Garmin Forerunner 110 GPS Heart Rate Monitor - Women's

Comments about Garmin Forerunner 110 GPS Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

I use this watch on my weekly runs. It doesn't take long to find a signal that some devices. It is really easy to read and isn't bulky at all. I love this watch and am very happy with my purchase.

Comments about Garmin Forerunner 110 GPS Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

I use this watch for all cardio activities that I do, indoor and out. I love how easy it is to use, and it has all of the features that I want. I love the Garmin website for tracking my workouts - very motivating.

Problems -
-it's hard to hook up to my computer to upload my workout info. I'm not sure if this is the Garmin software, the watch, or both, but it's very frustrating.
-after sporadic use over 1 year, the heart rate strap is already having problems. I went for a 5k walk today in 90 degree heat, and at one point my bpm read 41.
I've read other reviews citing the same 2 problems. I might return it. Shame, since other than those 2 issues I really love this watch.

I'll say I would recommend this to a friend, but I'm really torn on that.

Comments about Garmin Forerunner 110 GPS Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

I am so glad I decided to get a Garmin. I have been running for several years, but finally pulled the trigger on getting a GPS/HR monitor this spring.

In my first race with my Garmin, I was able to shave about 3 minutes off my previous best time by watching my pace closely. Knowing I can push myself harder and just how hard is really improving my training.

I have had some trouble getting the unit to connect to the USB cord to charge and the battery power does not seem to last as long as stated in the material.

My only other complaint is in regard to the HR monitor. When I use it inside, it keeps trying to reset every 10-20 minutes and I have to press a button to tell it not to. That is a little frustrating when I'm doing my circuit training.

In all, I am satisfied with this product and would purchase another Garmin in the future.

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I'm fairly new to the exercise world, just over a year, and this watch is perfect for my needs. Simple to use and helps me keep track of my time and distance when hiking and running.

Comments about Garmin Forerunner 110 GPS Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

Any GPS watch is going to be bulky, but the strap design, with numerous slits, allows for specific size adjustments so it fits comfortably. I have very bony wrists, so this was a true concern.
It has all of the functions I wanted, the screen is easy to read, it is a truly fantastic product!

Comments about Garmin Forerunner 110 GPS Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

This is my first satellite watch and the best thing about it is how it shows my pace time as I run and adjusts as I speed up or slow down. I was formerly just using a Timex Ironman where I didn't know how fast I was going until after the mile marker. I improved my half marathon time by 9 minutes in my second run with the watch because it kept me on pace. Speaking of which, in the two races I've used this, the satellite has been a bit off from the mile markers set up for the race. I'm going to assume this is human error on the race staff part and not a satellite error. It's only a little bit off.

It's been hit and miss as far as time it takes to locate satellites, so you have to be sure to put it on a good five to ten minutes before you head out and then keep an ear open to make sure it doesn't hibernate on you (will drop satellite to save power - but I used satellite for over 6 hours biking around one day and it was fine). The power lasts a really long time when not being used with a satellite so you could probably take it over night hiking for several days.

As a petite (5') person, it's much bulkier than I would like, but it's still pretty comfortable. I expect technology will advance to allow for smaller watches.

I'm having trouble figuring out how to review my laps on the watch, as opposed to on the computer. I'm sure I can do it, but it's not intuitively easy to figure out.

I wish I could use it for swimming, I think that's a more expensive model.

Overall, I'd recommend the watch.

Comments about Garmin Forerunner 110 GPS Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

Great watch. I love garmin connect and downloading run data to the computer. Its accurate and really helpful for training schedules where you want to run a certain distance each day. Only thing I would change is I would like more GPS functionality on the watch itself but this may be what you get with higher end models. overall I would highly recommend

Comments about Garmin Forerunner 110 GPS Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

I don't normally wear a watch, so my first run wearing this (rather large) GPS watch was very irritating. Luckily the second and third times got much easier (although I am still very much aware of it).

I find I push myself a bit more when I use it, so for me it's really motivating. I use it during my workouts to keep track of my heart rate or distance/pace.

