Whether you want to burn fat, boost energy, improve your daily outlook, or just be a bit more toned, we have a few workouts that will fit your need. They’ve all been road tested by case studies and are ready to deliver the results you’re looking for. Pick your goal and discover new, fun ways to achieve it. Michele Stanten, author of Walk Off Weight, designed several of these workouts.

Here are some suggestions and walking workouts by specific goals. Choose the one that’s right for you and start working toward achieving the body you've been trying for. Anyone can change their lifestyle with consistency and commitment, we believe in you!!!
*Calorie burn is based on a 150-pound person and will vary depending on weight, walking speed, and workout duration.

1.  Double-Duty Toner

Try using a pair of walking poles as you take that stroll. Research shows they can boost calorie burn by up to 46% and get your arms and core involved for allover firming. The poles also help reduce the impact on your joints.

2.  Butt Firmer 16+ minutes

Walking uphill activates 25% more muscle fibers for faster firming than strolling on flat terrain. For best results, find a hill that takes 2  minutes to climb
Warm up at an easy pace for 5 to 10 minutes. Then walk up and down the hill; follow with 2 minutes of brisk walking on a level surface. Repeat the hill and level walk for your desired workout length. Finish with 5 minutes of easy walking to cool down.

3.  Treadmill Booty Blast 25 Minutes

No outdoor hills to give your glutes a workout? Here’s a fun treadmill routine you can try!
Incline
Warm-up 0:00–4:59 2.5 0
Increase speed 0.2 mph and incline 1% each minute.
Gradual ascent
5:00–9:59 3.3 5
Maintain speed but increase incline 1% each minute.
Rolling hills
10:00–10:59 3.4 5
11:00–11:59 3.5 5
12:00–12:29 3.7 7
12:30–12:59 3.7 5
13:00–13:29 3.8 8
13:30–13:59 3.8 5
14:00–14:29 4.0 10
14:30–14:59 3.5 5
Steep climb
15:00–19:59 2.6 10
Maintain incline as you increase speed 0.3 mph each minute.
Cool- down
20:00–25:00 3.4 4
Decrease speed 0.2 mph and incline 1% each minute

4.Brainpower Booster Under 20 Minutes

Changing the direction you walk—forward, backward, or sideways—keeps your mind alert, increases your calorie burn, and activates some often-underused muscles, such as your inner and outer thighs. This routine is best done on a semi-flat surface such as a school track (most are 1 ⁄4 mile around). The Workout
Lap 1: Start at the beginning of the curved part of the track. Walk as you normally would to warm up for a full lap.
Lap 2: Turn sideways so right foot is in front. Sidestep or shuffle around the curved part of the track.
Walk backward on the straight section.
Sidestep through the next curve with left foot in front.
Walk forward on the straight section.
Lap 3 Repeat lap 2, walking sideways, backward, sideways, and forward.
Lap 4 Walk forward, slowing your pace to cool down.
This is a 1-mile walk if you use a 1 ⁄4-mile track. You can do more laps to extend it or work up to doing half or even full laps of each type of walking.

5.  Indoor Leg Toner 5 Minutes

Do this quick workout anywhere there are stairs to double your calorie burn. Walk up and down 1 flight normally.
2. Slowly walk up sideways, crossing bottom foot over top. Keep head up. Walk down normally. Repeat, facing the opposite direction.
3. Step up on first stair, then down, starting with right foot (right up, left up, right down, left down) 10 times.
Repeat, starting with left foot.
4. Climb stairs 2 steps at a time; come down quickly using each step.
5. Run up; walk down normally.
6. Repeat numbers 4 and 5 another 4 times.
7. At bottom, place right foot on first or second step, bend knees, and lower into a lunge. Keep right knee directly over ankle as you do so. Push off with right foot to return to start. Repeat with left leg. Alternate legs for 20 lunges, total.  

