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In the "zone"
For the past decade, heart rate training has been utilized by the top athletes in all sports in order to
improve their training levels. As the only accurate measurement of your intensity or exertion level, a heart rate monitor is the easiest and most precise way to continuously measure your heart rate. By
understanding and monitoring your ideal heart-rate "zone" while training, you are able to consistently train your body at the optimum fitness levels. Knowing the work "zone" for your heart prevents over-training, under-training, and encourages correct pacing. As a result heart rate monitors (HRM's) can show you when you're dehydrated, running out of nutrition, or not recovered from a previous day's workout. Current versions of HRM's consist of a watch worn on your wrist and a transmitter that you wear against your skin, most often around your chest. FINIS offers a solution to this problem with the Aqua Pulse heart rate monitor.
And the beat goes on...
With the Aqua Pulse does not require the swimmer to be completely stopped (after he or she has completed the lap) in order to access a readout as is the functioning of the chest straps. Never before has a swimmer been able to hear their heart rate reading while swimming and to gauge their heart rate without interrupting their stroke, training, and overall performance. With the Aqua Pulse swimmers are able to receive a truly accurate heart rate reading instantly. Heart rates can be audibly communicated at pre-set intervals, and without pressing any buttons during their swim.
Revolutionary bone-conduction technology
The FINIS Aqua Pulse uses an accurate infrared sensor that clips to the earlobe in order to pick up the
swimmer's heart rate. By measuring the light pulses due to capillary blood flow in the skin, the sensors
calculate the number of beats/minute (b/m) that the body is working. The internal computer within the
Aqua Pulse then audibly communicates this heart rate to the user using the revolutionary Bone-
Conduction Technology, a unique sound transfer technology that communicates sound vibrations through the temple bone to the inner ear. Humans normally hear through air conduction, but because there is no air underneath the water, bone conduction provides the clearest sound quality possible. By simply turning the unit on, the user's heart rate can be sensed and automatically communicated. All functions are integrated into one small unit that the user clips on to their goggle strap and rests on their temple. The Aqua Pulse heart rate monitor consistently communicates the heart rate every pre-set time period. The user can program this time period from as little as 20 seconds up to 5 minutes, allowing for continuous feedback during training. It also features an instantaneous heart rate function. The user can simply press a button at any time and their most current b/m will be communicated.
Specifications
Size:
Approximately 3in in height, 1.5" in width, and 0.5" in depth
Power Supply:
Powered by an internal lithium-ion rechargeable battery.
Battery is recharged through USB port (can be plugged into PC or wall adapter)
Interface:
On/Off
Volume Control
Interval Setting set the unit to tell you your heart rate ever x-seconds
Instant Heart Rate Button tells you current heart rate the moment the button is pressed
"Current heart rate monitors are meant for running and dry land training, but are quite awkward for training in the water as athletes are hindered by awkward straps and watches. We created the new FINIS Aqua Pulse heart rate monitor specifically for swimmers so they could continually swim and understand their heart rate without stopping and train in their proper heart-rate zone' more accurately. Our heart rate monitor features a water proof design that changes both how the heart rate is sensed and transmitted to the user," says John Mix, President of FINIS.
