Reviews

I have been looking for a heart rate monitor that did not include a chest strap for some time and came across this sleek looking thing… I got it for my recent big birthday and have been using it for about one week now.

The things I like about this device:
- sleek, soft rubbery headband… I got the black one…
- adjustable :-)( for big heads)
- blue tooth connection thru my iPhone ( FYI : make sure it is turned on before you try to connect your monitor)
- fast app upload
-USB charger included
- real time feedback- especially I was amazed to see the post burn calories count ( I kept the monitor on for additional
30 minutes after HIIT workout… I wonder how much more I can burn after Tabatas… Or Cross Fit work out… That may be another review…
I am still playing around with this little Spree device and will write more as I go.
Right now I am a one happy costumer!

Awesome product! Fits nicely and comfortably around your head and stays in place throughout the workout. I use mine when I run to calculate distance and make sure i’m at my optimal level of intensity. It’s helping ensure I reach my goals while training for my first half marathon. I’m also buying one for my dad for Father’s Day to keep him from overheating this summer as he works outside!

No other product out there like this. Plus, it looks cool.

Got my Spree yesterday and couldn’t wait to tear into it. Hated to mess up the cool package, but it’s not like I’m gonna need it again anyway. Synced up pretty easily with my iPhone and took it out for a spin. Haven’t figured out all the bells and whistles yet, but I saw how it measures my temp, which is cool. Now I know when I’m really warmed up! It covered the standard distance and heart rate stuff too. I’ve been getting irritated with my chest strap monitor, so I’m glad I have an alternative.

The Spree Sports headband is a revolutionary fitness monitor that takes your fitness to a whole new level. Spree is the only wearable fitness management tool that uses biosensors to measure body temperature, heart rate and movement all in one device. Unlike most fitness monitors, Spree is worn around your head in order to give the most precise reading of body temperature, heart rate and movement.

Spree takes “step counting” to a new level by tracking exact distance and speed travelled with the mileage tracker. As the only fitness monitor to use a plethysmograph, Spree can accurately measure your heart rate in a non-invasive and comfortable way. This biometric information simultaneously streams to your smart phone app using Bluetooth Smart technology. Since you can view an analysis of your progress in real time, your fitness goals become much clearer and more tangible. After you’re finished, you can review your workout history and thanks to the Spree’s built-in data storage, you can download your stats to a computer via Bluetooth Smart technology. This all-around smart performance app will help elevate your fitness training to new heights.

The proliferation of exercise accessories to use with smartphones seems to have doubled in the last year — thanks to the appearance of sensors/monitors that can track what a person does when exercising or exerting themselves in a sport. The one thing that all these sensors rely on is contact with the person, and this contact is often done in ways that make them stand out and are uncomfortable as well. The spree Fitness Monitor seems to have found just the right balance without giving up on any of the needed features required. In fact, spree ups the game by folding in the ability for body temperature monitoring.

The spree pod is almost weightless and barely bigger than a lima bean, but it has to be used with the included headband to do its job — which is to read a person’s heart rate, body temperature and to monitor motion. The pod goes into a depression on one side of the headband, which is then put on so the sensors can now lie against the forehead. The band can be adjusted and must be tight enough to secure a good fit that won’t come ajar when the person’s active. The headband doesn’t go out of its way to stand out, but it can’t be unobtrusive due to its placement on the forehead. There’s no on/off for the spree pod and should first be charged using the micro-USB slot. The amount of power it has will be visible in the spree app and I found it to last for quite a few exercise sessions — but it’s easy enough to pop out of the headband for a quick 1-2 hour charge now and then.

Bringing up the spree app on my iPhone, the first thing to do was fill in the settings; my height, weight and other factors such as age. Then I went to the “Workout” screen — where it was necessary to select the device — the Spree pod. Notice that I didn’t have to pair it with Bluetooth in the conventional manner, I just had to select the pod from the screen to perform the pairing.