Omron HR-100C Heart Rate Monitor | 
 enlarge | Brand: Omron
Category: Health And Beauty
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $31.97
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Rating:  343 reviews
Sales Rank: 14
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 4.2 x 2.2
MPN: HR-100C
Model: HR-100C
UPC: 073796710033
EAN: 0073796710033
ASIN: B000A5CEUO
Release Date: July 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Heart rate monitor is easy to program | | • | Comfortable to wear with ventilated watch band | | • | Helps maintain a proper heart rate with a high/low heart rate alarm | | • | Chest transmitter belt sends data to the receiver at a distance of up to 98 feet (30 meters) | | • | Built with a backlight function, time of day display, and daily reminder alarm |
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Product Description
Knowing your heart rate is important because if you are working out too hard, your activity can become counter productive and strain muscles. To achieve an effective workout, no matter what the aerobic activity, you must maintain your heart rate at a proper level for a minimum of 20 minutes. The proper level is generally 65%-85% of your maximum heart rate. Mounting bracket to mount watch receiver to most treadmills and bicycles Time of day display and daily reminderalarm feature 1 year warranty
Amazon.com Product Description
The Omron HR-100C Heart Rate Monitor is easy to program and a cinch to wear with a ventilated watch band. Knowing your heart rate is important because if you're working out too hard, your activity can actually become counter productive and strain or damage muscles. 
Monitor your heart rate with Omron's HR-100C. View larger. | To achieve an effective workout, no matter what the aerobic activity, you must maintain your heart rate at a proper level for a minimum of 20 minutes. In general, the proper level falls between 65 percent-85 percent of your maximum heart rate. To ensure you don't drop above or below your proper level, the HR-100C is built with an alarm option that indicates low and high heart rates. Omron includes a chest transmitter belt with the wristwatch-style monitor. This transmitter sends data to the receiver on your wrist at a distance up to 98 feet (30 meters). The HR-100C is built with a backlight function for exercising after nightfall, and it also displays time of day and a daily reminder alarm feature. Also included is a mounting bracket that makes it easy to attach the watch receiver to most treadmills and bicycles and a soft, zippered storage case.
What's in the Box
HR-100C hear rate monitor, chest transmitter, mounting bracket, and zippered storage case. | Compare Omron Fitness Monitors |  | 
HB-400 | 
HB-500 | 
HBF-306 | 
HR-100 | | Measurement | - Body fat percentage
- Body mass index
- Weight
| - Body fat percentage
- Visceral fat level
- Skeletal muscle percentage
- Resting metabolism
- Body mass index
- Weight
| - Body fat percentage
- Body mass index
| | | Product Placement | Flat level floor | Flat level floor | Hold in front of body | Watch on wrist
Transmitter around chest | | Memory | 4 person profile
with previous reading | 4 person profile
1/7/30/90 day(s) memory | 9 person profile | None | | Warranty | 1 Year | 1 Year | 1 Year | 1 Year | | Batteries | 4 "AA" (included) | 4 "AA" (included) | 2 "AA" (included) | 2 CR2032 3 volt (included) | | Estimated Battery Life | Approx. 1 year
(when used four times a day) | Approx. 1 year
(when used four times a day) | Approx. 1 year
(when used four times a day) | Approx. 1 year
(varies depending on storage and use) |
Q&A - Fitness Monitors
What is the Bioelectrical Impedance Method?
Bioelectrical Impedance (BI) is considered one of the most accurate and accessible methods of screening body fat. Muscles, blood vessels and bones are body tissues having a high water content that conduct electricity easily. Body fat is tissue that has little electric conductivity. The monitor sends an extremely weak electrical current through your body to determine the amount of fat tissue. Theweakelectrical current is not felt while operating the Body Fat Analyzer. The monitoris calculated by a formula thatincludes five factors; electric resistance,height,weight,ageandgender.
What is visceral fat?
Visceral fat is located around the organs. Too much visceral fat is thought to be closely linked to increased level of fat in the bloodstream, which can lead to common conditions such as high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Sedentary life style causes excess visceral fat, and exercise can reduce it quicker than subcutaneous fat (fat located under skin).
What is resting metabolism?
Resting metabolism is the energy to maintain vital functions and it counts 60 to 70% of total energy consumption. Knowing your resting metabolism can help your dietplan. If you can increase daily activity while keeping food intake at resting metabolism level, you can lose weight.
What is skeletal muscle?
Skeletal muscle is muscle attached to the bones that is used to move the body. If you do weight loss without exercise, you may lose skeletal muscle. Skeletal muscle is important to maintain your resting metabolism as well as your functionality. Monitoring skeletal muscle during weight loss is key to avoid weight rebound in the future.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 338 more reviews...
 Omron HR-100C heart Monitor December 29, 2008
Rafik Darnakh
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This watch is OK, It not the best thing you can have. easy to work with but it looks like a cheap kid's watch. I hope this is helpful.
 does exactly what it is supposed to do December 28, 2008
B. Anderson (Chandler, AZ USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've researched just about every sub-$100 heart monitor, and after committing to this one, I haven't regretted it once. It does exactly what it is supposed to do: give you an accurate heart rate reading. It's extremely simple to use: make sure you wet the chest band first, put it on, turn on the monitor function - pow! you're monitoring your heart rate. Can't beat it with a stick. I don't have any issues with it losing signal or sporadic heart rate readings like some of the other reviewers.
The band is pretty comfortable and durable; it also has a user-replaceable battery, so no sending it back to the factory for something as simple as a watch battery. Also included is a soft case, which I promptly threw away - the watch is rugged enough that it doesn't need babied. I use mine every day on my runs, so it get sweated on and then run under a tap to wash it off. No issues at all.
This is a no-frills HRM, but along that line, it's exceptional at the one thing you'd buy it for.
Satisfied User December 20, 2008
Burg400 (Columbia, MO)
I am well satisfied with the Omron HR-100 heart rate monitor. It does what I wanted, it is economical compared to other heart rate monitors costing considerably more, and is easy to use.
a great POLAR replacement December 20, 2008
I. suwandi
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am glad I bought Omron pedometer (112) and Omron Blood Pressure meter. Excellent quality.
As expected, this Omron HRM satisfied - much better than the POLAR FS3 HRM that I bought last year. After just 6 months, the FS3 belt just died and my calls and e-mail to POLAR were completely ignored. So in the end I decided to buy this Omron HRM.
What a surprise! I found out that the Polar watch works well with Omron belt. Anda the great thing is that Omron belt has replaceable battery. The battery is the same as my Omron Pedometer (HJ112) battery - the Cr3020.
This finding is a Lessons Learnt. Avoid buying Polar, (zero service) and juts jump to Omron. However if you have a Polar HRM and needs to change your belt, just buy an Omron HRM. You the do not have to return to Polar again. You can use and replace the battery of your belt on your own. No need to deal with Polar and POLAR's irreplaceable battery.
Enough is enough!
To test how good Polar's service just mail Polar at [...]) or call this number 1-800-227-1314
OK at best December 16, 2008
Rich L. (Wilmington, DE)
The heart rate loses its signal allot and also acts erratic with huge swings in beats per minute.
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