Polar B3 Heart Rate Monitor Watch

by Polar

Product Features

• Large display and water resistant up to 30 meters
• Wireless heart rate monitor is EKG accurate within +1 beats per minute or 1 percent
• Storage file includes exercise time, target heart rate zone limits, time in target zone, and average heart rate of total exercise
• 2-year warranty
• Heart rate monitor watch also features time of day with an alarm and date/weekday indicator
• Automatic/adjustable heart rate limits, and visual and audible alarm in target zones

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

An ideal workout companion, Polar's B3 wireless heart rate monitor will guide you through your aerobic training program with accuracy while challenging you to the next level. Featuring a Zone Pointer, this heart rate monitor watch provides a visual display which allows you to track your heart rate when you are within your target zone. The B3 also allows you to manually set target zones and it will beep to let you when you are not in your zone. Fitness bullets display every 10 minutes you exercise within your target zone while an exercise timer tracks your total exercise time (which will be stored in a file on the monitor). This feature allows you to view your previous workout information to help establish goals for your next workout and entire program.

The B3 also allows you to manually set target zones and it will beep to let you when you are not in your zone.

Feature Details:

• EKG accurate within +1 beats per minute or 1%
• Water resistant up to 30 meters
• Includes 1.5 volt battery for wrist receiver
• Built-in lithium battery in monitor averages 2,500 hours of use
• Fitness bullets show accumulated time in target zone as you exercise and total exercise time of your workout
• Memory file features average heart rate, time in zone, and exercise time
• Large display makes it easy to read while exercising
• Easy start/stop function
• Visual and audible alarm in target zones
• Features time of day with an alarm and date/weekday indicator

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.

Manufacturer's Warranty
Two-year warranty

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.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EVMT2C
• Item model number: 190012558
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,497 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

74 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Polar Heart rate monitor, June 28, 2006

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W. J. Nieuwland (Enschede Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polar B3 Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Sports)

The system works fine. The problem comes when you have to change batteries. Not just a matter of switching, the watch has to be sent to the company. This so called service has a double price. An abnormal high fee for a simple battery change and you don't have a watch for two weeks.

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars After 3 years...., September 27, 2006

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The Reverend Mother "Rev" (Nowheresville Midwest USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Polar B3 Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Sports)

This was a gift after I had a heart attack just after my 43rd birthday. I use it daily at the gym and while I walk at home. It is an indispensible tool for me. Even after all this time, it remains working well.

Two items about it: First, I did not send it to the factory for battery replacement because it was out of warranty already. I paid $4.95 at the local battery store and they guaranteed it's waterproofness and continued accuracy for another 24 months.

Second, the elastic on the heart monitor is now deteriorating [after 3 years of daily sweat and rinsing, I can't imagine why ;)]. I cannot find "replacement parts" from Polar for this. They suggested I buy a new unit at $49.95 + tax, shipping and handling. So I have procured the services of a local seamstress to attach the "latches" to some new elastic.

Excellent product. Well worth the price. It is literally a life-saver.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, August 24, 2006

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L. Phelps "Doc Lori" (Anaheim, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polar B3 Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Sports)

I first learned about this heart monitor at my gym and had to have one. The manufacturer sells it for twice the price Amazon sells it for. Great price and a neat heart monitor. If you own a high end treadmill or elliptical they will pick up the heart rate from the Polar B3 and display it for you. Super.