Polar FS2 Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Black)
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:24
Binding : Sports
ProductGroup : Sports
Manufacturer : Polar
Brand : Polar
Label : Polar
Publisher : Polar
Model : 90027142
Studio : Polar
Color : Black Amber
Lowest New Price: USD $49.99
- Basic heart rate monitor with time-of-day and stopwatch
- Automatic age-based heart rate zones
- Total exercise time, average heart rate, and maximum heart rate
- OwnCode feature blocks unwanted signals from other heart rate monitors
- Water resistant to 50 meters, backlight
Basic Introductory HRM. Includes manual target zone, auto heart rate zone and alarm in target zone. Measures exercise duration, average heart rate, time of day, date and works with backlight and as a stopwatch.
Amazon.com Product Description
In order to reach your fitness goals, you need to exercise at the right intensity. The stylish Polar FS2 heart rate monitor (HRM) helps you to easily and accurately measure your heart rate to help you get to just the right intensity or your exertion level. This basic HRM features added stopwatch and time-of-day watch features, extra-large digits for easy readability, and one-button functionality. It provides a visual and audible alarm when you reach your target heart rate zone. It provides information on total exercise time and average heart rate during total exercise time, as well as maximum heart rate of total exercise. It will also record the exercise date. It's water resistant to 50 meters and has a convenient backlight.
Display features (in beats per minute, or bmp):
- EKG accurate heart rate
- Manual target zone
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.
Simple and usefull (2010-01-03)
This is a very good watch. I use it for swimming. I like the peak heart rate as well as average. The numbers are easy to see. I have used polar for years and this is the best for me. I also like that it has your last day of exercise and the stats of time, ave and peak heart rate. An excellent buy for the money.
As an aside I had this for 6 months and then lost the watch. I ordered an FS2C. Will review that later.
Peterama
Easy to use and simple (2009-09-11)
This watch does exactly what most people need, and is incredibly easy to use.
There are only a couple of things that keep me from giving it 5 stars, and that has more to do with me not thinking through everything I want:
1. A backlight would have been handy.
2. Minimum heart rate (in addition to max and average) is nice for resting heart rate measurements. (However, if you wait long enough, the average will approach the min.)
3. Ability to store more than one session. I frequently do multiple cardio sessions while at the gym. It would be have a log of all of the cardio sessions I did that day.
Overall, though, I'm very happy with it. It gets the job done.
polar (2009-06-05)
It was east to set up, It has great visibility. Large numbers on the face makes it easy for an old guy like me to use.
Polar Monitor (2009-03-16)
Takes a little getting used to, but once I understood the functions, it works great. Keeps me from exceeding HR objectives, both for me and my clients.
reivew of Polar FS2 Heart rate monitor (2009-03-03)
I had the old model of this model and it lasted me over 5 years. Based on that, and the other reviews I read about this model, I decided to try the FS2. It is great!! It is a very good basic heart rate monitor. No bells and whistles, but I was looking for simple. I highly recommend reading through the manual, which is very short. It will give you some great tips so you can utilize the few features it does have, such as min/max heart rate limits, etc. All and all, a great buy. I've only had it a couple of months, so I don't know about the battery life. Hopefully it will perform as well as the old one did!
