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| Polar F6 Men's and Women's Heart Rate Monitor Watch | 
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| Brand: Polar
Category: Sports
Department: Unisex-adult
Buy New: $109.95 - $119.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  133 reviews
Sales Rank: 35
Color: Mixed
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Clothing Size: One Size
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.3 x 3
ASIN: B0007V9XWI
Release Date: March 1, 2005
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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Stylish heart rate monitor designed for women and men | | • | OwnCode transmitter eliminates interference from other heart rate monitors | | • | Polar OwnZone helps determine an individual exercise zone; calorie counter and goal management | | • | OwnCal feature shows your energy expenditure during one exercise session and accumulated expenditure | | • | Zone Pointer displays your target heart rate zone and where your current heart rate is within that zone |
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Product Description
The Polar F6 heart rate monitor has all of the essential functions required by the fitness enthusiast who wants to train in "zones" maximising their training. With "crosstalk coding", percentage of fat burn calories, an exercise diary and automatic training zone calculation. It uses Polar's OwnZone feature to automatically calculate your training zones, calculates calorie expenditure and incorporates an exercise diary, making it an ideal introduction to improved fitness and weight management. Polar F6 Features: Own zone - Automatic calculation of training zone with visible/audible alarm. OwnCal - calorie expenditure with % fat burn. Own Code - coded transmission. Backlight - for ease of use in low light conditions. Exercise Diary. Soniclink transfer of data to web service. Zone Pointer: visual guidance to target zone. Fitness Points (every 10 min. in target zone). Display of current heart rate, percentage of maximum heart rate and training time. Storage of previous workout, including date, average and maximum heart rate, time spent in target zone, training time and calories burned. Storage of cumulative training time and calories burned, as well as total number of workouts and average workout frequency. Integrated clock with date, weekday and alarm. UpLink function: transmittion of training settings to pulse watch. Audible and visible alarm on exceeding or falling below the target zone. Water resistant to 30 m. Easy-to-read display. Simple operation with two buttons.
Amazon.com Product Description
The stylish Polar F6 heart rate monitor is a great choice for using in large groups, where other excercisers might be using wireless training gear that could interfere with your own signal. The F6's coded transmission prevents crosstalk with other monitors so you'll get a personalized workout--even in a class environment. It's packed with innovative training features to help you toward your exercise goals, including: - Zone Pointer: A visible and audible feature on the display of your heart rate monitor showing your target heart rate zone and where your current heart rate is within that zone.
- Polar OwnCal: This feature shows your energy expenditure during one exercise session as well as your accumulated kilocalories during several exercise sessions. You can set daily and weekly exercise goals in terms of calorie expenditure with the OwnCal feature. Because the OwnCal tracks both the energy expenditure during one exercise session and the accumulated kilocalories during a longer time (e.g. one week), it helps in achieving both short-term and long-term goals.
- Polar OwnZone: This feature guides you through an appropriate warm-up routine and automatically determines a safe and effective exercise heart rate zone--your OwnZone--while taking into account your current physical condition.
- Polar OwnCode: This technology blocks unwanted signals from other heart rate monitors, ensuring disturbance-free transmission of your heart rate data.
The Fitness Bullets feature shows a bullet on the monitor's display for every 10 minutes spent exercising/training in your target heart rate zone. The Time in Target Zone feature calculates the amount of total exercise time spent in your personal target zone. You can use this feature together with the Total Exercise Time to determine the effectiveness of your exercise program. You can also better assess your training data using the included Polar Precision Performance (PPP) 4.0 software and the SonicLink feature, which wirelessly uploads exercise settings to the software or to Polar's web service. Feature Detail - Display of heart rate, exercise time, and average heart rate
- 24 hour clock with day/week indicator and stopwatch
- Large easy-to-read display with split screen
- One-year average battery life
- Water resistant to 30 meters (100 feet)
Manufacturer Warranty
The original purchaser of this heart rate monitor is backed by a limited warranty that states that this product that the product will be free from defects in material or workmanship for two years from the date of purchase.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 128 more reviews...
 work smarter and harder - worth every penny February 1, 2005
99 out of 103 found this review helpful
I always knew that I should be hitting 65% to 85% of my maximum heart rate while exercising, and I knew that I was sometimes, but this little gadget showed me how far off the mark I was. I had to double my cardio workouts in order to get into the zone where I needed to be to lose weight. Now, I am seeing real results. That knowledge alone was worth the price. Most of us overestimate how hard we work out, spend a lot of time at the gym, and then get frustrated at the lack of results. With this gadget I am able to make my workouts effective not just long and energy consuming.
