Polar FT4F Heart Rate Monitor Watch

by Polar

Product Features

• Heart rate monitor shows fitness progress based on heart rate
• Wrist unit displays calories burned and includes comfortable textile transmitter plus coded heart rate transmission to avoid cross-talk
• Automatic age-based target zone automatically determines heart rate target zone limits according to age-based maximum heart rate
• Polar OwnCal calculates number of calories burned during training, during individual sessions and cumulatively over time
• Polar OwnCode (5kHz) coded heart rate transmission automatically locks in code to transmit heart rate to training computer, preventing interference from other training computers

Product Description

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For those who want basic heart rate-based features to keep their fitness training simple, the Polar FT4 shows when you�re improving fitness based on heart rate. The wrist unit displays calories burned, and includes a comfortable textile transmitter and coded heart rate transmission to avoid cross-talk.

Body Measurement Features:

• Automatic age-based target zone: To help you train safely and effectively, the training computer automatically determines your heart rate target zone limits according to your age-based maximum heart rate (220 minus age). The limits are determined either in beats per minute (BPM) or as a percentage of your maximum heart rate.
• Heart rate: Can be expressed as BPM or as percentage of your maximum heart rate.
• HR-based target zones with visual and audible alarm: Define target zones for a training session based on heart rate to help define the right intensity. When you are out of the preset zones, the training computer will give a visual and audible alarm.
• Manual target zone: Enables you to manually enter the target zone for your training, as BPM or percentage of maximum heart rate.
• Polar OwnCal: Calculates the number of calories burned during training, during individual sessions and cumulatively over time.
• Polar OwnCode (5kHz): Coded heart rate transmission automatically locks in a code to transmit your heart rate to the training computer, preventing interference from other training computers.

Recording Features:

• Totals: Includes your training data starting from the last reset, enabling you to follow long-term training.
• Ten training files, with summaries

Training Features:

• Graphical target zone indicator: Graphically displays heart rate zone, helping you to stay on the desired intensity.
• HeartTouch: Different training information can be accessed without pressing buttons, handy when gloves make pressing buttons difficult, by bringing your training computer close to your transmitter.

Watch Features:

• Backlight
• Date and weekday indicator
• Display text in English, German, Finnish, Swedish, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian
• Dual time zone
• KeyLock locks training computer buttons.
• Low battery indicator
• 12- and 24-hour time display, with alarm and snooze
• User-replaceable battery
• Water resistant to 30 meters

Specifications:

• 33-gram weight
• One-year battery life with CR1632 battery

What's in the Box

• Polar FT4 training computer
• Polar WearLink and transmitter
• Quick Guide

Product Description

A heart rate monitor for those that want something quick, simple and to the point without the need for time consuming programming and calibration. Wear the watch, and attach the comfortable and flexible textile transmitter and the new Polar FT4 will do the rest. Improve your fitness levels - The Polar FT4 will indicate when you are improving on previous fitness levels, giving you that extra push. Polar OwnCal Transmitter - The transmitter clips on to a very comfortable textile strap and has enough flexibility to move with your body yet remain in place. Paired transmitter and watch - The watch and the transmitter are paired together to ensure that your watch doesn't pick up any other Polar FT4 signal when out training. Language Options - You are able to set the default language of the watch to any of the following: - German - English - Spanish - French - Italian - Suomi - Swedish - Portuguese Illuminated Display - Offering you extra visibility of the face to keep track of your training Customise - Change between 12 and 24 hours clocks and metric and imperial units to give you greater control Basic Features - Automatic age based target zone (% / bpm) - Automatic/Manual target zone (% / bpm / HRR%) - Backlight - Graphical target zone indicator - Heart rate (displayed as % of maximum heart rate) - Heart rate (displayed as bpm) - HeartTouch Exercise Features - Average heart rate of total exercise - Exercise Date - Heart rate based target zones with audible alarm - Heart rate based target zones with visual alarm - Maximum heart rate of total exercise Recording Features - Average heart rate - Calorie expenditure - Exercise Time (total) - Maximum heart rate - Target zone limits - Time in target zone Watch Features - Alarm with snooze - Date and weekday indicator - Dual time zone - Low battery indicator - StopWatch - User replaceable battery What's in the box? 1 - Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor Watch 1 - Heart rate monitor sensor 1 - Textile sensor body strap 1 -

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0031ZK84E
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (216 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #141 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #7 in Sports & Outdoors > Accessories > Electronics & Gadgets > Heart Rate Monitors

