Now you can do any exercise anywhere and have the important information about your fitness just right at your fingertips. Introducing the Polar F11 Women’s Heart Rate Monitor Watch. It offers some great features that will meet your needs but without being overly too complicated.
The Polar F11 Women’s Heart Rate Monitor Watch allows you to create a workout program that tells you how much, how hard and how long to exercise to reach your goals. This powerful wrist monitor provides a highly accurate gauge for getting the most from your workout sessions.
Polar F11 Women's Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Blue Glow, New Design)
The F11 is an exerciser's dream come true. A revolutionary heart rate monitor that creates a workout program to tell you how much, how hard and how long to exercise to reach your goals. The Keeps U Fit - Workout Program guides you to your personal goals. OwnIndex® will determine your fitness level, track your improvements, and provide motivation. The OwnCal® feature counts the calories and fat that you burn and the OwnZone® feature will automatically determine each day's target zone. The F11 also features the WearLinkT Coded transmitter made from a soft, fabric material. The Coded feature eliminates interference from other heart rate monitors. The F11 is the closest thing to having your own personal trainer.
Amazon.com Product Description:
The Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitor is the world's only heart rate monitor that creates a workout program to tell you how much, how hard and how long to exercise to reach your goals. This powerful wrist monitor provides a highly accurate gauge for getting the most from your exercise sessions. The Polar Keeps U Fit Workout Program gives you personal guidance--how often, how hard, and how long you need to exercise to reach your personal fitness goals. It also includes a free-of-charge online component.
The wristwatch-like monitor features a large display that includes 12/24-hour time of day, alarm, and stopwatch. The transmitter includes the Wearlink Coded function, which eliminates interference from other heart rate monitors. The transmitter's electrodes, which pick up the heart signals, are integrated right into the strap for added flexibility and comfort.
The OwnCal feature shows your energy expenditure during one exercise session as well as your accumulated kilocalories during several exercise sessions. It also allows you to set daily and weekly exercise goals in terms of calorie expenditure. The Fitness Bullets feature shows a bullet on the monitor's display for every 10 minutes spent exercising/training in your target heart rate zone. The Coded feature eliminates interference from other heart rate monitors. Other features include:
- Displays heart rate, exercise time, and average heart rate
- Manual and automatic heart rate limit settings
- Large easy-to-read display with backlighting and split screen
- Water resistant to 30 meters (100 feet)
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.
- Heart rate monitor designed to help you hit training and fitness goals
- Keeps U Fit Workout Program gives you personal exercise guidance
- WearLink Coded transmitter made from a soft, fabric material, eliminates interference from other heart rate monitors
- OwnCal feature shows your energy expenditure during one exercise session
- Large easy-to-read, backlit display with split screen; water resistant to 30 meters
Disappointed
I've used heart rate monitors for about 10 years. When the battery ran out on my old Polar, I bought this one based on reviews. I have three major complaints.
First, the monitor always displays a heart rate that is 2 bpm slower than every piece of fitness equipment I use, which includes three different elliptical trainers, Keiser spin cycles and a treadmill. This does not inspire confidence.
Second, Polar seems to lack an adequate data base for boomers and especially women over 55. How else can anyone explain my rating as an elite athlete (score of 57) after 3 workouts? Of course the reason is that I have a low resting heart rate. That doesn't mean I'm fit. It just means I'm outside the norm.
Third, this unit lacks enough flexibility to modify the standard settings and still get appropriate advice and calculations. The fitness calculator doesn't disclose the resting heart rate. There is no way to adjust maximum heart rate based on actually testing. My target zones based on the Karvonen formula are very different. In short, this unit disappointed me, and I won't keep it.
Reach your goals!
Had the F11 about 2 months now. Detailed review below, but here's the short version - if you want to reach specific fitness goals the F11 can revolutionize your exercise program. Get one.
Best- the F11 tells you the truth, and keeps a record of it. It has revolutionized my exercise.
Worst- generic look, cheap wrist strap, mediocre website.
This is my first HRM. Did some internet research & talked with several fitness buffs. Polar is the top of the line in HRM technology & experience. Splurged on the F11 due to the ability to track & upload exercise data. The F11 does all that and more.
I am fairly technical. The F11 took a week to get used to. I highly recommend you download the manual. Now I can easily navigate all menus during exercise (even without my glasses#. The F11's ability to generate a customized exercise program, along with tracking & reporting results, has revolutionized my approach & intensity. Day 1 I realized I was overdoing it. But if your intensity or consistency is lagging the F11 will push you #beep at you# to reach the goal. I have exercised longer, more carefully #i.e., pushing myself but not killing myself), and more consistently because I am using the F11.
"OwnZone" sets a personalized heart beat range for each exercise session. Session lengths & intensity are customized based on heart rate measurements coupled with user inputs of age, weight, physical fitness, & goals. Session results are recorded by session & summarized by week. Max heart rate, average heart rate, calories burned, duration, etc. The only thing missing is distance, which for me is not important (I often do stairs & other cardio that is not running). When you reach your weekly goals, the watch displays a victor's cup (corny, but you want to see it!)
