| GPS sports watches have been enthusiastically | | | | great lengths to make their sports GPS wristwatch |
| adopted by endurance athletes since they hit the | | | | smaller, the Garmin watches do still tend to sit quite |
| market over the last decade or so as an advanced | | | | heavily on the wrist. |
| training tool for providing workout information in terms | | | | There are of course other alternatives that do not |
| of speed, pace, distance, elevation and route mapping. | | | | require GPS at all. A wireless accelerometer foot pod |
| Unfortunately there are not as many Ladies GPS | | | | device fits externally into an athlete's shoelaces. It |
| watches that provide the qualities that active females | | | | measures a runner's leg speed through the air and with |
| usually seek. | | | | a little calibration, accurate speed and distance can be |
| The vast majority of female athletes have the | | | | measured. A foot pod is more comfortable than an |
| following needs and requirements: | | | | external GPS and about as accurate for measuring |
| - Having sleeker wrists (in general) than men, women | | | | speed and distance, it also does not stop working |
| require smaller watches with sleeker designs and wrist | | | | around large objects, an issue encountered with GPS |
| straps | | | | systems whenever the GPS satellite signal is |
| - Ladies demand a much more comfortable fitting | | | | obstructed. |
| watch than the average male tends to tolerate | | | | But a foot pod suffers a couple of drawbacks. In |
| - Ladies want more paler, feminine colors and designs | | | | some cases it must be calibrated for accurate |
| - Female watches usually have smaller watch faces | | | | readings. Calibration is not a big deal, but is not required |
| and buttons | | | | in a GPS watch. A foot pod also does not measure |
| A fundamental design problem in creating a GPS | | | | altitude as it cannot track your 3D location like a GPS |
| watch for girls is the difficulty of fitting a bulky GPS | | | | watch can, therefore it cannot plot your training route |
| aerial into a miniature sized watch that is comfortable | | | | on a map. On the other hand a foot pod option is |
| enough to wear while partaking in physical activity. | | | | often a superior alternative to cheaper GPS watches |
| Some sports watch manufacturers side-step the | | | | that cannot measure altitude or record routes. |
| problem, by packaging the GPS receptor into an arm | | | | In summary, GPS watch can provide some truly |
| band which is simply a GPS receiver case mounted | | | | powerful benefits to athletes who want the full range |
| on an adjustable elastic band. With the GPS external | | | | of information on their fitness training. While female |
| from the wristwatch, the designers can keep the wrist | | | | athletes may need to accept a few compromises, the |
| piece small, while offering the benefits of GPS. A | | | | positives will far outweigh the drawbacks for many |
| two-piece system is not a bad choice, provided you | | | | active girls. |
| are comfortable wearing a bulky device on your | | | | We provide much more information on ladies GPS |
| person. | | | | watches on our website including three popular |
| Other popular sport watches like the Garmin | | | | watches that we consider great choices for female |
| Forerunner line, mount the GPS in the actual | | | | athletes. |
| wristwatch itself. While Garmin have recently gone to | | | | |