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

173 of 174 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's water resistant! Works great, May 25, 2010

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Carrie W. "Carrie Waterston" (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polar FT4F Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Sports)

Hey folks, I just wanted to add a bit of information based on some comments I've read on other Polar devices: The FT4, based on my tests, IS water-resistant and should work great to help you track your stats as you swim laps. I'll update this once I've used it for a few more lap swims, but both the heart monitor you wear on your chest and the watch itself are sealed and won't immediately flood and ruin if you take it into the pool. Only thing is, you probably don't want to be pressing the buttons on the watch while you're under water, which may mean you have to stop and dry off if you want to take a break in the middle of your lap swim.

Update: I have now used my FT4 several times to track my lap swimming. It works great! Don't press the buttons while you're actually underwater, but I have had no trouble at all with the 'pause' or 'continue' functions at the end of the lap, even with wet fingers. Oh, and - you don't have to wet the chest band before you put it on if you're going to swim in it ;)

I have the same beef as others about the FT4 - you can't see all your workout stats at once while you work out - you have to press the bottom right-hand button to change the display to heart rate vs. calories vs. workout time or what have you, and you can't see your time while you're working out (you can once you're finished and you click STOP to end the workout session...at this point you also get your upper and average heart rates and your time in the zone. You can also hit 'Pause' to see your workout time.) Basically, this little gizmo does what it's designed to do. It does make a unique double-beep when you're in your heart rate zone, which I find helpful.

A couple other details: the FT4 has a user-serviceable battery (some other Polar models don't, which means you have to pay $$ and ship the device to Polar to change the battery.) The chest band is fabric, as opposed to the stiff plastic of other Polar models, also. You can buy software to download the information off your Polar, but the software is $80 and you need an infrared reader for your computer. I haven't really explored this, as I use the [...] website to track my info and I just copy it straight off the Polar without downloading.

My one complaint is the difference in calorie burn between the FT4, my Garmin Forerunner and my GoWearFit...who knows how many I'm actually burning...but I do have a little bit of a formula I can use to convert from one to the next...

Overall, I'd say this device is well worth the money, especially if you're just doing casual exercise without the need for a GPS or an all-day calorie tracker. I'll probably buy another one should the one I bought break or wear out.

79 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I was looking for, May 30, 2010

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Duane W. Richards "Entertainment Addict" (Cedar Hills, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polar FT4F Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Sports)

I'm new to heart rate monitors, so I had a lot of searching to do to figure out what I needed from one before I placed my order. I soon found that the Polar brand was the one to get, but they have hundreds of models, ranging from affordable to incredible. I know some will say this model doesn't have it all, but if you're looking for something to keep you informed of your progress in your exercise routine, this is really all you need. Tracking up to 10 sessions worth of data, but also keeping a running total, the watch can tell you how long you worked out, your average heart rate, maximum reached, and time in the zone, and from that, how many calories you burned. It beeps softly at you every 5 seconds or so when you're under the zone, and also tells you when you've exceeded your maximum. The display is really easy to read, even in the middle of vigorous training session. The watch in comfortable and easy to clean, as is the chest strap, which is fully adjustable. I have no complaints at all, and for the price, I'm extremely pleased. I only wish there was a way to download the training files from the watch to my computer, but a spreadsheet also works just fine.

171 of 178 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It fits even us big girls!, March 19, 2010

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D. Beirle (Reno, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polar FT4F Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Sports)

I have spent months looking for a heart rate monitor that would fit me comfortably, but still be pretty. This is it! I've decided to finally get off my big butt and start doing something healthy - walking or biking every day - but I wanted to be able to keep track of the time AND make sure I was working at the right heart rate. As someone who is really out of shape, I find that I might feel like I am really working hard, but my heart rate ends up being at the very low end, so I needed something that I could use to be sure my workouts are actually worth it.

This watch is very accurate and stylish. I also like that it tracks my calories burned and my previous workouts so I can see if I am getting healthier. I was worried that it wouldn't fit my wrist because it is a women's watch and they tend to run small, but this fits my 7 3/4" wrist with a little room to spare. The chest strap also fits and is super comfy! I am almost 300lbs (at the time of purchase) and the M/XXL strap that comes with this fit me just fine - again with room to spare. I don't even feel it once I get it on and start moving.

So, for you bigger girls out there who are looking for a rate monitor that will fit, be accurate and comfortable AND is pretty - get this one!

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