Quick
Product Overview:
The Aqua Pulse HRM consistently communicates the heart rate every
pre-set time period. The user can program this time period from as
little as 20 seconds up to 5 minutes, allowing for continuous
feedback during training. The FINIS HRM also features an
instantaneous heart rate function. The user can simply press a
button at any time and their most current b/m will be
communicated.
How it
Works:
The Aqua Pulse takes on a whole new realm of heart-rate technology,
by blending proven Bone-Conduction development with accurate
Infrared Sensors. The result is a new monitor specifically designed
for the swimming world.
The Aqua Pulse attaches easily to any goggle strap, with the
Infrared Sensors clipped to the swimmer’s ear-lobe. The specific
heart-rate is picked up through the sensors and then audibly
transmitted to the swimmer through Bone-Conduction.
When the Aqua Pulse is placed on any bones of the skull (i.e. the
cheek bones or the mastoid tip) it leads to vibration of the fluid
in the inner ear. Therefore, users of the monitor will be able to
clearly hear their heart-rate while swimming. Bone-Conduction
hearing is a safe, well established hearing mechanism in humans
that the Aqua Pulse leverages to enhance sound-clarity in the
water.
FINIS's application of the new Bone-Conduction and Infrared Sensor
technologies brings an entirely new level of experience to
swimmers. Now users are able to understand their specific heart
rate while in the middle of the pool, giving consistent feedback
during the swim. No cumbersome chest straps or watches are needed!
All the audible settings on the Aqua Pulse are adjustable and the
unit is completely submergible and waterproof.
Bone
Conduction Implementation:
Regardless of the Pre-set Time Period interval, the infrared
ear-clip continually monitors how many beats occur within the past
10 seconds of usage. The unit then multiplies this monitored data
by 6 to produce a reading based on beats per 60 second time frame,
or Beats-Per-Minute (BPM). This BPM heart rate is then audibly
communicated to the swimmer using bone conduction. The Aqua Pulse’s
Pre-Set Time period function is set by the user and designates when
the voice inside the unit audibly informs the current heart rate to
the swimmer (i.e. every 5 minutes or every 20 seconds). There is no
calculation required by the user.
Example:
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Pre-Set Time
Period: Set to audibly inform heart rate every 1 minute
-
Infrared
Ear-Clip: Records 20 heart beats during the last 10 seconds of
monitoring
-
Unit
Calculates BPM: 20 beats x 6 = 120 Beats Per Minute
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Unit Voices
Heart Rate: Current "120" heart rate communicated at 1 minute
interval using Bone Conduction
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Process
Recycles: New BPM calculated and communicated every 1 minute
(or whatever Pre-Set Time Period the user has set)
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Instant Heart
Rate Function: Because the unit is constantly monitoring heart
rate, the Instant Button can be pressed at any time, and the unit
will inform the user of the current BPM
Product
Features:
- Custom Sound
Technology: Audibly transmits heart rate utilizing high-fidelity
BONE CONDUCTION TECHNOLOGY
- Infrared
Sensors: Accurately pick up heart rate in ear lobe
- Digital
Control Panel
- Volume
Control
- Adjustable
Time Periods: 20seconds, 30seconds, 45seconds, 1minute, 2minutes,
5minutes
- Instantaneous
Heart Rate Button
- 8-Hour
Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Battery
- Durable
Goggle and Earlobe Clips
- Approximately
3.5" in Height, 1.5" in Width, and 0.5" in Depth
Understanding
Your Heart Rate:
Heart rate is the only accurate measurement of
your intensity or your exertion level, and a heart rate monitor is
the easiest and most precise way to continuously measure your heart
rate. By understanding and monitoring your ideal heart-rate “zone”
while training, you are able to consistently train your body at the
optimum fitness levels. Knowing the work “zone” for your heart
prevents over-training, under-training, and encourages correct
pacing. As a result heart rate monitors (HRM’s) can show you when
you're dehydrated, running out of nutrition, or not recovered from
a previous day’s workout.
For the past decade, heart rate training has been utilized by the
top athletes in all sports in order to improve their training
levels. To take advantage of all the benefits a heart rate monitor,
you will need to first calculate your various work-rate “zones”
including your maximum heart rate (MHR) and resting heart rate
(RHR). These zones will differ depending on age, gender, and body
weight, but knowing your zones will guide your training and
exertion levels during your workout. With these “zones” set, you
can monitor improvement and efficiently while training.
What
Current HRM's Offer:
Current versions of HRM’s consist of a
watch worn on your wrist, and a transmitter that you wear against
your skin, most often around your chest. The transmitter picks up
the signals of your heart and sends them wirelessly to the watch
you wear on your wrist. This setup may be good for running and
dryland training, but is quite awkward and inconvenient for
training in the water. The chest strap is cumbersome for swimmers,
often loosening or falling off, resulting in an inaccurate heart
rate.
Additionally, if a swimmer is using current HRM’s, he or she can
only read their heart rate while stopped. Thus, the swimmer will
receive skewed results during stoppage rather than immediate and
continuous feedback while swimming. As a result, current HRM’s do
not provide a precise understanding of the training heart rate
during aquatic fitness exercises such as swimming.
Why the
Aqua Pulse?
The new Aqua Pulse HRM has been created specifically
for swimmers. Its water proof design changes both how the heart
rate is sensed and how the heart rate is transmitted to the user.
All functions are integrated into one small unit that the user
clips on to their goggle strap and rests on their
temple.
The Aqua Pulse uses an accurate infrared sensor that clips to the
earlobe in order to pick up the swimmer’s heart rate. By measuring
the light pulses due to capillary blood flow in the skin, the
sensors calculate the number of Beats Per Minute (BPM) that the
body is working. The internal computer then audibly communicates
this heart rate to the user using the revolutionary Bone-Conduction
Technology. Humans normally hear through air conduction, but
because there is no air underneath the water, bone conduction
provides the clearest sound quality possible. In utilizing
bone-conduction, the sound vibrations are communicated through the
temple bone to the inner ear where sound is transferred. By simply
turning the unit on, the user’s heart rate can be sensed and
automatically communicated during the swim.
As a result, a swimmer can train in their proper ‘heart-rate zone’
more accurately. The athlete is not hindered by awkward straps and
watches, and they can continually swim and understand their heart
rate without stopping.