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Review on Unleash Your Running Potential with the Garmin Forerunner 235 GPS Running Watch by Darius Permada Buana ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The perfect purchase for me, exactly what I was looking for!

I took the watch for long distance running. Before that, I ran with a chest sensor, the belt rubbed the skin, so the choice fell on these. I was able to buy new ones for a much lower price. They have one glitch - the heart rate freezes at 86-91. It happened once at a half marathon, it was very unpleasant. I found a simple way on the Internet: you need to turn off the sensor and restart the clock. Well, always start running only after the heart rate sensor stops flashing. The second jamb happened after 10 months - suddenly an allergy from the strap began after 4-5 hours of wear. Either the pollen from the fir trees got in, or something, but this has never happened before. I read the forums - it happens with this model, and with all watches with plastic straps. Now I run, wrapping the strap with a bandage. after 2 months: fir pollen is to blame. After 2 months, I stopped wrapping the strap with a bandage, I run with the old strap, everything is fine, there are no irritations. Apparently, the pollen from the fir trees really got on / under the strap - he lived in the forest. True, the maximum wear time is now no more than 2.5 hours.

Pros
  • Great for long distance running. I have enough heart rate accuracy. I saw on the net a comparison with a breastplate - on fartleks it measures worse than a breastplate. But there is no time to look at readings on fartleks.) But you don’t need to wash the belt from the chest sensor. Starts measuring heart rate immediately, and not when you sweat well with a chest sensor. If GPS is buggy, then it's not critical - maybe. I run along the houses and under the trees. I've been using it for almost a year now. Completely satisfied. The only thing I don't like is that all the data is in the cloud and you have to suffer to download something for detailed analysis. But that's not a watch issue.
Cons
  • 1. Sometimes the heart rate sensor hangs - once every 2-4 months (below how to treat) 2. The application cannot download normal raw data.

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December 20, 2022
The pulse is shown incorrectly, the screen is poor, the price is cosmic in 2022. What the money is for is unclear.