Garmin forerrunner201 GPS

“This thing is so cool !!

It can even tell me what side of the road I'm walking on !
Does anyone else have one of these??

Random thread but very cool "tool"”

“Thats the one you can wear on your wrist, huh.

How much do they cost?”

“It's was a gift so i have no idea how much it was. You do wear it like a watch.”

“Is that the one with the virtual companion you can set to walk at any speed and it'll let you know if you're keeping up?”

“yup, i haven't used it much so far but it has all kinds of settings for running/walking.

It keeps a history so you can monitor fitness gains and a bunch of other cool stuff I haven't figured out yet”

“I want something that calculates aerobic points in addition to calories.”

“??? aerobic points ???”

“My treadmill computes aerobic points. I use them to figure the intensity of a workout, and to allow me to plan a progression of programs so I am not taking on too much too fast. I've tried to find the formula for them.”

“OH ! I see .

my treadmill only gives heart rate and calories burned (never even close to right)”

“Going 7 miles at 6.7 mph (my current workout), I earn 36.5 aerobic points. It's recommended to earn at least 7 points per week. While I was building my program up, I made sure to spend at least 10 days at a particular level, which I figured by ignoring the decimal places. It worked -- there were only a couple of times I overextended myself and had to ease up.”