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Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor - Women's

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Easy to use and comfortable to wear, the Polar FT4 heart rate monitor for women will help you improve your fitness level.

Included Polar WearLink®+ transmitter chest strap accurately measures your heart rate; transmitter is coded, eliminating interference from other heart rate monitors
WearLink+ strap is soft next to skin and it adapts to the shape of your body so you'll hardly notice it's there
Watch offers average and maximum heart rate during total exercise time; includes time spent in target zone
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
Polar OwnCal® counts and displays calories burned during a training session; also displays accumulated kilocalories from several training sessions for long-term goals
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
FT4 keeps track of the number of training sessions, total training hours, total time of in-zone training and total burned calories
Watch features include time of day with alarm and snooze, date and weekday indicator, stopwatch and low-battery indicator
Display text in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Finnish and Swedish
The Polar FT4 heart rate monitor is water resistant to 30m (98 ft.)
User-replaceable CR1632 battery included

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Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor - Women's Customer Reviews

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Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor - Women's

4.1

(based on 12 reviews)

83%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Easy to use (11)
Gives A quick reading (10)
Accurate (8)
Compact (7)
Versatile (6)

Cons

Best Uses

Running (7)
Weight loss (6)
Treadmill (4)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Enthusiast (5), Gym rat (4)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (11)

Reviewed by 12 customers

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Apr

2013

4.0

2nd one

By Rachel520

from Minneapolis, MN

About Me Gym Rat

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Pros

Accurate
Compact Design
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading
Versatile

Cons

Uncomfortable

Best Uses

Running

Comments about Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

I use this for running. its been great. I actually lost the first and decided to buy the same exact one again, a year later. my only problem was finding a replacement battery. had to go to battery's plus to find one. great value too!

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Apr

2013

3.0

It's orange! Too bad it's unreliable.

By Leftso

from Baltimore, MD

About Me Avid Athlete

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Pros

Changeable Battery
Gives A Quick Reading
Looks good

Cons

Uncomfortable
Unreliable

Best Uses

Comments about Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

After a frustrating experience involving a micro-screwdriver and lots of cursing, I bought this to replace a (less expensive) Polar HRM because I wanted one where I could easily change the battery myself. Yeah, I can do that with this one, but it's just as frustrating...for different reasons.

I've used this HRM for a variety of workouts -- boot camp, spinning, running, power yoga -- and have found it extremely unreliable in picking up the signal from the chest strap. When I'm on the bike, the only way I can get it to read somewhat consistently is to wrap the watch around my bra strap. I don't know if it's an interference issue or what. I just finished an hour-long boot camp workout, and the thing lost the signal no less than 11 times. It's distracting (makes a sad video game-type "game over" noise each time) and makes me doubt the reliability of the reading, not to mention the annoyance of having to stop what you're doing and wiggle around until it picks up the signal again.

The chest strap has a removable transmitter that's much bulkier than some of the slimmer plastic bands I've used, and it's somewhat uncomfortable to have a big plastic lump right under your bust.

I like the reading options and it's easy to scroll through the screens; I also really like that you can pause and restart the monitoring. And it's orange, at least the one I got. Unfortunately, the good features don't make up for the transmission failures.

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Feb

2013

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Would love it if...

By JLtrekkin

from Apex, NC

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Pros

Compact Design
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading
Versatile

Cons

Short Battery Life

Best Uses

Running
Weight Loss

Comments about Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

...the battery lasted longer.

I have used this several times, but apparently the battery runs out faster than I wanted it to. This wouldn't be a problem if I knew it, because then I could just keep extra batteries hanging around.

The time is accurate, easy to read, easy to navigate functions.

I liked that there is an alarm on it for your target zones, though I am not sure how accurate those readings are. My readings seem to be very low when I use this....maybe it is me or my settings?

