Most helpful client reviews
87 of 88 people found the following review helpful.
It’s water resistant! Works great
By Carrie W.
Hey folks, I just wanted to add a bit of info based on numerous remarks I’ve read on other Polar devices: The FT4, based on my tests, IS water-resistant and ought to work great to support you track your stats as you swim laps. I’ll update this once I’ve used it for a few more lap swims, but both the heart monitor you wear on your chest and the watch itself are sealed and won’t without delay flood and ruin if you take it into the pool. Only thing is, you in all probability don’t want to be pressing the buttons on the watch while you’re beneath water, which may mean you have to stop and arid off if you want to take a break in the middle of your lap swim.
Update: I have now used my FT4 various times to track my lap swimming. It works great! Don’t press the buttons while you’re genuinely underwater, but I have had no trouble at all with the ‘pause’ or ‘continue’ functions at the end of the lap, even with wet fingers. Oh, and – you don’t have to wet the chest band before you put it on if you’re going to swim in it 
I have the same beef as others regarding the FT4 – you can’t see all your workout stats at once while you work out – you have to press the bottom right-hand button to modify the display to heart rate vs. calories vs. workout time or what have you, and you can’t see your time while you’re working out (you may once you’re finished and you click STOP to end the workout session…at this point you likewise get your upper and intermediate heart rates and your time in the zone. You may likewise hit ‘Pause’ to see your workout time.) Basically, this little gizmo does what it’s designed to do. It does make a distinctive double-beep when you’re in your heart rate zone, which I find helpful.
A couple other details: the FT4 has a user-serviceable battery (some other Polar models don’t, which means you have to pay $$ and ship the device to Polar to modify the battery.) The chest band is fabric, as opposed to the stiff plastic of other Polar models, also. You may buy software to download the info off your Polar, but the software is $80 and you need an infrared reader for your computer. I haven’t actually explored this, as I use the [...] internetlocation to track my selective information and I just copy it straight off the Polar without downloading.
My one complaint is the divergence in calorie burn among the FT4, my Garmin Forerunner and my GoWearFit…who knows how a good deal of I’m genuinely burning…but I do have a little bit of a formula I may use to convert from one to the next…
Overall, I’d say this device is well worth the money, peculiarly if you’re just doing casual exercise without the need for a GPS or an all-day calorie tracker. I’ll in all probability buy another one ought to the one I purchased break or wear out.
100 of 104 persons found the following review helpful.
It fits even us huge girls!
By D. Beirle
I have expended months looking for a heart rate monitor that would fit me comfortably, but still be pretty. This is it! I’ve decisive to at last get off my big butt and get started doing something healthful – walking or biking each day – but I wanted to be competent to keep track of the time AND make sure I was working at the right heart rate. As somebody who is genuinely out of shape, I find that I might feel like I am in truth working hard, but my heart rate ends up being at the very low end, so I necessitated something that I could use to be sure my workouts are genuinely worth it.
This watch is very exact and stylish. I likewise like that it tracks my calories burned and my former workouts so I may see if I am getting healthier. I was worried that it wouldn’t fit my wrist because it is a women’s watch and they tend to run small, but this fits my 7 3/4″ wrist with a little room to spare. The chest strap likewise fits and is super comfy! I am almost 300lbs (at the time of purchase) and the M/XXL strap that comes with this fit me just fine – again with room to spare. I don’t even feel it once I get it on and get started moving.
So, for you more spectacular girls out there who are looking for a rate monitor that will fit, be exact and comfortable AND is beauteous – get this one!
39 of 39 humans found the following review helpful.
Exactly what I was looking for
By Duane W. Richards
I’m new to heart rate monitors, so I had a lot of searching to do to figure out what I necessitated from one before I placed my order. I soon found that the Polar brand was the one to get, but they have hundreds of models, ranging from lowpriced to incredible. I know a good deal of will say this model doesn’t have it all, but if you’re looking for something to keep you informed of your progression in your exercise routine, this is genuinely all you need. Tracking up to 10 sessions worth of data, but also keeping a running total, the watch may tell you how long you worked out, your intermediate heart rate, greatest or most complete or best possible reached, and time in the zone, and from that, how some calories you burned. It beeps softly at you each 5 seconds or so when you’re beneath the zone, and also tells you when you’ve exceeded your maximum. The display is actually easy to read, even in the middle of vigorous training session. The watch in comfortable and easy to clean, as is the chest strap, which is totally adjustable. I have no complaints at all, and for the price, I’m exceedingly pleased. I only wish there was a way to download the training files from the watch to my computer, but a spreadsheet likewise works just fine.
See all 80 client reviews…
