Sports watch

At present, the cult of a healthy, beautiful, athletic personality is popularized around the world. Going in for sports has become fashionable as never before. Even if we are not talking about a professional sports career, but about an amateur active pastime with a serious return of strength and energy.

To accomplish these tasks, there are several options: carry various and rather bulky devices with you that evaluate and control the physical state of the body, or purchase a modern multifunctional gadget that can replace a whole range of measuring instruments. In this article we will talk about such a gadget - a sports watch.

Modern sports watches have an original external design that perfectly reflects the spirit of sports and an active lifestyle, and in addition to determining the exact time, they perform a wide range of additional functions. They are equipped with various sensors that show information about the physical state or received loads:

• heart rate monitor;
• tonometer;
• pedometer;
• timer;
• stopwatch;
• calorie counter.

Let's take a closer look at some of these indicators.

One of the main distinguishing features of such watches is their unusual design, which will match with a tracksuit, sneakers or swimsuit, display individuality and purpose, and encourage a sporty spirit.

A heart rate monitor is a sensor that measures the pulse or contraction rate of the heart muscle. Sports watches with a heart rate monitor built into the case or strap require certain wearing rules: the device must be worn so that it is in close contact with the skin of the left wrist. More accurate information is provided by watches with an additional element in the form of a sensor, which is attached with an elastic band to the wearer's chest.

For those who want to achieve optimal weight by burning calories through walking distances, a watch with a pedometer will be useful. But such a sensor shows rather average indicators, since manufacturers have not created a single step standard as such, and people with different weights, heights, and metabolic rates spend different amounts of calories. But for the average indicator, this function is useful.

Watch sensors that measure blood pressure also do not show a 100% correct result. This error is affected by age, thickened walls of blood vessels and other physical features of the body.

In order to purchase the most popular model of sports watches, it is necessary to evaluate them in terms of functionality and a number of other related factors.

• Duration of operation – sensors such as pedometer, heart rate monitor, GPS system, etc.significantly reduce the operating time of the gadget. In good models, the battery should retain its charge for up to 20 hours in a row.
• Mechanisms, fixed on the wrist, have a certain error in the readings. Therefore, in this case, you will need to choose between indicators with inaccuracy and watches with various additional elements that are attached to the chest, belt.
• Protection level - good watch models have a certain level of protection against various external interference that can affect the readings of the sensors. This fact affects the cost of such devices.
• Additional functions – a sports watch can automatically count calories, enter into the training history database, monitor the change in heart rate, calculate the level of burned fat, automatically analyze all the information received, communicate with a smartphone or computer, transferring all data to certain programs designed for athletes and perform some other features.

The consumer market offers a wide range of sports watches. There are both universal and purely male or female models. Consider the most popular of them.

Adidas LED Watch - the original watch, which is presented on the market in white and black, will be a great addition to the sporty image of a young man or girl. Stylish die-cast body is quite light, but resistant to external aggressive influences and adverse environmental factors. The soft silicone strap securely and comfortably attaches the mechanism to the hand, and the lack of need for special care and economical energy consumption make this model one of the most popular among the younger generation.

g-shock - sports watches from the famous Japanese brand Casio, which have a stylish, trendy design and fairly wide functionality. Waterproof and durable plastic case ensures smooth operation of the mechanism even after diving into sea water.

Chinese company Skmei with almost 30 years of history, it produces sports watches with a wide range of functionalities, including the device performs the function of a stopwatch, gives various alarms to hearing-impaired people, shows the time of a different time zone and allows you to dive into water to a depth of 50 meters.

Brenda Polar recently turned 16 years old. All this time, the company provided the consumer market with various models of wristwatches, which had some success in the global industry in this area. The company has developed several models of sports watches. Polar M425 is a women's model with built-in sensors that measure heart rate, count calories and analyze heart rate.