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Polar FT40 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's

Item # 779103

$165.00

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Polar FT40 heart rate monitor significantly simplifies training by helping you exercise smart on the way to your fitness goals.

New EnergyPointer feature graphically displays your exertion in 1 of 2 zones: fat burning or fitness improvement
Designed for gym goers, joggers and active people who want to exercise efficiently on their way to getting fit; stylish watch can be worn any time, at work or play
Polar Fitness Test finds your baseline fitness level in just 5 min.; predicts VO2max as well
Shows calories burned, duration and time spent in each zone (fat burning or fitness)
Zone lock keeps you in the right zone (fat burning or fitness)
Stores 50 workout files and 16 weekly training summaries
WearLink™ coded transmitter (with fabric mount) eliminates interference from other heart rate monitors
Works with Polar online personal trainer, an exercise journal and community medium that provides guidance, tracks progress and goals, and allows you to challenge your friends
Includes user-changeable battery

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Polar FT40 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's Specs

Specification	Description
Heart rate display	Yes
Target heart rate zones	3
Time in target zone	Yes
Average heart rate	Yes
Recovery heart rate mode	Yes
High/low target heart rate	Yes
Heart rate memory/recall	Yes
Calories burned	Yes
Backlight	Yes
File storage	50
PC Compatible	Yes
Speed/distance	No
Clock	Yes
Lap timer	No
Stop watch	No
Daily alarm	Yes
Countdown timer	No
Date	Yes
Water-resistance	30 meters

Polar FT40 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's Customer Reviews

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Polar FT40 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's

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Aug

2009

3.0

Not Exactly...

By hmm

from Atlanta, GA

About Me Frequent Exerciser

Pros

Accurate
Compact Design
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading
Versatile

Cons

Limited Features

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Comments about Polar FT40 Heart Rate Monitor - Men's:

Bummer.I'm disappointed and embarrassed that I was so trusting. OK, this was the first heart rate monitor I've ever looked at, so I was a little too trusting. When the Compare feature showed that it had three "Target heart rate zones", I should've looked further. As best as I can tell, it has two zones; it even says that in the product description - "•Zone lock keeps you in the right zone (fat burning or fitness)". Then I figured that with the "PC Compatible" feature, I'd be able to view graphical versions of my heart rate vs. time. Not so. First, in order to download the data into a PC, you need to buy the Polar FlowLink Data Transfer Unit (another cool $55). Then, with the online software[...] you can then upload your FT40 data, but you'll find that it consists only of high/low/average heart rate, time in zone (only 2 zones, remember), time-related items; no bpm vs time graphs or analysis.Now I'm feeling like I got taken. The hardware works exactly as advertised, even the FlowLink unit. Pretty much flawless operation, as far as I can tell. But the comparisons are misleading and the software is way short of what I expected.I must admit that I haven't gone and bought another program (PC Coach may do more), but it looks like I needed to go up to at least the FT80 to get what I wanted, but the FT80 isn't even on this site. I should've looked much further before buying.