What is a sports watch?
Right on time for the new year 2018, "getting more into sport" is usually at the top of the list of the most popular New Year’s resolutions. To make it a little easier to get motivated, maybe all that’s missing are the right gadgets. Here are a few important facts about the sports watch:
What is a sports watch?
With a name like "sports watch", it stands to reason that it is also a watch worn on the wrist like any other watch. However, a sports watch is equipped with many additional functions that a regular wristwatch does not have. For example, this watch is designed to measure your activity during sports and exercise with certain sensors such as the activity tracker.
This results in a wide range of functions, all of which can be very helpful for amateur or professional athletes. Some sports watches have an optical heart rate monitor that measures your heart rate. In addition to your heart rate, some others can also measure how many steps you have already taken, your current altitude, and how many calories you have burned. Almost all sports watches can also store the data and, for example, transfer it to your smartphone.
Which sports watch is suitable for which sports?
Since there is such a wide range of sports watches, it is very difficult to summarize in just a few sentences which sports watch is the best fit for you.
If, on the other hand, you do a lot of different sports such as running, cycling, swimming, and even mountaineering, then the Garmin Fenix 3 series sports watches are highly recommended. Here are all the functions of the Garmin 010-01338-71:
Our watch of the week is the Garmin 010-01338-71 Fenix 3 Sapphire, a smartwatch and multisport watch in one. A true essential for every amateur and professional athlete. It offers countless functions such as the activity tracker, which can measure steps, calorie consumption, distance, and sleep activity. In addition, this watch for true athletes has a barometric altimeter, a 3-axis compass, and a training function for swimming, running, cycling, or indoor workouts. So there is something for everyone with this watch!
