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Polar FT7 Heart Rate Monitor

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Item # 794742

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The Polar FT7 heart rate monitor keeps track of your aerobic activity and can help you burn fat and improve your fitness level.

Included Polar WearLink®+ 31 transmitter chest strap accurately measures your heart rate; transmitter is coded, eliminating interference from other heart rate monitors
EnergyPointer feature lets you easily see the effects of your training by displaying your heart rate as it relates to fat burning and aerobic fitness
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
FT7 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
Water resistant to 50m (165 ft.)
User-replaceable battery included
Transfer training data to www.polarpersonaltrainer.com with the optional Polar FlowLink™ (sold separately)

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Polar FT7 Heart Rate Monitor Customer Reviews

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Polar FT7 Heart Rate Monitor

3.7

(based on 7 reviews)

57%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Easy to use (7)
Gives A quick reading (5)
Accurate (4)
Compact (4)
Versatile (4)

Cons

Best Uses

Treadmill (4)
Weight loss (4)
Running (3)

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Nov

2010

(14 of 14 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Au contraire!

By McTrebor

from Ashland, OR

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Accurate
Compact Design
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading
Uploading data
Versatile

Cons

Best Uses

Cycling
Hiking
Running
Spinning
Treadmill
Weight Loss

Comments about Polar FT7 Heart Rate Monitor:

When I read the only other review, I felt obliged to share my opinion. I've owned a bunch of different HRM's including Polar's. This is -- by far -- the best price point HRM around. It has a unique graphic display with info on whether you're fat burning or in the fitness zone. It saves info for up to 99 workouts that can be uploaded -- with purchase of Polar Flowlink usb receiver -- to [@] to view and analyze HR info. Polar hit a home run with this one and the FT4 with similar features excepting the data uploading capability.

Mar

2011

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

True to Design

By sharkyleroux

from Berkeley, CA

About Me Gym Rat

See all my reviews

Pros

Accurate
Compact Design
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading
Versatile

Cons

Limited Features

Best Uses

Cadio
Running
Trail running
Treadmill
Weight Loss

Comments about Polar FT7 Heart Rate Monitor:

I've been using the polar FT7 for over a month now, and am very satisfied. I workout around 3 hours a week, doing cardio at the gym, and have even used it during one yoga class. With simple features, though just the right features that I seek (HR, calories, time in cardio zone etc), I find it quite easy to use.

I also purchased the data link, which allows me to instantly upload my workout sessions to an online account. This free service tracks my progress, and gives some simple graphs and such. Though the data it captures and retains is very basic (almost too basic), I still find it motivational to keep and track my workouts.

With regard to one of the reviews another person posted about the FT7, it seemed that that person was more angry about the service they received at their store (in colorado?)than this product itself. They didn't seem to have very much to say at all about the product itself.

Anywho, I myself am very happy with the FT7. My only concern is if I start training for a half iron man, which I am contemplating, I think I would want to upgrade to a model with more features. But this one is just enough for right now, and is exactly what it sells itself as.

Apr

2011

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Awesome

By Stayfit

from Glencoe, IL

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Pros

Accurate
Compact Design
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading
Versatile

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Polar FT7 Heart Rate Monitor:

Just had my best outdoor bike workout thanks to my new HR monitor. I mounted the FT7 on handlebars next to my bike computer showing speed. I soon realized it wasn't enough to maintain a certain speed as there were too many factors that would allow me to reduce the work load and still maintain the speed. Seeing my HR drop as the speed stayed constant convinced me at times I wasn't putting forth enough effort. So, I pushed it and realized it was far more important to monitor the HR than speed. The ability to save data from last 99 workouts is another motivating feature. I'm stoked!

Nov

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Simple and it works perfectly.

By Bartleby

from Madison, WI

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Pros

Accurate
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading
Versatile

Cons

Best Uses

Cycling
Running
Treadmill
Weight Loss

Comments about Polar FT7 Heart Rate Monitor:

It meets all my requirements for cardio training. There's nothing too fancy and nothing too cheap with this monitor. I find it has an attractive design. It is super simple to use, and the buttons work when pressed. Previous monitors I've had were made with weak straps or were too bulky (a bit too industrial). This one has an easy maintenance strap that is light and nicely flexible (machine washable) - the detachable unit is great too.

Jul

2011

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Invisible in any but brightest light

By saulp

from golden, co

About Me Avid Athlete

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Pros

Compact Design
Easy To Use

Cons

Limited Features
Visibiity

Best Uses

Comments about Polar FT7 Heart Rate Monitor:

This product does all it claims to do in terms of recording information.
Unfortunately the contrast on the watch display is such that it can be read only in the brightest of lights. The backlight feature is useless.
I am definitely returning this product. Also , it takes quite a while to go from the exercise recording mode to the time mode . If you want to know the time and you're biking, you'd better do it on a straight, smooth stretch of road.

Jun

2010

(1 of 44 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

...

By Shiver me timbers

from Boulder, CO

About Me Avid Athlete

Pros

Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading

Cons

Breaks Easily
Unreliable

Best Uses

Comments about Polar FT7 Heart Rate Monitor:

Worked fine 3 times- [...]

Service and delivery comments:

This was the second HRM I have ever purchased and I was looking for a store that had basic training in using or selling a HRM. REI is not the place.

It took 4 trips to the Boulder REI store to actually get the Polar HRM. The first two, I waited for 20 minutes for a staff member with a key to show up. The third time they gave me a women's model, which work about 3 time before the heart rate function quit working. A call to polar and some web based trouble shooting had me replace the transmitter battery, but it still would not work. I took it back to the store, and had to tell the staff member to get me a men's version (the wrist band is very small on the women's model) I can't imagine purchasing a GPS or something requiring a level of intelligence to sell from REI. It is no wonder we have folks out there setting off their emergency responders out of ignorance.

Dec

2011

2.0

Two bad monitors in a row?

By Farblumnts

from Boise, ID

About Me Avid Athlete

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Pros

Easy To Use

Cons

Breaks Easily
Unreliable

Best Uses

Spinning
Treadmill
Weight Loss

Comments about Polar FT7 Heart Rate Monitor:

I'm on my 3rd Polar HRM. The first one was a prior model with the non-replaceable battery. My first Polar FT7 was very unreliable and was replaced by REI. I'm on my 2nd FT7 and the it seems to read alot lower BPM than my previous 2 models. I'm searching for a new HRM. I like the calories burned feature, but some screens are small for reading while active.