6.Super Fat Blast 10 minutes

Crank up the intensity with metabolism-revving bursts of high-impact activities. You’ll burn nearly 70% more calories than if you walked at a steady pace.
TIME ACTIVITY
0:00–2:59 Warm-up, easy to moderate pace
3:00–3:59 Brisk walk
4:00–4:29 Jog
4:30–5:29 Fast walk
5:30–5:59 Jumping jacks in place
6:00–6:59 Fast walk
7:00–7:29 Side jumps, feet together, in place
7:30–8:29 Fast walk
8:30–8:59 Jog
9:00–10:00 Cool-down, easy pace

7. Arm Shaper 20 minutes

Grab an exercise band and do these moves while you walk to firm your upper body.
The workout starts with 4 minutes of easy walking. Then pick up your pace to a moderate intensity and do the first exercise for 25 reps. When you’re finished, drape band around neck and speed up to a brisk pace, like you’re in a hurry, for 2 minutes. Repeat the 25-rep. toning/2-minute brisk-walking intervals until you’ve done all the exercises.
Cool down with 4 minutes of easy walking. You can make moves harder by placing hands closer together so you’re using less band, or easier by separating hands for more slack.
Loop band around back. Hold each side with palms up, elbows bent in at waist, forearms angled out to sides
Keeping shoulders down and back, press hands up and away from body to about shoulder height.
Slowly lower to start position.
Chest Circle With band around back, extend arms in front, crossing wrists
Circle arms out to sides
Bend elbows and bring hands in to chest. Repeat, crossing opposite arm on top.
Back Pulldown Hold band wide overhead.
Lower arms, keeping elbows bent slightly
Pull band down behind head. Slowly return to start position.
Triceps Toner Hold band at shoulder height in front of you, hands wide, elbows bent 90 degrees
Keeping upper arms still, straighten arms and press hands out to sides
Slowly return to start position.

8.Treadmill Slimmer

30 Minutes Treadmills are the perfect excuse buster— no need to worry about weather, traffic, or darkness. Seeing your speed increase as you become more fit is also a huge motivator.

Great Walking Workout, to blast more than
150 calories* in half an hour.
TIME ACTIVITY SPEED
0:00–4:59 Warm-up 3.4 MPH•
5:00–10:59 Phase 1 (repeat intervals below for 6 min)
60 sec speed interval 4.0 MPH
60 sec recovery interval 3.4 MPH
11:00–15:59 Phase 2 (repeat for 5 min)
40 sec speed interval 4.2 MPH
20 sec recovery interval 3.4 MPH
16:00–20:59 Phase 3 (repeat for 5 min)
30 sec speed interval 4.4 MPH
30 sec recovery interval 3.4 MPH
21:00–25:59 Phase 4 (repeat for 5 min)
20 sec speed interval 4.6 MPH
40 sec recovery interval 3.4 MPH
26:00–30:00
Cool-down 3.4 MPH
Start at a comfortable speed. Increase 0.6 mph from there for Phase 1 speed intervals. For each subsequent phase, increase your speed intervals by 0.2 mph.

9.Belly-Busting Walk 10+ Minutes

High-intensity workouts like these can shrink 5 times more belly fat than moderate intensity workouts. To zero in on shaping your abs, use these toning tips during any walk: Focus on drawing your abs in toward your spine. Try to maintain the contraction throughout your walk, but don’t hold your breath. Imagine that your legs extend up above your navel. As one leg swings forward and back, that hip should follow. This slight hip swivel causes your lower torso to rotate, activating more ab muscles to tone your midsection faster.

10. Head for the Trees! 5+ Minutes

A dose of nature can boost your mood and energize you in just 5 minutes. If you exercise in a natural setting and go longer (a lunchtime stroll in a park or an all-day hike in the mountains), you can improve your memory and attention 20% more than you can by walking in an urban environment.
Firm Your Arms, Butt & Thighs By adding some toning moves or techniques to your routine, you can turn walks into total-body workouts and shape your legs and butt even faster. Aim to target each body area 2 or 3 times a week. For example, do the Sculpt All Over once or twice a week, and do a lower-body and an upper-body routine (or two) on alternate days. Don’t work the same muscle groups on back-to-back days. For speedier firming, do walking routines from other sections on in between days to melt flab and tone-up your muscles.

11.Drop-It-Fast Sprint 25 to 30 Minutes

The quicker you walk, the farther you can go and the more pounds you’ll melt off. Here’s a fun routine that burns as many as 175 calories*.
The Workout After warming up for 5 minutes, walk as fast as you can for 10 minutes. Note how far you went. Then turn around and walk back at a brisk pace, slowing your speed to cool down as you get closer to your starting point. Each time you do this work out, aim to walk faster and go farther than your initial turnaround point.
This is where a good, reliable Activity Tracker comes in handy. You’re working on getting fit and losing weight right. So why not track your routines so you can work on achieving better results. Check out the Fitbit Alta HR (shh its currently on clearance great pricing) and work on exceeding your personal goals.

