Garmin Fenix 3 HR review: Train, explore, and track life without compromise Review. I've spent hundreds of dollars, maybe thousands actually, over the past 1. Garmin Fenix 3 HR I may have finally found the one. As discussed last year, there are activity trackers, GPS sport watches, and smartwatches to meet the varied needs of all of us. After years of using wearables, and filling my desk drawer with them, I've been able to develop the criteria needed for a device to stay mounted on my wrist. The Garmin Fenix 3 HR is one of the most expensive wearables you can buy, but it ticks all but one of the boxes of my criteria and I'll be purchasing one soon. Specifications. Display: 1. Storage: 3. 2MB internal for maps, routes, and 1. Water resistance: 1. ATMConnectivity and sensors: Wi. Fi, Bluetooth 4. 0 LE, ANT+, GPS, GLONASS, optical HR, barometer, compass. Battery: 3. 00 m. ![]() ![]() Suunto Ambit3 Peak Black (HR) The GPS watch for explorers with heart rate monitoring, weather functions and mobile connection. Federal Human Resources Office (J1/Manpower & Personnel) The Federal Human Resources Office (J1/Manpower & Personnel Directorate) provides personnel support services. ![]() Ah rechargeable lithium- ion. Ultra. Trac mode, 1. GPS training mode, and 2 weeks in smartwatch mode with 2. Suunto Ambit3 Sport Black (HR) The multisport GPS watch with heart rate monitoring and mobile connection.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() HR monitoring. Dimensions: 5. The one thing missing that I would like on a wearable is the ability to store and stream music to my Bluetooth headset while I run. However, my training philosophy is changing a bit as I get older and I now prefer to mount a phone on my arm for safety reasons. I also run when I travel and enjoy taking photos when I go out to run so want my phone camera with me all the time. Rather than having a limited audio experience with a GPS watch, I just use my phone when I want to get motivated with music. Hardware. The Garmin Fenix 3 and Fenix 3 Sapphire were released in early 2. Garmin announced the Fenix 3 HR at CES 2. The Fenix 3 HR adds an integrated optical heart rate monitor, along with the latest Fenix 3 software. I've tested Garmin GPS watches in the past, but never ended up purchasing one since I was never fully satisfied with the fit and finish. I had a Vivoactive for a couple weeks, but was not satisfied with the display. Used Fitness Equipment. Global Fitness either buys or sells fitness equipment to some of the leading institutions and groups including: 24 Hour Fitness; Ballyâ. Not all companies can afford a full-service fitness center, but that doesn't mean they're not providing some fitness options. At Ripon College in Ripon. Visual Fitness Planner. We are proud to offer the latest technology in fitness and nutrition planning. This valuable service is FREE to our members. Catch the latest press releases from leading HR systems provider Ultimate Software to learn more about recent accomplishments, accolades & HR software updates. ![]() The other GPS watch models always felt a bit light and bulky with too much plastic for my personal satisfaction. I thought the Polar V8. The Garmin Fenix 3 HR changed my opinion about the Garmin GPS sport watches thanks to its use of stainless steel and matte black hard plastic with a very comfortable silicone band. The sapphire glass has remained scratch free and the color display works well in the bright sun and night time running environments. The Garmin Fenix 3 HR is a big watch, but it fits my 6 foot- 1 inch, 2. It fits comfortably on my wrist, doesn't slide around, and even though it is big I hardly notice it's even mounted there 2. The display is not a touchscreen so all interactions are carried out through the use of five buttons; three on the left and two on the right. ![]() Since I'm new to the Garmin UI, it took me a couple of days to get used to navigating around on the Fenix 3 HR. However, after three weeks I am a pro at navigation and find using buttons much better than a touchscreen that can be tempermental in the rain or when covered with sweat. The buttons are used for the following, moving from the top right and going clockwise: start/stop/select, back/lap, down, up, and light. You can also press and hold on the light button to access options to lock device, do not disturb, and power down. Pressing and holding in on the up button provides access to settings, training, clock, save location, navigation, history, and my stats. The silicone band has a number of openings to fully adjust to your wrist size. The clasp is substantial while the retainer loop has a nub in it to help secure the band loose end so you don't have to worry about it ever falling off in even the most intense activity. The optical heart rate monitor is centered on the back of the Garmin Fenix 3 HR, extending out from the back about a mm or so. I never felt any discomfort caused by the heart rate monitor pressing against my left wrist. There are also four charging pins recessed on the side of the back. A proprietary USB charging dock is included with the Garmin Fenix 3. Given the long battery life, I only chaged up the watch once a week. I was able to go on three 4. HRM- Run accessory: The retail evaluation package that Garmin sent along came with the HRM- Run heart rate monitor strap, a $9. While the Fenix 3 HR provides 2. HRM- Run provides an addition six