Ladies Fitness & Heart Rate Monitor Watch Data Diary & Transmitter Belt Polar F6

Description

If you're looking for a heart rate monitor that does more than just display your heart rate but isn't so high-end that you'd have to get a second mortgage to pay for it, the Polar F6 is an excellent choice.
The F6 has a variety of functions, from
tracking heart rate
and
workout intensity
to
calculating calories
burned and time spent in each zone. It's easy to use, comes at a decent price and is offered in different sizes and colors, making it both comfortable and stylish.
Features
Like
most heart rate monitors
, you'll need to sit down and spend some time reading the F6 manual to learn how to set it up and use it during your workouts.
The instructions are easy to follow, and the watch allows you to enter personal settings (such as weight, height, age, and gender) so that the watch can calculate your heart
rate zones
and calories burned.
Other great features include:
Continuous heart rate monitoring
- Look down at any time to check your heart rate and monitor your intensity.
A comparison of your current heart rate as compared to your target heart rate zone
- This way, you can see if you need to work harder or back off if you're out of your zone.
Watch and a stopwatch
An alarm
Water resistant
up to 100 feet
Displays your heart rate, exercise time, and average heart rate
Record your workouts
- This is a great feature, allowing you to choose the intensity of your workout (basic, light, moderate or hard), whether or not you want an alarm to sound when you drop below or go over your target heart rate zones, and how you want to track your heart rate. During the workout, you can scroll through different screens to view your heart rate and how many calories you've burned; you can also check to see if you're in your target heart rate zone.
Heart Rate Options
One of the best features of the F6 is the ability to choose different ways of tracking heart rate:
OwnZone
— The OwnZone is a feature that determines your heart rate zone each time you work out. During your warm up, the watch will follow your heart rate at different intensities and then create a target
heart rate
zone based on those numbers. What's great about this is that it matches your energy level for that day, which is often reflected in your heart rate. Using the OwnZone can help you match your energy level and physical state with the right heart rate zone.
Automatic
— If you choose the Automatic setting, the watch will automatically calculate your heart rate based on your age. The standard formula used for this calculation is often underestimated, making the heart rate zones a bit low for many people. For that reason, you may choose the OwnZone or the Manual settings for most of your workouts.
Manual
— The Manual setting allows you to enter your own heart rate zone, making this the most versatile of the heart rate options. You can use
a formula
or
calculator
to come up with your heart rate zone, or you can use your own numbers. I find this setting is best when I'm doing a workout that includes a variety of intensities.
For each heart rate option, except the manual version, you can choose from hard, moderate, light or basic intensity levels. This is great for tracking lighter workouts, such as yoga or Pilates, as well
as more intense workouts
, such
as interval training
.
Stand-Out Features
One of the F6's greatest features is the ability to track your calories burned, number of workouts, and intensity levels on a daily or weekly basis.
Once you've recorded a workout, you can log into your diary to see how many workouts you've completed that week, how many
calories
you've burned, and how much time you've spent at each level of intensity — light, moderate, and hard.
At the end of the week, a little envelope shows up in the upper righthand corner, reminding you to check your weekly totals.
This feature is great for goal-setting. You can set goals based on how many calories you want to burn, or how many workouts you want to complete each week.
You can also see how much time you spend at different intensity levels. If you notice you're spending more time at a light intensity, you might set a goal to increase your time spent
at a moderate intensity
.
You can also view your "daily file," which stores information from your most recent workouts. The file shows the duration of your workout, calories burned, maximum and average heart rate and time spent in different intensity zones. This is perfect for exercisers who love tracking numbers or anyone who wants new ideas for setting goals.
Another stand-out feature is the ability to transfer data from your watch to your PC using an uplink tool and a microphone.
Details
Polar F6 Female Heart Rate Monitor uses OwnZone feature to automatically calculate your training zones
Exercise device can ensure you are training effectively
Fitness monitor calculates calorie expenditures and incorporates an exercise diary
Ideal introduction to improved fitness and weight management
Includes Polar T31 coded transmitter belt
An integrated training journal makes the Polar F6 especially useful for those who exercise regularly
Journal stores the 12 most recent workouts and a summary of the last 12 weeks
With all relevant data ready at a glance, you have your personal workout and progress under your control
Polar Sport Zones
OwnZone, OwnCal, OwnCode
Heart Rate Rest Test
Fitness Test with OwnIndex, body workout, OwnRelax
Integrated clock with date, weekday, and alarm
Plus stopwatch and backlight
Zone Pointer: Visual guidance to target zone
Fitness Bullets (one for every 10 minutes spent in target zone)
Displays current heart rate, elasped training time and average heart rate for the entire workout
Heart rate (displayed as of maximum heart rate) so you do not have to do any calculating
Storage of previous workout, including date, average and maximum heart rate, time spent in target zone, training time and calories burned
pink coral
Specs
Dimensions
8.5 in. L x 5.6 in. W x 2.72 in. H
Model Number
F6FEM
Country of Origin
United States