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Polar F4 Heart Rate Monitor

Fitness > Stopwatches & TimersRated: ***** by 2 reviews.

REI

The Polar F4 heart rate monitor helps keep fitness enthusiasts in the correct zone for optimized training benefit.

  • Visually follow the time in your target heart rate zone via the fitness bullets displayed
  • Set your heart rate limits and stay informed as to where you are within these zones with the innovative Zone Pointer and alarm system
  • OwnCal™ feature counts calories and fat burned based on your own effort level
  • Easy-to-read display and simple button access to functions make this monitor easy to use
  • Wireless receiver sends readouts that are ECG accurate
  • Accompanying lightweight Polar Transmitter is comfortable to wear in nearly any environment
  • Memory file stores average heart rate and total exercise time

Jenson USA

It comes with all the standard features of a Polar heart rate monitor but is designed to fit around a woman's wrist.  It includes Polar's ZonePointer features that helps you stay in your Target Zone and track the calories you burn during a workout.  It has a stopwatch and button free operation.
 
Polar Exercise Features
    * Wireless ECG accurate Heart Rate
    * Heart Rate displayed as bpm or % of maximum
    * Polar OwnCal
    * Target Zones with Visible & Audible Alarm
    * ZonePointer
    * Fitness Bullets (every 10 minutes in target zone)
    * Maximum & Average Heart Rate of Exercise
    * Exercise Date
 

Modells

The Polar(r) F4 unisex wrist heart rate monitor offers you a compact design that's easy to wear during you workouts. It offers automatic and manual target heart rate zone with a visual and audible alarm. An OwnCla(r) features tracks your calories burned and a Zone Pointer displays your current position in the target zone. It's also set-up with full watch functions and a stopwatch.

This description was also provided by: Sports Authority, Dick's Sporting Goods, FogDog Sports


Holabird Sports

The F4™ is the first women's specific unit from Polar, combining all the necessary heart rate features with a new, slim design. The F4™ includes the popular Zone Pointer feature that helps keep you in your Target Zone, and OwnCal to track the calories you burn during your exercise. With stopwatch and convenient button free operation, the F4™ is a valuable fitness tool.

Average heart rate:Yes
Backlight:No
Calories burned:Yes
Clock:Yes
Color:Black
Countdown timer:No
Daily alarm:Yes
Date:Yes
File storage:1
Heart rate display:Yes
Heart rate memory/recall:Yes
High/low target heart rate:Yes
Lap timer:No
PC Compatible:Yes
Receiver Water Resistant:Up to 30 Meters
Recovery heart rate mode:No
Speed/distance:No
Stop watch:Yes
Stopwatch:Yes
Target heart rate zones:3
Time in target zone:Yes
Time of Day:Yes
Water-resistance:30 meters

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Sometimes brands make complementary products for the opposite gender that coordinate with this product, we also try to show these products below.

Polar F4 Heartrate MonitorPolar F4 Heartrate Monitor - Women's$79.99 - $89.95
Polar F4 Black Thunder Heart Rate MonitorPolar F4 Black Thunder Heart Rate MonitorUnspecified$89.95 - $89.99
Polar F4 Fitness Monitor - - Black AmberPolar F4 Fitness Monitor - - Black Amber - Women's$89.95

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Option Availability:

Use this chart to find which retailer offers this product in the size, color or other options that you desire. Click on the price to purchase.

ColorSize
Fitness HRMN/A
Black Thunder
Black Thunder
91.5093.00
Black Amber91.50 
Blue Ice91.50 

Legend

  •     - Jenson USA
  •     - REI

Notes:

Holabird Sports offers this product at $89.95, but does not provide any color/size information.

Modells offers this product at $89.99, but does not provide any color/size information.

Dick's Sporting Goods offers this product at $89.99, but does not provide any color/size information.

FogDog Sports offers this product at $89.99, but does not provide any color/size information.

Sports Authority offers this product at $89.99, but does not provide any color/size information.

Polar F4 Heart Rate Monitor Reviews Summary:

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Reviews:

Works great. No problems so far

Rating:****
I do at least 30 minutes of cardio every day. The heart rate monitors that are built into the machines I use are pretty lousy. I've found that they take a very long time to give a reading on the heart rate. Also, the calorie's burned that they display are very general since often times you never have the opportunity to enter in your gender, age, height and weight.

The F4 is fantastic. I get instant readings on my heart rate, and since I programed the watch with my gender, age height and weight; I know that I'm getting a more accurate estimate of the calories I burn during my workouts.

The one thing negative I've found is with the chest strap. It can be a little bulky and uncomfortable. Also, there's a bit of a catch 22; if the chest strap is too loose, it can move around and become a nuisance once your start to sweat; if the chest strap is too tight, you get some nasty red marks on your chest once you take it off.
Jason 1 at REI on 02/13/2009

healthy gadget

Rating:*****
I just wanted to write it does have a backlight. When you are in workout mode, bring the watch to the transmitter and it will beep, show the time, and light up briefly. There is not button to activate the lamp.
rrick at REI on 08/15/2009