Bell Fitness Heart Rate Monitor :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

It actually works! O_O

2007-02-02
I wasn't expecting much for $12. I'm pleasantly surprised. I've taken it on 3 runs, and the strap is both comfortable and will give much needed support to those with moobs. As far as accuaracy, I've manually taken my heart rate while wearing it, and it's been accurate to the beat so far.

Good product, very reasonable price

2007-01-09
It works very well. With its low price, I recommend it to everyone.

What a bargain !!

2006-03-19
This is an excellent entry level heart rate monitor at a bargain price.

I was looking for a heart rate monitor just to do the basic job, and at the least price i could find, when i found this monitor. at just $13 here on amazon the price was too low to miss, even it were not to work. well to my astonishment it worked perfectly.

The monitor provides a watch, heart rate reading and percentage of MHR (maximum heart rate). how much time you have been training (actually for how long the monitor has been detecting a signal from the chest strap) and calories burnt.

to my astonishment the chest strap that came with this monitor works with my treadmill, a proform, and vice versa. the signal form the chest strap that came with the monitor is a bit weak though, so you have to be really close to the treadmill receiver to pick up a signal. but i guess the reason is that it was designed to be picked up by the watch in your hand, which it does perfectly. the opposite though is a great convinience, since i can use my treadmill chest strap with the watch. since the chest strap that came with the watch is a bit bulky, I found this as a great advantage to be able to use my treadmill chest strap.

in addition to the bulky chest strap, the other disadvantage is that the watch does not have a stop watch. you can use the training time timer as a stopwatch by resetting it just before your event, but this is not as accurate nor as convenient as having a simple stop watch. i dont know how they missed that.

if this watch was priced in the regular $40 zone i would have gived it a 4 star for the lack of stopwatch and the bulky chest strap. but at $13 i think it is worth every penny and much more. and it does the basic job i bought it for pefectly.

Hardly ever works for me

2007-11-28
I haved tried time and time again to get this heart rate monitor to work and it is very hit or miss. I ride my bike on a wind trainer and some mornings it works perfectly but most of the time it reads very inaccurately and/or just won't read at all. I try taking it off, rewetting it, being patient, etc. and it just doesn't seem to work. I am looking for a better one. I paid $49 for this one and it was definitely not worth it.

For the money, a great product so far!

2007-09-17
I have used the heart rate monitor several times now, and it works great. I tested it against the heart rate monitor on the treadmill itself, and it was within a few beats. It is perfect for what I do - casual workouts.

Bell Fitness Heart Rate Monitor - good while it lasts

2007-09-09
This product worked great for me. I used it 4 times a week for about 2 months. Then it quit working. I replaced the batteries and it still would not work. Next time I will try a more expensive heart rate meter.

Doesn't really work but what do you expect for $12.99

2007-03-09
This unit keeps time well, but does not accurately measure heart rate well at all. It fluctuates constantly, in large jumps.

Great for a beginner

2007-03-08
I am a beginner when it comes to working out. I find this heart monitor easy to use and it was in my price range.