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Body measurement features:
Automatic age-based target zone – bpm / %
To help you train safely and effectively, the training computer determines your heart rate target zone limits automatically according to your age-based maximum heart rate (220 minus age). The limits are determined either in beats per minute (bpm), as a percentage (%) of your maximum heart rate, or as a heart rate reserve (% HRR). See also Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and Manual target zone.Heart rate – bpm / %
Heart rate is the measurement of the work your heart does. Heart rate can be expressed as the number of beats per minute or as percentage of your maximum heart rate. Heart rate can also be expressed as a percentage of your heart rate reserve, meaning the difference between your resting heart rate and maximum heart rate (HRR = HRmax - HRrest). In Polar software or during strength training, heart rate can be displayed as a graphical trend.HR-based target zones with visual and audible alarm
You can define your target zones for a training session based on heart rate to help define the right intensity. When you are out of the preset zones, the training computer will give a visual and audible alarm.HRmax (age-based)
The highest number of heart beats per minute (bpm) during maximum physical exertion. For a rough estimate of your maximum heart rate, subtract your age from 220. HRmax is a useful tool for determining the intensity of training as intensity zones can be defined using HRmax. Some Polar products define maximum heart rate during the Polar Fitness Test, see also HRmax (Polar Fitness Test -based).HRmax (Polar Fitness test-based)
Some Polar products predict your HRmax simultaneously with the Polar Fitness Test. This predicted HRmax value is more accurate than the age-based formula (220 minus age).Manual target zone – bpm / %
This feature enables you to define the target zone as you want and is suitable for your training. You can set the target zone for your training as beats per minute (bpm), as a percentage of your maximum heart rate, or as a percentage of your heart rate reserve (HRR%).Polar Fitness Test
Polar Fitness Test measures your aerobic fitness at rest in just five minutes. The result, Polar OwnIndex, evaluates your maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max). With the Polar Fitness Test you can measure your aerobic fitness by yourself, automatically and without any exertion. All you need is your training computer. The Polar Fitness Test is as accurate in predicting the VO2max as any sub maximal fitness test. The test is based on heart rate and heart rate variability at rest and personal information.Polar OwnCal® – calorie expenditure
Polar OwnCal calculates the number of kilocalories expended during training. This feature allows you to follow the kilocalories expended during one training session and cumulative kilocalories expended during several training sessions. Some Polar products also estimate the fat-burning percentage (fat% on display), that is, kilocalories expended from fat during a workout which is expressed as a percentage of the total kilocalories burned.Polar OwnCode® (5kHz) – coded transmission
Coded heart rate transmission automatically locks in a code to transmit your heart rate to the training computer. The training computer picks up your heart rate from your transmitter only. Coding prevents interference from other training computers.Polar OwnOptimizer – personal training status
Polar OwnOptimizer feature is an easy and reliable test to determine whether your training is optimally developing your performance. OwnOptimizer helps you to optimize your training load during a training program so that you experience an increase in performance and do not undertrain or overtrain in the long run. Based on the test, you are provided with a scale and description of your personal training status.Polar OwnZone® – personal heart rate zone
Polar OwnZone® determines your personal heart rate limits for a training session. Depending on the day and time, your physical state may vary, for instance, if you are stressed or tired, or if you are not fully recovered from your latest training session, Polar can determine that information from your heart rate and guide you to your ideal training zone for that moment.Polar sport zones
Polar sport zones provide an easy way to select and monitor the intensity of your training and to follow sport zones based training programs. Training is divided into five zones based on percentages of your maximum heart rate: very light (50-60%HRmax), light (60-70%HRmax), moderate (70-80%HRmax), hard (80-90%HRmax) and maximum (90-100%HRmax).Recording features:
Adjustable recording rate – 1s, 5s, 15s, 60s
The samples of your heart rate are stored either in 1, 2, 5, 15 or 60 second intervals. A longer interval gives you more recording time, while a shorter interval allows you to record more detailed data. A shorter recording rate uses the memory of the training computer up more rapidly, but enables more accurate data analysis using Polar software.Totals
Totals includes your training data starting from the last reset enabling you to follow your long-term training.Weekly history
Weekly history gathers your weekly training data. By selecting a week, you can review your training data for the week.Training features:
