Polar RS100 Heart Rate Monitor

Advantages: Just like having your own personal trainer
Disadvantages: A little tricky to work out to start with

...Polar RS100 Heart Rate Monitor This is the second heart rate monitor that i have bought, the first one was years ago and on the rare occaision it did pick up your pulse it went completely wrong if you were near anything electrical or any other heart rate monitors. Bearing this in mind i was a liitle wary of getting another but i have currently started training to complete a half marathon and depending on how well it goes i may enter a full marathon so i thought it was high time i got myself kitted out. I have to say, times have definately changed, this monitor just everything you could ever ask (except for the running)! The Polar RS100 heart rate monitor has its own code to avoid unwanted interference meaning you can be in a room with ten other monitors and yours is the only pulse it picks up It features an easy press lap...

hammer4 27.06.2007 · Read review
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Polar CS100 Heart Rate Monitor

Advantages: Compact, Cheap, Robust
Disadvantages: Tricky to use

...I have owned one of these for about 2 years now, and it is still going strong. It does all the usual cycle computer things, but also displays your heart rate, calories burned, etc. You can also programme to use on 2 separate bikes - very handy, when like me you have two bikes but don't want to shell out for two computers!! SETUP AND USE Easy to follow step by step instructions. When it comes to operating the computer unit, this is where you need patience. It takes some practice going through each programme, sub-programme, etc. This is one way that the unit can be kept the size that it is though. Once you have dialled in the settings specific to your bike, day to day use of the computer is easy. POSITIVES Large read out. Back light - can be tricky to use though.....when it's dark. Compact design. Wireless speed sensor...

EasyExercise.co.uk 04.01.2008 · Read review
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The perfect heart rate monitor

Advantages: the best way to train for a marathon
Disadvantages: it is expensive

...The Polar M52 is one of the expensive heart rate monitor. In Germany you have to pay 299,- German Marks( 150 Dollar). This price will frighten a lot people to buy this product. But this price also say's for whom this Polar M52 is good. For somebody who makes sports twice a month it will not repay. For people who are training regularly, for example sportsman who are training for a marathon,like me, i can absolutely recommend this product. I running a marathon twice a year, but every time it is very difficult to find the right speed. Every marathon athlete knows that a second you wins at the beginning can get minutes you loose at the finish. Of course you can also check your speed with your clock every kilometer, but this is much more difficult. Because with your heart rate monitor you only check your pulse and so you...

Icebeer 01.08.2001 · Read review
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Review of Polar M21/M51 Heart Rate Monitors

Take It To Heart...

Advantages: Great motivational tool, Easy to Use, Many functions, Comfortable to wear, Reputable brand, Long lasting
Disadvantages: Cost of initial outlay

...Polar are a leading manufacturer of heart rate monitors, suitable for all types of exerciser - from the occasional to the athlete. Why Would You Want a Heart Rate Monitor? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you asked me a few months ago I might have wondered the same thing. If you are interested in improving your personal fitness then one of the best indicators to see if you are reaching your goals is your heart. Depending on your reasons for undertaking exercise, the level of exercise you do in order to reach your goal will vary - for example someone aiming just to lose some weight will not undertake such intense exercise as someone wanting to excel at their athletic performance. Using a heart rate monitor allows you to become accustomed to how your heart reacts to exercise and lets you know if you are exercising at the right...

angeelu 04.01.2003 · Read review
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Heart Throb in the Gym

Advantages: Price, compatibility, size, style
Disadvantages: no timer

...I’m older, fatter and less fit than I want to be, so it’s off to the gym, three or more times a week for me! During the working day, the most exercise I get is altering the angle of my headset or pressing “ctrl alt del” for a hard reset, so it is important that when I am exercising I do not overdo it! This is where my Polar Beat heart rate monitor comes into its own. The transmitter fits onto the chest with a washable elastic strap, and the monitor is in the form of a watch. To activate the monitor and the transmitter, simply hold them close to each other for a few seconds. They both switch off automatically. Your accurate heart rate is displayed within seconds and, with the help of your personal trainer or the Heart Rate Charts (displayed at most gyms)you can work out safely and achieve...

john.sw 14.12.2000 (14.06.2001) · Read review
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'Heart and Soul' a warm hearted novel.