12. The Stress Relieving Walk 10+ Minutes

Revitalize your mind and body with an easy walk of any length that includes these stress busting techniques from Carolyn Scott Kortge, author of Healing Walks for Hard Times.
Step 1 Focus on your feet. Feel the firm ground beneath you as each foot rolls from heel to toe. Try to hold awareness of your steps for 2 to 3 minutes.
Step 2 Turn your attention to breathing. Lift your torso to stand upright and increase lung space. As you inhale, imagine you are drawing in renewed energy. Exhale tiredness and pain. Let fresh life flow into your lungs and your cells.
Step 3 Mentally talk to yourself. Taking Fresh air in, Stale Air out as you breathe can help you maintain your focus which can provide you with more Energy, A Brighter Mood and just generally having a better outlook on the day. Even a 10-minute stroll can instantly recharge your energy by increasing circulation. Go for 30 minutes and you could get a whopping 85% energy boost, research shows. And to really wake up your body and brain, try these stimulating walks that get your mind and senses working too. The good feeling may last up to 12 hours! Anytime you need a quick pick-me-up, try one of these routines. These workouts can also help if your goal is to lose weight or firm up.

Now that you guys have been given a dozen routines to watch that scale count backwards, we encourage you to take it slow to start and set goals for yourself. If you’re serious about changing your lifestyle to a healthier we recommend Forerunner 35 as a nice starter to keep track of your starting point and your progress throughout this journey. Remember change is a good thing so don’t forget to change up your routines, you want to keep an element of surprise to keep you motivated. If I’m having a tough day with motivation, I like to walk somewhere that I have a chance of seeing wildlife or water, what are some of your favorite elements of surprise to add to your routines?

 

We know its summer, and everyone is out and about. It's very important to be educated on hydration, the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and how to recognize what you need when. Today we are going to talk about a few tips and tricks to keep you and your loved ones happy and healthy in the heat. First and foremost, what is considered “normal” hydration? How much water should we be drinking everyday regardless of our activities or the weather. There are many recommendations out there but the most common is the 8×8 rule. This means an average person should be drinking 8 8-ounce glasses of water a day which equals about 2 liters or half a gallon of water. Now once we add weather and activity into the picture things change. A good resource to check and become familiar with is the heat index chart.

It doesn’t matter if you're an all-star runner, a mom in a jogging group, or a family with kiddos in an amusement park we are all human and our bodies need water to not only survive but to thrive. When it is very hot out, it is very important that you replace the fluid that you have lost. Well how do I know that you might ask? Sit tight because I'm about to tell you. Your standard sweat check procedure is

1.Check your weight before and after training, and calculate weight loss.

2.Convert any weight loss to ounces or ml of fluid.

3.Check/measure the amount of fluid consumed during training.

4.Add the amount of fluid lost to the amount of fluid consumed to get total fluid losses.

5.Divide the total amount of fluid lost by the number of hours of training to get fluid losses per hour.

Still confused? Let me give u an example, its 63 degrees outside with low humidity, the activity is a moderate 90-minute workout consuming 30 ounces of fluid.

Weight before workout-160

Weight after workout-158

Pounds lost -2

converting into ounces- 32 ounces

There are 16 ounces in each pound.

Total fluid loss 32 ounces +30 ounces consumed= 62 ounces.

62 ounces divided by 3 (because an hour and a half is 3 30 minute increments) is an average of about 20 ounces of fluid loss every 30 minutes. So, what does this mean? It means that you need to drink 62 ounces of water to replenish what you lost working out.

There are other factors that are important to investigate and keep track of as well. I recommend a Garmin Fenix 5to help keep stats on what your body is doing to better asses when it's time to get help. Now let's cover the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. We want you to be familiar with the difference and the needs of both, so you can catch it early and know what to do.

Heat exhaustion is usually accompanied by a fever no higher than 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 °c), excessive thirst, nausea, fainting, cool and clammy skin, weakness and fatigue, stomach or muscle aches/cramps, heavy sweating, rapid pulse, and dizziness. To treat this fastest I recommend something that is going to help replace your electrolytes. If not just water and rest in a cool place should do the trick.