running dynamics metrics. These include cadence, vertical oscillation, ground contact time, ground contact time balance, stride length, and vertical ratio. These advanced metrics may not be for the casual runner, but it's great to see the option available for those who want to improve their running form. As a data geek, I find the data collected by the HRM- Run to be very interesting and am pleased to see that my running appears to be fairly well balanced. I generally do not like using heart rate straps as they tend to chafe my chest. However, the Garmin HRM- Run has a rather small module that fits within the strap width and it is very comfortable to wear without cuasing any chafing. The HRM- Run is an ANT+ strap, powered by a CR2. Watch software. At first, I was a bit overwhelmed by the five buttons and all that is provided on the Garmin Fenix 3 HR out of the box. However, after installing the Garmin smartphone application and discovering I could remove activities and widgets I didn't plan on using I was able to streamline what appeared on the watch. It also only took me a short period of pressing the different buttons on the Fenix 3 HR to figure out how to navigate around and find everything. There is a lot going on here with the Fenix 3 HR, but the words that appear as you navigate are clear and easy to understand. The main watch display from Garmin is good, but I quickly discovered the Connect IQ store and installed a couple of cool watch faces that provide a guick glance at the daily activity tracking that is important to me. BTW, I'm currently using the X- WF watch face. You can use the Garmin Fenix 3 HR to track running, biking, hiking, triathlon, rowing, stand- up paddling (SUP), open water or pool swimming, climbing, snow skiing, trail running, golfing, and even jumping out of an airplane. In my three weeks of testing, I tried the running, biking, and hiking functionality. The Fenix 3 HR also offers the ability to track your phone by sending a signal to it via Bluetooth so that an audible alarm sounds to help you find your connected phone. You can even download maps and use the watch to navigate routes. I found it helpful to mark my vehicle and then select the option to return to the spot after hiking around all day. Available widgets, views of your data, include steps, altimeter, weather, notifications, heart rate, last sport, music controls, compass, barometer, temperature, VIRB camera, calendar, and more are available to you. The music controls are handy and let me control the music playing on my phone when I run so I don't have to pull my phone out of my arm band. You can select the default music app through the smartphone application. Like my old MOTACTV, the Fenix 3 HR has an integrated Wi. Fi radio so you can have your activity data synced to your Garmin Connect account when you return to a Wi. Fi zone previously established. It's great to enter my house after working out and have my data synced automatically to my Garmin account. There are an incredible number of settings and customization options available that I cannot begin to cover them all here in this review. For example, in the running app you can customize up to 1. I recommend you spend some quality time customizing everything exactly how you want it and then be ready to tweak things as you perform your activity and find you want to view your data differently. You can setup alerts, train to a metronome, select auto laps and auto pause, view 3. D speed or distance, have your data fields auto scroll, and even change up all of the colors. It's actually rather stunning how much customization is available on the Fenix 3 HR, which means it will satisfy every user's needs. One of my personal favorites that has already shown serious results is the ability to setup a virtual partner. I run alone so found having a virtual partner with an aggressive pace a great way to push me to go faster. I typically run something like an 8: 4. I can push myself. I setup an 8: 3. 0 paced virtual partner and ended up running an 8: 2. I then bumped that virtual partner pace to 8: 2. That's the fastest I have ran in years and I attribute that to the motivation provided by the virtual partner on the Garmin Fenix 3 HR. Smartphone software and website. Collecting the data is important, but using that data for tracking trends, improving performance, challenging friends, and identifying problem areas is also very important. Garmin is one of the few companies that offers the Garmin Connect app for i. OS, Android, and Windows 1. Mobile. The app was recently updated and looks fantastic. When you first launch the smartphone app you will see the snapshots home screen that shows your step and sleep progress, active calories, intensity minutes, activities, and floors climbed. You can also choose to show your food intake via a connection to My. Fitness. Pal. You can choose to customize the snapshots by selecting activities and then placing them in the order you prefer to view them. From the snapshots home screen simply swipe left or right to scroll through the various activity screens with much more detail. You can also tap the upper left menu icon to jump to leaderboard, calendar, news feed, insights, activity stats, health stats, workouts, course, segments, gear, connections, groups, Live. Track, download golf courses, Connect IQ store, Garmin devices, settings, and help. As you can see the smartphone