Polar F6 Women's Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Pink Coral)
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Description of Polar F6 Women's Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Pink Coral)
The Polar(r) F6 heart rate monitor offers a sylish design with performance features to help you monitor your workout. It tracks your calories and percentage of fat burned with OwnCal(r) technology and OwnZone(r) automatically establishes your personal target heart rate zones. It also includes full watch functions, a stopwatch and a backlit display.The Polar F6 heart rate monitor is a great choice for using in large groups where other exercisers 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:
 The F6 displays your heart rate, exercise time, and average heart rate. |
- 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.
Other features include:
- 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'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.
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 F6 Women's Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Pink Coral)
Customer Review: Great heart rate monitor for beginners
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I purchased this heart rate monitor because my doctor didn't think I was working hard enough at the gym. So, to prove to myself and him, I got this watch. First, the instructions were pretty easy to follow. I am not technically savy and I figured it out. The strap fits around nicely. A couple of times that I've worn it, the watch didn't start working right away. I didn't have the strap quite moist enough. Once I started sweating, it picked up my heart rate. I was surprised that it took more work to get my heart rate up. So, now I have to push myself harder which is a good thing. I like that it keeps track of how long you've actually been working out and the calories burned during your workout session. I have found that I keep my heart rate up and burn as many calories lifting weights as I do on the elliptical or treadmill. I don't use it for running, so this particular model might not work for split times, etc. But, for the middle aged female who wants to get a good workout and stay fit, it's perfect.Customer Review: Polar F6 review
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I have recently taken up excerise with a Personal Trainer and on my own, trying for 3 times per week. I had the opportunity to train with an F6 which promoted me to purchase my own.
I bought the Pink F6 - firstly for the functionality, being able to see my heart rate, calories burnt and have summaries keeps me motivated and I find that I will do an 'extra' 10 minutes in the gym just to reach a target. It also motivates me to work harder to keep my heart rate at a certain level. The second reason is because it was pink! Most of my gym gear is pink which the Pink F6 complements. I may be not at my most attractive when working out, however I like to feel that I have made an effort with my appearance and this is an accessory.
If you are thinking of buying one, I would recommend it. Attractive, functional and most of all motivating.
Customer Review: A great HR monitor
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I originally purchased a Suunto T1 and had to send it back - too complicated, lousy manual and no customer service from the company (the U.S. division was taking the day off for a European holiday and no one was there to help me set it up). I was really discouraged and my husband suggested I take a look at the F4 and F6. I settled on the F6 because of the size and the many features. It was much easier to set up than the Suunto and I think the pink is just adorable. It's easy enough for even a technophobe like me to use, light weight on my wrist and the chest strap is small enough that it doesn't dig into me the way the Suunto did. Overall, I think there are a lot of good features on this monitor. I haven't used it that much (only got it last week) but so far it's a 5 star purchase.Customer Review: Great HRM for amateur athletes, just doesn't have GPS
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I have been using the Polar F6 for 4 years. I love this HRM! It's comfortable. It's good looking enough to wear throughout the day. It's relatively easy to figure out and reliable. I just put a little water on the strap electrodes to improve picking up heart rate. It works great during swimming (which many HRM's don't). It helps me compare one workout to another (when running the same course) and helps me compare the objective data on the monitor to my perceived exertion. Sometimes, I discover that I'm overtraining and need to take a day off or easy.
My only gripe is that it doesn't track GPS (to determine my pace and distance throughout the workout. Having said that, this monitor has been a great asset over these years. I highly recommend it.
Customer Review: What a Motivator!!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
My husband just bought this for me as a gift and I absolutely LOVE it!! It has been such a motivator to me to have when working out because it is able to tell me how many calories I've actually burned instead of me just going off of an estimate on my machine or a book that I've read. Wish I would have had this gadget a LONG time ago....I would have been a lot skinnier by now if I had one! I also love the feature of being able to download your workouts online so that you can track your progress and see your successes. My sister ran out and bought one shortly after I did and we just bought one for my mom to use. A definite must have if you are wanting to get more out of your workouts and have that instant gratification after working out!!