Can I use a polar men's heart rate watch if I'm a woman? My dad gave this to me because he no longer uses it. Can a woman wear a watch designed for men?
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Hmm...I think so. Does he still have the instruction booklet? I'd read up in that if you can. The only thing I can think may be off is maybe the target rates are different for men and women...but I really don't know. I think the treadmills at the gym do not ask if you are a man or woman...so it probably would be okay. I would give it a try and see if you notice anything wrong.
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the software in the watch is the same , it asks you your gender and then claculates everything based on biological/physiological factors you input ....for both men and ladies ...the colors , graphics and size of the wristband are why they are described as ladies or mens
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I was just speaking with a representative from Polar about the FT40 and asked whether or not there was a different in the men's and women's versions. I was told all the features are the same, the only difference is the size of the wrist strap (the men's version being larger - which I need, I have large wrists).
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Hi AJ. There is no connection for a polar heart rate monitor. The machine can read your heart rate through the contact sensors on the hand grips and it can also read it through telemetry heart rate signals from a chest strap transmitter that operates in the 4.5 - 5.5 kHz range. The strap is wireless and must be from Polar Electro or an uncoded POLAR compatible model. I hope this helps
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Heart monitor works as well as polar or any other monitors I have used. If you want to use "peak fitness" techniques, this is probably useful.
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I've never used it as you describe, but it starts showing your heart rate once you place the band on your chest. You would need to wear watch and band.
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Yes, my wife wears it while teaching spin & boot camp classes. She has even worn it while shoveling snow. The band is much smaller than the older heart rate monitor that she had. The watch is so lightweight that you forget you are wearing it.
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All heat rate monitors are primarily the same except for the color of the watch. So, they are unisex unless you don't want to wear a purple watch as a man.
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You should just need the chest strap heart rate monitor, the foot pod is really only to calculate the amount of steps you take. The watch itself is really the only thing you NEED.
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I am not using this watch any more. As far as I know you can run it continuously. While the chest strap is reasonably comfortable you would have to be wearing that continuously also. you can go to the polar.com website for more information and I'm sure you can call their sales or support line for this information. Sorry couldn't be more helpful
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No you dont have to wear chest band and the gps watch will monitor the other running datas.Moreover, you dont have to buy the chest band and gps watch pair together.Only gps watch is sold solely.
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Page 18 of the Owner's Manual (Troubleshooting) gives advice on how to get your Polar compatible heart rate monitor (chest strap) to read accurately. I have a Polar with chest strap. Will the 420 Elliptical read heart rate from signals produced by the chest strap?
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I currently use a Polar H7 Bluetooth heart rate monitor when I cycle and seem to get very accurate readings on both. And that's running both the Wahoo Fitness app and a Digifit app at the same time. I'm not sure if there are any bad effects when using this with a ANT+ monitor though, as I've never tried an ANT+ hr monitor.
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I use my polar f6 for swimming in the pool and it measures my heartrate well. I do not know if the calorie count is accurate in the water since heart rate usually lowers. Maybe I just need to work harder?
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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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Sorry, silly question. It's not a heart rate monitor.Just an activity tracker.http://forum.polar.fi/showthread.php?s=5080dad3b7bc0e2387ee6e1e9bc60fd6&t;=1634
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There is a chest strap and a wristwatch. The wristwatch is really nice, but it does NOT compute calories properly, so if that is a concern, please don't buy this!! I have been using the Polar FT4 for a long time now and have been happy. I did have to call the company at one point because it wasn't performing at it's best for a while, but they gave me some excellent care tips! Should you decide to go with the Polar HRM, please feel free to contact me again and I'll gladly share my tips :-) Best of luck!!
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I could not get my Timex to relyably communicate between its components. As a result I have no idea how to answer your question except to say that it kept accurate time - period. Trashed it. Seller learned of dissatisfaction, replaced it with a MIO, no cumbersome chest strap required, works great.
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Hello Bruce, I had the Nike+ Sportswatch GPS and needed a HRM to go with it. I just checked the Product Description here on Amazon and found the following:"Polar WearLink+ transmitter Nike+ picks up your heart's signals and transfers that data into the Nike+ system. The soft fabric chest strap seamlessly adapts to your body shape, bringing full freedom of movement to your training. With its hook mechanism, transmitter is just as quick to put on as it is to take off.Transfers heart rate information while swimming with products which support 5kHz transmission** FT1, FT2, FT4, FT7, FT40, FT60, FT80, RS100, RS300X, RS400, RCX5, CS100, CS200, CS300"so I guess it does work with the CS300 Hello Bruce, I had the Nike+ Sportswatch GPS and needed a HRM to go with it. I just checked the Product Description here on Amazon and found the following:"Polar WearLink+ transmitter Nike+ picks up your heart's signals and transfers that data into the Nike+ system. The soft fabric chest strap seamlessly adapts to your body shape, bringing full freedom of movement to your training. With its hook mechanism, transmitter is just as quick to put on as it is to take off.Transfers heart rate information while swimming with products which support 5kHz transmission** FT1, FT2, FT4,... » Read More Hello Bruce, I had the Nike+ Sportswatch GPS and needed a HRM to go with it. I just checked the Product Description here on Amazon and found the following:"Polar WearLink+ transmitter Nike+ picks up your heart's signals and transfers that data into the Nike+ system. The soft fabric chest strap seamlessly adapts to your body shape, bringing full freedom of movement to your training. With its hook mechanism, transmitter is just as quick to put on as it is to take off.Transfers heart rate information while swimming with products which support 5kHz transmission** FT1, FT2, FT4, FT7, FT40, FT60, FT80, RS100, RS300X, RS400, RCX5, CS100, CS200, CS300"so I guess it does work with the CS300 « Show Less