Heart watch

Vegetarian Times, August, 2002

Introducing Mio, the world's first watch to accurately read your heart rate without the inconvenience of a chest strap. Designed for fitness enthusiasts (mioSport, not shown, $99.95) or those who want to manage their health through weight control and heart rate monitoring (mioShape, $119), the Mio will wow you with its feedback. Made by Physical Enterprises, this wrist-wrapped gadget lets you enter personal stats--such as age, weight and resting heart rate--into the watch computer. Furnished with your personal data, the watch reads your heart rate, calculates your percentage of maximum heart rate while exercising and counts the calories you burn and consume. 877.566.4636; gophysical.com

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