Customer Reviews

Polar RS200sd Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Red)

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I'm in training for the NY Marathon and have been using the Polar RS200sd with footpod and heart monitor for 10 weeks. I made the right choice and I'm extremely happy with the watch. Here are the reasons why:
- Slimline and not bulky like other watches. I wear this for work and it looks just fine!
- Long life battery. Some of the other watches require constant charging.
- Many useful functions. I've only used maybe 40% of the features so far. Most useful to me is 'heart rate zones' and distance/pace measurments.
- Logical and easy to use button layout.
- Heart rate monitor and strap fits well and performs without problem.
- Foot-pod. I'm in marathon training and have not noticed any problems on short or long runs. Good battery life. I've heard some other reviewers say it's not accurate but I've not noticed this. However, I'm not concerned about 100% accuracy! It's possible to calibrate the foot-pod but I've never needed to do it.
- Possible to configure watch screens to display data that you need. e.g. I set up my main screen to display distance and also my pace (my marathon pace is 9 minutes per mile!).
- A nice extra feature is the abilty to change the data screens by briefly pressing the watch against the heart rate strap. I've configured mine to activate the backlight. Useful when running at night!
- I've also configured my watch to automatically take a lap-time at each mile.
- All data can be sent to the webpage tool. The data is sent to the web sonically by placing the watch next to your computer microphone and clicking 'Send' on the watch. The watch beeps for 10 seconds as it automatically sends the data to the webpage. You can then go online and spend hours looking at varous graphs! Very Nice.
- The wrist-strap: at first use it seems a pain to use but now I use it one way when I'm working and another way when I'm running (I use the extra strap for a more secure fit).
- Many other functions that I have not used yet!
- This watch does not have GPS, but at the time of writing this review, all the GPS watches are too bulky and have a very short battery life.

excellent watch,best i could find for $$. If your not a pro you don't need more

I LOVE this Heart Rate Monitor watch!! It is just what I was looking for in a HR Monitor for running. I would highly recommend it...It is easy to use and loaded with great features for runners/walkers.

had a polar f6 before, fulfilled my need for a lap feature. the foot pod was larger than i thought it would be, have not used it yet. would recommend this hr to a friend.

It's more like a computer though, it's super smart. A very helpful tool to track heart rate, speed, distance, time, etc. The red is nice too.

I love this watch-it is easy to use and can be used as a watch or with the heart-rate monitor and/or foot pod. Also tracks workouts. The only difficulty is the calibrating the foot pod-the calibration is calculated in Km instead of Mi and my treadmill (Iowa in an icy winter) does not have Km. Instead, I did the manual calibration in mi/hr. Buy it!

I love this heart rate monitor, now I can't go running without it. The foot pod is great and it has worked every time. The watch is not too big and looks nice for everyday use.

I bought this watch for a girl obvious red, the invoice said red, but the watch I receive is black...no comments