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great monitor
Watch works great. Wore it to cardio rehab lab and checked versus lab monitors. Heart rate within 1 bpm and pedometer within 1-2 mph under several conditions. Great value for the price and not difficult to use.Bowflex Fit Trainer Plus Heart Rate Monitor and Pedometer Watch (Small)

Couldn't keep pedometer working.
I really liked the product WHEN it worked, but the pedometer would shut itself off in the middle of a run or walk. I thought it was the battery, so I had a new one put in, but it continued to shut itself off. When it shut itself off, it would reset all the settings including the date and time, so I would have to reset everything again. Finally, I sent it back and requested another one, hoping I just got a defective one. The new one arrived and worked great for a couple of weeks, then started doing the same thing. I started to send it back, but my time had run out and I would have only gotten a partial refund, so I now have a watch/stopwatch not good for much else.

Not good at keeping distance when running...
I got this watch as a gift. I was looking for a watch to use while running, and this seemed like it would work. I wanted to track my time, distance, calories burned and heart rate. It worked great at time and heart rate. However my calories burned was way off because it wasn't tracking distance right. I ran a trail that I know is 2 miles (I measured it off the odometer in my car), but it only showed that I ran .5 miles. It kept my heart rate just fine, so if that's what you're after, this is a great product. I ended up returning it. It didn't fit my needs.

Confusing
There is much to like about this pedometer. It is priced reasonably for the amount of functiopnality and once you get the stride settings correct, it does a good job of tracking distance. Also, the heart rate montitor seems to be very accurate. However, I have one major issue. To me, it is too complicated to reset and figure out what you are doing. I need to bring the instructions with me each time. In other words, it is not intuitive or particularly user friendly. I would gladly sacrifice 20% of the functionality for ease-of-use.

Bowflex water logged
Used this watch a number of times while working out, loved the heart monitor feature and ease of use. Went swimming once and watch filled with water and is now useless! Claims to be water resistant to 30 meters, wasn't resistant at 30 inches. Very disappointed in this product.

Didn't work
The Bowflex Fit Trainer Plus Heart Rate Monitor and Pedometer Watch seemed like a great idea.
And, it was. However, the pedometer kept stopping. I called the company several times, one call was returned, and I was told that they would get back to me.
They never did. I finally returned it to Amazon.

Not as great as I expected
Pedometer OK. Just because it says 'small' it still fits comfortably around my wrist. Unfortunatly I was hoping for the HR monitor to be continuous, but you have to keep pressing the button for a HR reading. Calorie count is inaccurate. Disappointed in this product, but too lazy to mail it back--it was cheap. By the way I ordered a new one and I think I got a used one already preprogramed.

mixed review
Overall, I like this watch, although if I were designing it, I would make some changes.The pedometer stops it's running count if you are still for a certain amount of time ( I cannot determine that point). Also, even though I set it to LOW sensitivity, it will sometimes add up steps while I am driving in my car. I have tried to test it while driving to see what movement it is responding to ( like shifting positions, curves, bumps) but cannot see any discernible cause. Also the night light is too dim to read the watch face. You must remember to RESET the pedometer each day or you'll get a running count. I really only use the watch, pedometer and heart rate features; have not been able to take the time to learn all of the other functions, as they are not too user friendly in terms of instructions. What I like about it is that I no longer have to remember to clip a bulky waistband pedometer to my pants anymore, and this watch, although not exactly dainty, is fairly pleasing aesthetically.

Bowflex fit trainer watch
Bought this for my sister in law for christmas and she absolutely loves it. She was looking for a heart rate monitor that also had a pedometer and this fits the bill. She has used it non stop since december. She isnt the most tech female out there, so it needed to be easy to use. Selecting the different modes of use was easy and the instructions were simple enough to learn on the first day.
So far, a very durable device.

Nice watch.
Nicely made watch, easy to program. Heart monitor works great. not sure about the calorie counter yet.