Mio Motiva Petite Heart Rate Monitor Watch

February 9, 2010 | In: heart monitor watches

  • Slender heart rate monitor watch with patented weight-management system
  • Lets you set daily calorie targets and record the number of calories you eat
  • Accurately reads your ECG heart rate, on demand, without a chest strap
  • 5 exercise timers: count up, count down, warmup, walk/run, and repeat
  • Integrates Mio’s 3,500 Calorie Countdown program; 1-year warranty

Product Description
This stylish beauty boasts a slender profile and European design with MIO’s patented weight management system. Your weight is directly connected to the foods you eat and the exercise you get. So, how can you easily manage both? The answer is simple with MIO Motiva Petite. This watch exemplifies the quality and styling of MIO’s latest and greatest product line. Motiva Petite is designed to help you achieve long-term health through its patented weight management tools and programs. And because we know this watch has to withstand your active lifestyle and everyday wear and tear, it comes with a BONUS interchangeable strap in sky blue and orange! MIO Motiva Petite features: Take your on-demand heart rate anytime, anywhere ¿ Superior MIO technology gives ECG accurate readings WITHOUT a chest strap; Set calorie targets, count calorie intake, track calorie burn easily ¿ MIO’s patented calorie management tool is worn right on your wrist; Measure workout intensity and optimize exercise by using our easy to read, color-coded exertion level indicator; Heart Rate Recovery timer – watch how quickly your heart rate returns to resting. It will do so more quickly and efficiently as you become more fit; 3500 Calorie Countdown mode so you can watch the calories (and pounds!) burn off; Five (5) timers for various training programs; Full-featured sports watch including date/time/calendar, alarm, chime, backlit display with 30 m water resistance; Extra, interchangeable watch strap included in the box in sky blue & orange; Includes the MioSENSE Guide to Healthy Living with updated information on health, nutrition, diet, fitness and exercise, and with carb and calorie tables at the back for easy reference.Amazon.com Product Description
On the surface, the Mio Motiva Petite heart rate monitor watch–which offers a band designed specifically for petite wrists–is a stylish, everyday, wearable fitness accessory. But the Motiva Petite takes things one step further by integrating Mio’s patented weight-management system, giving you all the motivation you need to reach your health and fitness goals. Your weight is directly connected to the foods you eat and the exercise you get. The Motiva Petite helps you manage the former by setting daily calorie targets and recording the number of calories you eat throughout the day. The Motiva Petite then tells you how well you’re doing and sets off an alarm should you go over. When it comes to exercise, the device monitors your heart rate and makes sure it stays high during workouts for a maximum calorie burn. With the Motiva Petite, you can literally watch the calories burn off.

Specific features include the ability to accurately read your ECG heart rate without a chest strap, five exercise timers (count up, count down, count up with warmup, walk/run, and repeat), Mio’s 3,500 Calorie Countdown program, and a user-accessible battery hatch. As a bonus, the Motiva comes with an interchangeable watch band in sky blue and orange, along with the MioSense Guide for Healthy Living, a booklet that includes information on health, nutrition, diet, fitness, and exercise, along with carb and calorie tables at the back for easy reference.

About Mio
The story of Mio began in 1999 when it was created by entrepreneur and mother of three, Liz Dickinson. Like many of us, Liz balances family and career, leaving little time for fitness. After several unsuccessful attempts to achieve her fitness goals and shed the pregnancy weight-gain of her third child, Liz turned to a personal trainer for advice. While working with a trainer, Liz realized the key to getting in shape and staying in shape is to practice smart eating habits, monitoring calorie intake, and using a heart rate monitor to ensure that she exercises at the right level. Liz realized there wasn’t a product available on the market that would easily help her follow her trainer’s advice.

Liz didn’t have time to read labels and carry a calorie journal in her purse, nor did she have much patience for the uncomfortable chest strap she had to wear to get her heart rate. She knew there had to be a better way, so Liz used her technology and marketing savvy to create Mio, the world’s first heart rate monitor to work without a chest strap. And, it didn’t stop with just heart rate, as Mio also has a patented calorie management system that offers a straightforward approach to managing your diet. With the help of Mio and a balanced diet, Liz was able to shed those unwanted pounds and gain the benefits that come with improved fitness: more energy, more vitality, and less stress, and help many others do the same with the creation of Mio’s products.

Mio Motiva Petite Heart Rate Monitor Watch

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5 Responses to Mio Motiva Petite Heart Rate Monitor Watch

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Fitness guru

February 9th, 2010 at 4:13 pm

This product does what it says BUT is misleading when it comes to the heart rate monitor. It does not read it while exercising. You have to do it manually which is a bit of a pain when you’re working out. Other than that the product does what it says but I was looking for one that reads your heart rate through out exercising.
Rating: 4 / 5

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Catherine Scheib

February 9th, 2010 at 5:49 pm

Two problems with this watch/heart rate monitor….Way too bulky for my petite wrist as I was hoping to wear it all day. Also, I thought it would keep a constant HR to view and instead it still required that I push and hold buttons to obtain HR making it cumbersome to use during high intensity exercise. Ended up returning product.
Rating: 2 / 5

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Diane B. Foote

February 9th, 2010 at 8:40 pm

It seems like many reviewers expected the Mio to take a continuous heart rate while the wearer is exercising — I knew it did not, and I don’t mind checking my heart rate periodically. Unfortunately, twice now (the watch is only 2 weeks old) my Mio has provided heart rates LOWER than my resting heart rate, while I was 15-20 minutes into a high intensity workout. Clearly incorrect. Other times, I held the buttons for the heart rate monitor for nearly a minute (while trying to keep up my pace) with no reading at all. Perhaps it’s something I’m doing wrong?! If I can figure it out, I’ll be very enthusiastic about the Mio — I love that it can be customized at the beginning with your own weight, resting heart rate, etc., so that the readouts it gives are more reliable than the generic ones that show on the gym machines. Now if only I could get it to work consistently, every time….
Rating: 3 / 5

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Shesquirrel

February 9th, 2010 at 10:47 pm

I was not impressed with this watch and ended up returning it. The dealbreaker was that it would not check my pulse if my fingers were cold….not to mention it was very hard to push.
Rating: 1 / 5

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J. BENNER

February 9th, 2010 at 11:31 pm

I’ve almost always misstrusted the information given about electronics and, trying to make these monitors work for my wife and I is not worth the time anymore. I just couldn’t resist getting a strapless heart monitor.Reading the little blurb about what the monitor could do was missleading. The first thing I found out, after buying 2 (one for me and one for my wife) is that it doesn’t have a continuous heart rate readout. Just try positioning yourself on your bike as you role down highly technical single track and take your heart rate. Not a good idea. Second, neither my wife or I have been able to get the weight management modes to work. Third, you can never be sure if the exercise timer stays on when you activate it. For me, half the time, it would be off when I tried to get my readout. Anybody want to buy some slightly used heart rate monitors….they’re cheap.
Rating: 1 / 5

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