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The easy-to-use Polar FT1 heart rate monitor features a large display to make tracking your heart rate simple while working out.

Included Polar T31 coded transmitter chest strap accurately measures your heart rate; transmitter is coded, eliminating interference from other heart rate monitors
Watch offers average and maximum heart rate during total exercise time
Heart-rate-based target zones help you train at the right intensity; manual target zone lets you define the zone as you want so it suits your training
Visual and audible alarm alerts you every time your heart rate exceeds the upper limit or falls below the lower limit of your target zone
HeartTouch function enables button-free operation of certain heart rate functions; simply bring the watch close to the transmitter on your chest to change functions
Watch features include time of day (12 hr. or 24 hr.), date and weekday indicator, and backlight
Polar FT1 heart rate monitor is water resistant to 30m (100 ft.)

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Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's Customer Reviews

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Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's

3.5

(based on 11 reviews)

82%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Accurate (7)
Easy to use (5)
Comfortable (3)
Gives A quick reading (3)

Cons

Limited features (3)

Best Uses

- Reviewer Profile:
- Casual/ recreational (4), Gym rat (3), Outdoor enthusiast (3)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (9)

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Apr

2013

3.0

Almost got it

By Skiterry

from SLC, UT

About Me Gym Rat, Outdoor Enthusiast

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Pros

Accurate
Comfortable
Reliable Heart Rate Repor
Rugged

Cons

Doesn't Track Calories
No Features

Best Uses

Field Training

Comments about Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's:

I looked at a woman's monitor that tracked calories, but didn't help maintain heart rate in the zone. This unit does a good job alerting the user when you're above/below the zone, but doesn't track calorie burn. Why do you have to double the unit cost to get both these functions?

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Apr

2013

5.0

Great inexpensive product.

By Sixgap

from Escondido

About Me Outdoor Enthusiast

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Pros

Accurate
Comfortable
Not Complicated
Rugged
Waterproof

Cons

Best Uses

Cardio
Cold Weather
During Operations
Everyday Wear
Field Training
Hot Weather
Weightlifting
Wet Weather

Comments about Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's:

I use this product to help me keep my heart rate in the right range. Very easy to use and has the right feature I want, heart rate. I don't need splits, calories or something that talks to me. Also has time used and current date and time, just enough for me.

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Jun

2012

5.0

A great price and does what I wanted

By mikegolf4444

from Stoneville,NC

About Me Outdoor Enthusiast

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Pros

Accurate
Comfortable

Cons

Best Uses

Everyday Wear

Comments about Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's:

Quick , easy to put on and be gone from house. Gives me what I want heart monitor. Easy to view.

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Feb

2012

4.0

Simple and it works.

By PDX Hiker

from Oregon

About Me Gym Rat

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Pros

Accurate
Easy To Use

Cons

Best Uses

Treadmill

Comments about Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's:

I borrowed a friend's heart rate monitor to see if I wanted to buy one. The borrowed monitor had lots of bells and whistles, and required a very careful study of the manual to set it up. Even then, I could not get it to work properly. I decided simple was the way to go. This unit is super easy. One glance at the set-up diagram in the manual and I was good to go. Be sure to moisten the sensors on the chest strap or you will lose the signal. An unexpected benefit: it is compatible with the treadmill heart rate monitor in my gym. I also use it in my fitness classes to make sure I stay in my training zone -- that's exactly what I wanted a heart-rate monitor to do. One star off because the wrist band is hard to manipulate. But I have tiny wrists, so that could be the problem.

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Jan

2012

(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Not Recommended

By Trailman43

from Colorado Springs, Colorado

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Cons

Unreliable

Best Uses

Comments about Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's:

I've used a Polar HRM before and liked it until it finally died. Since I only use the monitor for spinning, I decided to try the inexpensive FT1. I've used it 4 times and decided that it's worthless. The received unit is supposed to pick up the sending signal for up to 1 meter. But, it won't pick up the signal if I mount it to the handlebar. Also, I get widely erratic readouts that can't possible be right. I'm on my way back to the store now to return this unit.

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Jun

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Simple can be good!

By Olaf

from Karlsbad, CA

About Me Avid Athlete

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Pros

Compact Design
Easy To Use

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's:

This is a basic unit that does primarily two things, monitors your heart rate or tells time. And I for one am happy with that.

I purchased a more expensive monitor originally from REI but I could not get it to work at all. It was one of those fancy ones that is so complicated it forces you to carry the owner's manual with you everywhere you go. Forget it! Thats not for me.

This Polar takes about five minutes to set up and your off. In fairness I must say this unit does give a false reading sometimes. It seems to pickup something on my bike occasionally (like the wheelspin at a certain speed or something) and the result is an obvious false reading. However it recalibrates itself fairly quickly and returns to an accurate reading after a few seconds.

Bottom line is this product does the job and you can't beat the price. The more expensive ones have more features but if you read the reviews they often have a few problems as well.

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May

2011

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Exactly what I wanted

By ChetSteadman

from North Carolina

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Accurate
Compact Design
Versatile

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's:

This does exactly what I need it to do - it shows my heart rate. I don't need zones or estimated calories burnt, I just want to see my HR. It does that quite well.

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Feb

2011

4.0

Good basic heart rate monitor

By 02215

from Boston, MA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Accurate
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading
Uncluttered readout

Cons

Limited Features
No save multi-sessions

Best Uses

Power walking

Comments about Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's:

I think this is a fine product for the price and features. It's not a high-end monitor but a simple way to keep track of your heart rate as you work out. The chest strap fits well and I have never had a problem with it's synch to the watch. The rate monitor changes quickly depending on activity. The one feature I would like is to be able to save multiple work out sessions. The read out is pleasantly simple and large enough to see without squinting.

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Oct

2010

(3 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

poor performer

By oaklanddave

from Oakland, CA

About Me Avid Athlete

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Pros

Comfortable watch strap

Cons

Awkward user interface
Limited Features
Uncomfortable
Unreliable

Best Uses

Comments about Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's:

I bought this looking for a basic unit for spin classes. It was replacing a cheap off-brand hrm I'd bought at performance bike a couple years ago, which was mediocre but worked well enough for me to keep it until it broke.

I thought i was upgrading by going with a polar unit, albeit the entry level model. Not so. It couldn't hold on to the signal from the chest strap, and would more often than not being showing wildly impossible hr data, and lacked basic features like showing hr as a percentage of max.

The Chest strap was painful to wear, with several pinch points. The only good thing i'd say about the product was that the watch itself was comfortable.

Awkward user interface. Sometimes i'd look at it in the middle of a workout and all the screen would say is "OK?". As a matter of fact Polar FT1, it is NOT OK. You are going back to REI.

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Aug

2010

(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Basic but gets the job done

By Bringo

from Portland, OR

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Accurate
Affordable
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading

Cons

Limited Features

Best Uses

Running
Treadmill
Walking
Weight Loss

Comments about Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's:

I use this heart rate monitor mostly in the gym on the treadmill and the elliptical trainer. The transmitter is compatible with Precor equipment and probably other exercise equipment as well.
The device is as basic as it gets. Setup is fairly simple (doesn't take more than 5 minutes) and operation is very easy too. Usually it takes one button push to start the watch monitor and another push of the same button to stop. You can cycle through the different watch displays by repeatedly holding the watch close to the chest band transmitter.
The device has exactly one heart rate zone and this, I believe, is just fine for most people.
The build quality of both the watch and the transmitter is good. Especially the transmitter looks like it is build to withstand a bit of tossing around in the gym bag etc.
In summary. The FT1 is a reliable albeit basic heart rate monitor that is compatible with Precor exercise machines.