As with most GPS devices, it takes a while to get satellites, and I've found that if I'm too lazy to stand and wait while it finds them it takes even longer!

I'm torn about how loudly the watch beeps. It beeps when you push a button, hit a mile/km marker, etc. It's too loud for indoors, but works well if there is traffic. I personally don't care to announce to the world that I'm wearing a GPS watch, which is how I feel when I'm trail running with little other background noise. (Perhaps the sound can be turned off and I just haven't found that yet.)

The connection to the computer can be a challenge, and I am not impressed with the usability of Garmin Connect software. It's not always clear when the watch is clearly hooked up to the computer, so if you have this problem move the connection to the watch around a bit.

Despite the drawbacks, I refuse to do a workout without it!

Comments about Garmin Forerunner 110 GPS Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

After using my Polar F6 for two years, I found myself running/hiking regularly and was looking for a comparable upgrade to GPS.

For that- the Garmin 110 fit the bill precisely. It still uses the chest strap for accurate heart rate/calorie burns (only about 100cals/ workout off from Polar F6 unlike another reviewer's experience).

I love now being able to see my pace, heart rate, distance all with the toggle of a button. I love being able to hook it up to GarminConnect and have it download this information as well as maps, elevation change, etc onto a website that can be accessed from any computer.

Also because it doesn't generically figure out your calorie burns based on pace/distance from the GPS, you can use it in the gym as well.

The GPS is very accurate! But turn it on as soon as you get out of the car so it has time to lock into a satellite, sometimes it can take a few minutes.

After now having this Garmin 110 for almost a year- there are some problems I have encountered. The watch would constantly freeze. I would have to reboot (and then re-enter all of my info) time after time. I would constantly have to read the Garmin message boards to figure out why/how to fix.

A software update seemed to fix this, but then it would stop reading the heart rate every few seconds. Meaning inaccurate calorie burns. As someone trying to lose weight- this is a really big deal.

Another software update fixed this. The last straw was the watch became completely useless. It would show me the elapsed time working out and my heart rate but wouldn't calculate burns, show distance or pace. After almost an hour on the phone with Garmin's customer service, they asked me to send it back. On my dime of course.

I sent it back- worried that I wouldn't get the replacement in time for an upcoming race. It did. And they had sent the wrong watch. So another long drawn out call to Garmin, I got them to foot the bill (this time) and got the correct watch sent out once they had proof the wrong one was in route (rather than waiting until it showed up at their facility which is normal policy) so that I could get it in time for the race.

The new (refurbished) watch seems to be working correctly and over all it is functional. Garmin's customer service was good, even though they sent the wrong watch.

Would I buy this product again? No. Should you? Depends on what you need from it. There aren't many products out there that provide both GPS and accurate calorie burns. Hopefully that will change with time.

Comments about Garmin Forerunner 110 GPS Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

After a couple of months training with this watch, I can honestly say I'm completely happy with it.

In the past two months I have ran several training runs as well as a half marathon and it has been great. Very easy to set up and understand.

This watch has the basic necessary functions for somebody who runs and races recreationally. I also like how small it is compared to other GPS watches. I have been happy with how quickly it locates sattelites.

If you have searched the many internet reviews of this product, you may be under the impression that this watch does not show your pace. This is not exactly true. While it is correct that it does not diplay your real time pace, it does show what you currently are on pace for to finish the mile. (Or whatever unit you choose.) So if you ran the first half of the mile at a 10min/mile pace and started running the second half at a 8min/mile pace it would show that you were on track to finish that mile in 9 minutes. Every time you adjust your speed the pace on the watch will adjust. This is fine with me, others are very unhappy with it.

It counts calories according to your heart rate rather than distance and pace, which I like. The only thing I don't care for is the comfort of the HR moniter. I experienced some chafing on a 10 mile run. Tucking the strap partially under the band of my bra and some Body Glide around my bra area solved the problem. Have not had an issue since, even during a half marathon.

I purchased this watch with some trepidation due to the many unfavorable reviews. After spending some real time using it, I have no regrets and am very happy that I chose the 110 rather than a more expensive model.