Polar FT60 Mens Heart Rate Monitor Watch Black with White Display
Get fit. One way to help you get there is with the aid of the Polar FT60. Now you can train as you want and reach your fitness targets with the FT60’s personalized training program. It sets new targets by adapting to your personal training habits, helping you stay motivated and carry on improving your fitness. The adaptive training program features weekly targets, feedback and guidance so you’ll achieve your training targets more efficiently and effectively. Heart rate (displayed as bpm) HeartTouch button-free operation of wrist unit WearLink+ 31 coded transmitter (changeable battery) KeyLock Manual target zone (% / bpm) - %/bpm Sound volume level setting Visual and audible alarm in target zones Water resistant - 30m Offers GPS capabilities when used with optional G1 GPS sensor Data transfer capable - Compatible with polarpersonaltrainer.com with Polar FlowLink - optional Polar Fitness Test with OwnIndex - A fitness test that measures your aerobic fitness at rest in just five minutes. The result, Polar OwnIndex, predicts your maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max ). With the Polar Fitness Test you can measure your aerobic fitness by yourself, automatically and without any exertion. No other equipment other than a heart rate monitor is needed. The Polar Fitness Test is as accurate in predicting the VO2max as any submaximal fitness test. The test is based on gender, age, height, body weight, level of physical activity, heart rate and heart rate variability at rest. The result, OwnIndex, ranges usually from 20 to 95 and is comparable to VO2max, the golden standard of aerobic fitness. Alarm with snooze Date and weekday indicator Dual time zone Low battery indicator Time of day (12/24h) with alarm User replaceable battery Displays text in English, German, Finnish, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Works flawlessly with Macintosh Computer
There is a lot of discussion at [...] about wanting polar software that works natively under Mac OSX. However, I have worked with this fantastic HRM and was able to upload all the data acquired by it to the website blindingly fast on the first try using the Flowlink interface. I am running Windows XP under bootcamp. The polarpersonaltrainer website gives you lots of ways to analyze your workouts and to understand what you need to do to improve. This should not be undervalued when looking at HRMs from the various manufacturers.
I do note that the FT60 does not record your actual heart rate as a function of time for upload but it does record a whole bunch of metrics derived from your heart rate and performance over the course of a workout that are useful for understanding and improving your performance. (Frankly, I don’t know why one would want to stare at a graph showing how your heart rate varied as a function of time.) The FT80 does make an actual record of your heart rate together with these other metrics. For me, this did not really matter as the FT60 has everything I need to keep me motivated and to help me to understand my progress. You must be clear on this before deciding between the FT60 and FT80. (The FT80, as of April 15, 2009 has lots of problems and flaws from what I can tell. I wouldn’t buy it - it is an extra $100 for a bunch of misery.)
What I was after is a set of metrics or some rubric that I could measure my performance against. I now understand that just looking at your body weight is not going to do it and may be quite detrimental to your progress. The FT60 gives you several great ways to keep tabs on how you are doing and also offers a weight log so you can record that to the website as well.
By the way, the picture give for this product does not do justice to it. It is a fantastic looking watch! I wear business casual most days and frequently a suit out to dinner. This fits my wardrobe perfectly! Very handsome. It would certainly go with bluejeans and a baggy sweatshirt, too.
I have already recommended this fantastic product to co-workers and other gym rats.
1 Star Flow Link and Web Sync don’t work good enough , its almost a beta product. Both are too important for FT60
Polar FT60 Men’s Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Black with White Display)
Web Sync its very important for the Polar FT 60 and unfortunately Web Sync don’t work good enought , its almost a beta product.
If you don’t believe me go to the Polar Forus , then to websync and you can see all the problems.
5 Stars Works well, highly motivating
I’ve had the FT 60 for a week and find it easy to use, and highly motivating.
I’m already curious about what next week’s training targets will be. I wouldn’t want to work out without this monitor.
The Flowlink accessory works perfectly and there have been no problems with the Polarpersonaltrainer web site so far. I recommend this HRM to anyone who is serious about fitness and who understands the crucial role of heart rate in measuring intensity of exercise.
5 Stars So far so good!
I had some Reward points to use from AMX so I settled on this watch. I thought it was too many points and now I realize why - I wound up getting a model with the GPS unit included… Now I have to start running!
It is very easy to set up right out of the box. My main reason for owning it was to get a measure of my fitness level as well as my heart rate. Basically, I put on the chest strap, start the exercise DVD (thank you, Gilad) press the button twice, the stopwatch starts, my heartbeat is picked up and it tells me how fast I am beating by glancing at the watch, and afterwards it tells me my average heart rate, my maximum heart rate, calories burned and how much time I spent in each “zone” I found that when doing cardio with Gilad I am mostly in zone 3, and when doing “sculpting” I am in zone 1 and 2. I do not have the “flowlink” yet, as I do not mind inputting the data manually on the website (its only 5 or 6 numbers to put in for each session- and I think I am more apt to “look” at the numbers if I type them in manually. Plus, it does not work with a mac yet.
The watch is not gorgeous. The display is very large. Looks fine but is a lot thicker than my dress watch, which is not surprising.
5 Stars Great Product - Highly Recommend
My wife wanted a HRM for her birthday and after alot of research I ordered the FT40 for her. She loves it so much that I decided to get one for myself. I opted for the FT60 instead, since it has the option where it simulates a personal trainer telling how long to work out and at which intensity based on what you tell it you want to accomplish (weight loss, fitness improvement or Max fitness level). Set up is very easy and documentation is good. You enter your height, weight, age, etc and then your goals and it creates a profile for you based on that information.
I have only had the FT60 for a week, but I find myself working out longer and at the correct intensity for my goals. Before I had no real logic to my workouts, I would just break a good sweat. With this HRM I target certain levels of intensity to be more productive and accomplish my goals. After entering all the required data and doing the fitness test built into the watch, it gave me my goals for the first week. It included overall time to work out and how much time to spend in each of the 3 zones of intensity. It tracks your progress in data and bar graph form and is real easy to understand and keeps you motivated to accomplish all the goals they give you for the week. I am a person who is competitive and find myself working out more on days where I might not have simply b/c I want to meet the goals for the week.
The watch is a great size and actually can be worn outside of the gym as its quite attractive. The Chest strap is very comfortable being made of cloth instead of plastic,like some competitors versions. A very cool feature that was a suprise to me is that the equipment at my gym picks up your HR from the chest strap wirelessly and displays your HR, which matches the watches display. Much easier to look at that then to keep glancing at your watch. This works all the cardio equip in my gym (Life Fitness treadmills, Precor ellipticals, and the Stair Master).
I also ordered the FlowLink so I can upload the data to polars personal trainer website. It works great so far. You can join competitions on the website to “compete” against others in all kinds of categories (ie. Most calories burned in a month, most miles run in a week, most weight lost, etc. You can also create your own competitions).
All in all a great product and I highly recommend it. If you don’t think you will want/use the built in “personal trainer” option, then save yourself $40 and get the FT40.
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