Timex Road Trainer Heart Rate Monitor

The Road Trainer is an exercise heart rate monitor that uses a chest strap sensor for maximum accuracy. The wrist monitor is a full-featured Timex Ironman sports watch. You can view your heart rate with the time of day and while using the chronograph and timer. I found it easy to move between functions with the Road Trainer. It has a large number display and a night light.

Monitoring your heart rate is a great way to tell whether you are working out at the correct level. I found the chest strap used by the Road Trainer to be fairly comfortable and I didn't have any difficulty with it losing contact and transmitting erratic data.

You view your heart rate on a Timex Ironman watch. You can choose a pre-set heart rate target zone or enter your own zone. After your workout, you can see how much time you were in your chosen zone. During your workout, you can see your heart rate displayed above the time of day, or switch modes to see it in big numbers, with the time of day above it in smaller numbers. You can choose to see your heart rate in either beats per minute or in percentage of maximum heart rate. You can choose to have the watch beep when you are above or below your chosen heart rate zone.

The watch also has a chronograph, so you can time activities and record splits or laps. It has a countdown timer, which can be very useful when doing interval workouts. It has an alarm setting as well.

The batteries in the chest sensor can be easily replaced without any tools. But you need to take the watch to a jeweler to replace the battery in the watch.

Because I am used to the operation of Timex sports watches, I found the Timex Road Trainer to be easier to use than other brands.