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FiTrainer is Go!
26 January 2009
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The FiTrainer is designed to take your aerobic workout to the next level. This lightweight headset has a heart rate sensor that clips to your earlobe. Punch in your age and exercise pace to the day, and get started. The FiTrainer gives you a beat to exercise to, based on your heart rate. A friendly female voice lets you know if you need to pick up the pace or slow it down. Like all exercise gadgets, this one has pros and cons.
The Pros
While using it, I truly felt like I was jogging to the beat. It really helped me even out my workout. And of course, this is the most important part.
It allows three audio options: one that is just the beat (which is perfect if you are treadmilling while watching TV); one that adds in its own pseudo-techno music, and one that allows you to connect it to your own MP3 player (which, of course, means you need some kind of arm band for it).
The guide voice is not annoying and doesn’t chime in unnecessarily.The Cons
The headset is not adjustable
In the middle of my workout, my beats just disappeared. Five minutes later, they mysteriously reappeared.
It really only works with sustained cardio workout: treadmill, walking, jogging, elliptical, etc.
There is no volume controlIt’s a good start, but I would like to see what they can come up with in future versions.
FiTrainer can be purchased at itami.com
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