With so many heart-rate and speed-and-distance monitors on the market it’s easy to forget that you can still buy sports watches that don’t receive signals from space or warn you that you’re in imminent danger of cardiac arrest. And if you’re happy
Nike has promised its new Nike+ SportWatch GPS will be a "game changer". Runner's World couldn't turn down the opportunity to take the watch for a test run to see whether it lived up to the hype. We know it looks good, but does its functionality
Sports timepieces have come a long way since the digital stopwatches of the early 1980s. Top-of-the-range speed and distance models are not within everybody's price range, so what are the features you should look for in a mid-range version
it work?The Nike+ SportBand pairs a slimline wristwatch with a motion sensor (both included within the RRP £40) in your shoe to track distance, pace and calorie data while you run. The watch’s detachable USB SportBand Link can then be plugged into your
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Controlled Sports Watch £30 Features Radio-controlled time setting; five alarms; simple stopwatchPros Simple basic sports watch; budget price; all-day appeal Cons Heavy; basic functionalityIt would be easy to criticise this Lorus model for being too heavy
girls-night-out turns bad.It may be a tad predictable but then, what sporting film isn’t? It has all the key essentials of the genre; big characters, the loveable underdog, a memorable soundtrack and tense racing moments. It’s certainly one to watch
, as well as the heart rate for each lap at the time you pressed the button. Pros Well laid out Cons One-session memoryTimex Rush VO2 £34.99Key feature 50-lap, multi-session memoryEvaluation Many sports watches for women are simply scaled down versions
. It is important to replace your sports bra once it has worn out. Watch out for elastic that sags, or fabric that piles or loses its shape. Some women find their shape changes so much during their menstrual cycle that they need bras in two different sizes to stay
It’s no coincidence that sporting events staged near Box Hill, Surrey, come with intimidating titles (think the Knacker Cracker 10K or the Surrey Legs of Steel Challenge). As one of the best-known summits of the North Downs, it poses a