Display zoom
Display zoom feature allows you to zoom in information on the display during training.Graphical target zone indicator
This feature points out graphically on the display the zone you are in during a training session helping you to stay on the desired intensity zone.HeartTouch – button-free operation of wrist unit
When HeartTouch is on, different training information during training can be accessed without pressing buttons, for instance, when gloves make pressing buttons difficult, by bringing your training computer close to your transmitter.Time based interval timers
Use timers, for example, as a training tool in interval training to tell you when to switch from a harder to a lighter period and vice versa.User configurable displays – all lines
This feature allows you to configure training computer displays to show the information that you need during your training session. Configure the displays either in the training computer or in ProTrainer 5 software.ZoneLock
ZoneLock feature helps you to accumulate certain intensity. You can either lock a zone before a training session or during it by pressing a button when you are on the desired zone.ZonePointer
ZonePointer is a visible and moving symbol on the training computer display indicating whether you are inside the pre-set target zone. This feature helps you to reach the desired intensity targets.Watch features:
Product Description
For endurance athletes and runners who rely on systematic training - Helps avoid over or under training by aiding you to train at the right intensity - Measures detailed information about your performance - The Polar Fitness test measures your aerobic fitness at rest and tells you your progress - Comes with Polar ProTrainer 5 software for analysing, planning and keeping a training diaryZonePointer - Makes it easy to stay in your target zone. A visible and moving symbol on the display of your Polar product indicating that you are inside the pre-set target zone.ZoneLock - Simply the easiest way to set a target zone. You can activate a target zone with a press of a button during your run. You can also deactivate the zone alarm just as easily - by pressing a button.Event Countdown Timer - Set your goal and stay motivated. Keeps your motivation high by showing how many days are left before your next running event (e.g. Berlin 23 days).Interval trainer (HR, pace, distance) guided workouts - Create your personal multizone workouts with heart rate/speed/distance and timing guidance. Allows you to create and name your own favorite workouts based on time, heart rate, speed/pace or distance guidance with up to three linked timers or distances and up to three target zones.Polar Fitness Test with OwnIndex - Measures your fitness level in 5 minutes. A fitness test that measures your aerobic/cardiovascular fitness at rest in just five minutes.Polar OwnOptimzer - prevents over/under training Polar Running Index - monitor your running performancePolar OwnIndex - fitness test that measures your Vo2 max Data recording rate up to every 1 secondThis watch has been designed to meet the needs of a serious runner. It's features are extremely advanced whilst managing to remain simple to use.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I have owned, I think, four other Polar HRMs before buying this one. I had expected a more sophisticated and capable HRm. What I got is some sophistication and a series of headaches.
First things first. The unit is aimed at runners. I use it both for running and for training for mountain marathons. It is a neat, sleek looking device on a well-designed resin wrist strap. The chest strap is of the newer Wearlink design with a transmitter unit that clips into too press-stud type connectors. I have no problem with the chest strap design, although a glance at the Polar website shows that many people find if rubs and chafes in prolonged use.
The watch unit can be set up in a variety of ways, depending on how you want to use it. It can be set to follow a pre-determined workout, moving its measuring range either at predetermined times or predetermined levels of intensity. I guess that works fine for people following a relatively similar routine time after time. I found it intensely annoying. What I wanted to do was strap the thing on, do my exercise [which varies day-by-day] then get feedback on time spent in each of my pre-set zones. It is almost impossible to do this, although the manual suggests it is easy enough to set up.
One can set the unit so that it will determine your exercise zones, based on a brief workout which it monitors to produce the result. No use to me, but it could be a useful feature for some, as fitness improves.
Ergonomically, I have a few problems with the wrist unit. Function buttons are mounted on the ends of 4 short protuberances at the corners of the display. This makes them easy to use while exercising, but very vulnerable to being accidentally pressed. I often find myself taking layers on and off. Almost every time I do that, I press a button I really didn't want to press. The main selector button runs across the base of the display and is much harder inadvertently to operate.
The user interface, with the exception of the comments above, is quite well thought out and most functions work intuitively.