application is very powerful and presents all of your data in vibrant colors. You can view data over different time frames, see your records, view the badges you earned, see totals and averages, and much more. Heart rate - Wikipedia. Heart rate is the speed of the heartbeat measured by the number of contractions of the heart per minute (bpm). The heart rate can vary according to the body's physical needs, including the need to absorb oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide. It is usually equal or close to the pulse measured at any peripheral point. Activities that can provoke change include physical exercise, sleep, anxiety, stress, illness, and ingestion of drugs. Many texts cite the normal resting adult human heart rate range from 6. Several studies, as well as expert consensus indicates that the normal resting adult heart rate is probably closer to a range between 5. When the heart is not beating in a regular pattern, this is referred to as an arrhythmia. Abnormalities of heart rate sometimes indicate disease. Physiology. The accelerans nerve provides sympathetic input to the heart by releasing norepinephrine onto the cells of the sinoatrial node (SA node), and the vagus nerve provides parasympathetic input to the heart by releasing acetylcholine onto sinoatrial node cells. Therefore, stimulation of the accelerans nerve increases heart rate, while stimulation of the vagus nerve decreases it. Normal resting heart rates range from 6. Bradycardia is defined as a resting heart rate below 6. However, heart rates from 5. Tachycardia is defined as a resting heart rate above 1. Most involve stimulant- like endorphins and hormones being released in the brain, many of which are those that are 'forced'/'enticed' out by the ingestion and processing of drugs. This section discusses target heart rates for healthy persons and are inappropriately high for most persons with coronary artery disease. It is also influenced by central factors through sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves. The cardioaccelerator regions stimulate activity via sympathetic stimulation of the cardioaccelerator nerves, and the cardioinhibitory centers decrease heart activity via parasympathetic stimulation as one component of the vagus nerve. During rest, both centers provide slight stimulation to the heart, contributing to autonomic tone. This is a similar concept to tone in skeletal muscles. Normally, vagal stimulation predominates as, left unregulated, the SA node would initiate a sinus rhythm of approximately 1. The cardioaccelerator center also sends additional fibers, forming the cardiac nerves via sympathetic ganglia (the cervical ganglia plus superior thoracic ganglia T1. The ventricles are more richly innervated by sympathetic fibers than parasympathetic fibers. Sympathetic stimulation causes the release of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine (also known as noradrenaline) at the neuromuscular junction of the cardiac nerves. This shortens the repolarization period, thus speeding the rate of depolarization and contraction, which results in an increased heartrate. It opens chemical or ligand- gated sodium and calcium ion channels, allowing an influx of positively charged ions. High blood pressure medications are used to block these receptors and so reduce the heart rate. They innervate the heart via sympathetic cardiac nerves that increase cardiac activity and vagus (parasympathetic) nerves that slow cardiac activity. The vagus nerve sends branches to both the SA and AV nodes, and to portions of both the atria and ventricles. Parasympathetic stimulation releases the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) at the neuromuscular junction. ACh slows HR by opening chemical- or ligand- gated potassium ion channels to slow the rate of spontaneous depolarization, which extends repolarization and increases the time before the next spontaneous depolarization occurs. Without any nervous stimulation, the SA node would establish a sinus rhythm of approximately 1. Since resting rates are considerably less than this, it becomes evident that parasympathetic stimulation normally slows HR. This is similar to an individual driving a car with one foot on the brake pedal. To speed up, one need merely remove one. In the case of the heart, decreasing parasympathetic stimulation decreases the release of ACh, which allows HR to increase up to approximately 1. Any increases beyond this rate would require sympathetic stimulation. Following parasympathetic stimulation, HR slows. Following sympathetic stimulation, HR increases. Among these receptors are various proprioreceptors, baroreceptors, and chemoreceptors, plus stimuli from the limbic system which normally enable the precise regulation of heart function, via cardiac reflexes. Increased physical activity results in increased rates of firing by various proprioreceptors located in muscles, joint capsules, and tendons. The cardiovascular centres monitor these increased rates of firing, suppressing parasympathetic stimulation or increasing sympathetic stimulation as needed in order to increase blood flow. Rates of firing from the baroreceptors represent blood pressure, level of physical activity, and the relative distribution of blood. The cardiac centers monitor baroreceptor firing to maintain cardiac homeostasis, a mechanism called the baroreceptor reflex. With increased pressure and