Polar FT40 Ladies Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Black)

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: 61 grams
Battery Life: 1 year
Battery: CR2025
Water resistance: 30 meters

What's in the Box?

Polar FT40 training computer
Polar WearLink+ transmitter
Manual

Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
This is my second Polar Heart Rate Monitor. The first, a cute pink F6 met my needs as a beginner in the exercise world. I'm in my mid 40s and have had a sedentary lifestyle so I really needed to monitor my heart rate. I alos wanted to know how many calories I was burning during a workout. The F6 did this and only this. Now that I am exercising more regularly, I wanted more and that is what the FT40 gives me. First, I can change the battery myself without sending the watch back to Polar. Second, the transmitter and strap are two pieces and you can remove the transmitter when you aren't working out so you save on battery life. It's also easier to wear the strap and know that you have it on correctly. The features in this monitor that weren't on the basic F6 include fitness/fat burning monitors, percentage of fat burned during the workout and the ability to upload your results to the polar website, giving you instant feedback on your progress. It also includes a fitness level test that you can perform periodically. The images on the screen are large and easy to read. While working out you can view a summary of the stats or loop through each individual stat. If you hold the watch close to the transmitter, it will switch briefly from the stats to the current time. If you want to target a workout to be strictly fatburning, you can use your monitor to control the intensity of your workout. The same goes for a fitness workout. After a couple of workouts, the transmitter was not working well and I replaced the battery. This was unnecessary. The transmitter and strap needed to be thoroughly cleaned after each workout, not just rinsed as I had been doing. There are many more features as you look at the various Polar products available and I have friends who own the top of the line as well as the entry level monitors and all are pleased with the quality of their purchase. NOTE: You will need to purchase the upload device (FlowLink) to make use of the polar website. I purchased mine from Amazon at the same time I bought my monitor and my coworkers and I share the device. For you women who want something "pretty", the band reflects the light, making it sparkle. There are also flowers embossed on the band and printed around the face of the watch. I didn't notice these features when I looked at the images on Amazon. I would have preferred a different color than black, but at least they tried to make it look pretty.