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The Polar S1 foot pod should be just as much a part of your training as your running shoes. Accurately measuring your running speed/pace and distance, this essential piece of kit will be with you every step of the way. And even though it attaches to your shoe laces, its so light that youll forget its even there, which means it wont affect your running performance.
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Color Name:Black
My initial reaction when looking at the S1 Foot Pod was, "No Way". I mean, it looks like some type of fancy pedometer. And I use one, the Omron HJ-112 Digital Premium Pedometer, and I know it's not totally accurate when it comes to distance because it's based on your pre-set stride.
To my surprise, this S1 Foot Pod is very accurate, right out of the box, and without calibration! How do I know? I went for a walk today with the Foot Pod and my Magellan eXplorist 210 Handheld GPS, which has the accurate WAAS system. The discrepancy between the two devices was 0.025 miles. That's very small! And with no calibration? It's even more unbelivable! For me and distance logging, tenths of a mile are all I'm concerned about anyway.
As far as weight, I didn't even notice it. It's very light and I put it on my left foot, which is not my dominant foot. Size-wise, I initially felt a little embarassed because the S1 is just a little bit smaller than a Twinkie, but now it doesn't bother me. It's so light that I don't even notice that it's there.
Battery life is rated at 20 hours.
One word of caution: Just make sure to verify that the unit is off when you're done. Press the red button and hold it down until the green light goes off. And double check it with your Polar watch, just to be sure.
Highly recommended for walkers, joggers, and runners!
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Update: It's one year later and I've got this now calibrated to about 0.015 miles. Just make sure to do your initial calibration on a flat surface with no hills. And it's best to calibrate it every time you switch shoes as well. Overall I'm still very impressed!
To my surprise, this S1 Foot Pod is very accurate, right out of the box, and without calibration! How do I know? I went for a walk today with the Foot Pod and my Magellan eXplorist 210 Handheld GPS, which has the accurate WAAS system. The discrepancy between the two devices was 0.025 miles. That's very small! And with no calibration? It's even more unbelivable! For me and distance logging, tenths of a mile are all I'm concerned about anyway.
As far as weight, I didn't even notice it. It's very light and I put it on my left foot, which is not my dominant foot. Size-wise, I initially felt a little embarassed because the S1 is just a little bit smaller than a Twinkie, but now it doesn't bother me. It's so light that I don't even notice that it's there.
Battery life is rated at 20 hours.
One word of caution: Just make sure to verify that the unit is off when you're done. Press the red button and hold it down until the green light goes off. And double check it with your Polar watch, just to be sure.
Highly recommended for walkers, joggers, and runners!
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Update: It's one year later and I've got this now calibrated to about 0.015 miles. Just make sure to do your initial calibration on a flat surface with no hills. And it's best to calibrate it every time you switch shoes as well. Overall I'm still very impressed!
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Color Name:Black
I've had the S1 foot pod for about a month and used it for about 120 miles or so of running. I've found it to be very accurate out of the box and easy to use. I am not-sensitive enough to notice the weight differential between my feet and I forget it's there. I've ran in a few rain showers (not downpours, but definitely some rain) and not had any issues with the S1. While the S1 is over $100, it's a great investment in terms of the wealth of data and the flexibility it offers. It's helping me "learn" pace in terms of cadence and effort into actual min/mile numbers and it offers the flexibility of performing a speed workout anywere. I highly recommend the S1 if you are someone who is training for specific time goals in races. If not, then you may not need such a device - but then you probably wouldn't be here reading reviews would you?
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Color Name:Black|Amazon Verified Purchase
This thing keeps me motivated to run since I want to see those miles pile up week after week! While calibrating it on an indoor track, I found that it was very accurate as is. Only complaint is that it is somewhat pricey.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Defective foot pod
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i have bought 2 heart rate monitors and foot pods from Amazon, unfortunately the last foot pod i received does not work. Read more
i have bought 2 heart rate monitors and foot pods from Amazon, unfortunately the last foot pod i received does not work. Read more
Published 1 month ago by maputoboer
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After owning a Polar S1 Foot Pod previously for 4 years and losing it while running in thick forest. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr clampit
Love this footpod
I bought this S1 Footpod for use with my Polar FT60, and have had no problems after (3) outdoor runs and (2) indoor runs. Read more
Published 2 months ago by N.Elliott
Can't live without it!!!
I have used my foot pod for many months and I really like it. Being a certified technophobe, I was nervous that I could work or set it up. Read more
Published 2 months ago by James B. Barton
Does not calculate distance accurately!!
I was very happy with the footpod till I ran my first official half marathon with it. At mile marker 2, along with my polar FT60, it was reading my time as 2.5 miles. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Spiffy
Nice addition to the the equipment
I purchased the foot pod to work with my FT80 to help with motivation and tracking while training for a 5K. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ken3
Big and heavy
Big and heavy. Should have ordered Polars new foot pod.
This was just a waste of money. As long as not all Polar products are not interchangeable, this was only option with... Read more
This was just a waste of money. As long as not all Polar products are not interchangeable, this was only option with... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Stein B
Way too big
I'm amazed by all the positive reviews here. Got this footpod when I bought the RS400 and have never used it (the footpod, that is. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Wendy
Expensive but worth the investment for marathon training
I purchased the S1 Foot Pod to use in tandem with my Polar RS300 watch in order to track distance and pace. Read more
Published 12 months ago by lovemybulldog
Pretty good
Installed this footpod on my right shoe and have used it on and off for several months.
PRO's
-) very light, you can't easily tell its on
-) accurate when configured... Read more
PRO's
-) very light, you can't easily tell its on
-) accurate when configured... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Kevin G
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