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Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men\'s

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    Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's

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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.)

    Please note: Polar products can only be shipped to U.S. addresses.

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    Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's Specs
    Specification
    Description
    Best use
    Cross-training
    Digital
    Chest strap
    Yes
    No
    Yes
    No
    No
    No
    No
    Yes
    No
    No
    No
    No
    Backlight
    Yes
    1.4 x 1.8 inches
    Yes
    2 years
    30 meters
    1.1 ounces
    Men's
    Analog or Digital
    Heart rate sensor type
    Heart rate target zone(s)
    Time in target zone
    Average heart rate
    Recovery heart rate mode
    Tracks calories burned
    Speed/distance
    Exercise log
    Wireless communication
    OS compatibility
    Stopwatch
    Countdown timer
    Alarm
    Illumination
    Time display
    Dimensions
    User replaceable battery
    Average battery life
    Water-resistance
    Weight
    Gender

    Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's Customer Reviews

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    Polar FT1 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's
     
    3.6

    (based on 12 reviews)

    83%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

    • Accurate (8)
    • Easy to use (6)
    • Comfortable (4)
    • Gives A quick reading (3)

    Cons

    • Limited features (3)

    Best Uses

    • Everyday wear (3)
      • Reviewer Profile:
      • Casual/ recreational (4), Outdoor enthusiast (4), Gym rat (3)
      • Was this a gift?:
      • No (10)

    Reviewed by 12 customers

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    4.0

    Simple, but it works

    By OregonJake

    from Wilsonville, Oregon

    About Me Avid Cyclist, Outdoor Enthusiast

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    Pros

    • Accurate
    • Comfortable
    • Easy to use
    • Simple
    • Waterproof

    Cons

    • None

    Best Uses

    • Everyday Wear
    • Racing
    • Training

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

    Very simple device for monitoring your heart rate during exercise. No fancy features or data storage, but it does let you set your max HR and training zones. If you want a no frills HR monitor consider this one. Doubles nicely as a wrist watch.

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    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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    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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      5.0

      A great price and does what I wanted

      By mikegolf4444

      from Stoneville,NC

      About Me Outdoor Enthusiast

      See all my reviews

      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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        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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          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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              4.0

              Simple can be good!

              By Olaf

              from Karlsbad, CA

              About Me Avid Athlete

              See all my reviews

              Site Member

              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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                  (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

                   
                  5.0

                  Exactly what I wanted

                  By ChetSteadman

                  from North Carolina

                  About Me Casual/ Recreational

                  See all my reviews

                  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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                      4.0

                      Good basic heart rate monitor

                      By 02215

                      from Boston, MA

                      About Me Casual/ Recreational

                      See all my reviews

                      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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                      (3 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

                       
                      1.0

                      poor performer

                      By oaklanddave

                      from Oakland, CA

                      About Me Avid Athlete

                      See all my reviews

                      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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