Heatstroke may develop following heat exhaustion if the condition is not treated. It occurs when the body’s temperature rises, and the cooling system stops working. This potentially life-threatening condition is characterized by an increase in body temperatures of 104°F(40°C) or higher. Such an abnormal increase in someone's temperature calls for you to immediately call 911 and if possible, remove the person from the hot environment to a cooler environment, use water, ice water, ice bath, if you have access to such. I pack one of these in my gym bag, also have one in my car Physicool Cooling Bandage they require no refrigeration. Some other symptoms include, nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, fatigue, rapid heart rate, hot and dry skin, shortness of breath and decreased urination, seizures, confusion, disorientation, and sometimes loss of consciousness or coma.

We hope you learned some valuable information with us today. Heartratemonitorsusa.com team.

We all know that exercising your body is key to a longer life and having a body that will be able to do the things that you're used to doing in your 80’s as you did in your 50’s, 60’s and 70’s! And yes, this is possible if you go about it the right way. Which means eating right, staying active on a daily basis, both physically and mentally!

We’ve all heard that old adage, at least I’m pretty sure most of us have, that “If YOU don’t use it, YOU LOSE IT!”
The above statement can’t be truer. If you want to be able to continue to do the things you do now, (whatever your current age is now) then you need to adopt a healthy lifestyle which means getting regular exercise every day. One of the ways you can do this without having it become a chore to you is to vary your activity levels and what you do, to be active.

There are many ways to do this. If you’re not an active exerciser, one who looks forward in the morning to lacing up their running or walking shoes and heading out on the road or trail. Or that person who likes to head to the gym when the sun starts to lighten the sky. There are still things you can do throughout the day to be active. Yard work can be very physical if you set yourself on maintaining a great looking yard. With all that bending down pulling weeds, to edging the driveway and flowerbeds. You usually will find people planting new flowers or shrubs to accent their yards. This all takes physical work, not to mention the grass cutting in the spring, summer, and fall and raking those leaves in the fall as well as shoveling snow in the winter.

Have I made you tired yet? Well its all part of being physical and that’s just around the house on the outside. The inside has its own share of household duties to perform and if all done properly, they can provide a good healthy dose of exercise that will help to keep you going for years to come.

But sleep is also important. The amount of sleep you get at night can let you know just how much activity you're going to be able to do the next day. If you think you need more sleep or better sleep? Then you may be looking into wearable devices and apps that track sleep.

Are they worthwhile? “Yes, they are,” says sleep medicine expert Colleen Lance, MD.

“While digital apps and devices can’t replace formal testing, they can give your doctor a general idea of your total sleep time, your sleep/wake cycle and how disruptive your sleep may-be.”

When to consider tracking your sleep
Many people who rely on wearable technology to count steps, or measure the miles they run or cycle, stumble upon the sleep-tracking function accidentally.

Here are three good reasons to track your sleep, says Dr. Lance:

You frequently wake up at night. Environmental noise (think snoring partners and crying babies) can interrupt overnight sleep. Sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea or a periodic limb movement disorder, can also wake you up frequently. Along with the occasional car backfiring!

You’re too sleepy during the day. Insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea are the most common reasons for not getting enough sleep at night and feeling tired by day. Less common causes include narcolepsy, which robs you of normal REM sleep so that you nod off throughout the day.

You want to optimize your performance. If you compete as an athlete, or simply want to beat your personal best, a good night’s sleep will help you. Women approaching menopause may also want to optimize sleep to improve mood, memory, and concentration.

A great device that does just this is the new arrival from Polar who just announced the new Polar Ignite Advanced Fitness Watch with GPS  

Designed from the outset as a true 24/7 device, the Polar Ignite’s scientifically validated "Smart Coaching" features not only analyzes your exercise results but also interprets your recovery during the night allowing you to choose from ready-made exercise workouts the next day that matches your daily readiness.

Integrating Polar’s advanced wrist-based Precision Prime heart rate technology, GPS speed and distance tracking, color touch display, and 5-day battery life, the Polar Ignite offers the essentials needed to help you realize your true potential.

