Garmin Forerunner 305 Calorie Counter Not Working I use the Forerunner 305 for indoor gym workouts. The heart rate monitor works fine but the calorie counter seems way off. Does anyone know how I can fix this problem? Thank you. Garmin Forerunner 305 Calorie Counter Not Working I use the Forerunner 305 for indoor gym workouts. The heart rate monitor works fine but the calorie counter seems way off. Does anyone know how I... » Read More Garmin Forerunner 305 Calorie Counter Not Working I use the Forerunner 305 for indoor gym workouts. The heart rate monitor works fine but the calorie counter seems way off. Does anyone know how I can fix this problem? Thank you. « Show Less
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The 305 doesn't calculate calorie consumption based on heart rate. It used distance traveled, weight and age in a similar way that a treadmill does. You can run inside on a treadmill using the footpod accessory, which calculates distance without the use of the GPS. (similar to the Nike product). The footpod works very well and will give you your desired results. This is clearly stated on the Garmin site within the features of the product.
84173
Wow. I'm so glad I read this. I wanted it for a running watch AND a workout watch. If it doesn't base the calorie output from heart rate, it's of little use to me in cross training events.
84174
Thanks for your response. I thought that was the case but was not sure whether I was missing something.
84175
Just so I understand, as well: Garmin 305 will not track indoor calories associated with a strength training routine? Thank you.
84176
Hi everybody, first time poster here. I've been using a sort of mapping system by Telenav. It is really useful to me because I can see other people's bike routes and the best part is calculating the calories I can burn. (see it here: http://maps.telenav.com/tnmap/). Just wondering if anybody has a calorie counter they recommend?
2265918
When i wore this device with the heart rate monitor and did crossfit, it said i did 68 calories for a 17 minute session, so i dont believe it does monitor calories very well unless your covering a distance. crossfit is a high intensity constantly varied workout
1268731
Not at all! Although most of my testing is on stationary bike (with considerable instrumentation) neither stationary nor real bike even gets the calories burned to budge. Even pushing 200+ Watts and sweating like a pig, nothing. Without footsteps it records nothing. Now, interestingly - after hard bike workout then I can get on treadmill at minimum speed and zero incline and it records medium intense activity, where I'm clearly loafing. It also records elliptical at much lower rate than actual expenditure. Basically I think it's a glorified pedometer only slightly sensitive to energy usage. And customer support doesn't even respond to any queries about these issues.
2195104
It does not monitor heart rate. You have to purchase a garmin heart rate monitor and only certain ones. They do link up. If you are concerned about your heart rate then I would make the purchase but I have not felt the need. Not yet anyway.
2225289
Sort of. I turn on the treadmill mode to track my heart rate, but I question how accurate the calorie count is. Also, the treadmill mode will think you are on the treadmill, so you would have to discard/ignore those metrics. When I log into the third party software fitness tracker "map my fitness" and put in the time spent weightlifting, it will automatically approximate my calories. A couple of side notes. Tomtom says that sometime in July they are adding a "generic" activity to monitor activities other than run, bike and swim--but they have not done so to date. However, for the time being, when I do a gym workout in treadmill mode, I then select training option "laps" and then select "manual". This way, after every set, I tap my watch to reset the lap timer to help me monitor the rest time between each set. So I track my heart rate, total time, and time between sets.
1474397
I do no think it counts calories. It does a great job of heart rate. Telling time. Stop watch and others. Way to use I have a separate device I use for calories. Put a new battery in it pretty quick. Mine went dead fast with the original but great after replacing
2071728
I believe the heart rate monitor only syncs with the Nike+ watch and the Nike+ GPS watch requires a USB cord to hook up to a PC. By the way this is by far the best HR monitor I've owned & the GPS does a great job keeping track of pace and elevation for even 6+ hour cross country runs and bike rides. The Google maps of the workouts on Nike website has allowed me to find nearby trails I would have otherwise missed.
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Its in the paper that came with the watch. Basically through your workout , take your pulse. I usually do every 5 minutes. When you are done, press stop on "exercise" feature. Then press the button on the right for 2 seconds until little bars show up on watch. 5 bars. Lowest to tallest represents how hard you worked out. I do insanity and t25 so I keep clicking the right button BC is difficult. Then watch calculates your calories burned. Does this make sense? Hope it helps!!