Advantages: A very engaging novel with strong characters
Disadvantages: None in my view

...Review of Heart and Soul, a novel by Maeve Binchy I am reviewing the paperback version of the book, 544 pages, Published by Orion, ISBN 978-0752884646, cover price £7.99. About the Book Maeve Binchy is a popular author of romantic novels, generally set in Ireland. I have read several of her novels and I find that there is something rather comforting and familiar about picking up a Binchy novel. It is almost like meeting up with an old friend and catching up with his or her news. Binchy writes in a simple, yet totally structured fashion and her characters naturally unfold as the story progresses, I find myself wanting more as I finish each novel, the mark of a good storyteller in my opinion! The characters in Binchy's novels are very well drawn and although Heart And Soul can be read as a stand alone novel, I recognised...

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Staying awake with a heart

Advantages: free game
Disadvantages: tactical, requires thinking

...Hearts is a game you can find almost anywhere. It's more than likely on your PC as one of the pre installed games you find in applications. It's available on all the free gaming sites online, to be played against other people or computer generated opponents. -Idea of game- The idea of the game is to get rid of your stockpile of cards without gaining any of the heart cards as they mean big points, and this is a game where you try to collect the least amount of points possible. -How to play- The game is played with four players, and the deck of 52 cards is dealt equally between the four. Spend some time quickly sorting your cards into suits at this point. One thing to remember is that each heart card has a point value of one and if you are unlucky enough to have the Queen of spades at the end of the game, this is worth thirteen...

ang_2906 25.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Hearts

Do you have a heart?

Advantages: Easy to learn, good fun, and competitive.
Disadvantages: none

...3 cards to pass to another player, the rotation of the pass changes each hand and are as follows: Cards are passed to the right at the first deal. To the left with the second. Across with the third. At the fourth deal, players keep their own cards. The first person to start the game off, will always be the person who has the 2 of clubs in their hand. You must follow suit on each hand where ever you can. On the first down if you can't follow suit, you can play any other card, except for the queen of spades or a heart. After the first deal you can play any suit except hearts, until hearts has been broken. This means a heart has been played into someones hand. Ok before I continue here are how each card scores that has been put into the trick, a trick is the person who has the highest card takes the four cards. That is...

kineticspade 19.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Hearts

Rated: NeXXXt

Advantages: Lots of big R&B tunes
Disadvantages: A few average tunes

...?Rated Next? was the 1997 debut from the R&B trio Next. Hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Tweety, T-Low and R.L. broke through with the single, ?Too Close?, which in the UK was more famously covered by the Pop band, Blue. On this album, you have them do the most explicit R&B you are likely to hear, to get you right into the feel of what they are singing about. 1. ?Intro? 2. ?Too Close? I expect that you will be familiar with the Blue version, if you don?t remember the original, but one this one you actually feel exactly what they are going through, and in this one, unlike the Blue version has them go at it with explicit lyrics to tell exactly what they mean when they have girls grind up on them for the slow dances in the clubs. It is a killer tune, and begins the album off in a great way. **Five Stars** 3. ?Butta Love? I would...

XICripZ 07.04.2009 (16.03.2009) · Read review
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Review of Rated Next [PA] - Next

The Heart and Soul of the Irish health service.

Advantages: Characters are well explored.
Disadvantages: All a bit sugar coated.

...As readers to my page know, I have had a bit of a Marian Keyes spell of reading, so I thought I would have a change. Not much of a change, to be fair, as I returned to a previous favourite for easy reading, in Maeve Binchy. Again, another Irish female author, and one who I trust to give me a good yarn at the end of a busy day. I was given several hard back copies of her novels by my sister, one of which was ?Heart and Soul?. I have read this as a stand alone novel, but just read another review which has told me that it was a sequel to Whitethorn Woods. I have Whitethorn Woods to read, also, so I feel a bit let down that I wasn?t made aware of this by the author when I was choosing which book to start with. That said, I may not have enjoyed the book as much as I have done, if I was referring back to the first novel as I read Heart...

orlando 22.10.2009 · Read review
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