Benefits:
Polar Precision Prime Heart Rate - Polar redefines the gold standard in optical heart rate accuracy by combining the latest in bio-impedance electrodes and optical sensors.
Daily Training Guide - Unsure what type of workout to do that best suits your fitness goal? Let Polar’s Fitspark™ daily training guide provide the input needed to help you get there.
Improved Sleep Tracking - Get the valued insight you need to get a good night’s rest with

Sleep Plus Stages, is the first building block. This functioning basically takes Polar’s existing sleep tracking and gives it a solid boost. Now it tracks your specific sleep phases (Deep/Light/REM), sleep cycles, your interruptions, and then gives you both continuity and overall sleep scores.

Polar’s Sleep Plus Stages™ analysis.
This is where the activity tracker takes sleep on and measures just how well your sleeping at night and what effects not getting the right amount of quality sleep can affect your performance the next day!

Nightly Recharge™ - Exercise can have a positive effect. It can also leave you fatigued and worn down. The introduction of Polar’s Nightly Recharge™ measures your recovery during the night so you can make the right decision in the morning. The Polar "Nightly Recharge" feature, looks at three core things:
Heart rate
Heart rate variability
Breathing rate

Polar’s adding another dimension to the data they collect. Which they describe as being ANS (autonomic nervous system), which is designed to measure how quickly your body calms down in the first few hours of sleep. Once you’ve slept three nights, it’ll start giving you nightly recharge scores, including the underlying ANS score as well.

The next level of differentiation is what Polar does with the 3rd new feature, “FitSpark”. FitSpark is basically a virtual coach that has no overarching fitness/seasonal goal in mind, except to give you a workout of the day. But the biggest and most important take away is that it looks at your nightly recharge scores and underlying sleep data to determine whether or not you should be doing anything at all.

Next is the app named Serene. It simply guides you through breathing exercises. The default is to do 3 minutes of breathing, inhaling and exhaling each in 5-second phases. Which you can choose to re-select and repeat. Now that’s calming!

Integrated GPS - Speed, distance and route tracking. No phone needed!
Color Touch Screen – High resolution, touch screen navigation.
Swimming Metrics – Capture key metrics like stroke, distance, and pace, both indoors and out.
3rd party compatibility - Exercise and activity data is automatically sent and is available to be used in services where you allow it. Connect your Flow account for example to Apple Health Kit, Google Fit and MyFitnessPal.

Smart Coach Features
GPS - Track your speed, distance, route and altitude.

Wrist Based Heart rate - Polar Ignite tracks heart rate with the Precision Prime™ sensor fusion technology.

Smart Calories - Know exactly how many calories you’ve burned based on your weight, height, age, gender, your individual maximum heart rate (HRmax) and how hard you’re training

Continuous Heart Rate - Get a comprehensive view on how your heart behaves during your day. Continuous heart rate monitoring gives you even more accurate calorie burn and activity data and tells you the lowest and highest heart rate of your day

Nightly Recharge - See how well you recover from your day during the night

FitSpark Training Guide - Get ready-made daily workouts that match your recovery, readiness and training history.

Activity Guide - Keep moving. Polar Ignite gives you a personalized daily activity goal that motivates you to keep moving throughout the day. You’ll see how active you’ve been, and

Polar Flow gives you practical tips on how to reach that 100%

Sleep Stages - Follow your sleep stages and get insights to your sleep quality.

Serene Breathing Exercise - Relax your body and calm down your mind with the help of a guided breathing exercise

Running Index - Get an estimate of your running VO2max and see how your running performance is developing.

Running Program - Training hard is good, training smart is better. Polar’s scientifically-validated Smart Coaching delivers the tools you need to achieve your goals with efficiency and precision

Phone Notifications - Stay connected with notifications from your phone. You’ll get alerts for incoming calls, messages, emails and calendar events.

Swimming Metrics - Follow your progress in the pool – Polar Ignite automatically detects your heart rate, swimming style, distance, pace, strokes and rest times.

Training Benefit - Get motivating feedback immediately after training describing the effect of the session

Training Load - Quantify the strain of your training session and see how your training strains your body.

With all the above features at a price that is low compared to other brands that offer more or less the same functionality. The Polar Ignite  is one to grab a hold of and use the data supplied by it to develop an increased active lifestyle that will help to take you into your golden years so that they are “Golden” and your ability to enjoy them the way we were all meant to.

We're going on out for a run in the sun, maybe we'll see you out there as well, after all, YOU are going to be living a more Active lifestyle, right?  See you out there!

