Mio, from the Italian word which means mine was founded by Liz Dickinson in 1999. The foundation was prompted by the necessity to have a heart rate monitor that would give her the best result in maintaining her normal weight after giving birth. She realized that the best way to have her weight back was to be conscious about the food she eats and the level of exercise she would take. Everyday many trainers, athletes, and health conscious hit their daily training routine. But most of them are not conscious about the right intensity of the training that sometimes they tend to over-train. This increases the risk of injury plus the given fact that they are not getting the right result equivalent to the effort they exert. And its patrons are from people who want to be more precise in monitoring their heart rate for more efficient training, to people who simply want to enjoy the functions of the device. Here are 5 advantages of wristwatch heart rate monitor. 1. Accuracy. When you use wristwatch heart rate monitor, it is no question that the data you would get are accurate. And with the length Nike has been in the market offering top quality sportswear such as shoes, shirts, and pants, and equipments such as bags, different kinds of sports balls, and others from different sports arena, it is just right that the company would also give its consumers the right fitness companion. The FM technology makes it easier to have a precise heart beat rating within 3 heart beats per minute. This digital technology is also effective in assuring that the Timex heart rate monitor would not interfere nor receive interference with other heart rate monitors nearby. This in return ensures that every data the Timex heart rate monitor gives is accurate and synchronized. Strapless heart rate monitor does not give a continuous heart rate data and the measurement is only given whenever needed. This is because the strapless heart rate monitor requires the user to place two fingers on the monitor s sensor in a specific length of time usually between 4 to 13 seconds. And the reading would only activate if this is done.