We can see that many runners wear sports watches. Many people will complain in their hearts about being "pretending to be a B-party", but this is not the case.
Many friends don’t want to spend too much money on running equipment. They think that running is just a back and forth between two legs, one in front and one behind. Just use your phone to record the exercise information and it’s all done. However, the mobile phone can simply record our speed and time, and the sports watch can comprehensively record our exercise information, including exercise heart rate, exercise trajectory and other data .
With the advancement of technology and the changes in people's concepts, the wearability of mobile devices has become a trend, and sports watches have successfully stood out and become the leader among these equipment.
Currently, there are so many brands of sports watches, and just looking at those brands is already dazzling. How to choose the sports watch that suits you among these brands has become a headache for many runners.
Nowadays, the functions of sports watches tend to be diversified, and the functions are from less to more. The price is naturally rising. , so before buying, you must first figure out your needs and choose from your needs as the starting point. Don’t blindly pursue complete functions. Otherwise, too versatile watches, in addition to being expensive, large body, and complex operation, may not be suitable for everyone.
In order to make you more convenient for making your choice, we will refine the sports watches. We can roughly divide the uses of sports watches into: running, outdoor, comprehensive sports and triathlon.
In fact, among the common sports watch brands on our market, the functions listed by merchants are often similar, and the ultimate difference is some basic functions: step counting, GPS, and heart rate measurement.
For sports watches, recording the number of steps and calorie consumption is the most basic requirement, so we will not go into details here.
[Built-in heart rate function]: sports watch detects heart rate with LED green light. The watch without built-in heart rate detection is matched with a chest belt heart rate belt. Here, do you still remember the difference between sports watches and heart rate belts we talked about before? Hope everyone review it.
[GPS]: Fast positioning speed and positioning accuracy can save us a lot of effort when exercising outdoors. Nowadays, many brands adopt the dual-star positioning mode, in order to make the received signals more accurate and fast, so as to provide you with more real-time data.
[Waterproof Level] : Different brands will mark the waterproof specifications of their products, such as 30, 40, and 50 meters underwater. You don’t have to be afraid of whether you are bathing or swimming. However, it should be noted that has its own heart rate monitoring function, and its underwater function will be affected.
[Exterior]: Many friends usually wear it as a watch. Of course, I am sorry for the amount of money I spent. Generally speaking, watches with fewer functions will have a relatively simple appearance, which will allow you to easily hold them when you go to work or wear formal clothes. The more functions, the larger the appearance.
Nowadays, many brands have also made a lot of work on their appearance in order to cater to this demand of consumers. For example, Garmin’s watch shape emphasizes colorful and fashionable. TomTom provides two types of straps for you to choose from, while Bryton has straps of different colors for you to replace, so that you can show your personal taste and personality.
[Key operation]: Different watches have different operating methods. Sometimes too many keys will make people feel confused, and simple and intuitive operating methods will be easier for people to get started, so filter them according to your own habits when choosing.
To sum up these points, we are talking about a basic sports watch that should be equipped or several elements that we should pay attention to when purchasing.
That is to say, if you are a junior runner in , then when you first start buying a watch, you only need to include the above functions, which can fully meet your needs .
Then there will definitely be friends who hope we will recommend some brands.
At present, there are only a few more well-known sports watch brands: Jiaming, Songtuo, TomTom, FitBit. Of course, in recent years, brands like Huami and Yizhun have also developed very rapidly.
For junior runners , buying sports watches is only to meet your running needs, so these watches are worth buying.
★TomTom Runner is a simple and unpretentious sports watch designed for running, with high cost performance;
★Yizhun S2 is also relatively simple and applicable.
★Jiamin's FR35 and FR220, about 1,000 yuan, can easily meet your running needs.
For runners with a certain foundation in , you can try Jiaming FR235, which adds sports tracking and smartwatch functions.
If you want to pursue higher-end series products or more professional and precise sports effects , then Jiaming's FR630 is your best choice, and its positioning is a professional running watch .
If has a wide range of interests in sports and is also widely involved in , such as cycling, swimming and other sports, you should consider the watch with strong comprehensive performance when buying a watch. They have built-in data measurement of a variety of sports.
★The entry-level is TomTom Multisport Cardio, which is called the comprehensive sports version of TomTom Runner, adding swimming and cycling tracking.
★The mid-range product is TomTom Spark.
★High-end series of products , there is no doubt that Songtuo Ambit 3 Sport is your best choice.
★ If you can also perform triathlon , then what you need is products such as Jiaming FR920XT and 735XT.
Finally, it is mountaineering and off-roading activities such as . When you buy watches, you need a more versatile watch, such as Garmin's Fenix3 or Fenix5 "king of watches".
After understanding the functions of sports watches, clarify your use needs, and then compare the sports watch products on the market and prescribe the right medicine to buy sports watches that suit you faster and more accurately.
