| If you're a runner, cyclist or kayaker who takes his or | | | | becoming lost as well. A GPS sport watch can easily |
| her workout seriously, then you know the value of | | | | prevent this. |
| good quality equipment, including the value of a high | | | | Monitoring a runner's heart rate can be a critical training |
| quality, GPS running watch. The best running shoes, the | | | | aid. Training with a heart rate that is below a training |
| lightest and fastest bicycle and a high-quality kayak | | | | threshold may not have much benefit for the serious |
| can often mean the difference between winning and | | | | sports lover. Too high a heart rate can be dangerous, |
| losing an important race. | | | | possibly putting the runner or bicyclist in danger. |
| One more piece of sports equipment that's becoming | | | | Sometimes "stepping" the exercise routine can have |
| a must-have for the sports enthusiast (both extreme | | | | many benefits. This is especially true for events such |
| and casual) is a high performance GPS sports watch. | | | | as triathlons, where the participant may need several |
| Additional Information Needed | | | | levels of intensity during a race, and these levels can |
| Advanced runners, bicyclists and kayakers often | | | | be duplicated in training by the use of a sports GPS |
| require additional information as they train for events. | | | | watch. |
| Knowing Time, distance and other variables such as | | | | Lots of Manufacturers |
| rate, altitude and heart rate can often help an athlete | | | | GPS Sport Watches are not new technology - there |
| train at the peak of his or her ability. It isn't always | | | | are many major manufacturers that make high-quality |
| practical for a runner to carry a map, or to use a car | | | | units in just about every price range. Even the |
| to "drive out" a course beforehand, to get mileage. | | | | cheapest GPS watches offer enough useful |
| The same applies to a bicyclist, who may have an | | | | information for even the most ardent sports enthusiast. |
| odometer on the bike, but may not always be totally | | | | Garmin, Magellan, Timex, Casio, Suunto and Polar offer |
| accurate. | | | | a complete range of GPS watches, designed to fit |
| When kayaking in open water, there may be no way | | | | every need and budget.While the lower priced units, |
| to accurately measure distance traveled, other than | | | | such as a Garmin 101 or 201 won't offer advanced |
| estimates from a map. And, if the kayaker is unfamiliar | | | | features like altimeter or heart rate monitor, the |
| with the territory, or encounters bad weather that | | | | information that the watch does provide can help just |
| blocks landmarks, he or she stands a chance of | | | | about any serious runner or biker. |