"The Timex Ironman Race Trainer digital heart rate monitor makes serious training seriously easy."Timex Ironman Race Trainer is Timex's newest and most innovative series of digital heart rate monitors, a collection of technologically advanced training aids designed for modern endurance athletes and fitness enthusiasts worldwide.
The signature function of the Race Trainer is its ability to wirelessly deliver precise training data to a user's computer, and help committed athletes realise long-term training goals.The Race Trainer combines an advanced sports watch, chest sensor and USB device, and utilises ANT+ Sport wireless technology to synchronise with an online training program, such as the one powered by TrainingPeaks at Fitness Daily.
The wireless Data Xchanger USB included in the Race Trainer Kit adds even more functionality to the heart rate monitor. Users can customise watch settings, upload workouts to their computer, and access online training and nutrition software powered by TrainingPeaks.
The Timex Ironman Race Trainer heart rate monitor boasts a 10-workout training log, a 5-segment variable intensity interval timer, a 50-lap memory with average heart rate per lap, and chronograph or interval workout review that provides average or peak heart rate, time spent in target heart rate zone and calories burned.
"The Race Trainer's interactive benefits demonstrate Timex's commitment to fostering a deep customer connection that extends beyond the initial purchase," said Heberto Calves, Vice President of Marketing at Timex.
"Timex Ironman timepieces are designed to help everyone, from the basic health and wellness shopper to the elite Ironman athlete, realise their fitness and competitive goals."
The unique interactive online athlete community at Fitness Daily provides complementary training programs for athletes of all levels. The site also features news, blogs, product reviews, training advice and tips as well as allowing you to source and share workout routines with athletes across the globe.
Available in four mens and womens styles, the Timex Ironman Race Trainer heart rate monitor provides elite athletes with the necessary performance measurement to succeed and make serious training seriously easy. The Timex Ironman Race Trainer is available now for purchase throughout the UK and Ireland from sporting goods stores and sports specialist retailers, contact ASSIST on 0845 838 7573 for local stockists.
Once the workout data is uploaded, the TrainingPeaks online software provides a customisable dashboard populated with "pods" of information and analysis. Users can choose from a variety of screens that display performance journals, workout calendars, personal data, daily nutrition and more.
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The Timex Ironman Race Trainer digital heart rate monitor is available now from from most good sports speciality retailers.
To discover the benefits of the 2.4Ghz wireless transmission procotols click on the ANT+ link below.
ANT+ technology facilitates the collection, automatic transfer and tracking of sensor data for monitoring information anywhere, anytime. The key advantage of this unique managed network is device specific interoperability which enables wireless communication with other ANT+ products. Interestingly ANY+ technology is used by Timex, but also Tanita, Polar, Garmin, Suunto. It is becoming the standard for wireless communication in sport and fitness montiroing. This interoperability function (added to the base ANT protocol) now facilitates the reliable transfer of data between sensors and display devices such as watches, heart rate monitors and bike computers. Applicable in sport, wellness management and home health monitoring, ANT is proven with several million nodes shipped to date. ANT+ provides off –the-shelf interoperability to guarantee seamless digital wireless communication in the 2.4 GHz license-free band. Those companies who have adopted the ANT+ promise of interoperability are members of the ANT+ Alliance, a special interest group which fosters optimized brand value and partnerships with other top tier products.
ANT+ has device profiles that specify data formats, channel parameters and the network key. Target applications include any wireless sensor monitoring of sport, wellness or home health such as:
