Polar F55 Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Bronze Rock)
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Description of Polar F55 Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Bronze Rock)
The Polar F55 Red Velvet provides you with the ultimate fitness experience. Because cardiovascular exercise, strength-training, and relaxation are essential to maximum well being, the Polar F55 gives the modern fitness enthusiast a complete exercise session by adding new features like BodyWorkout and OwnRelax. BodyWorkout, a muscular strength-training guide can be adjusted according to the exerciser's progress, provides basic guidance for strength-training. The new OwnRelax feature, checks the body's state of relaxation, and helps exercisers 'listen' to their bodies, an essential component of fitness. The F55 Red Velvet is the women's version of the F55 and it is sized for a woman's wrist.Because cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and relaxation are essential to maximum well being, the Polar F55 heart rate monitor gives you a complete exercise session by adding new features like BodyWorkout and OwnRelax. 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.
The Polar Body Workout feature provides basic guidance for muscular strength training, with recommendations for strength training movements, count of sets, repetitions, and weights. It can be edited according to your development. The OwnRelax feature helps to track and improve overall well being with a 5-minute relaxation session based on heart rate and heart rate variability.
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 OwnZone feature guides you through an appropriate warm-up routine and automatically determines a safe and effective exercise heart rate. 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. 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 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.
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 F55 Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Bronze Rock)
Customer Review: I love this watch!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
For many years I had an old Casio heart monitor with a dual timer which was awesome because I could set my heavy bag rounds. You had to put your finger over the sensor and while you had to be incredibly still, it did work. The strap broke numerous times, until eventually a chip of the plastic casing broke off leaving the pin unable to rest in its slots. So I looped a chain through the other end and wore it like a traditional stopwatch around my neck until the battery died over a decade later.
So seeing how far HRMs had advanced I decided to get a new one and wow I'm really glad I settled on the F55. The learning curve was a little steep (the manual is 70+ pages) and I thought wearing a monitor around my chest would be uncomfortable (especially since you have to moisten the cloth areas of the strap) but I barely realize it's there. It does everything I need it to do and them some. It dwarfs the functions of my old Casio. If even awards you trophies for achieving your goals. The only thing I miss is the dual countdown timer but I can get one of those fairly cheap for when I'm hitting the bag.
Does it get me motivated to work out? Surprisingly yes. After years of high school football and track, college track, martial arts and full contact I thought I was done with any type of competition. But it has actually has gotten me thinking about competing in some races and tournaments again. Instead of willing myself to workout through sheer discipline I'm actually motivated to want to push myself and compete. Uploading all my workout data to Polar's website is pretty darn cool. It includes the date, time worked out, calories burned, fat percentage, and maximum and average heart rate with options to customize your data. It's a flawless process with Polar's own irDa adapter. I tried a 3rd party adapter and it just didn't work. I hated to bite that bullet 'cause it's definitely overpriced but thems the breaks sometimes. The strength training feature does seem a bit limited but I can still make extensive use of it.
The monitor strap has a limit of I'd guess about 40 or so inches. If you have a larger chest than that you'll likely not be able to wear the monitor.
Overall I was very impressed and if it functions for as long as my old Casio did I'm going to be very happy with it.
Customer Review: BEST ADDITION TO MY FITNESS PRORGRAM EVER!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I got my Polar F55 a week ago and LOVE IT! I will admit I am a big gadget person however I can't imagine anybody not loving and seeing all the benefits this device has to offer! It also is an excellent motivating tool! You can check up on your exercise time, calories burned, and HR zones from your previous workouts individually or look at them a week at a time. I love to watch the numbers climb and see myself reach my goals in real time as I exercise. Also it calibrates the heart rate zones at the beginning of each session so it is always customized to YOUR BODY! Also all through your workout you can see where your heart rate is compared to the limits for that zone so you can be sure you are getting the most our of your workout. You can tell it if your goals and it will work out a cardio program to help you reach those goals. It also works with every piece of cardio equipment at my gym and I have used it solid for a week and not receive any interference. The WearLink strap it comes with is EXTREMELY comfortable and doesn't even take you 15 minutes to get used to wearing. I wear it swimming, playing racquet ball, lifting, and any cardio you can imagine. I also wear the watch as my full time watch as I just am obsessed with checking out how I am doing as far as my weekly goals are concerned. I would say this is an absolute MUST for any person serious about their fitness level and it will easily keep you on track getting to that next level whether it is losing weight or strengthening your cardio prgram. The only negative I have to say is that the BodyWork out that is to do with lifting isn't that great of help unless you are a complete novice and then it would be a great starting point as it suggests reps, sets, and movements. If you are already in a lifting routine or know about lifting you proabably will not find it that great but the cardio part is PERFECT!Customer Review: excellant product
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I have used this monitor for just a week and already find it the best addition I have ever made to my fitness program. Simply put, this unit will automatically take care of the M&M's of personal training. Measure and motivate. Very simple learning curve. Once your up to speed on the buttons the Polar does the rest. Want to see how many calories you have burned? No problem. Want to maintain your cardio level. Simply done.
Using this monitor will take anyone seriously interested in their fitness to the next level. I would rate it higher then 5 stars if possible.
Also the Polar personal training web-site is a very good resource to track your data and progress. The nice part is that the Polar personal trainer comes along at no additional charge.
Customer Review: Really good stuff
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
It's a complete and solid watch, the polarpersonaltrainer function (absoltely free of charge) is really helpful. The controls and menus are very intutitive and easy to use. I have to say that the workout funtion is only a kind of memo, just to remember what kind of excersice you want to do and with how much weight you want to work, is easy to program and use. It's a good companion and motivate me to improve because you can have a very accure measure of your progress.Customer Review: POLAR F55
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
Sorry I prefer write in Spanish. El reloj me ha resultado excelente en mis ejercicios diarios en el gym. Lo utilizo todos los días y especialmente en mis prácticas de Spinning. Lo recomiendo favorable y ampliamente.