Color:Black Memorabilia:No Batteries Included:No Clothing Size:One Size Size:One Shipping Weight (lbs):1 Dimensions (in):0.1 x 0 x 0 Legal Disclaimer:Disclaimer: This Heart Rate Monitor Watch is not a medical device, or intended for use in any medical, or patient monitoring application. This Heart Rate Monitor Watch is not intended of use in any commercial application. Always consult a physician before starting any physical activity.
Polar FS2C Wrist-Worn Heart Rate Monitor. Get your fitness up and running with the Polar FS2c. This cool looking monitor is easy to use and has a range of heart rate functions that tell you just how well your workout is going.
Item Specifications
Color
Black
Heart Rate
Included
GPS-Enabled
No
Cadence
No
Amazon.com Product Description Get your fitness up and running with the Polar FS2c wrist-mounted heart rate monitor. The FS2c is a breeze to use, with a wide variety of heart rate functions that tell you just how well your workout is progressing. The watch starts by wirelessly reading your heart rate, with measurements for your average heart rate, maximum heart rate, and exercise time. The watch also includes audible and visual alarms that tell you when your heart rate exceeds or falls under your target zone. As a result, you'll know whether you should speed up or slow down to get the most from your workout. And users who regularly work out in crowded gyms will appreciate Polar's OwnCode technology, which blocks unwanted crosstalk signals from other heart rate monitors nearby.
Other features include HeartTouch button-free operation; an oversized display with a built-in backlight; a date and weekday indicator; 12/24-hour time displays with an integrated alarm; and a water-resistant housing to 50 meters. The Polar FS2c comes with a Polar T31 coded chest belt transmitter.
About Polar Polar invented the first EKG accurate wireless heart rate monitor back in 1977 as a training tool for the Finnish National Cross Country Ski Team. The concept of "intensity training" by heart rate swept the athletic world in the '80s. By the 1990s, individuals were looking to heart rate monitors not only for performance training needs, but also for achieving everyday fitness goals. Today, heart rate training is employed by world-class athletes as well as everyday people trying to lose weight, and Polar is the leading heart rate monitor brand among consumers, coaches, and personal trainers worldwide. The company is committed to not only producing the best products, but also being the leading educator on the benefits of heart rate based exercise.
Reliable Basic HR monitorFebruary 21, 2010 Sivakumar Edaichamy(Wausau, WI) 6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this after researching quite a bit. I was more concerned about the accuracy of the Heart rate. Though some of the machines in my Gym shows fairly accurate HR, I wanted to get away from the requirement of holding on to the sensors always. With the above said as the only selection criteria I selected this model.
Pros:
1. So far in my tests/compares, It has provided accurate HR .
2. It was a pleasant surprise when almost all of the aerobic excercise machines (those I worked out on) in my gym picked up the signal from the transmitter and showed the data just as if I am holding the machine's sensor.
3. No issues with chest hair as mentioned in reviews for other models. I never had any problem in this regard though I have reasonable chest hair.
4. If you bring the watch close to the chest transmitter, it automatically switches to other modes (from HR display to Time display etc). I found this to be very useful as I need not slow down or do any additional thing to switch modes.
Cons:
Looks like one needs to send this out to factory even for battery replacement. So, for all practical purposes, I consider that once the battery life is gone, the monitor is useless.. Having said that, even if this works for an year or so, It is worth the money, IMO.
You need to watch out for the model if you need additional features (Calories calculator etc).
Summary: This is a good reliable basic heart rate monitor. If you intend to use this while working out on aerobic exercise machines (and assuming they show burnt calories etc), this would be a good choice.
The BestFebruary 20, 2010 JayP(Florida) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This HRM is the best yet of three that I've purchased.The first two I purchased, the Acumen Eon Basics and the Timex T5J031, had the same problem of being able to reliably synchronize the transmitter( on chest) to the watch monitor(on wrist). This Polar FS2C takes 12 seconds to get synchronized and it stays locked! It's as reliable as a Swiss piece and simple to use.
Be great if it calculated calories.February 11, 2010 Brian Morris(Reston, VA, USA) 7 out of 10 found this review helpful
Does not tell you calories burned. Disappointed with the price point versus functionality offered.
great basic heart rate monitorFebruary 2, 2010 M. Hughes(Herndon, VA United States) 9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I bought this product because my previous heart rate monitor watch battery died and I saw no way of replacing it. This watch/strap combo costs 1/2 as much as my old model polar and does the same thing. As a bonus the watch display is quite large and easy to read while running/exercising. The older more expensive polar watch had more features, which I never used, but the display was small and in a smaller font making it much more difficult to read.
Strap is plenty big and comfortable. it says "m" (medium?) on it but it has no problem fitting my 46" chest.
Good product. just note that the battery is not replaceable so once this thing goes you will probably have to send it back in or get another one.
An excellent basic heart monitorJanuary 31, 2010 Leo Burghoffer(HEWITT, NJ USA) 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The FS2C Polar Heart Monitor is a fine piece of equipment. It has always picked up the heartbeat without having to wet the sensor and I like the feature that let's you switch modes during exercise by moving the wrist unit close to the sensor unit. The only way to set the desired alarm range on this unit is manually so if you want to enter your age and have the range set automatically you'll need to buy the FS3C.Polar FS3 Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Dark Grey)
