Polar RS100 Heart Rate Monitor

Product Description

,stamina 55 1610 inmotion e1000 elliptical trainer,lifespan fitness rw1000 rowing machine,kettler favorit rowing machine,stamina 1205 precision rower,concept2 model d indoor rowing machine Product Description In order to reach your fitness goals, you need to exercise at the right intensity. The Polar RS100 wrist heart rate monitor 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 as well as extra-large digits for easy readability. The Time in Target Zone feature calculates the amount of total exercise time spent in your personal target zone. You can use this feature together with the Total Exercise Time to determine the effectiveness of your exercise program.
The RS100 displays heart rate as beats per minute (beats per minute) and as a percentage of the maximum heart rate. The Target Zone feature can be set manually or automatically (for age/weight), and the RS100 provides visual and auditory alarms when you've moved away from the zone. Other features include dual time zone, alarm with snooze, and water resistance to 50 meters.
It's a great choice for using in large groups, where other exercisers might be using wireless training gear that could interfere with your own signal. The RS100's coded transmission prevents crosstalk with other monitors so you'll get a personalized workout--even in a class environment. It also includes the following exclusive Polar features:

• Polar OwnCal: This feature shows your energy expenditure during one exercise session as well as your accumulated kilocalories during several exercise sessions. You can set daily and weekly exercise goals in terms of calorie expenditure with the OwnCal feature. Because the OwnCal tracks both the energy expenditure during one exercise session and the accumulated kilocalories during a longer time e.g. one week, it helps in achieving both short term and long term goals.
• Polar OwnZone: This feature guides you through an appropriate warm-up routine and automatically determines a safe and effective exercise heart rate zone--your OwnZone--while taking into account your current physical condition.

Manufacturer's Warranty The original purchaser of this heart rate monitor is backed by a limited warranty that states that this product that the product will be free from defects in material or workmanship for two years from the date of purchase.
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.
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.

This review is from: Polar RS100 Heart Rate Monitor and Stopwatch (Sports)
I generally don't write reviews about stuff but I really wish someone on this board would have written this...so I decided to do something about it for the next potential customer. The main issue with this watch is that there is no way to change the information displayed on the main (big font) line of the display. So, if you are doing interval training or keeping track of your mile/km times in a race, you cannot make these lap times large enough to comfortably see. Instead, you are stuck with the total time of the workout as it accumulates with the lap time in small, hard to read font above it. I am 26, have great vision, and do not normally have a hard time reading fine print - but, when you're running at 90% max HR it's difficult to steady and synchronize your bouncing head and swinging arm. Can you picture the fun?

I owned a Nike heart rate monitor and sold it because it didn't do lap times at all. I thought with this one I had solved my problems, but the staff at Polar insist on reserving this essential feature for the 200 series and above.

I will promptly be returning this for a Timex...much more bang for the buck.

Cheers and happy running!