Customer Reviews

Polar A5 Heart Rate Monitor Wrist Receiver & Transmitter

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First off, I want to say this HRM has been with me for a few years, and has rarely let me down. If you want to see your heart rate the Polar A5 does it.

Issues I have... the watch only lets you see one important stat at a time, either heart rate, stopwatch, or time of day. Most other watches in this price range have the option of putting at least two of these on the display at once. The strap needs to be replaced when the batteries run out. Nowadays straps should be battery-replacable. If you separate the watch from the chest strap for a few minutes while working out (like when I put the watch on my bike on long rides) the HRM will refuse to pick the signal up again when you get back to your workout, needing you to restart the whole monitoring session.

I'm going to try one of the Timex watches. My Polar A5 served me well, but it's just out of date and overpriced.

Great conmfort while doing exercise. Very accurate and light-weight. Gives you an extra push to do all your exercises, like having a personal trainer.

This watch did not come with a battery which was listed but when we went to the jeweler to get a battery we found that the watch itself was broken. now we have to mail it back and try to get our money back. I am very disappointed.