1855069
I have had my 205 for about 4 months and it appears to be pretty accurate most of the time . The last 2 weeks the heart rate monirtor is very erratic. It starts out, and stays, at about 68-70 and reamins static for about 5 minutes It will then kick in and stay in tune with another polar that i have. It will then proceed to be inaccurate and bounce around. I have changed the battery on the chest unit twice. No difference. Any thouhgts?
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I don't think so. I tried one of the other Polar HR monitors that didn't have the Nike+ symbol on it and the GPS watch would never pick up the signal. I only found the monitor online. The GPS watch is sold at many sporting good stores and BestBuy but apparently the heart rate monitor is difficult to find other than online. It works GREAT by the way- highly recommend it. It's nice to see your workout with pace/elevation/and heart rate all mapped in google maps.
1378419
Yes it does. I just got mine going 2 weeks ago. I like it. It is several programs or you can ride manually. It does track calories, has a timer, a pulse rate monitor and can be used to give a recovery report based on pulse. The calorie counter is the 3rd number from the bottom in the functions it is monitoring. My calories counter always runs when in use in the manual mode and I assume always.
1533528
When I bought the Garmin 110, the heart rate monitor was about $65 extra. I regret buying the monitor as I find it gives inaccurate calorie counts. I walk 4 miles one day and it says that I used 90 calories and the next day 4 miles and it says that I used 300 calories. I am only interested in the calorie count.
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It only counts them as you put your heart rate in. It is very sensitive so you cant move your arm around while you are trying to capture your heart rate, I actually have to stop running for a minute and press the buttons to get a reading. It will then calculate the calories burned based on the time elapsed at the heart rate that you captured, so for example if you run for thirty minutes you would need to stop a couple times during your run to get a heart rate reading and if you stop the timer before your last heart rate reading it will not calculate those calories. So long story longer I like it to get and "idea" of my calories but it is a pain to stop several times to get the heart rate reading and I question how truly accurate it is since it is not real time for the heart rate only when you actually press the buttons to capture the heart rate...but I hate chest straps so this is the next best thing for me. Hope that helps
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I do not think it actually syncs with anything. I always just had to key mine into my own logger manually. Just went and read it, and nothing says it syncs with anything.On another Note, i bought the Withings Scale after a year with this one, and it syncs, but it still does not sync with Samsung health either. If i was to make another purchase, i would base the purchase on what works with myfitnesspal, since it just got bought by underarmor, and i doubt samsung health will be relavant much longer unless they really work on their network of supported vendors. (i love samsung, but nothing syncs with them, no scales, no heart rate monitors, the calorie tracker is difficult to use, etc). I do not think it actually syncs with anything. I always just had to key mine into my own logger manually. Just went and read it, and nothing says it syncs with anything.On another Note, i bought the Withings Scale after a year with this one, and it syncs, but it still does not sync with Samsung health either. If i was to make another purchase, i would base the purchase on what works with myfitnesspal, since it just got bought by underarmor, and i doubt samsung health will be relavant much longer unless they really work on their network of supported vendors. (i love samsung, but... » Read More I do not think it actually syncs with anything. I always just had to key mine into my own logger manually. Just went and read it, and nothing says it syncs with anything.On another Note, i bought the Withings Scale after a year with this one, and it syncs, but it still does not sync with Samsung health either. If i was to make another purchase, i would base the purchase on what works with myfitnesspal, since it just got bought by underarmor, and i doubt samsung health will be relavant much longer unless they really work on their network of supported vendors. (i love samsung, but nothing syncs with them, no scales, no heart rate monitors, the calorie tracker is difficult to use, etc). « Show Less
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It only works if you have your heart strap on, but you would push the bottom button on the right side of the watch. Continue to push the button until you see calories counted. It may take about 3 pushes of the button to get to it.
318103
I find that the heart rate monitor works quite well. Sometimes it takes a little longer than normal because of it changing while I am working out, etc.And sometimes if I am super sweaty I have to wipe some sweat off first for it to work.
371593
Yes the heart rate monitor only works when you touch the face, I would not recommend this watch for regular monitoring of the heart. It's designed for working out. I suppose if I felt my heart felt a bit irregular I might think to use this as a guide line or idea, but certainly would follow up with a true medical device or my doctor. I have been extremely satisfied with this watch for working out, but if I needed something to monitor my heart rate for medical purposes I would not use this watch. Hope this helps