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.
Shop similar products- 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 Epix, Fenix, Fenix 2, 3, Forerunner 15, 210, 220, 305, 310XT, 405, 50, 610, 620, 910XT, 920XT;
- Also compatible with FR60 and FR70 heart rate monitors and bundles; ANT+ iPhone® adapter; Garmin Fit
| Best Use | Fitness |
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| Weight | 0.5 ounce |
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works great, when it works, but then it doesnt
I'm not sure if it's the pod or watch but this is my second pod in 3 months with problems. I'm connected to the VivoActive and after 3-4 weeks of continued use (an hour a day), the reliability drops off the cliff. The batteries are supposed to last for years so I don't get it. I don't think it's the watch b/c it wouldn't work consistently at all. When I change the pod batteries, it works fine for a few days and drops off again. Is this a Garmin quality issue? Or is my gym bag too close to my watch during the day, causing the pod to drain (it isn't supposed to work that way--no movement should turn off the pod). Very frustrating.
Works as advertised
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.
Foot Pod for Cadence - Great product
I bought this product to help me with becoming an efficient runner for Triathlons. I've never been a runner until after I turned 50.. Reading and working with coaches I needed to learn how to run and also run efficiently. This product combined with my Garmin 910tx have been terrific for me. Easy to set-up/pair with my Garmin and the alerts I get as well as the graphical data show me how I'm progressing and what I need to still work on.
RE: Turbo Tiffany's review
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.
nice concept but not as accurate
The concept of measuring cadence is important. The opportunity to record on the GPS watch is a great idea. But the footpod cannot account for all types of running strides. I find with very short strides, it will fail to measure both feet and the cadence is recorded as half what it really is. This corrupts the data with erroneous information, rendering all the measurements useless. If there were a way to calibrate to one's stride length then this problem would be gone. If you have a "normal" stride and need to research your running cadence then this might be of marginal use.
in regards to the previous poster -
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.
Nothing for alot
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.
great device...tracks also steps/min
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.
Does exactly what it's supposed to do.
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.
Great Training Tool
I am a slow, pudgy, middle-aged endurance athlete. I found the foot pod to be an excellent addition to training runs. For speed work, I'd create a workout with goals related to cadence rather than pace or heart rate. (Heart rate has a lag, and pace is impacted by terrain.) It really helped in training for my half-marathons. I'm currently training for my first ultra. I killed my last foot pod by trying to use a rechargeable battery with a different voltage. (yeah - dumb move) I've decided I really miss the darn thing. (I have both a 910 and a Vivoactive. The Vivoactive records cadence based upon arm movements. Unfortunately, my Vivoactive won't accept workouts I've created on GarminConnect, so the 910 is still my go-to tracker for most workouts. My previous one survived running through countless puddles and being completely submerged. It's a durable little bugger.