Comments on: Itami FiTrainer Fitness Trainer http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/26/itami-fitrainer-fitness-trainer/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Sun, 27 May 2012 00:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: GE http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/26/itami-fitrainer-fitness-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-35046 GE Mon, 11 May 2009 01:24:40 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12684#comment-35046 Whatever the value of this produce, their customer service is awful. Ordered this about a month ago. Paid for expedited shipping. Got an email verification of order. Then nothing. Several follow up emails unanswered. Finally located a number and called Itami and was told units would ship in around first of May. Why do they have an order site taking orders and expedited shipping for units they aren't prepared to ship? Whatever the value of this produce, their customer service is awful. Ordered this about a month ago. Paid for expedited shipping. Got an email verification of order. Then nothing. Several follow up emails unanswered. Finally located a number and called Itami and was told units would ship in around first of May. Why do they have an order site taking orders and expedited shipping for units they aren’t prepared to ship?

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/26/itami-fitrainer-fitness-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-30996 Julie Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:11:14 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12684#comment-30996 @carly: You are asking a very good question and I'm not sure of the answer. If I were to guess, I would say that you would want to retest your resting heart rate every couple of weeks. The manual just mentions that you should recheck it as you grow older... yeah, lame. @carly: You are asking a very good question and I’m not sure of the answer. If I were to guess, I would say that you would want to retest your resting heart rate every couple of weeks. The manual just mentions that you should recheck it as you grow older… yeah, lame.

]]> By: Jake http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/26/itami-fitrainer-fitness-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-30994 Jake Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:19:58 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12684#comment-30994 i'll say it i've nevcer really been into exercise. Luckily i'm not fat i’ll say it i’ve nevcer really been into exercise. Luckily i’m not fat

]]> By: carly http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/26/itami-fitrainer-fitness-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-30990 carly Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:07:38 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12684#comment-30990 What I want to know is whether you'll need to reset your starting heart rate as you exercise more. For example, I know my resting heart rate drops a great deal when I am diligent about running, and therefore my max heart rate changes too. Does the device take this into account or would it be prompting me to push harder even if I'm going at a good clip? I think it is a neat idea, and if I only ran on a treadmill it might be cool. But I prefer in spring-fall to run outside, and it's just not safe to have headphones on while running outside. It can be too distracting, plus it makes you look like you aren't paying attention, which can also be unsafe. What I want to know is whether you’ll need to reset your starting heart rate as you exercise more. For example, I know my resting heart rate drops a great deal when I am diligent about running, and therefore my max heart rate changes too. Does the device take this into account or would it be prompting me to push harder even if I’m going at a good clip?

I think it is a neat idea, and if I only ran on a treadmill it might be cool. But I prefer in spring-fall to run outside, and it’s just not safe to have headphones on while running outside. It can be too distracting, plus it makes you look like you aren’t paying attention, which can also be unsafe.

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/26/itami-fitrainer-fitness-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-30988 Julie Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:26:18 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12684#comment-30988 @Ron I don't care for the chest straps either. I've tried those watches that you press two fingers on to get your pulse, they don't work all that well if I remember correctly. I still haven't found the right thing either... @Ron I don’t care for the chest straps either. I’ve tried those watches that you press two fingers on to get your pulse, they don’t work all that well if I remember correctly. I still haven’t found the right thing either…

]]> By: Ron http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/26/itami-fitrainer-fitness-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-30984 Ron Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:42:15 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12684#comment-30984 I like the fact that you don't need a strip round your (sweaty) chest. Maybe a combination of a watch and the ear clip (wirelessly connected) would work/look better. I like to see the buttons when using them or having the display in my sight. Yet I don't see myself jogging in the gym wearing an ear clip. I'd still rather have some kind of watch that I could simply have around my pols and that could read my heartbeat (continiously) somehow through my pols and not through some second apparatus. There are watches which read your heart beat when you put 2 fingers on special buttons, but that seems akward to me during running. Mmmm ... I still haven't seen the right thing for me. Though, Julie, keep up your good work, who knows what you'll come across next time :-) I like the fact that you don’t need a strip round your (sweaty) chest.

Maybe a combination of a watch and the ear clip (wirelessly connected) would work/look better. I like to see the buttons when using them or having the display in my sight.
Yet I don’t see myself jogging in the gym wearing an ear clip.

I’d still rather have some kind of watch that I could simply have around my pols and that could read my heartbeat (continiously) somehow through my pols and not through some second apparatus.

There are watches which read your heart beat when you put 2 fingers on special buttons, but that seems akward to me during running.

Mmmm … I still haven’t seen the right thing for me.
Though, Julie, keep up your good work, who knows what you’ll come across next time :-)

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/26/itami-fitrainer-fitness-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-30974 Julie Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:15:33 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12684#comment-30974 @Ryan: The headphones aren't any larger than typical behind the head style phones. The only advantage that the FiTrainers have is the ability to keep you in your target heart rate. @Ryan: The headphones aren’t any larger than typical behind the head style phones. The only advantage that the FiTrainers have is the ability to keep you in your target heart rate.

]]> By: Ryan http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/02/26/itami-fitrainer-fitness-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-30968 Ryan Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:15:27 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=12684#comment-30968 It looks like a good idea, but may need some work. The headphones look huge and without your own personal music one might go crazy. I like the idea but it may be easier just to do your walking with someone else as opposed to this headset. It looks like a good idea, but may need some work. The headphones look huge and without your own personal music one might go crazy. I like the idea but it may be easier just to do your walking with someone else as opposed to this headset.

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