 Good value Heart rate monitor |
| Review Date: February 10, 2009 |
| Reviewer: M. J. McGarrigle, Strabane,Tyrone |
I have had this product for a few months now and it does just what I want it to. It is Polar branded and thus compatible with a lot of gym equipment and it tailors its results to the user based on sex, age and weight.
Got quite a few features but I am just interested in how my heart rate is and max and min readings during a session plus the totals at the end. Easy to set up and would recommend it for most amateur keep fit and training. |
Fist time HRM buyer
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| Review Date: November 6, 2009 |
| Reviewer: R. A. Watson, Northampton UK |
First of all what do you get:
A watch
A band that fits around your chest
An instruction booklet.
The watch has plenty of functions, which are all very easy get to. Starting the HRM (Heart rate monitor) is very easy- it is a one touch button, and then when you have finished exercising, you press the same one, and it comes up with a full summary of the workout you have done, average, high, low HR etc etc.
It is very easy to set the WATCH up.. you need to have some details- height, weight and age- nothing to difficult to get! Read the instructions, and it is very easy to follow, as the watch itself is very function friendly,
The chest band is needed to get your HR. I initally thought that it woudl do it through your wrist, but you do need the chest band. This is essentially an elasticated fabric band which fits snuggly round your chest. It has some platsic bits on the front, which you wet slightly before exercising, and it transmits the HR to the watch. A very nice little fucntion, is if you bring the watch up to the logo on the chest band, the backlight comes on... very useful when you are running at night, as you do not need to fidle with two hands to switch the light on.
It may seem silly to alert people to the fact you need the chest band, but I was not aware of it!
All in all, a superb HRM, and i am very very happy that i have bought it. Can't really think why I would need a 'better' one, so chuffed to bits with it! |
Perfect first HRM
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| Review Date: June 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: ric03, |
This was the first HRM I owned, and it is perfect for beginners. Everything is very simple to understand, and set up. The unit is attractive looking, and highly accurate (you can see your HR rise the moment you start moving), with enough real features to keep you motivated, and actually put it to good use either in the gym or on the road.
One thing I've since discovered, is that Polar HRM's are much easier to use than some other models (check a few manuals online to see for yourself). The F4 is very simple: simply enter some initial data (age, sex, weight), and then put the strap on (wet the reverse with some tap water) and you're ready. Click the start button. The unit has useful exercise views (duration, time in zone, calories, avg heart rate, max heart rate) which you can cycle through with a button press as you work out. Once finished, you view an exercise summary screen, which displays all this information. The data is then added to a totals file (which can be reset at will -- ie: at the end of the week).
All in all, this is perfect for a beginner. It does enough for it to be useful for a couple of years, before you will want to move onto something more complicated. Don't spend £150+ on a HRM first time; try something like this and make sure you need extra features. This worked like a dream for me, and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a simple (but effective) heart rate monitor. |
Perfect first HRM
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| Review Date: July 16, 2009 |
| Reviewer: ric03, |
This was the first HRM I owned, and it is perfect for beginners. Everything is very simple to understand, and set up. The unit is attractive looking, and highly accurate (you can see your HR rise the moment you start moving), with enough real features to keep you motivated, and actually put it to good use either in the gym or on the road.
One thing I've since discovered, is that Polar HRM's are much easier to use than some other models (check a few manuals online to see for yourself). The F4 is very simple: simply enter some initial data (age, sex, weight), and then put the strap on (wet the reverse with some tap water) and you're ready. Click the start button. The unit has useful exercise views (duration, time in zone, calories, avg heart rate, max heart rate) which you can cycle through with a button press as you work out. Once finished, you view an exercise summary screen, which displays all this information. The data is then added to a totals file (which can be reset at will -- ie: at the end of the week).
All in all, this is perfect for a beginner. It does enough for it to be useful for a couple of years, before you will want to move onto something more complicated. Don't spend £150+ on a HRM first time; try something like this and make sure you need extra features. This worked like a dream for me, and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a simple (but effective) heart rate monitor. |
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| Review Date: August 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: MIKEE, DENBIGHSHIRE U.K. |
| Excellent product. Straight forward set up,easy to programme,specific information to suit entry level fitness and beyond. Would have no doubt in recommending this product. Does what it says on the box!! |
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