The Garmin heart rate monitor is a device that looks like a watch but monitors your heart rate during exercise, or any time of the day. The difference between it and other heart rate monitors is that this one is made by Garmin, the GPS guys.

The Garmin will tell you your heart rate while you are running, jogging, or walking, and then the GPS device that is included on the monitor will give you directions if you get lost during your run. But that's probably not the intention of the GPS addition. It is likely intended for people to have the monitor with them when they travel or take road trips and they can use the GPS when needed.

The reviews of the Garmin heart rate monitor are very good. In fact, it has the best reviews of all of the heart rate monitors reviewed on the Internet. This monitor is in the higher price range but is certainly not the most expensive, and you have four options of heart rate monitors by Garmin to choose from. Of course, the price goes up with more options, but even the highest priced monitor is not as expensive as some other brands with fewer options, and they don't have GPS.

The best reviewed Garmin heart rate monitor is the Forerunner 305 model. Surprisingly, the Forerunner 305 model is not the most expensive model; it has an MSRP of $299.99.

The Forerunner 305 has a very stylish look, although it is a bit larger than other heart rate monitors but the size doesn't seem to be an issue. The Forerunner 305 is considered a "personal trainer", according to the Garmin website.

The features of this heart rate monitor are just amazing for the price. The Forerunner 305 is called a personal trainer because it will actually map out running or jogging courses for you. This device will then compare your performances on the course and let you see your progress in heart rate, time, and pace. You can store different courses into the heart rate monitor, too, so that you can change things up a bit, and it will store all of them for comparison.

If that's not enough to make you want to run out and buy this Garmin heart rate monitor, there's even more. With the Forerunner 305, you get software for your computer so that you can load your training results and compare them on your personal computer. This is so much more convenient, and easier to see, than trying to do your comparisons on the monitor itself.

Alternatively, the Garmin heart rate monitor is compatible with two websites similar to the software. One website is for athletes who are in training for a race or marathon, and the other is for everyone else using the Forerunner 305. That should be enough to make you have to have one. You can find them easily online for sale or check your local sporting goods store.