The Mio Motivo Heart Rate Monitor Watch

Price: $119.99

While the Mio Motivo watch may appear like an ordinary sports watch. It is actually a rather sophisticated and unique calorie counter watch that features a weight management system that tracks your calories-in verses calories-out with Mio’s patented weight management system. This means that this sports watch with calorie counter can track your workout performances, with built-in stopwatch, heart rate monitor and countdown timers, but it can help you keep track of your calorie levels in order to keep you on track if your goal is to shed a pound or two.

Calorie counter watches are not new, but many are not based on your heart rate level, so are essentially taking a wild approximation at your burn rate. Mio’s calorie counter is linked to your actual heart rate which can be taken on demand by simply placing your fingers on the two sensors of the watch. A heart rate calorie counter watch that takes your actual heart rate as a variable, tends to produce more accurate results or at least something that is in line with the intensity of your workout.

Strapless Convenience

The advantage of on-demand heart rate monitor watches is that you do not require a chest strap to determine your ECG-accurate (electrocardiogram) heart rate. The downside is that you must stop and take your heart rate measurement manually whereas a chest strap watch measures your heart beats per minute continuously.

The Mio Motivo calories counter watch features a color-coded visual indicator that shows you your exertion level visually. The watch also features a user-accessible battery hatch, the ability to set variable length countdown sequences, meaning you can perform walk/run or hard/easy type interval sessions. a specific warm/up segment is included as part of the sequence as well. The watch is also designed to utilize the MIO 3500 calorie club program. An online community where you can chat with like-minded fitness enthusiasts, seek advice and chart your progress along the way to your goal.

Some would say the Mio Motivo is a contender for the best calorie counter watch. We would say, it depends on your needs. The weight management features found in the Motivo are among the most sophisticated we’ve yet seen in calorie counter watches, so if you need a calorie watch to help you achieve your weight-loss goals, the Mio Motivo is certainly an option worth looking into.