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Polar RS300X SD Heart Rate Monitor with Foot Pod

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The Polar RS300X SD heart rate monitor includes a Polar S1 foot pod™ so you can track speed, distance and pace data in addition to your heart rate.

Put the included Polar S1 foot pod on your shoe to collect accurate speed, distance and pace information during your workout
Included Polar WearLink®+ 31 transmitter chest strap accurately measures your heart rate; transmitter is coded, eliminating interference from other heart rate monitors
Polar OwnZone® feature determines an individual training zone and guides you through an appropriate warm-up routine based on your current physical condition
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
RS300X displays total mileage and how many calories you've burned during your workout
Tracks your latest 16 training sessions and your last 16 weeks of training
Event countdown timer keeps you motivated by showing how many days remain until race day (e.g. Boston 21 days)
Watch features include time of day with alarm and snooze, dual time zone, date and weekday indicator, stopwatch and low-battery indicator
Display text in English, German, French or Spanish
Water resistant to 164 ft. (50m)
User-replaceable CR2032 battery included
Add the G1 GPS sensor (sold separately) to collect accurate speed and distance data while training for other various outdoor sports such as cycling, skiing and hiking
Transfer training data to www.polarpersonaltrainer.com with the optional Polar FlowLink™ (sold separately)

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Jan

2010

(19 of 19 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Running Companion

By Bill_Weide

from Portland, Oregon

About Me Competitive Athlete

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Pros

Accurate
Gives A Quick Reading

Cons

Best Uses

Running

Comments about Polar RS300X SD Heart Rate Monitor with Foot Pod:

Ok, so I'm not exactly a "Competitive Athlete", but I do run in various events and have a very active lifestyle. I use this watch almost every time I run, and on the few times I haven't had it, I felt like a big part of my run was missing.

I use it for quick info on my current pace, the distance traveled so far, my per-mile times, length of time on the run, and my heart rate zone. For all of these things, the watch works perfect. It does calculate my calories burned, but I really don't pay much attention to that.

This is actually the second one of these types of running computers that I have owned, the first being a RS200... which I LEFT in a hotel room somewhere, and the current RS300X.

I have run well over 500 miles with them combined and haven't had any issues except batteries going dead which surprisingly hasn't happened but a few times.

As far as accuracy... after switching the foot pod to different pairs of shoes, and back again, I have found that when checking the foot pod on a 400m track, I continually come up to the 1600 distance within a couple paces of 1 mile.

The foot pod isn't a big deal at all and is easy to take on or off of different shoes. I don't notice the weight of the pod... or feel it on my foot.

I chose this watch because I live in Oregon where there are a lot of tree lined roads/trails/mountains that seem to interfere with the GPS signal way too much for me. I have been on many runs with friends that have GPS units that are asking me the pace/distance info because their unit stopped working, while my watch never faltered.

I have been very happy with this purchase and would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to know these types of quick stats while running.

Aug

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great motivational tool!

By Lucas B

from Fresno, CA

About Me Gym Rat

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Pros

Accurate
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading
Versatile

Cons

Price

Best Uses

Running
Treadmill
Weight Loss

Comments about Polar RS300X SD Heart Rate Monitor with Foot Pod:

So far I've been using this daily for a little over a month and I love it! I've read other reviews about the calorie tracker being inaccurate and after having my rates tracked by other methods I find the RS300X to be the most accurate.

I also read that some people had trouble with the footpod being inaccurate and what I did to calibrate it was track the averages over a week of different speeds and then averaged them to adjust the calibration factor. Now it is dead on for all of my runs.

I also purchased the flowlink to upload my data to the website and have had no problems what so ever. You just need to download the WebSync software from the polarpersonaltrainer website prior to connecting the flowlink, and also make sure that you have no metal contact with the flowlink. It has worked for me every time and that is with a Mac, even though I read so many reviews that said it wouldn't work.

The only negative I had was the price. But you get what you pay for and I'm very happy with my purchase. Overall, great product!!