Garmin Foot Pod [Retail Packaging] - 2024 report by Whydis
Garmin Foot Pod [Retail Packaging]
Product Packaging:Standard Packaging
This tiny foot pod is small enough to attach to your shoelaces or fit in the mid-sole pocket of compatible shoes. It's always ready to use, and a small, replaceable watch battery powers the foot pod for a year...
Fantastic small device for treadmill running and when GPS signal is not available
It was a little harder synching the device then I thought and seems to replace the wireless capabilities of the heartmonitor (in the respective versions).
great device that help me a lot in measuring the distance in the gym trademile
It's a good device, but tape it to your shoe or something
I initially though tthe way it attaches to your shoe laces was flaky, but we haven't ever had a problem with it.
It could also be useful if you run on different treadmills all the time that are calibrated differently, and you want a consistent (though probably not accurate) way of measuring distance and cadence
Accurate works well affordable way to keep track of your pace and distance
I only fell down once last year while running outside (at 5:00 AM in the dark on a bad sidewalk, a car was coming the other way) and the foot pod went flying off my shoe.
It has been running through sand, snow, mud, puddles, and — most impressively to me — through many hikes, including two hikes while training in the Marine Corps, as well as other long hikes (20+ mi) on my own involving tough scrambles and thick brush, and never showed any signs of budging off my boot (which frankly from the seemingly-cheap way it clips into its girdle around the lace would probably astound anyone about to use it for the first time, it seems like it would get pulled off no trouble).
Case and point: I run with this foot pod in a pair of Nike Turbo 8 Shox, and it continually slips out of my shoe laces, totally disrupting my run and training, and putting my investment at high risk of ruin by kicking it when it pops out
It's good for steady-state treadmill running, and that's about it.
But, what I use this for most is indoor walking (where GPS signal is unavailable) or treadmill running, so that I don't have to manually input the walk or run in garmin connect following the run - with the foot
I have tried to calibrate this pod with an outdoor run, but apparently trees were in the way, and it still is not accurate with my treadmill runs
my runs on the treadmill aren't as easy as I originally thought
Garmin doesn't do everything perfectly (I'm annoyed with the way they're pushing Connect these days) but this outstandingly robust foot pod is quite an achievement.
Love my Garmin 210 watch and this foot pod allows tracking on treadmill
I use this with my Garmin Forerunner 410 watch, which I totally love!
The Garmin is useless for treadmill running without a foot pod.
So, Garmin has made this sensor completely useless to me.
If you turn GPS off (treadmill) or lose the signal then it will attempt to calculate your pace based on your cadence and historical stride length
Fit perfectly in the special compartment of my MiCoach-compatible Adidas Marathon 10M running shoes, as well as on the shoelaces of my Adidas Kanadia all-terrain trainers.
should i lose a signal in running through underpass or a densely populated downtown environment...while also keeping track of my run cadence
When signal is lost, it keeps track of your run and cadence.
My Cadence as well as to do one-stop-shop when running on treadmills
Product Packaging:Standard Packaging
This tiny foot pod is small enough to attach to your shoelaces or fit in the mid-sole pocket of compatible shoes
It's always ready to use, and a small, replaceable watch battery powers the foot pod for a year of training
Unlike simple pedometers, this foot pod uses advanced MEMS inertial-sensor technology to analyze your movements and is responsive to stride-length changes to achieve 98 percent accuracy for speed and distance
Additionally, this sensor measures running cadence to help you optimize your training.Compatible products for this item are:Forerunner 210Forerunner 305Forerunner 310XTForerunner 405Forerunner 405CXForerunner 410Forerunner 50Forerunner 610Forerunner 910XTFR60FR70Garmin ANT+ Adapter for iPhone