Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Grey Pepper)
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Description of Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Grey Pepper)
The world's only heart rate monitor that creates a workout program with how much, how hard and how long to exercise to reach your goals.The Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitor is the world's only heart rate monitor that creates a workout program to tell you how much, how hard and how long to exercise to reach your goals. This powerful wrist monitor provides a highly accurate gauge for getting the most from your exercise sessions. The Polar Keeps U Fit Workout Program gives you personal guidance--how often, how hard, and how long you need to exercise to reach your personal fitness goals. It also includes a free-of-charge online component.
The wristwatch-like monitor features a large display that includes 12/24-hour time of day, alarm, and stopwatch. The transmitter includes the Wearlink Coded function, which eliminates interference from other heart rate monitors. The transmitter's electrodes, which pick up the heart signals, are integrated right into the strap for added flexibility and comfort.
The OwnCal feature shows your energy expenditure during one exercise session as well as your accumulated kilocalories during several exercise sessions. It also allows you to set daily and weekly exercise goals in terms of calorie expenditure. 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 Coded feature eliminates interference from other heart rate monitors. Other features include:
- Displays heart rate, exercise time, and average heart rate
- Manual and automatic heart rate limit settings
- Large easy-to-read display with backlighting and split screen
- Water resistant to 30 meters (100 feet)
Manufacturer's 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.
Note:
Polar heart rate monitors are precision instruments; consumers are not advised to change their own battery. Polar recommends that all service be done by an authorized Polar Service Center which will include a warranty for 90 days on repairs and 6 months for batteries.
About Polar
The first EKG accurate wireless heart rate monitor was invented by Polar back in 1977 as a training tool for the Finnish National Cross Country Ski Team. The concept of "intensity training" by heart rate swept the athletic world in the eighties. By the 1990s, individuals were looking to heart rate monitors not only for performance training needs, but also for achieving everyday fitness goals. Today, the same concept of heart rate training is being used by world-class athletes as well as everyday people trying to lose weight. Polar is the leading brand among consumers, coaches, and personal trainers worldwide and the company is committed to not only producing the best products, but also being the leading educator on the benefits of heart rate based exercise.
Sports reviews of Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Grey Pepper)
Customer Review: Good Motivator
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
I have had this HRM for a few weeks now and overall it is made well...fairly user friendly and definitely reliable. I am a pretty intense runner so ultimately I think I could have stepped up to one of Polar's running based HRM. Nevertheless, the built in diary does a great job of keeping me motivated. I think you need the mentatility first, but if you have the desire, you will be happy each week to see how you have progressedCustomer Review: DO NOT BUY the F11, save your money and buy a cheaper model
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
The reason I spent the extra money on the F11 was because of the ability to track and store you workouts on your computer. There is no stand alone software, you need to create an account on the Polar.fi website and upload your workouts. The way you upload is via a microphone connected to your computer, as a small speaker in the watch makes a buzzing noise. The Polar website is VERY poorly designed, and often doesn't work ( you can not log in). Even if you do log in, the usability is often not working. After spending an hour, and using a mic, and then trying a headset, I was unable to upload date.
In short DO NOT BUY the F11, save your money and buy a cheaper model.
On the positive side, the heart rate monitor seems to work fine, and there is a slightly more comfortable chest strap.
Customer Review: Bad one in the batch
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
I read reviews to find the best heart rate monitor on the market. They all said "buy the Polar F11" so I did. In 18 months I replaced the battery in the watch three times and in the chest strap four times. I experienced eratic readings more than anything else -heart rates from 0 for most of a long run or 220+ when I was running easy. It would hop from low to extremely high to about right and then go to zero. When I sent it back to Polar along with a letter to tell them the problems I had with it, they sent me a bill for $50 and all they had done was replace the batteries... again. I was really disappointed with my experience especially after reading the reviews.Customer Review: Polar F11: A Waste Of Money
Sport shop rating: 1 Stars
The Polar F11 was my first HRM. It was a revelation to follow and track my HR. For the first time I understood where I was in my exercise sessions.
The user interface on the F11 is complicated. I spent way too much time sitting with the wrist unit in one hand and the user guide written in 10 point type in the other hand. The design team at Polar need to take a lesson from the folks at Apple. Hello iPhone. Note to Polar: Ease of Use. Simplicity. Hello Polar. Take a note: build an HRM that interfaces to Mac. Ditch the ridiculous and amazingly stupid interface method: microphone to PC?
I would have gladly tolerated the poor UI and complex menus if the F11 had continued to work properly. In less than a year the unit stopped registering a correct HR. It would register '0' or 225...220. Wildly incorrect readings. I change the battery. I gently washed the strap. I read the Polar manual. I searched online for tips and solutions.
This is a case of very poor quality control. I'm not alone.
Polar F11 units have significant failure rates. Amazon customers indicate this. And, if you look around online, you'll find that F11 HRM customers suffer the same issues that I have.
The F11 cost me almost $200. I gave it to Polar. And I won't do that again.
Customer Review: Customer service?
Sport shop rating: 1 Stars
I am currently sending my F11 back to Amazon for a replacement. The transmitter (chest strap) stopped working after just two workouts, and I think the battery must have been bad. I think the device will be good - once I get one that works. I was impressed with the features that I had a chance to try out so far. My poor review is for the manufacturer, not the product. I tried 3 times to get in touch with Polar to have them tell me how to get a replacement directly from them - once through their website customer service and twice by direct email to their customer support department. Never did I get a reply. Even the threat of posting a negative review at Amazon generated no response. So here it is, Polar - work on your customer support if you want to keep customers happy.
Update: I got the replacement, and it works fine. Polar's customer service got back to me by email several days after I posted the review above; however, they only offered some boilerplate advice on what might be wrong - all things I'd already checked. So my comments on their customer service response stands, but the F11 is a nice gadget.