moves at the Pace of Life”.  This device showcases a distinctive, curved display that always stays on. Its display shows steps, goal countdown, calories, distance, and time of day. More interestingly, it utilizes replaceable batteries last over one year and is water-resistant to up to 50m. The device is also compatible with ANT+™ heart rate monitors1 for fitness activities.

The vívofit intuitive feature will definitely impress you as it determines your current activity level, then allots an achievable daily goal. As you reach your objectives, vívofit will automatically change your goal for the next day, gradually pumping you toward a healthier lifestyle. Thanks to Garmin Connect™, you will be able to get involved with a free online fitness community and  likewise  earn virtual badges and view your progress.

PROS

  • Lightweight and stylish design
  • Displays steps, calories, distance; monitors sleep
  • 1+ year battery life and battery is readily available to stores
  • Water-resistant to up to 50m
  • Pairs perfectly with heart rate monitor for fitness activities
  • Learns your activity level and assigns a personalized daily goal
  • Garmin Connect allows user to join online challenges
  • Follows your progress 24/7
  • Synchronizes wirelessly to see a complete picture of your progress
  • Simple instructions and easy to use

This fitness device’s battery life is pretty awesome and marks its advantage among the other fitness devices in the market. As we’d compare it to leading fitness trackers, like the Fitbit Force and Nike FuelBand SE, both require recharging every seven days. Also The said devices require pushing a tiny button in order to read the time, daily step count, distance and calories. Vivofit displays all of this information without the need to press anything at all. One single button is used to cycle through the data.

CONS

  • It doesn’t measure stairs or elevation
  • Can’t see the display the dark
  • Pretty much dissappointing from a company that is a global leader in satellite navigation, this device has no GPS functionality! (Really Garmin?!!)

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Polar FT60 Heart Rate Monitor Review

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A fitness watch that will be perfect for committed exercisers, the Polar FT60 Heart Rate Monitor will be the perfect choice for an ideal training companion, which is a training device that is super easy to setup and use. This fitness watch has inbuilt training programs that are carefully tailored to to fit your individual stats; age, weight, fitness level. It even performs a test to determine your fitness. Know more about this device through this Polar FT60 Heart Rate Monitor Review.

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As mentioned earlier, this watch will be best for those who are serious about their workouts as it functions more than just a a simple heart-rate monitor. It has the capability to build a specified training program for you based on your personal objectives and also changes and sets new weekly training goals which transforms your fitness goals into a training routine, keep track of your progress and give you the enthusiasm to stay on track.

What are the best features of this heart rate monitor?

The Star Training Program included in the Polar FT60 provides the ability to select your goals and have the monitor make a suitable workout routine for you. You can either improve fitness, boost your performance or lose weight. And with the collected stats based on your profile including age, weight and etc., this monitor creates weekly plans with training time as well as calorie targets.It can save weekly progress of up to 100 files which you can upload to your PC or even better, you can manage it on PolarPersonalTrainer.com.

While you are on your training you can view up to 8 different displays. This monitor has large numbers which makes it easy to quickly view the data you need. The different views on the Polar FT60 are heart rate, calories or time in zone, time of day, Week target which will be displayed if training program is active, Weekly target for each zone and the actual training time. In addition to this, the Zone lock can also be seen on the display if it has been activated. If you have an additional foot pod or GPS sensor, the speed and distance are also activated.

PROS

  • Compatibility with optional speed/distance sensors and downloads to free online training diary
  • Great coaching program
  • Offers hands-free operation
  • Sexy unisex design with silicone wrist band that wipes clean
  • Great to start with and achieve goals with unique Smart Coaching features such as Fitness Test
  • Displays calories, fat burn percentage, stores 100 training files and has backlight
  • Includes comfortable fabric transmitter strap and coded heart rate transmission to avoid cross-talk
  • Syncronizes with most gym equipments
  • Has guides to help you train at the right intensity
  • Dual time zone feature
  • Has a low battery indicator
  • Easy to replace batteries (user can do it)
  • Water resistant to up to 30m

CONS

  •  No interval timer or stopwatch function
  • Data uplink will cost extra dollars

A good reason to choose Polar for your fitness monitor is its better accuracy of their calorie counting algorithms. The units allows the user to enter more personal data than other brands available in the market, hence they are theoretically able to get that higher rate of accuracy.

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Basis Health Tracker for Fitness Sleep and Stress 2014 Edition Review

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Anticipating its release on February 2014 the Carbon Steel Edition Basis Health Tracker 2014, would probably be the world’s best and most advanced health tracker yet. It has a sophisticated design and impressively advanced technology as it uses 4 sensors which includes an Optical Blood Flow Sensor that captures continuous heart rate on your wrist all day and all week, and a Resting Heart Rate during sleep as well as insights into Stress. Know more about this health tracker through this Basis Health Tracker for Fitness Sleep and Stress 2014 Edition Review.

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With this 2014 edition Basis Health Tracker, you will be able to unlock your highest potentials by changing your routine. What makes Basis different is that it will make you do something from the data provided as Basis goes farther than just data capture.

What are the key features of this Health Tracker?

The main difference (actually the only difference sought by far) between the Basis Health Tracker for Fitness Sleep and Stress 2014 Edition and the Basis Health Tracker for Fitness 2013 Model is its color and its Advanced Sleep Analysis of REM and Deep sleep. The latter feature sets this wearable-tech device ahead of the other devices in the market as its Body IQ feature delivers real sleep analysis and understands your Deep / REM / Light Sleep, Toss-and-turn, Sleep Score and Interruptions. With this feature, Basis instinctively knows  when you go to bed and wake up without the need of any buttons to push and ‘modes’ to set. Indeed, this is a unique feature of higher level of analysis that no other health tracker in the market offers.

Of course we have some days or even weeks that are less energetic than usual. Even on these days, Basis comes of help as it is designed to adjust your weekly recommendations and invigorate things up when you’re doing well and calming it when you’re not. This kind of flexibility is important to maximize your potential for the long term.

PROS

  • Elegant Carbon Steel  luxurious fit/finish in black and polished chrome color
  • Has multiple sensors that gives a clear scientific picture  of your health, tracking heart rate, motion, temperature
  • Body IQ feature automatically detects your favorite activities, like walking, running, and outdoor biking, in real-time
  • Set small goals and change daily routine through Healthy Habits system
  • Water resistant
  • Calorie counts also adjust automatically
  • Wireless syncing with select iOS and Android phones available
  • Can also do wireless syncing with PC or Mac
  • Continuous heart rate measurement, activity level, duration, and calories burned
  • Indicates workout intensity by showing sweat levels

CONS

  • Screen is quite dim
  • This device is only intended as complement and not as a replacement for workout-centric, chest strap-based heart rate monitors

Though the price of this device is higher compared to its competitors, the Basis Health Tracker for Fitness Sleep and Stress 2014 Edition is by far the most advanced activity tracker on the market, and provides hefty and substantial information and analysis others can’t match.

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