 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. |
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. |
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! |
Good budget model
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| Review Date: April 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: J. Brown, Swindon, UK |
This is my 4th Polar HRM and I have always found the Polar range to be good value and the best in the market for similar products.
My old HRM needed replacing and I decided to downsize to a model with less features than previous. This is a great price point and the watch is more petite, more of a ladies sized watch, than other Polar models. The deisgn is light weight and comfortable to wear.
Features wise now I am used to it I quite like seeing what percentage of my maximal HR I am working to, rather than seeing the actual figures. This might not suit some people, but having worked extensively on HR and intensity levels I am aware enough of where my boundaries lie and can gauge fairly accurately whereabouts I am during training.
The summary features work well and tell you calories, average and maximal HR, total time within training zone, time etc. The display is clear to read and the functions are easy to use and follow.
Definitely worth buying if you are wanting a HRM to Polars usual high standard, but either want a smaller range of functions, or perhaps a good starting point if you are new to training with HRM.A good bargain buy.
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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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