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Oct

2012

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Good one for the price

By silpa

from Chicago,IL

About Me Avid Athlete

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Pros

Accurate
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading

Cons

Not A Good Quality Strap

Best Uses

Running
Spinning

Comments about Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

I got it when was I was 6 months pregnant as i wanted to monitor my heart rate while running and spinning.Used it every day and was very happy.Now my baby is 10 weeks old and i have lost most of the weight i gained so the strap had to be adjusted to the smallest. Since it was stretch during my pregnancy it would not stay tight around my chest( cheap quality of the strap).Now it does not pick up my HR.I called the customer service and they are sending me another smaller size strap for free.(great customer service rep).If you are looking for a basic reliable HR monitor.This is a good one.But if you are small or extra small like me you will need to order a different strap.

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Aug

2012

5.0

Love it

By bbdancr

from El Cerrito, CA

About Me Avid Athlete

See all my reviews

Pros

Accurate
Compact Design
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading
Versatile

Cons

Best Uses

Monitor heart rate
Weight Loss
Workouts

Comments about Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

Great little gadget for the price! I am extremely happy with my purchase and would recommend it to any one! Plus it is pink and cute/fashionable so most people think you just have a cute watch on.

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Jul

2012

(0 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

didn't work out of the box

By hikeabikeorboat

from vermont

About Me Avid Athlete

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Pros

Easy To Use

Cons

Unreliable

Best Uses

Comments about Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

I bought this product through rei.com based on the reviews here. I have never gotten this product to work correctly. It consitently reads twice my heart rate or more. I've tried soaking/wetting the electrodes, moving them right/left up/down and switching the transmitter. The polar website wasn't much more helpful in regards to troubleshooting. I submitted a request for help via the polar website and never heard back.

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Jul

2012

4.0

Sleek and simple

By Prairieciel

from Minneapolis, MN

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Compact Design
Easy To Use

Cons

Limited Features

Best Uses

Running

Comments about Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

I bought this watch primarily for daily use, but found the heart rate monitor very easy to use and comfortable, so I have used it for my workouts.
I wish there was a way to use the stopwatch without the heart rate monitor.

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Apr

2012

(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great product!

By Klixy

from Bellingham, WA

About Me Gym Rat

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Pros

Accurate
Easy to read
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading
Versatile

Cons

Limited Features

Best Uses

Running
Spinning
Treadmill
Weight Loss

Comments about Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

I love this monitor. The only thing that I wish it would do, but I wasn't able to find any other one that would do it either, is I wish it would display the timer and your heart rate on the same screen. I do step workouts where I'll bring my heart rate into different ranges for different amounts of time, and so I'm constantly having to switch the screens back and forth. I guess I could wear a second timer, but it would just be nice if they were on the same screen. Other than that, I'm very happy with this product.

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Feb

2012

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

PERFECT!!!

By Addicted to my Treadmill

from Commerce, MI

About Me Gym Rat

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Pros

Accurate
Compact Design
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading
Versatile

Cons

Best Uses

Running
Treadmill
Weight Loss

Comments about Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

I use this monitor every night while I run/walk on my treadmill. It works great! Gives me all the accurate info I need with the touch of a button. It fits well, the strap AND the watch. Yes you have to wet the strap slightly to conduct but it conducts very well and it's very comfortable. The clock face is easy to read and use. You can't go wrong with a Polar product!

Service and delivery comments:

Delivery was VERY fast and it was packed well.

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Oct

2011

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Product

By Jesi the Almost Runner

from Mount Pleasant, Mi

About Me Gym Rat

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Pros

Accurate
Big Screen on Watch
Compact Design
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading
Versatile

Cons

Chest strap not sized

Best Uses

Running
Treadmill
Weight Loss

Comments about Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor - Women's:

I just bought this after reading and comparing and I love it. Perfect for those who want to accurately see calories burned after a work out or monitor heart rate during workouts.
My only disappointment with it (more with REI) is that I called and live chatted and both people told me that the chest strap fits 27-60" and that it not true. The strap is a size M-XXL and fits 27-45". I'm a 46" chest and it is VERY snug, but it works.

Service and delivery comments:

Very fast delivery. Item arrived in a nice box.

Customer service, as mentioned in the other part of review was wrong. So make sure if you're chest is 46" or larger, to get a different chest strap.