I'm looking for some feedback on Garmins. I don't know much about them (boyfriend wants me to get one to help motivate and track my riding/training). Do you find them helpful? I'm not as interested in seeing my exact route on the map and elevation as much as I am tracking my heartrate and tracking my improvement on the routes I generally do. I just hate gagets with a million options that are difficult to program and use.

Any recommendations for models or if this sounds like something beneficial to my training?

Thanks!