Polar FS1 Heart Rate Monitors

Advantages: Just like having your own personal trainer
Disadvantages: A little tricky to work out to start with

...walking / jogging test. If you prefer to workout your own training intensity then you can you the following formula 220 - your age = your maximum heart rate It is generally accepted that if you what to increase your fitness then you need to be working around 65 - 85% of your maximum heart rate, however if you just want to shed a few pounds and are looking for a more gradually progression the a lower % is recommended. Speaking of shedding a few pounds, this monitor can even calculate your calorie expenditure and also workout how many calories were fat burnt calories. For those of you who are looking to increase speed for a partcular event and want to monitor your speed throughout a run, the Polar RS100 has a 99 lap / split stopwatch with 1/100 second resolution which is ideal for interval work or to check your pace for each part... Read review

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Advantages: Compact, Cheap, Robust
Disadvantages: Tricky to use

...for your forks. Has all the functions required for a heart rate monitor computer. Robust design. Can give you daily, weekly, monthly totals of your mileage. NEGATIVES Can be tricky to operate if you are not "computer/technological" literate. Fitting and removing computer from handlebar mount can be tricky. Magnet doesn't fit very securely to wheel spokes. CONCLUSION For what it costs, this is a very nice wireless, HR monitor cycle computer. It does everything you want and is from a very reputable company. It has proved to be very robust and does execatly what I want. Would recommend if you want a Low Price cycle computer that reads your heart rate.... Read review

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Advantages: the best way to train for a marathon
Disadvantages: it is expensive

...The Polar M52 is one of the expensive heart rate monitor. In Germany you have to pay 299,- German Marks( 150 Dollar). This price will frighten a lot people to buy this product. But this price also say's for whom this Polar M52 is good. For somebody who makes sports twice a month it will not repay. For people who are training regularly, for example sportsman who are training for a marathon,like me, i can absolutely recommend this product. I running a marathon twice a year, but every time it is very difficult to find the right speed. Every marathon athlete knows that a second you wins at the beginning can get minutes you loose at the finish. Of course you can also check your speed with your clock every kilometer, but this is much more difficult. Because with your heart rate monitor you only check your pulse and so you... Read review

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