Chest Strap Included? I am interested in purchasing the Polar F6 Women's Heart Rate Monitor [HRM] watch. After reading several reviews on Amazon and the product description, I am still a bit uncertain as to what is included with this HRM watch. I called Amazon.com, the customer service representative said she did not know and no information was available. My questions are:Does Women's F6 HRM watch include the chest strap with transmitter?If so, what size is the chest strap?Is the chest strap transmitter coded?Thanks for your help! Chest Strap Included? I am interested in purchasing the Polar F6 Women's Heart Rate Monitor [HRM] watch. After reading several reviews on Amazon and the product description, I am still a bit... » Read More Chest Strap Included? I am interested in purchasing the Polar F6 Women's Heart Rate Monitor [HRM] watch. After reading several reviews on Amazon and the product description, I am still a bit uncertain as to what is included with this HRM watch. I called Amazon.com, the customer service representative said she did not know and no information was available. My questions are:Does Women's F6 HRM watch include the chest strap with transmitter?If so, what size is the chest strap?Is the chest strap transmitter coded?Thanks for your help! « Show Less
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I'd also like to know this! It's unclear what is included with this product and the description is vague. Can someone please answer?
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I called polar and here's what I found out:All Polar HRM will include a transmitter and strap with every package. It is a "standrad" strap/transmitter in size mediumThe F6 is a coded receiver and comes with a coded transmitter.They offer a "Wear Link" strap which is a more comfortable cloth type material and has a user servicable battery that costs about $55.00.... BUT the Polar F7 is IDENTICAL to the F6 but comes with the wearlink strap and it's only a few dollars more...
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Thanks for your response, C.J. Duchon!I went ahead and ordered the Women's Polar F6 HRM before seeing C.J. 's response and the response is spot on about what is included with the HRM watch.I have used the chest strap about 5 times. No where have I seen the strap size but I would think it would fit a size 40 inch chest comfortably, maybe a few inches more too.Overall, I very happy with the F6. If I had read C.J.'s comment before ordering the F6, I may have gone ahead and order the F7 instead. Not because of comfort issues with the chest strap included with this model, but because of the F7 including a chest strap with a user servicable battery. Thanks for your response, C.J. Duchon!I went ahead and ordered the Women's Polar F6 HRM before seeing C.J. 's response and the response is spot on about what is included with the HRM watch.I have used the chest strap about 5 times. No where have I seen the strap size but I would think it would fit a size 40 inch chest comfortably, maybe a few inches more too.Overall, I very happy with the F6. If I had read C.J.'s comment before ordering the F6, I may have gone ahead and order the F7 instead. Not because of comfort issues with the chest strap included with... » Read More Thanks for your response, C.J. Duchon!I went ahead and ordered the Women's Polar F6 HRM before seeing C.J. 's response and the response is spot on about what is included with the HRM watch.I have used the chest strap about 5 times. No where have I seen the strap size but I would think it would fit a size 40 inch chest comfortably, maybe a few inches more too.Overall, I very happy with the F6. If I had read C.J.'s comment before ordering the F6, I may have gone ahead and order the F7 instead. Not because of comfort issues with the chest strap included with this model, but because of the F7 including a chest strap with a user servicable battery. « Show Less
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Yes a chest strap is included. Be sure to wet the sensor pads with water and to make it contact better I put some hair gel on also.
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No, it is sold seperately for about $50. The monitor and sensor are proprietary and a Polar sensor will not work. That is a negative for this watch and heart rate monitor.
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It doens't have any bluetooth capability - you need the $80 polar chest strap that's bluetooth capable. This is the basic one that's been around forever that's compatible with I think the majority of Polar units.
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If you are referring to the HR sensor that straps around your chest, Yes. You get an elastic chest strap and the sensor, which is attached using buttons. The watch communicates and collects the data from the sensor strapped to your chest.
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Yes it comes with a chest strap that monitors your heart rate on your watch. When I am on the treadmill my heart rate shows up on the treadmill monitor also. V
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This version - the HRM version does include a chest strap. You can also buy a version without HRM.
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No, the chest strap and transmitter are included. With this model you also get the GPS sensor and an arm band for it.
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Just curious, I'm thinking of getting the 305, but I already have a Polar HRM... Did you say that your Polar strap works with your 305? If so, that'd be nice not to have to purchase a second strap.
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The watch comes with a sensor and chest strap to monitor your heart rate, but you can choose to not wear the sensor and use it as a watch only if you wish. Cory is right; although the heart rate is accurately recorded, the calories burned is not. Don't rely on it for that.
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The chest strap is sold separately. I had one from my old Garmin 305 that works great.
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The strap I bought came with the watch. I purchased it heartratemonitorsusa.Just so you know the heart rate strap is useless under water. Hope this is helpful!
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All Polar's are sold with the HRM strap and transmitter. Polar does not sell the watches separately.
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Yes it comes with a chest strap. The strap has a device that sends your heart rate to the wrist device. The strap is made of an elastic material that is adjustable. I am a 48 regular and it adjusted out to fit just fine.
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It does not come with a chest strap and does not indicate one is required. It's supposed to work by simply being on your wrist and using the appropriate buttons. I'm not a fan of the product.
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This watch is for your wrist and comes with the chest strap for work out feedback. I hope this helps!
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Yes, the chest strap is the only way to detect your heart rate. It works well with this watch. The first time I used it while on one of the treadmills at our fitness center, I noticed that the chest strap also automatically syncs wirelessly with the treadmill, which shows your heart rate on its display screen. Hope this is helpful!