I swim and surf. In the ocean, surfing, Can I use it to keep track on distance, calories, stroke while I am surfing?
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I don't think só...because The Watch works sensing your arms movement...while you are surfing it will think that you are not moving at all!!!
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No. The Garmin Swim doesn't have any GPS function (you'd need to use the 310xt or 910xt version for open water swimming). Instead with the Swim you have to tell it what length of pool you are in and then in does a pretty good job based on your arm movement and glide off the walls of how many laps and what type of stroke which it then bases its distance, calories, etc... off of.
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Yes it does. It tracks duration, distance, avg.pace, avg. speed, max speed, and calories.
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Yes. You must have the exercise timer going, take your pulse it will show you what your heart rate is and how many calories burned. Can do it as many times as you like as long as exercise timer is going. Great watch for price paid. I
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I have used the swimming function and used it to count strokes, track my distance, track my time, and to obtain my SWOLF--but I never used it to count laps because I like to count myself. As for the other metrics, it seems to count my stroke okay (stroke cycle--one hand, vs counting both hands), and of course the time of my swim. However, the distance is off by about 15-18%; I now adjust the pool size from the actual 25 yards to 22 yards and now get much more accurate distance. The watch is not the BEST as a dedicated swim watch, but does offer great overall functions, including swim, for the money, compared to everything else out there. I have used the swimming function and used it to count strokes, track my distance, track my time, and to obtain my SWOLF--but I never used it to count laps because I like to count myself. As for the other metrics, it seems to count my stroke okay (stroke cycle--one hand, vs counting both hands), and of course the time of my swim. However, the distance is off by about 15-18%; I now adjust the pool size from the actual 25 yards to 22 yards and now get much more accurate distance. The watch is not the BEST as a dedicated swim watch, but does offer great overall functions, including swim, for... » Read More I have used the swimming function and used it to count strokes, track my distance, track my time, and to obtain my SWOLF--but I never used it to count laps because I like to count myself. As for the other metrics, it seems to count my stroke okay (stroke cycle--one hand, vs counting both hands), and of course the time of my swim. However, the distance is off by about 15-18%; I now adjust the pool size from the actual 25 yards to 22 yards and now get much more accurate distance. The watch is not the BEST as a dedicated swim watch, but does offer great overall functions, including swim, for the money, compared to everything else out there. « Show Less
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Yes. And in the app you have the ability to switch to metric for tracking purposes. It's fantastic.
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Personally, I wouldn't risk it. There are other ways to record calories burned in aqua fitness. It is a choice in the Activities drop-down list.
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Yes, you can track your distance, pace, BPM while running! I'm really happy with mine.
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i use the Alpha Mio continuous heart rate monitor watch while swimming. it reliably gives heart rate while swimming without pushing buttons. i can keep track of my heart rate without stopping and looking directly at the dial because there are colored LED lights that flash my approximate heart rate which are easy to check during the swim stroke. After the swim/run/bike ride, the watch will give me average heart rate during the workout and length of workout. I am not a mio employee.
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Yes, It also tells how many calories are burned based on speed and distance.
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As mention in my review, I use "MapMyFitness" apps. It contains calories and heart rate monitoring.
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Yes, When you download your run data to your computer you will get a GPS map and the path you ran super imposed on in. At the bottom is a graph that will track pace, altitude, speed, and distance. It is my first GPS watch but I have been very pleased. No complaints.
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I think that is how it actually measures calories loss is by heart rate, but since it downloads the data, it doesn't show you anything real time. The Bluetooth version might, but I'm not sure. Its an awesome unit ... love it.
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It uses gps for ocean swims and for pool swims you have to put in the length of the pool and it calculates your distance
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Yes, if buy the heart monitor strap. It tells you if its too low or in range. If you sign up for Garmin connect it will create a graph for each workout so you can compare as well. I had to use all of this for a class.
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I do water aerobics 3 hours/week with my Loop and I have no problems. It is one of the few all-day activity trackers that you can swim with. However, the Loop will not accurately track swimming activity such as laps, strokes, etc. It estimates all activity as "steps" and my experience in the pool is that the Loop underestimates your steps and calories to some degree. The only way to accurately measure your calories is to use a heart rate monitor. However, Bluetooth Smart does not transmit in water so you can't use the Loop and H7 even though they are both waterproof for swimming. Here is more info on using the Loop while swimming: http://forum.polar.fi/showthread.php?t=27936
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Hello. Sure it can definitely track your golf course activities. I would suggest that you put it on Walk and once you upload the data onto the run.goyourlife.com website with the sync tool you can see distance walked, calories burned, elevation, and even pace. The watch itself will also tell you those stats when you set up the different stats on a page within the watch settings. Each page you create can show you up to three different stats with the ability to make up to 4 separate pages with different combination of stats. I hope this answers your question.~Team PAPAGO!
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While the watch is made for triathletes, it uses GPS in order to estimate your speed, distance. So yes, I think you could use this watch while riding a horse to calculate time, distance, speed, and your HR.