I love the ability to upload data to the website. However the website is not customizable. I really wish you could export data into Excel, but the website does provide lists & graphs. My first attempts to upload from the watch were unsuccessful, but read the manual & experiment & it works fine. The website is not great but it is the best thing out there. You can't upload all files at once but that's not that big of a deal.
In short, this is a fantastic tool in getting results. Plan to invest a little time up front in learning the menus & getting the upload setup correct. Your investment is well rewarded when you begin to forget the tool & focus on reaching your goals. Based on my experience with the F11 so far, I expect to own & use a HRM for the rest of my life & it will probably always be a Polar.
Love this thing!
I love to exercise in classes and on the bike, so this is the perfect tool to help improve my fitness and track my calories. I keep track for the week and know if I should add in a quick DVD or something by the end of the week to meet my goal. I have watched my fitness improve by tracking the recovery of my heart rate during spinning. I will never workout without this monitor again.
It is easy to use. I read the manual, which is rare for me, but I wanted to take full advantage of the features available. The watch is cute. I've seen many that are big and that I wouldn't want to wear in public. This is very comfortable and light. The only time it has bothered me is during some poses (like the plank) in Pilates. That is for 30 seconds or so and it isn't near enough to keep me from wearing it. The chest strap was thicker than I pictured it to be and for some reason I thought the monitor part would be integrated into the strap. The ones I had used at the Y were. It looked big and bulky and bothered me until I tried it. It fits and moves well and doesn't budge even during my sweatiest, most position changing workouts like ballet and spinning. It is no more noticeable under tank tops than the strap to your sports bra.
I did have to turn the alarm off because it gets mad if you don't stay in the Own Zone. I never stay there because I choose to do high and low intensity workouts. It likes you to do a moderate one. I'm sure there is a way to change that, but I haven't bothered. I turn off the alarm and it works just fine. I'm so happy with this monitor that I recommend it not only by the brand, but the specific model number.
Not for fat people...
Okay, now that I have your attention with the review title...this heart monitor watch is only average. The reason I say it's not for fat people is because I have had it for about 3 months and was about 80 pounds overweight (5' 11, 270 lbs) when I started. The watch has helped in the fitness department because I can keep my heart rate in the proper zone, but that's only when it actually registers your heart rate. You see, the strap is not built for people with a wider chest. My chest measures nearly 54" around. The strap stretches enough to fit but its under so much stress that it tends to want to fold over therefore making the electrodes not stay on your skin. This is especially true if you are sitting - like rowing or paddling. Probably 80% of the time I use it I lose the signal sometime during the workout so I never get a truly accurate result. The strap is wet as instructed and I have tried changing batteries in the transmitter but none of these things help. I'm sure it's a fine piece of equipment for people with a little less girth than me, but of you are in the very overweight category it may not fit well enough to register a pulse. I have since switched to the Garmin Forerunner 305 and it works great. By the way, I'm down 25 lbs. Yeah!
Excellent HR monitor, Stylish everyday watch too
PROS: Stylish, works well with no interference from other monitors, strap is super comfortable (wearlink), comfortable fit on watch straps/face size, weekly, daily, and total exercise tracking, works with most gym equipment (HR reading right on the screen during workout), creates an exercise program for you based on personal goals, stainless steel metal components, did I say stylish?
CONS: Does not connect with Mac computers (website says they are shooting for being able to do this in 2010?), the only exercise program where you can set your own HR limits is manual so you have to set your HR limits for each workout depending on which zone you are training in that day, unclear underwater use recommendations on website and from users (see below)
I bought this monitor to train for my 3rd olympic distance triathlon. I have loved it. I also use it as my everyday watch. I am allergic to most metals so the stainless steel metal components are perfect for me. Many people have asked about my "fancy new watch" and are all surprised to find out it is a heart rate monitor. I have not used the HR strap swimming so far, Polar recommends you buy the waterproof plastic T31coded for swimming but on the discussion forum on their website many users list using the wearlink in the water. Both straps have mixed reviews as far as water use so I have decided to forgo dealing with that for now but it is certainly possible it seems. I don't think knowing my heart rate for *every* activity is crucial at this point in my training.
Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitors includes advanced features such as the Polar’s Keeps U Fit which is a guide to how often or how long and how hard to exercise, heart rate and more. It is also equipped with Heart Touch and watch/stopwatch functions.
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The great thing about Polar F11 is it is easy to use. It has an easy-to-read display and instructions that are extremely clear. If you want it to, it can automatically calculate your target range based on your birth date. It has a weekly status that gives you the total number of calories burned, and the total exercise time needed for that week.
The Polar F11 will assists you on how often, how hard, and how long you need to exercise to attain your personal fitness goals. The great features on the this heart rate monitor eliminates the need and the cost for a personal trainer.
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3:19 am on February 20th, 2009
This one look good on girls
9:08 am on October 26th, 2009
Our take is that if you want a great strapless heart rate monitor at an excellent price than you are making a good choice with the Bowflex Basic.