Polar RS100 Heart Rate Monitor

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

.../ split button for recording mile / km / lap times quicky and easily It has a clear 3 line display that shows all manner of stats including lap counter, heart rate and workout time. This also shows the date and time The Polar RS100 has the capability to enable you to set your own training zone to help you control and sustain your desired intensity. This is done by setting either a percentage of your maximum heart rate or as beats per minute. You have the option to set an alarm that sounds if you go above or below your training zone and if you are unsure of what your training zone should be you can you the Own Zone function. Polar OwnZone automatic ally calculatates your training zone intensity with audible and visual alarms, this is generally about 65-85% of your Max HR. This is calculated by the watch following a 5 minute...

hammer4 27.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Polar RS100 Heart Rate Monitors

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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Review of Polar CS100 Heart Rate Monitors

The perfect heart rate monitor

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

...will be able to reach your own limits without running too fast. So you can analyse your fitness with the heart rate monitor before the run and you can than decide witch is your minimum and witch is your maximum pulse. If during the race your pulse gets higher or lower you will hear a beep. Marathon runners will know the problem that during a race you can see the pulse of a other runner on your watch, because he has the same heart rate monitor. This can not happen with the M52, because the signal from the belt is decoded. Of course you can use it by every other activity. So the belt and the clock are waterproof and you can use it during your swimming training. It's also recommend for people who wants to loose weight. You can watch how many calories you lost. This is quite precise, because the system knows your age, weight...

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

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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Review of Polar Beat Heart Rate Monitor

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

...pace. In Polar's words: "A Polar heart rate monitor will act as your ideal training partner, giving you feedback every time you exercise, and motivating you to keep going". The HRM's themselves come in the form of a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter is an elasticated belt that you wear just underneath the chest muscles (just under your bra if you're a woman). The receiver looks like a watch and is worn as such. The M51 ~~~~~~~~ The HRM I have recently started to use is the M51 (for info - this has exactly the same features as the M52 only has a different looking watch, which is blue as opposed to grey). This is a fairly middle of the range HRM for someone who does exercise of some form on a regular basis (for example going to the gym 3 or more times a week). The watch itself is very comfortable to wear. It...

angeelu 04.01.2003 · Read review
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Review of Polar M21/M51 Heart Rate Monitors

Pray for the battery not failing

Advantages: easy to use, accuracy
Disadvantages: non green throw away transmitter when battery dies

...I have an A1/T31 heart rate monitor while easy to use and accurate, it is a nightmare when the battery goes in the transmitter unit. It is NOT designed to be replaced, and you just have to throw the transmitter away and buy a new one, and at today's price, I have to pay £25+postage and thats from Ebay! I paid only £29 for the whole unit a fews years back. Why can't they design something which the user can open and have the battery changed I do not know, to boost their sales and profit?? They used a CR2032 battery and with normal use, they last about 1 year or so. I will never buy polar again, instead I bought a similar unit from Lloyd Pharmacy which costs £8, yes £8 !!! and you can change the batteries!!!!...

ukbirdflu 15.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Polar Beat Heart Rate Monitor

Don't Waste Your Money

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: You name it

...I bought a Polar CS300 about two months ago and I'm getting ready to send back the fourth watch to Polar. For those that don't know this monitor can upload your ride to Polars website via a sonic link. Well the first one had such a low volume it would take forever before I could get a good upload. Called Polar, sent it back and they sent me another one. Had the exact same problem. Sent it back, got another one. This one was fine as far a the uplink, BUT, about two weeks after I got it the speed quit showing, then the cadence would quit and the speed would start up. Then the heart rate would go crazy then the speed would quit. So on and so on. Sent it back, and got the fourth one yesterday. Went for a ride this morning, got back, tried to upload and nothing. Not a peep out of it. And they have the nerve to tell me they have had no...

FredFournier 21.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Polar Cs 300 Heart Rate Monitors

A Great Training Companion

Advantages: Reasonably priced.
Disadvantages: The watch face is a bit too big.

...When I first started regularly using my gym I decided to have a session with one of the in house trainers. It was very interesting to discuss the correct ways to get fitter and losing weight, and believe me it's best to increase your fitness sensibly and then set your targets for losing weight. The main suggestion from the trainer was to use a heart rate monitor and to learn how train your heart, therefore increasing your overall fitness. The monitor involves wearing a chest strap that transmits your heart rate to the cardio vascular machine you are using. Taking this advice up I rented a monitor from the gym and really started to enjoy my training sessions, as there was a real purpose and target for the exercise. I was given my own heart rate monitor for my Birthday, the York Trainer 220. This is one of the more reasonably priced...

lucybradly 25.01.2001 (24.01.2001) · Read review
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Review of York Fitness Trainer Heart Rate Monitor

The Polar A1

Advantages: Comfortable, ECG accurate, cheap
Disadvantages: No extra features

...Elasped Time Average heart rate LOOKS: A plain blue watch with one button operation, shows your HR in large figures meaning it is easy to check. The chest strap that is provided is very comfortable and you soon forget you have this on. Both are fully waterproof, meaning if you are a swimmer it can be useful as not all HRM's allow this to be used underwater- most are just splashproof. GYM USE The Polar HRM's are almost always compatible in every gym, and this is no exception. The machines will display your heart rate on screen, and in some cases you can set the machines to work you at a particular heart rate very useful as you do not need to worry about whether you are at the right intensity, the machine just changes the resistance or speed to keep your heart rate at your target heart rate. OUT AND ABOUT I have used my HRM...

Andyopinion 22.03.2003 (26.03.2003) · Read review
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Review of Polar Beat Heart Rate Monitor

Getting into the Zone with my best gym buddy

Advantages: monitors calories burned as well as heart rate
Disadvantages: expensive!

...exercise/health books though: not the “You too can have a body like mine in just 6 weeks!” books (I know I will never work out at home, it’s hard enough with a skinny stranger yelling instructions at you!), but some serious stuff about the science of exercise. A bit of reading soon made me realise I wasn’t actually giving myself the best chance of fatburning, as (to judge by the state of breathlessness, purple face and closeness to total collapse) I was generally working at too high an intensity relative to my (pathetic!) level of fitness. Furthermore this wasn’t likely to be doing me any good, especially with a history of heart disease in my family, I really had no idea what I was doing and decided I needed to get my fitness properly assessed. I decided to investigate heart-rate monitors. First of all I...

Cazz 10.08.2002 · Read review
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Review of Polar M21/M51 Heart Rate Monitors