Womens MIO Motiva Pink Petite Heart Rate Watch

This is a great watch. I selected this model because I have small wrists and was worried it would not fit and would look big on my arm. This is a great watch to keep track of calories with. You can also enter the calories you eat. You can enter how much weight you want to loose and it will tell you how many calories you can eat a day. It tracks your heart rate and then based on the data you have input lets you know how many calories you are burning. I used it when I was on a tread mill with the heart rate monitor and found that it tracked my heart rate the same. I''ve used it for tennis, nautilus etc. This watch might be a little difficult to use for someone running. If that is your main sport I would recommend a watch with a heart strap as you have to place two of your fingers on either side of your watch to get your heart rate. Im sure it can be done while running but I would think it would be rather annoying.

I was wary of buying this after reading some of the mixed reviews, but I didn''t want a chest-strap heart rate monitor so this seemed like the best choice.

Pluses first: 1) perfect size for my medium-sized wrist; 2) changeable strap so I can wear it as an everyday watch; 3) measures my heart rate accurately comparable with the machines at the gym; 4) calories burned bars at the top give you motivation to work out more.

Minuses: 1) can be hard to get a reading if you are moving a lot (no problems when you are stationary) it can take anywhere between 5 and 30 seconds to get a reading, and I would say I get a reading on first attempt about 75% of the time; 2) obviously, it does not monitor your heart rate continuously, so if you want to religiously track your calories burned, this is probably not the watch for you; 3) difficulty getting a replacement strap. I use the black and pink band, and after 6 months of wearing it nearly every day, it is looking dirty. I wrote to the manufacturer asking them how to clean it but they didn''t answer my question. So I decided to order another strap in pink and black, but they have been continuously "out of stock"; 4) I have single-sided deafness so I can''t hear the beep once my heartrate has been measured unless I hold the watch up close to my good ear. It''s not a very loud beep.

Overall, I like this watch for its size, design, and the fact that I can easily (most of the time) measure my heart rate and roughly figure out my calories burned. I guess I go more for style than function. I am apprehensive about having to get a new battery though when this one expires, as I''m a bit worried about the manufacturer''s customer service.

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I love the look, functions, etc, but the HRM was rarely correct. Don''t know if it was just the watch malfunctioning or what, but it was rarely correct. I sent it back and ordered a Polar F6 and I am waiting on this watch.

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Overall:

I chose the Mio over the HR monitors because of its sleek, compact wrist-watch style design. I didn''t want the annoyance of hooking up wires to my chest or a placing a band around my chest during exercise. In convenience the Mio succeeds over the other designs. Its accuracy is comparable to the other monitors, in my judgement (rough comparisons at the gym). Is it ideal? No, the ease-of-use could be improved. But it is sufficient for most functions, well-made and fairly priced.

Band:

Nice color pink band and comes with an extra back-up band. Unfortunately I had to use my back-up band because the pink band was stained and my stain-removal job discolored the band.

Functionality:

Works OK. No problems. But the user interface could be better.

Design:

The buttons are difficult for me to press when in aerobic activity. You have to simultaneously hold down opposite sides steadily to measure your heart rate. When will they make HR monitors that allow you to track your pulse without compromising your form, I wonder?

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Bought this for my wife and she loves it. Never works out without it. We also take on our hikes. Helps motivate her when she sees how many calories she''s burned, which just motivates her to keep going. It took some patience to learn but now she''s learned the tricks.