Timex may take a licking and keep on ticking, and now the company that manufactures and markets innovative timepieces has offered the results of a new study that look at people’s workout habits. What is notable about this study is that while there is the perception that most Americans don’t get exercise, according to this Timex/Sodahead.com survey 73 percent of respondents are working out at least once a week. Moreover 29 percent spend between 30 minutes and one hour on their physical activities. Continue reading Timex/Sodahead Survey on America Work Out Habits
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Report: One-Third of Consumers to Purchase Fitness Tech in 2013
If you’re looking for gifts this Christmas, you might want to get ahead of the game and consider a few fitness technologies. A report released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) finds that one third of U.S. consumers plan to purchase fitness technologies in 2013. That means one in three people on your list plan on getting a fitness monitor, exercise equipment or other tech to aid their workouts. Continue reading Report: One-Third of Consumers to Purchase Fitness Tech in 2013
Timex Takes a Lickin’ and Offers Rebate Program for the Holidays
It is hard to believe but the holidays are right around the corner. If that special someone is in need of a new training watch, Timex has just announced a $50 mail-in rebate program on its brand new Timex Ironman Run Trainer GPS watch.
Beginning this week, Timex is putting its newly released and highly touted GPS watch for runners, the Timex Ironman Run Trainer, on sale through a $50 mail-in rebate. This GPS watch tracks speed, distance, heart rate and can even map completed runs in Map My Run or Google Earth. The watch also works with the highly regarded Training Peaks software program for post-run analysis. And now it is $50 cheaper too. Video and rebate information after the jump
Interbike 2010: Timex Ironman Lives Up to Its Name
Timex is a company that has a really solid reputation for making quality products, and with the new Ironman Global Trainer Bodylink System they’re raised the bar and then some. The core of the system is an all-in-one wristwatch, which at first glance is really large. We’re talking, “is that meant for a grandmother with poor vision” big, but this device is so loaded with features that it wouldn’t fit on a standard sized watch face.
The watch is powered by SiRFstarIII GPS technology so it requires no calibration for use with a bike or for running. With this it can calculate precise speed, pace and distance in real time, and measure location and altitude with ascent/descent distances and rates. For those who like to micromanage their workouts there is even the option to record 100 location waypoints for track back and create new routes – while up to 50 custom routes for pace tracking can be recalled.
We’re also impressed that this device, which runs on a rechargeable battery for up to 15 hours in GPS mode, offers four-window data displays, so you can check your pace, record multisport progress, see calories burned and summaries for up to 1,000 laps. Since this is a triathlon friendly device it is water-resistant to 50 meters, but it can’t track you under the water however.
Post workout is where this one keeps on ticking too. It offers the ability to wirelessly sync with online software powered by TrainingPeaks, and is compatible with Windows and Mac operating systems. It can be used with ANT+ heart rate and bike sensors as well.
During Interbike we were given a demo of what you can view on the computer, and you should plan to spend an extra half hour a day not working out, but going over your workout results, because there is just that much to see. The Timex Global Trainer Bodylink System will be available this month, priced from $249.99 to $299.95.