The features on the A5 model are numerous enough to make this a great toy, and few enough as not to make it too complicated. This model is reccomended by Polar as one for for people looking to lose weight and increase overall fitness. This is not a model for the serious "data junkie" who wants to store all of their workout data in a spreadsheet. I don't think that this is a model for cyclists either. This is a model for someone who wants to know how many calories they've burned, time in their target workout zone, BMI, % of maximum heart rate being reached, and heart rate. You can also perform a fitness test with this model, and that is an interesting feature.
This model comes with a transmitter. The product specifications were not clear about whether or not it came with one. I was confused about that, and ended up purchasing an extra, albiet better, transmitter. The transmitter that came with the A5 does not look comfy, the front part that goes over your chest is made of flexible rubber and the back part is a fabric strap. The extra one that I ordered (for $45) is a totally fabric model called the WearLink, that has one small plastic piece in the front. So, I would suggest you buy a more comfortable mostly fabric transmitter, if you plan to wear it alot.
*I Have a Geek Toy, I Have a Geek Toy* August 8, 2006
93 out of 94 found this review helpful
Easy to set up, accurate, user friendly. Just took it for a test drive this morning. Shipping was fast and friendly. Nice user manual. Very explanatory.
Put in your vitals, adjust the strap around your chest and put the pedal to the metal.
I burned 511 calories -- 45% from fat. For 49:51 minutes of work, I spent 14:46 minutes in the 144-160 beats per minute range; with my heart rate topping out at 178 (93% of my maximum for the "moderate training zone"). My average heart rate was 151 for the duration (79% of my maximum). The alarm cued me when to step it up and also when to back it down so I could keep on a better training track.
Apparently, I've been working too hard in the past. Because just as the HRM was yelling at me to back down, I was thinking, "Geez, touchy thingie! I can go way harder and higher than this!" But if it improves my stamina, all the better.
I would recommend reviewing the product manual and setting up your customizations the night before if you are an early morning exerciser. Setup and familiarization with the product/material takes about an hour.
 Excellent excercise companion November 17, 2005
68 out of 78 found this review helpful
I bought this watch three months ago as a replacement of a Reebok HRM (by the way one of the worst decisions I ever made)
Since I started using it I feel the difference. It really help me with my exercise routine (I workout 3 to 4 times a week using a Elliptical trainer machine). The memories and the features are very helpful and easy to use.
The only negative thingh is the polar link communication it does not work. I tried to communicate with different computers unsuccessfully. Also the web page is hard to configure and the personal settings needed to be reentered several times.
Besides the software and the web page the HRM is a very good adquisition and it really helps with your training.
Polar F6 Heart Rate Monitor March 16, 2006
32 out of 32 found this review helpful
Overall I am very pleased with this watch. I am not a health nut of a fitness fiend. I'm just an average person looking to get into better shape and needed something to tell me if I am over working or not working hard enough.
The Polar F6 Heart Rate Monitor did just that. The watch helps you figure out your "zones" that you personally work well in and monitors where you average, your peaks, your lows, counts your calories and then gives you a full report once you're done.
For someone like me this is great! I found that I was not working hard enough and that when I did get an urge to work hard I was over doing it. With this watch I can pace myself and extend my workouts. Before I would get winded and have to stop. Then I would get frustrated and have to walk away, thus not fulfilling my fitness goals.
In the month that I've been using the Polar F6 Heart Rate Monitor I have found a new interest in my workout and am on my way to having a semi-pleasant bathing suit season (if that is possible.) So to make a long story short, this watch has helped me a great deal and I am very happy with it.
Excellent product. Ignore the naysayers. August 1, 2006
32 out of 34 found this review helpful
I've had a Polar F6 heart rate monitor for four months and use it for six or seven workouts per week. No problems until yesterday when the receiver display "froze" during a cycling workout. Thought I was going to have to return it to Polar. Called their toll-free support line and the tech walked me through a fix that took less than two minutes.
Training with a heart rate monitor (and proper coaching/instruction) will dramatically inprove your fitness level and performance. Polar is the leader in the field for good reason. They manufacture good products and stand behind them. I highly recommend the F6.
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