Customer Reviews

Polar M32 Heart Rate Monitor Watch

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This is an excellent heart rate monitor. It has all the basic functions that I need and has the comfortable fabric strap for the WearLink transmitter. It is very easy to use. I set my heart rate zone manually since the Ownzone function has given me some weird settings. During exercise, I can see my heart rate, and it can give an alarm if my heart rate is above or below the zone. After exercise it saves a file that gives me the total exercise time, total time in the zone, average heart rate, calories burned, and % fat burned, total exercise time since the last reset and total calories burned since last reset.

I find it easier to just set a wider heart rate zone of 60% - 90% of maximum heart rate. If I want a light aerobic exercise I just try to keep it above 60%. If I want to work harder, I will get the heart rate higher but slow down if it gets above 90% so I don't over do it.

This is a great way to get back into better physical fitness and to do it safely with some guidance. I highly recommend the book Younger Next Year, which talked about why and how to use a heart rate monitor.

I had tried many other heart rate monitors before I started doing some research. Once I found this one and read the reviews, I knew I needed to try it. This little gem impresses right out of the box. That's right, the first thing you will notice is that the transmitter is very small, and is a seperate unit. All of the other one's I had tried had the electrodes and transmitter together in a rigid rubber compound. Not this beauty. The electrodes are in the strap and they are about 5 inches long. These will stay connected to your chest no problem. The strap is SOFT and does not annoy you while you work out. You really don't even know it is there, unlike other models I have tried.

I love how it calculates my own Zones for me, computes my calories and will keep track of total calories burned over a long period of time.

My only disappointment is that I should have gone for the upper echelon model that works with 2 users. Between the wife and myself, we will definitely be fighting to use it when we go running!

The Polar M32 is simply Awesome. I bough this watch about a year ago for my wife and she loves it.

Once she started using it, she was hooked-up to all the useful information the watch shows during your running, walking, or any kind of training or workout.

Its the perfect complement to your desire to get in shape, improve your health or competitive level.

The watch is easy to use. The transmitter that comes with this model is better than the one that comes with other models, since you can replace the battery when it runs out (with the other model you have to buy a new transmitter, since it is sealed).

As soon as you star training and exercising with this magnificent watch, you feel as if you have a coach or a training partner with you.

If you are an athlete, an enthusiastic runner, a hobbyist, or just conscious about your shape and health, you will definitely love this watch. She does. I own the s625x running computer from Polar and I love it to.

In my case, when I bought my first Polar wrist watch, about six years ago, I also bought the book "Heart rate monitor training for the complete idiot". I was looking for an introductory reference on the use of heart rate monitors for general fitness improvements, and wasn't disappointed at all, since what I learned really worked out for me: Armed with my Polar I was able to drop more than 200 lbs in about eight months, and the heart rate monitor training has helped me keep those lbs off for over six years. Not only I went from size 44 to size 32 pants, but also obtained substantial benefits that included weight control, cardiovascular improvements, lowered blood pressure, and improved muscular-skeletal strength and flexibility, but also the myriad of mental and psychological benefits derived from being in the best shape of my life.

The book taught me how to calculate the most important parameters for heart rate monitor training: Maximum Heart Rate, Resting Heart Rate, the Recovery Ceiling, and the Threshold Flour. When I first started training with the heart rate monitor I was unable to jog even for five uninterrupted minutes without gasping for air. After a few months of following one of the training principles lay out in the book (The Hard/Easy Principle): alternating hard training days with easy training days, I was able to go jogging for 90 uninterrupted minutes six days a week.

This is a great product. I like how they have integrated the sensors into the soft strap. It is much more comfortable than the old solid rubber strap. The own zone functions are a great way to monitor your exercise to ensure enough time in the fitness zone. I also like the addition of the replaceable battery in the sensor.

This is my 3rd Polar Heart Monitor and I am very happy with it. The only reason I gave it a 4 and not 5 is that when trying to reset the values (Kcal + exercise time) at the end of the week, it is a little tricky.
Otherwise, I would give it a 5.

After shopping around for a gift for my wife I finally desided to buy the Polar M32 HRM. We recently started running together and I knew this kind of device would motivate her. We have been very plesantly surprised about this equipment. It really works great and gives you sufficient data about your training to monitor your progress. So far, we have only found one thing that in our case didn't work well: the "own zone" calibration. If you are not completely have the "normal" physiology with heartrate of 220-age etc, the suggested "own zone" is not correct and the HRM will indicate that you are exercising outsite our optimal level when this is not accurate. We have simply turned off the Own zone measurements and use the alternative settings of lower and higher settings for optimal efficiency. Except for this, this, is a great watch!!!

I bought this heart rate monitor to help me in training for marathons. I am very satisfied with it. It allows me to track time spent in the recommended training zone versus total exercise time, which is the feature I use the most. I wish the stopwatch feature included hundredths, instead of just to the nearest second. I like being able to turn off the warning beeper, which I find annoying. This monitor never looses my heart rate, unless I neglect to moisten the electrodes. It is very reliable, and the strap is comfortable..

Sure, you can buy a fancier Heart Rate Monitor Watch, but for the average user, there's no need for all the advanced functions on that watch. The Polar M32 has enough functionality for the average user, and is easy to use. Basic functions like Time-in-Zone and my current heart rate is about all I really need to guide my workout. I don't have enough time to plug this into my computer to analyze and track previous workouts...if you're looking for a watch to do that, the M32's not for you. Shell out the big bucks and get a different Polar watch.

Polar is the standard-bearer for HRMs, and I'm very satisfied with not only the watch, but the chest strap. I've had cheaper brands that were uncomfortable over the long-haul. This strap is not only comfortable, it doesn't snap off like some of the cheapies.

Overall, this is a high quality HRM for the price.

I've had my M32 for about a year. I'm into general Cardio-Vascular fitness. I spend between an hour and an hour and a half in the gym 5-6 days a week. I'm 64. This monitor gives me all the data I need to monitor my routine which consists of both Cardio machines and Circuit training. I especially like the Calorie counter and the storage function. I accumilate a weeks worth of data and reset it at the beginning of each week. The monitor has performed flawlessly and I am extremely pleased with it.

I was very pleased with the "Polar M32 Heart Monitor" I'm not tech savvy but found the setup process very easy. As far as I can tell the monitor is very accurate and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in a affordable heart monitor.