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For people who follow a calorie controlled programme, a good heart rate monitor is one of the essential requirements. The older models usually consisted of a monitor box and a set of electrode leads that were attached to the chest of the user. Although such models still exist, modern versions mostly consist of a chest strap transmitter and a wrist receiver. The Polar F4 Heart rate monitor is one such example of this category.

Polar is well known for their quality products; durability and accuracy being some of the contributors. The F4 heart rate monitor has been created to provide an aid to the process of calorie burning and comfortably fit on most of the wrists. The Polar F4 comes with Polar’s good instruction manual following which even the newest beginner will be able to program the monitor comfortably. The display screen is big enough to allow you to read without having to slow down. Some of the great features included in this gadget include target heart rate zone reminder, exercising time display, display of the amount of calories burnt during the session and a lot more. The T31 chest strap supplied with the monitor keeps a track of your heart rate all the time. All these features motivate you to reach your goals and help you in keeping a constant intensity, so that the desired result is achieved at a faster rate. With a wide range of recording, training, watch and connectivity features, Polar F4 is a complete package. The water resistant capacity of Polar fitness watch is up to the depth of 30 metres.

The RS300XG1 is the unisex sports watch recently launched in the market by the Finnish manufacturer Polar. This watch is no different from other Polar products as far as top class quality and performance are concerned. In addition to the traditional watch features such as an alarm with snooze option, date and weekday indicators, stop watch, time of day (12/24h) with alarm, the GPS watch also contains some additional features such as dual time zone and low battery indicator. It has a digital display that is slightly oversized and provided with a backlight.

The Polar exercising features included in the watch are Automatic lap recording, Average heart rate of each lap, Average heart rate of total exercise, Exercise Date , Exercise Set (in case of extended exercise profiles), Maximum heart rate of each lap, Maximum heart rate of total exercise, Number of laps and a lot more. The Polar RS300X G1 watch allows you to accurately measure your running speed and display the result combined with your heart rate. This helps you to exercise at the right intensity with personal training zones. All this is made possible due to the G1 GPS sensor and the S1 foot pod. Although the former is available with the Polar RS300X G1, the latter comes separately. In addition to the watch, exercising and GPS, the watch also contains some language features such as displaying text in English, German, French and Spanish. The watch is provided with the optional Polar FlowLink feature, with the help of which you are able to transfer your training data stored in the watch to polarpersonaltrainer.com.

A few years back, a heart rate monitor was not considered necessary for all exercisers. Only two classes of people were mostly found to use this gadget, one who needs to stay in a specific heart rate zone due to medical condition and competitive athletes who use the recorded data for effective training. But gradually, this gadget started becoming popular among all types of exercisers, especially ladies undergoing calorie burning programs. Some people use it to help them stay interested and focused in their exercise and monitor their progress and success rate periodically. A wide range of heart rate monitors are available in the market, the latest among them being Polar FT40.

This unisex watch has a digital display and is water resistant up to the depth of 30 metres. With the wide range of features included, FT40 helps you understand your body better and achieve your targets easily. It helps in determining the correct intensity at which you should undergo your training session for getting effective results. The Polar Fitness Test with OwnIndex measures your level of fitness in just five minutes by displaying your maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max). The Polar OwnCode feature of the Polar FT40 prevents cross-talk from other heart rate monitors. You can also lock a training zone to train on a specific intensity by using the Zone Lock functionality. The heart rate monitor comes with Polar WearLink+31 coded transmitter and an elastic chest strap. Last but not the least there are some memory features included in this latest heart rate monitor that provides you with daily, weekly and total summaries of your training data.