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Garmin Forerunner Foot Pod

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Running indoors or just can't get a satellite signal? Use this wireless foot pod with your Garmin Forerunner™ fitness trainer or heart rate monitor to track your speed and distance.

Smaller, lighter and more accurate than the previous version, the foot pod is ideal for indoor tracks, treadmills and anywhere you can't get GPS satellite signals
Accurately reports distance when walking, jogging or sprinting; for even higher accuracy, calibrate the foot pod to adjust for your personal stride
Foot pod is small enough to attach to shoelaces or fit in the midsole pocket of compatible shoes
Compatible with the Forerunner 210, Forerunner 305, Forerunner 310XT, Forerunner 405, Forerunner 405CX, FR60 heart rate monitor and FR60 heart rate monitor bundle

Compatible with: Forerunner 210, Forerunner 305, Forerunner 310XT, Forerunner 405, Forerunner 405CX, FR60

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Garmin Forerunner Foot Pod Customer Reviews

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Garmin Forerunner Foot Pod

4.0

(based on 6 reviews)

83%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Easy to use (6)
Accurate (4)
Compact (4)
Gives A quick reading (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Running (4)

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Dec

2009

(18 of 18 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

great device...tracks also steps/min

By run, run, run

from Philadelphia

About Me Casual Adventurer

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Pros

Design works wNikeshoes
Easy to calibrate
Easy to Use
Multi-function

Cons

Best Uses

Runningjoggingwalking

Comments about Garmin Forerunner Foot Pod:

The best feature for me is the ability to monitor running cadence (steps/min). It is very easy to calibrate...once done there is no need to recalibrate. Matched the calibration to a treadmill several times and the pod measures up--quite accurate. My first pod was the Suunto and I strongly declare that the Garmin pod is better by far in terms of accuracy, ease of calibration, adaptability to Nike+ shoes pocket... I am very please with this purchase.

Nov

2010

(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Does exactly what it's supposed to do.

By Yafa

from Los Angeles, CA

About Me Competitive Athlete

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Pros

Accurate
Compact Design
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading
Versatile

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Garmin Forerunner Foot Pod:

Setup was a snap. Just found a local track, and got it all dialed in. Just to verify accuracy, I walked a lap, jogged the next lap, and ran one final lap. Each lap was run on the inside track just for cinsistency. Each lap amazingly came out to exaclty .25 miles (1 lap).

It is small, lightweight, and quite easy to use.

This is an essential tool for those cold or rainy days when you have to do your run on a treadmill and need a calorie count.

Dec

2010

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

in regards to the previous poster -

By runericrun

from Provo Utah

About Me Avid Athlete

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Pros

Accurate
Compact Design
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading
Versatile

Cons

Best Uses

Running
Treadmill
Weight Loss

Comments about Garmin Forerunner Foot Pod:

So I want to add about the previous poster. I would questions a trainer who does not know they need a heart rate to calculate calorie burn.

Blaming this foot pod for not working during a non-walking running activity is like blaming a drill for not cutting wood. This foot pod is designed for walking and running!

Now that said I have worn it during boot camp and arobics and I get some information but the best tool for those activities is a heart rate strap.

May

2010

(4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

RE: Turbo Tiffany's review

By littlef9

from Detroit, MI

About Me Gym Rat

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Pros

Accurate
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading

Cons

Bulky Design

Best Uses

Running

Comments about Garmin Forerunner Foot Pod:

It was stated that you need the foot pod to count calories for activities. This is not the case. You do, however, need the heart rate monitor strap that fits just under your chest/bust line. It also communicates with your watch and does measure calories burned by your heart beat. :)

With that said, I love the communication between the foot pod and my FR60 watch and am currently using it for marathon training.

Feb

2010

(3 of 66 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Nothing for alot

By Turbo Tiffany

from Rock Hill, SC

About Me Gym Rat

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Pros

Compact Design
Easy To Use

Cons

Limited Features
Unreliable

Best Uses

Running

Comments about Garmin Forerunner Foot Pod:

I bought FR60 Heartrate monitor with the specific purpose of having a calorie counting feature. I then bought this foot pod because I discovered I had to have it in order for the calorie counting feature to work. I am not a runner. I teach group exercise classes like Kick Boxing and Hip Hop Dance. This foot pod does not have a way of counting calories for any activity except walking and running. I did not realize this until I started using it [...]. I am extremely disappointed.

Nov

2011

5.0

Works as advertised

By dpv

from Richmond, VA

About Me Avid Athlete

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Pros

Accurate
Compact Design
Easy To Use

Cons

Best Uses

Running
Treadmill

Comments about Garmin Forerunner Foot Pod:

I bought this to start tracking my treadmill training runs over the winter training season with my Garmin Forerunner 305. So far it has worked great. It seems very accurate after calibration. It generally measures within about 1% of the treadmill over a 5 mile run. It's a very simple "set it up and forget about it" deal. When I turn on the Garmin it soon tells me that it detected the foot pod and asks if I want to use it indoors. (Don't say yes if you're running outdoors, else it will ignore the GPS). That's it. The device will track your workout and you can analyze your cadence, pace and distance when you're done.