Watches for the gym - functionality vs durability

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Watches for the gym - functionality vs durability

Leo Smith

Leo is a water sport enthusiast. He loves swimming, scuba diving and boating. Apart from water sports, he is also interested in technology, especially artificial intelligence.

13 Sep 2018

Are you looking for a perfect watch for your trainings? Do you need a precise and functional gear for a gym? Let us help you choose the watch that would meet your individual needs and preferences. Good watch do not only means a great comfort. Your training might be way more effective thanks to the functionality of the timepiece, which will organize your activity and will guard your health while working out.

 

Watch for a gym - what should you pay attention to?

Choosing a watch for a gym is determined by the type of chosen activity, its advancement and durance. That’s why it is important to choose watches that are both - functional and durable.

Resistant, sport watches are those that are made from watertight materials - they won’t be damaged because of your sweat while training intensively or by being in a swimming pool (which often goes together with working out at the gym). Another asset of a perfect watch should be a shock-resistant system, which can be found, for instance, in Casio G-Shock and Casio Baby-G watches. This system provides protection against unwanted impacts and shocks that most timepieces cannot bear. A plastic glass will not be sufficiently resistant to difficult conditions, but if you choose a mineral glass watch (medium hard), mineral hardened (harder) or sapphire crystal (the hardest), you will not be worried about the damage of the device.

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A functional watch will be great as… a guard of your progress! Such timepieces have additional facilities, such as: a heart rate monitor that monitors the action of your heart during training; stopwatch and timer - responsible for precise time measurement with an emphasis on the series of exercises being performed at a given moment; pedometer, with which you’ll learn how many steps have been made during your walk; calories burned on a regular basis, informing about the effects of your exercises; GPS responsive to your route when doing outdoor exercise or training planner with which you’ll never forget about the exercises.

When looking for a watch for an active person, it is worth to pay attention to a comfortable strap, which can be made of, for instance, rubber, silicone or other plastic that adapts well to the wrist, as well as non-sensitizing and non-restraining movements. Strap of the watch must be well-adjusted to avoid accidental, unwanted abrasions and ensure maximum comfort in use.

 

Durable sports watches

Today, on the market of durable sports timepieces, G-Shocks are dominated by Japanese giant - Casio, Finnish Suunto and American Timex. All of these companies arm their watches with numerous features that contribute to their efficiency. They are also characterized by original design and a wide range of colors.

 

Casio G-Shock GA-110GB-1AER

Shock-resistant watches aren’t afraid of the hardest conditions. The toughest challenges can be faced, for example, by G-Shock watches from Casio. One of them is Casio G-Shock GA-110GB-1AER, conquering the hearts of the owners. Created from high-quality glossy material of extreme lightness, its unusual golden-black appearance is accompanied by useful features, such as: analogue clock - thanks to which you can easily check the time, 5 alarms with the possibility of a nap, stopwatch and timer tracking the time of your exercises, water resistance class up to 200 meters - with which you won’t be afraid of even diving. In addition, protection against magnetic fields, world time, automatic calendar, LED backlight and of course - an irreplaceable anti-shock system. It is a universal and functional watch. The G-Shock mineral glass protects the dial against possible damage and the rubber strap will perfectly adapt to your wrist and make your workouts even better!

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Casio Baby-G Step Tracker BGS-100-1AER

Top-class specialists from the Casio company have also not forgotten about women’s timepieces that can successfully accompany women in achieving the desired effects. The proof of these words is Casio Baby-G Step Tracker BGS-100-1AER - model kept in a classic, black tone with a slight green accent that suits every women’s sporty style. In addition to design, which will be appreciated by every active woman, the timer have features, such as: easily readable digital display combined with an analogue dial, extended calendar, LED backlight, water resistance of 100 meters and more importantly: timer, stopwatch with memory, alarm, pedometer and odometer. The watch thanks to the comfortable materials, such as plastic, and its high practicality will encourage every lady to take even more activity and will help to organize well-planned trainings. Therefore, it will also be a perfect gift for a healthy woman.

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Smartwatch for the gym - is it worth it?

Currently, more and more traditional watches are being replaced with smartwatches - no wonder! Thanks to them, trainings can gain a completely different dimension. They are not just timers, but also devices with which taking up new challenges will become an everyday reality for you! These smartwatches will awaken in you the ability to cross borders! Smartwatch, at a competitive price, such as Suunto Spartan Sport Blue HR SS022652000, will take care of measuring your pulse, lost calories and scheduling interval trainings. The built-in Suunto GPS model will allow you not only to work out in the gym, but also in the open air surrounded by nature or urban zones. This sport watch also offers: a colour touch screen, three function buttons, a mineral glass - resistant to scratches and bruises, a strap made out of comfortable silicone, waterproof class of 100 meters, GLONASS navigation, training tips and tools, social networking on Suunto Movescount, 2 modes: multisport and triathlon, support for 80 sports and a digital compass. As if that wasn’t enough, in the set you will also find HR belt. The Suunto Spartan Sport Blue HR sport watch will provide you with the highest comfort during training and will serve as a great motivator to overcome the current limitations. So the question “is it worth it?” should be left without a comment…

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Sports watches with a heart-rate monitor

Accelerated pulse and breath are clear signs that the body gives you during the course of increased physical activity. Here, its application would find a heart-rate monitor responsible for precisely determining the heart rate - thanks to that, you’ll avoid the risk associated with training, adjust the appropriate level of needed strain and you will follow the efficiency and fitness of your body. Timers with pulsometers are the achievement of the best technologies created for your health and prevention of overtraining.

 

Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR Black SS022668000

Suunto is a unique model with wrist measurement of the pulse, which has recently become a leader in the field of personal biometric sensor technology. It is an unquestionable device suitable for every type of training, thanks to which it measures the heart rate every 10 minutes, displays the average calories burned in the last 12 hours, measures the minimum value of the resting heart rate from the last 12 hours and displays daily calorie burns. This Suunto smartwatch also has a handy GPS needed outside the gym walls, that offers 80 sport modes, stores your training data in the cloud and is immune to various factors. Its numerous functions, which cannot be mentioned here, make it a friend of every sportsman.

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Men’s Spartan Sport Wrist HR Baro Stealth Watch SS023402000

Spartan Sport Wrist HR Baro Stealth SS023402000 is a sports smartwatch prepared by the Finnish producer Suunto with the thought of extraordinary users. Watch SS023402000 from the Spartan collection offers athletes: 2 convenient multisport and triathlon modes, support for 80 sports disciplines with interval and competition options, activity tracking, waterproof class of 100 meters, a comfortable silicone strap and even a storm alarm and more! Suunto SS023402000 according to its users is a pure joy of possession and use, which makes you maximize the capabilities of your body by making full use of the possibilities offered by Suunto watches.

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Leo Smith

Leo is a water sport enthusiast. He loves swimming, scuba diving and boating. Apart from water sports, he is also interested in technology, especially artificial intelligence.