The supplied instruction manual is badly designed and laid out.
Contacting Polar directly for advice was a frustrating and unrewarding experience, culminating in a final we're-washing-our-hands-of-this email which was terse to the point of rudeness.
So. If you Exercise the way this unit expects you to and don't try varying your routine too often, this may suit you. If you simply want to exercise on frequently changing routines [like mountain marathons] and get feedback about time spent in each HR zone, then you will spend a lot of time fiddling about setting the system up. And you will forever have to watch out for accidental pressing of those 4 protruding buttons.
I'll choose much more carefully next time round.
First things first. The unit is aimed at runners. I use it both for running and for training for mountain marathons. It is a neat, sleek looking device on a well-designed resin wrist strap. The chest strap is of the newer Wearlink design with a transmitter unit that clips into too press-stud type connectors. I have no problem with the chest strap design, although a glance at the Polar website shows that many people find if rubs and chafes in prolonged use.
The watch unit can be set up in a variety of ways, depending on how you want to use it. It can be set to follow a pre-determined workout, moving its measuring range either at predetermined times or predetermined levels of intensity. I guess that works fine for people following a relatively similar routine time after time. I found it intensely annoying. What I wanted to do was strap the thing on, do my exercise [which varies day-by-day] then get feedback on time spent in each of my pre-set zones. It is almost impossible to do this, although the manual suggests it is easy enough to set up.
One can set the unit so that it will determine your exercise zones, based on a brief workout which it monitors to produce the result. No use to me, but it could be a useful feature for some, as fitness improves.
Ergonomically, I have a few problems with the wrist unit. Function buttons are mounted on the ends of 4 short protuberances at the corners of the display. This makes them easy to use while exercising, but very vulnerable to being accidentally pressed. I often find myself taking layers on and off. Almost every time I do that, I press a button I really didn't want to press. The main selector button runs across the base of the display and is much harder inadvertently to operate.
The user interface, with the exception of the comments above, is quite well thought out and most functions work intuitively.
The supplied instruction manual is badly designed and laid out.
Contacting Polar directly for advice was a frustrating and unrewarding experience, culminating in a final we're-washing-our-hands-of-this email which was terse to the point of rudeness.
So. If you Exercise the way this unit expects you to and don't try varying your routine too often, this may suit you. If you simply want to exercise on frequently changing routines [like mountain marathons] and get feedback about time spent in each HR zone, then you will spend a lot of time fiddling about setting the system up. And you will forever have to watch out for accidental pressing of those 4 protruding buttons.
I'll choose much more carefully next time round.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The previous reviewer has commented comprehensively on capability and learning to live with this product so I will only add a small point here.
I am new to heart rate monitors and bought this model for its data logging capability, believing that any improvement in my fitness would be highlighted in the data it captured. At the time I had a Windows based computer but have now moved to a Mac. While the software worked satisfactorily with Windows, there is no support for Mac users, other than running Windows in Boot Camp or some similar product. I am waiting for a USB-IrDA adapter to arrive but am not confident that I will have any success with this. For a company of Polar's standing, I am dissappointed in their singular computer platform stance, as are many other users it seems. I see no reason why the software could not be ported to other operating systems.
If you're a Mac user and need a HRM with data download functions, I advise you to look elsewhere first, or select a cheaper model and do without this capability.
I am new to heart rate monitors and bought this model for its data logging capability, believing that any improvement in my fitness would be highlighted in the data it captured. At the time I had a Windows based computer but have now moved to a Mac. While the software worked satisfactorily with Windows, there is no support for Mac users, other than running Windows in Boot Camp or some similar product. I am waiting for a USB-IrDA adapter to arrive but am not confident that I will have any success with this. For a company of Polar's standing, I am dissappointed in their singular computer platform stance, as are many other users it seems. I see no reason why the software could not be ported to other operating systems.
If you're a Mac user and need a HRM with data download functions, I advise you to look elsewhere first, or select a cheaper model and do without this capability.
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Excellent replacement for my Polar S625x just as functional plus advanced software for reviewing and analysing runs, and at a much cheaper price than I paid for my S625x 7 years ago.
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