New EnergyPointer feature significantly simplifies exercise by graphically displaying your exertion in one of two zones - either fat burning or fitness improvement - helping people to exercise smart and reach their goals (see image above)Offering clear training guidance for active exercisers who want to easily monitor their fitness level, the Polar FT40 displays calories burned with fat percentage, gives you average and maximum heart rate of training and enables you to define the upper limit for your target zone. With an Energy Pointer that tells you if the main effect of your training is fitness improvement or fat burning and The Polar Fitness Test that measures your aerobic fitness at rest and displays your progress, this watch is perfect as a simple and effective training tool. It comes with a comfortable textile transmitter and coded heart rate transmission to avoid cross-talk.
Features:
- Measures average and maximum heart rate of training
- HR-based target zones with visual and audible alarm
- Manual target zone beats per minute (upper limit)
- Polar EnergyPointer tells if the main effect of your training is fat burning or fitness improvement
- Polar Fitness Test measures your aerobic fitness at rest in just five minutes
- Displays calories burned with fat percentage
- Comes with comfortable textile transmitter and coded heart rate transmission to avoid cross-talk
- Polar OwnIndex, evaluates your maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max)
- Training load available via Polar Personal Trainer website
- Graphical target zone indicator
- HeartTouch button-free operation of wrist unit
- ZoneLock feature helps you to accumulate certain intensity
- Compatible with Mac (Intel-based) via Polar FlowLink
- Compatible with PC via Polar FlowLink
- Compatible with Polar Personal Trainer website via Polar FlowLink
Specifications:
- Weight: 64 grams
- Battery Life: 1 year
- Battery: CR2025
- Water resistance: 30 meters
What's in the Box?
- Polar FT40 training computer
- Polar WearLink+ transmitter
- Manual
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Great until you need to replace battery
I have owned four polar heart rate monitors and bought the FT40 because of the replaceable battery option. After replacing the battery, I could not receive a signal if the receiver was more than three inches from the transmitter. Even though the transmission was picked up by the exercise equipment in the gym, Polar customer support said it was likely my chest strap. I doubted this, but made the plunge. Nope, Still didn't work. I then replaced the batteries in the transmitter and the receiver again. No luck. Customer support then told me only Sony or Panasonic batteries work. Nope, no luck there either. They want me to send it in for repairs, which of course defeats the purpose of the replaceable battery. Check the user's forum at Polar and you will see this is not an isolated problem. Stay away from this one.
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Best of the FT Series
I'm a certified Personal Trainer and Spin Cycling Instructor as well as a 4x Guinness World Record Holder in various ultra endurance events. I highly recommend the FT40 because it provides total calories AND percent calories from fat, which is very helpful in weight loss training program design. It also provides total duration of workout and time spent in one's "Fat Burning" Zone (50-65% of MHR) and "Fitness Zone" (65-80% of MHR). Also provides V02 testing. The watch is very user friendly and a favorite of my clients. Price point is also good. No stopwatch feature, but thats why they made stopwatches :) I prefer the FT40 over the companion and higher priced FT60.
Makes the Difference
This device takes the guesswork out of the workout. My issue is weight loss. For me, prior to having this gizmo, the point working out was to get the calorie burn working. If I burn more calories then I take in, then I lose weight. Fitness was a byproduct.
But just how many calories did I really consume?
When I do workout, what was my average heart rate?
Peak heart rate after the stress is the killer; what was that?
Now that I have the metrics a whole new world is opening. This device is turning me into exercise freak and my wife and daughter say that is a good thing.
Product Features :
- Men's heart rate monitor watch with several innovative training features
- Displays heart rate as percentage of maximum, beats per minute, and within target zone indicator
- Audible and visual target zone alarms; 12/24-hour clock with day/week indicator
- Polar OwnCal mode tracks energy expenditure for single and accumulated workouts
- Water-resistant to 30 meters; 2-year warranty
Rating : 3.9
List Price : $179.95
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