stretch, the rate of baroreceptor firing increases, and the cardiac centers decrease sympathetic stimulation and increase parasympathetic stimulation. As pressure and stretch decrease, the rate of baroreceptor firing decreases, and the cardiac centers increase sympathetic stimulation and decrease parasympathetic stimulation. Increased venous return stretches the walls of the atria where specialized baroreceptors are located. However, as the atrial baroreceptors increase their rate of firing and as they stretch due to the increased blood pressure, the cardiac center responds by increasing sympathetic stimulation and inhibiting parasympathetic stimulation to increase HR. The opposite is also true. These chemoreceptors provide feedback to the cardiovascular centers about the need for increased or decreased blood flow, based on the relative levels of these substances. During periods of stress, it is not unusual to identify higher than normal HRs, often accompanied by a surge in the stress hormone cortisol. Individuals experiencing extreme anxiety may manifest panic attacks with symptoms that resemble those of heart attacks. These events are typically transient and treatable. Meditation techniques have been developed to ease anxiety and have been shown to lower HR effectively. Doing simple deep and slow breathing exercises with one. These include hormones, notably epinephrine, norepinephrine, and thyroid hormones; levels of various ions including calcium, potassium, and sodium; body temperature; hypoxia; and p. H balance. The other component is sympathetic stimulation. Epinephrine and norepinephrine have similar effects: binding to the beta- 1 adrenergic receptors, and opening sodium and calcium ion chemical- or ligand- gated channels. The rate of depolarization is increased by this additional influx of positively charged ions, so the threshold is reached more quickly and the period of repolarization is shortened. However, massive releases of these hormones coupled with sympathetic stimulation may actually lead to arrhythmias. There is no parasympathetic stimulation to the adrenal medulla. The impact of thyroid hormones is typically of a much longer duration than that of the catecholamines. The physiologically active form of triiodothyronine, has been shown to directly enter cardiomyocytes and alter activity at the level of the genome. High levels of calcium ions result in (hypercalcemia) and excessive levels can induce cardiac arrest. Drugs known as calcium channel blockers slow HR by binding to these channels and blocking or slowing the inward movement of calcium ions. Caffeine works by increasing the rates of depolarization at the SA node, whereas nicotine stimulates the activity of the sympathetic neurons that deliver impulses to the heart. The relationship between electrolytes and HR is complex, but maintaining electrolyte balance is critical to the normal wave of depolarization. Of the two ions, potassium has the greater clinical significance. Initially, both hyponatremia (low sodium levels) and hypernatremia (high sodium levels) may lead to tachycardia. Severely high hypernatremia may lead to fibrillation, which may cause CO to cease. Severe hyponatremia leads to both bradycardia and other arrhythmias. Hypokalemia (low potassium levels) also leads to arrhythmias, whereas hyperkalemia (high potassium levels) causes the heart to become weak and flaccid, and ultimately to fail. Hypoxia (an insufficient supply of oxygen) leads to decreasing HRs, since metabolic reactions fueling heart contraction are restricted. Alkalosis is a condition in which there are too few hydrogen ions, and the patient. Normal blood p. H falls in the range of 7. Enzymes, being the regulators or catalysts of virtually all biochemical reactions - are sensitive to p. H and will change shape slightly with values outside their normal range. These variations in p. H and accompanying slight physical changes to the active site on the enzyme decrease the rate of formation of the enzyme- substrate complex, subsequently decreasing the rate of many enzymatic reactions, which can have complex effects on HR. Severe changes in p. H will lead to denaturation of the enzyme. Elevated body temperature is called hyperthermia, and suppressed body temperature is called hypothermia. Slight hyperthermia results in increasing HR and strength of contraction. Hypothermia slows the rate and strength of heart contractions. This distinct slowing of the heart is one component of the larger diving reflex that diverts blood to essential organs while submerged. If sufficiently chilled, the heart will stop beating, a technique that may be employed during open heart surgery. In this case, the patient. Excessive hyperthermia and hypothermia will both result in death, as enzymes drive the body systems to cease normal function, beginning with the central nervous system. Marine Corps Community Services, Serving Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island and Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort. MCCS Human Resources (HR) & Job Opportunities. MCCS Civilian Careers. Job Vacancy Announcements. Information and/or positions available may be subject to change without notice. For more details CLICK HEREPeople. Soft. Internet Access to People. Soft is designed for Employee use in accordance with local command guidance and policies. 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