We all know it’s not easy thinking of a gift to give Dad, especially since you want to make it a special one for the man who’s been there for you, every step of the way that you took on your own. Even if you may not have caught him checking on you, or your progress through out your life. But he’s always been there for you and now its time to say a big Thank You to Dad on this Father’s Day!

But what to get him? If your lucky, your dad has taken on the responsibility of keeping himself in good shape, both physically and mentally. A good tip may be to help him stay in shape, and if he’s not, then now is a good time to offer a little “nudge” in the right direction so he gets off the couch, putting down that bag of buttery popcorn, along with that sugar soda beverage.

Whichever type of father you have, athletic, couch potato, or one who wants to test himself by taking on a triathlon event, there are plenty of gift possibilities out there, you just need to decide which one is the best fit for YOUR Dad!

No matter what condition your father is in, a good way to help him get in better shape, or add a couple of miles onto his run is a good smartwatch! One that ranks right up there with the best is the Garmin Forerunner 245 GPS Running Smartwatch  Your dad can run, walk or jog safely with the Garmin Forerunner 245, because of its advanced safety and tracking features, including incident detection, which can send your real-time location to emergency contacts through your paired compatible smartphone!

And while your dad is out there, putting himself through the paces he can track his progress, the 245 Smartwatch evaluates his/yours current training status to indicate if he’s undertraining or overdoing it. And he won’t feel like he’s doing it alone either, because he can get free adaptive training plans from Garmin Coach, or create your own custom workouts on our Garmin Connect™ online fitness community. While providing advanced running dynamics, including ground contact time balance, stride length, vertical ratio and more (When used with Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Run™or HRM-Tri™monitors (sold separately).

And not to have him feeling daunted, this smartwatch is easy to use and can provide him with all the stats he’s ever going to need to up his game as far as fitness goes. All he needs to do is put one foot in front of the other and rely on the Garmin Forerunner 245 to keep him on track with his distance, pace and calories he’s burning!

This makes it even a great incentive for your father to get moving, even if he’s never taken his health and fitness seriously! It’s a great easy to use a smartwatch, even for a beginner to fitness. But it’s just the kind you want if you want him to take his fitness seriously and its all he’s going to need as he progresses and gets the fitness bug and wants to test himself again and again!

So what are you waiting for, after all, Father’s day is just about here, so why not click on the link below to go to HeartRateMonitorsUSA.com and order one today!

With their Free Shipping on a purchase like this, you can put a smile on your Father’s face knowing that he’s getting what he really wants, and not just another tie!

So, Will You be Wearing An Oversized “T” This Summer At The Beach, Or Slapping On The 30-SPF?

Those of us that care, know that being comfortable with the body your wearing takes work. And consistent work. That can mean regular hours at the gym, early before work, or after you already have put in a 10-hour day at your workstation. But as we work out, we know that one thing that needs to be done is setting goals and measuring our progress on how well we’re doing on our road to attaining them. To do this, serious fitness orientated people, like you and me, use an activity monitoring device to provide the data we need in order to stay the course and make sure we not only reach our goals but surpass them.

One such “Smartwatch” is the Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Running Multisport Watch With the 735XT, you can now let your fitness routine be more than just a routine. With the advanced technology and cutting-edge features, you can create your activity profiles of cycling, running, swimming, skiing, paddling, strength training, and hiking. The auto multisport features allow you to switch between different sports activities with a single press and will also give you customized workouts. With free Garmin Connect, you can easily review your past efforts and share it with the online fitness community.

Since we are, or should I say, we want to be active, we do juggle multiple work responsibilities each day, and possibly also juggle multiple workout sessions as well. After all, nothing helps relieve the stress of the day better than working up a sweat, pushing your body, knowing everything you’re doing in the gym, out on the road pounding the pavements or doing multiple laps in the pool is helping you to not only get out from under that stress level but also conditioning your body so it performs and looks the way you want it to.

So, let's delve into the functionality of the Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Running Multisport Watch a little deeper so that you can get a good idea of what it can do for you so you can do for yourself!

Even though the Garmin 735's been around for a bit, it's still one of the best all-purpose activity trackers in the Garmin footlocker!

