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The Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitor is the world's only heart rate monitor that creates a workout program to tell you how much, how hard and how long to exercise to reach your goals. This powerful wrist monitor provides a highly accurate gauge for getting the most from your exercise sessions. The Polar Keeps U Fit Workout Program gives you personal guidance--how often, how hard, and how long you need to exercise to reach your personal fitness goals. It also includes a free-of-charge online component.
The wristwatch-like monitor features a large display that includes 12/24-hour time of day, alarm, and stopwatch. The transmitter includes the Wearlink Coded function, which eliminates interference from other heart rate monitors. The transmitter's electrodes, which pick up the heart signals, are integrated right into the strap for added flexibility and comfort.
The OwnCal feature shows your energy expenditure during one exercise session as well as your accumulated kilocalories during several exercise sessions. It also allows you to set daily and weekly exercise goals in terms of calorie expenditure. The Fitness Bullets feature shows a bullet on the monitor's display for every 10 minutes spent exercising/training in your target heart rate zone. The Coded feature eliminates interference from other heart rate monitors. Other features include:
- Displays heart rate, exercise time, and average heart rate
- Manual and automatic heart rate limit settings
- Large easy-to-read display with backlighting and split screen
- Water resistant to 30 meters (100 feet)
Manufacturer's Warranty
The original purchaser of this heart rate monitor is backed by a limited warranty that states that this product that the product will be free from defects in material or workmanship for two years from the date of purchase.
Note:
Polar heart rate monitors are precision instruments; consumers are not advised to change their own battery. Polar recommends that all service be done by an authorized Polar Service Center which will include a warranty for 90 days on repairs and 6 months for batteries.
About Polar
The first EKG accurate wireless heart rate monitor was invented by Polar back in 1977 as a training tool for the Finnish National Cross Country Ski Team. The concept of "intensity training" by heart rate swept the athletic world in the eighties. By the 1990s, individuals were looking to heart rate monitors not only for performance training needs, but also for achieving everyday fitness goals. Today, the same concept of heart rate training is being used by world-class athletes as well as everyday people trying to lose weight. Polar is the leading brand among consumers, coaches, and personal trainers worldwide and the company is committed to not only producing the best products, but also being the leading educator on the benefits of heart rate based exercise.
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The world's only heart rate monitor that creates a workout program with how much, how hard and how long to exercise to reach your goals.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Unreliable, poor warranty, inability to self service,
This review is from: Polar F11M Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Grey Pepper, New Design) (Sports)
I purchased this item about 1.5 years ago and I've had nothing but sub-par, unreliable operation. First, the unit wouldn't even pick up my heart rate unless I soaked the transmitter under water for at least 20 seconds. When it did end up working it would sporadically work, dropping in and out as well as give me false readings - sorry, at full sprint my heart rate is not going to be 43% of max. Next, the battery died on me so I decided to try and change the battery out myself which in turn voided the warranty. To close, if you don't enjoy sporadic operation from a $150 plus monitor, you don't want to send your unit out for battery replacement (at a service fee)every year and be out a monitor for three weeks then DO NOT BUY THIS UNIT! I've recently switched to a Garmin unit and the difference is worlds apart.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Reliably Unreliable,
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This review is from: Polar F11M Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Grey Pepper, New Design) (Sports)
I've used my Polar F11 for 3 1/2 years, and after watching the heart monitor read "00" for most of my long run today, I've decided it's time to try Garmin 305.
There's a lot of computing power in this little machine - but not enough engineering and quality control behind it. You can generate a training program based on your goals, determining the number of workouts and times in each of 3 heart rate zones - that's good - but if you adjust the settings the watch inexplicably renames the exercises. It's confusing and a sign that they skipped some quality testing steps. Over the years I've suffered with the unpredictable failures in the heart monitor - sometimes it's fine for weeks and months at a time, and then it just goes erratic. To have have the unit serviced, you get so shell out $59-79 and have to wait 2-3 weeks for the authorized dealer to return it to you. If you like to synch your workouts with a computer, Polar has a very nice web-based fitness toolset - IF you are a PC user. My wife has an F5 unit and finds similar issues as well - so while Polar was the leader in creating this market, they've failed to keep the quality and features up to date. If you're in doubt, go look at the ratings on a competing Garmin 305 (same price point on Amazaon) and you'll see 500 5 star ratings and 300 4 star ratings.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Battery replacement nightmare,
By ArizonaPilot (Arizona) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Polar F11M Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Grey Pepper, New Design) (Sports)
Polar is the most accurate brand when it comes to tracking calories and heart rate, but their watches have to be sent to the factory for a battery replacement at a cost of $25.00 + shipping for a CR2032 battery that costs $1.95 at the local store. The 2-week turnaround time leaves you without anything to use. Battery will last about 1 year if used daily.
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