Society
Big Time Life Saving Fashion!…Increasing Numbers Of Wealthy Nigerians Embrace Heart Rate Monitor Wrist Bands & Watches To Prevent Body Collapse
…as the young ones turn it to “fad”
“At least it’s not one of those senseless concepts people just rush into for no reason” a source stated.
The “concept” referred to is the increasing usage of heart rate monitor wrist bands and watches by wealthy Nigerians -and growing spill over to the ranks of those ‘’who can afford it’’, irrespective of financial status.
Societynowng.com gathered the trend as now reached such a height that the younger generations have transformed it into a ‘’fad’’.
“A lot have turned it into a fashion object, their dressing incomplete without it” a source pointed out.
Checks by societynowng.com revealed while some try to be less showy in their usage of the heart rate monitor by opting for wrist watches – a larger percentage of the younger users prefer the more obvious wrist bands.
“that is to say the older generation not wanting to be tagged as battling health defects try to hide the heart monitor in wrist watches while the young generation flaunting attempts at keep fit, has transformed it a thing of pride and fad” a keen watcher observed.
The heart monitor whether wrist watch or band perform the same functions, helps the wearer to determine when to slow down on exertions or luxuries that might lead to collapse of the body.
Wearers are usually advised on the degrees of readings that are Good, bad, worse and worst.
And based on signal transmitted the person(s) concerned is able to adjust accordingly in whatever environment obtains.
“It’s actually a very good thing, it helps one to monitor is own health and focus on what will enhanced it and also manage or shun things such as leisure or luxuries that are harmful….this is a good fad to embrace, a life saving fashion” a partaker in the trend provided insight.
The Heart Rate Monitor is said to utilise light-based optical sensors to detect the blood racing through wearers veins – and in stipulated cases factors in weight, height, sex and age – to provide readings.