At the Forefront of the deliverables, the 3 gives you are:
It's lightweight and designed for both training and racing.
Great Batter Life for everyday use and delivers when your exercising.
Tracks regular steps and how well your sleeping
Offers a wide range of data, which you and your friends (if you wish) can be viewed via Garmin Connect
Offers Strava Integration
Comes in an assortment of colors

Activities
The 735 is a great overall activity tracker, while it's optimized mainly for running, biking and swimming it definitely lives up to its "Multisport" capabilities. Apart from triathlon sports, the 735 also has cross country skiing, hiking, rowing, strength training, (which is a must for anyone who does a lot of running so they get the cross-training benefits), even paddle boarding and just plain general cardio. Straight out of the box!
As you can see, this covers a wide range of sports!

Basic Features:
The 735 offers the standard features found on most running and sport watches. It tracks distance, pace and lap times on all supported activities. You can see this data on the watch screen while it's running. These data fields can also be changed in the settings like on most other models of Garmin. This information is also stored in the watch and on any accounts that you have previously set up via the synced function.

Heart Rate:
The watch features an optical heart rate sensor, which requires no additional strap or equipment. Thus, making it streamlined and not having to fuss with a chest strap is a big plus! Your heart rate data is visible during your exercise routines and also in various graph forms afterward on Garmin Connect.

The watches other feature is that it is truly multifunctional. When in multisport mode, the watch will enter the next sport when you push the lap button, though you can also configure it to enter transition periods when the lap button is pushed. This is a great feature when you’re running or training for triathlons in particular.

The 735 additionally offers integration with a huge range of running services and products. Strava, Garmin Connect, ANT+, are some services that are supported. Phone syncing, and phone notification display is also possible.

Accuracy:
Accuracy tends to be pretty good in most of the sensors of the Garmin 735. The GPS is precise and works well even in areas with tall buildings and trees, giving accurate routes, and overall distance traveled. This holds true while biking, running, or swimming. The heart rate sensor is a solid reporting factor of this watch. The optical heart rate sensors are generally less accurate than straps and this holds true here as well.

Connectivity:
The 735 offers standard connectivity that most athletic watches have. Primarily, it can connect to a smartphone or other device via Bluetooth and sync data across apps that way. Syncing is pretty quick, and the data does not take very long to transfer. Additionally, the 735 can be synced via its charging strap, which is another pretty standard feature of the Garmin Smart Watches.

Durability:
The Garmin Forerunner 735 is solid! Its face is pretty resistant to abrasions and scratches and can definitely handle most average drops or bumps that can occur as life happens. Naturally, excessive force or pressure, like dropping the watch from a multistory building or something similar can cause issues., but that is to be expected, regardless of what you see on "Infomercials"
The band itself is also pretty durable, and there have not been many complaints about the band wearing out or tearing with use. And emersion in water should not have adverse effects on the watch considering it is literally designed to be used within bodies of water like a pool. You’re paying for both durability and functionality and the Garmin 735 delivers!

Ease of Use:
The 735 is pretty straightforward to use. For those who plan on using it as a basic activity watch, (but why would you since all those extra tracking and monitoring features are available?) it functions like many others for running, biking and swimming.

The watch has a mode to record the information during your activities, a lap function, and a pause and finish function, all of which are fairly simple to use. The quick start guides provided are pretty self-explanatory and do a good job of walking you through the process. For users who have experience doing things like uploading workouts and using them or syncing multiple devices to the watch, it probably won't be much of a challenge to use. For those not used to doing this, there will be a learning curve but it probably won't be hard for the average user to get the hang of using.

And like most things today, there are multiple sources of how to sights to use, especially Garmin's YouTube channel. Overall, the 735 has well designed and easy to use interfaces.

Battery Life and Charging it up!
The Garmin 735 charges via a charging clip that comes with the watch, which can be plugged into a USB or wall outlet, which is especially nice when you’re traveling without taking your laptop. The watch offers about 14 hours of GPS usage. This is a good stretch of time for everyday use but for a triathlon, it will only be enough for shorter to mid-distance races. But again, its main function is at the training level to get you in the right shape in order for you to be able to tackle those triathlons. Overall, the battery life is adequate for the average athlete.

The overall "Skinny" on this smartwatch is that it’s a pretty solid multisport watch. It has a large range of tracking features that will provide you with all the data you need to train and modify your training accordingly to what it acquires from monitoring your stats.

So, how about it, do you think the Garmin 735 can help you get, and maintain that kind of body that will turn heads this summer at the beach…. For all the right reasons? We think it will. Go get yours today at HeartRateMonitorsUSA.com  

Before someone kicks sand in your face at the beach!