| | |  | Diet & Weight Loss Aids | Home » » » Polar FS1 Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Dark Blue) | | | | | | | Description: | | Exercise safely and effectively with the Polar FS1 heart rate monitor. With an added watch feature, a new element on our basic monitor, the Polar FS1 has extra large digits and one-button functionality for ease of use. | | | Features: | |
• Basic wrist heart rate monitor, watch, and stopwatch functions
• Easy to use with one-button functionality
• Measures your heart rate accurately and guides you to exercise in your target zone
• Watch features include time of day and stop watch; extra-large digits
• Water resistant to 50 meters (165 feet)
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 6.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 91 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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273 of 275 found the following review helpful:
 does what i want it to - AND IT'S SIMPLEAug 13, 2006
By David Smith
i'm so sick of products that don't work. this time, all i needed was a heart rate watch because the heart rate sensors on those life fitness ellipticals are garbage. they work for a while and then they completely screw up and throw your workout off track. SO frustrating.
so, i didn't need any of the other functions. i just needed a watch to show me my heart rate at all times, without pressing a bunch of buttons. and this did it. i glanced at the (thankfully short) instructions.. there's only ONE button on this watch. attach buttons to chest strap. put on chest strap under your chest. press button. THAT'S IT! there was no drop-out of my heart rate. at the gym, the elliptical screwed up as usual, but i had my watch! then it started working again and the watch readouts were the same as the (also polar brand) elliptical sensors. i was a little worried that i should have bought the next best model because it has some technology where other electronics can't interfere with it, but there was no one around me and i had no problem. the instruction said to moisten the chest strap sensors, but i didn't and it still worked. besides, during my workout i was sweating which gave it moisture naturally! the watch fits just like a normal watch, and it doesn't look all big and dorky. ALSO the number readout is big, which means i don't have to strain to see my heart rate, i just glance at it. ALSO the chest strap is perfect. i was amazed when i put it on and it fit without any adjustment on my part. it's elastic and flexible. brilliant!
there is one problem with this watch.. the battery. it says it will last for 2 years with 1 hour of use per day, but there's no way of turning the time display off. i assume they meant using the heart rate function. i'm emailing them to find out. also when the battery fails, they want you to mail it to them and they charge you $10 and $3 shipping to replace it instead of getting a tiny screwdriver and doing it yourself. actually that might be a good deal considering the price of some batteries.
edit - this is what polar told me: "The FS1 can not be turned off. The average life of the receiver on a single battery is 2 years with 1 hour of use per day. The 1 hour of use is 1 hour of reading heart rate in exercise mode. In time mode the unit is in
a battery saving state." so that's good.
49 of 50 found the following review helpful:
Tremendous Value, Works GreatMar 08, 2006
By Fenixfire077
i never thought i would find one of these under $100, maybe i was looking in all the wrong places, but when i found this one by chance at a wal-mart, i picked it up right away i think it was $39.99. It's fantastic, and it's dramatically improving my running, i never thought a heart rate monitor would have been so crucial, anyhow, if my opinion changes, ill be sure to revise this review
31 of 33 found the following review helpful:
Good value, easy to useMay 09, 2006
By Tom
This is my third monitor and I've never been disappointed by the Polar products. The sub $40 street price makes it a 'must buy' even for the weekend workout warrior. One minor complaint - the band is too short and too difficult to fasten.
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Great !!Feb 14, 2007
By R. Marsh
I bought this for walking/jogging, and I couldn't be happier with my choice. Unlike some of the other reviewers, I have not had trouble with the chest strap. It took about 30 seconds to figure out how the fasteners work, but since then, it has been really easy to take the chest strap on and off. It's comfortable, too, and I sometimes forget to take it off when I'm done exercising. The watch doesn't have a lot of bells and whistles, but I just wanted something that would tell me my heart rate, and it does a great job at that. I highly recommend it.
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Works great, very basic.Apr 23, 2008
By happy cooker
Some of the reviewers here seem to be expecting this thing to jump out of the package, fasten itself to the chest and set itself up! If the chest band on this thing is too complicated for you, then you are not ready for a HRM. They all use a chest band, and wetting it makes it read better. I wet my finger with my tongue and wipe it across the contact before fastening the strap. You DON'T "need" to be near a sink.
It's a very basic unit. It gives time, times the workout and monitors heart rate. That's all. The only thing I wish it had were a backlight and an indicator for calories burned. But it's my first one, and I may upgrade later. But maybe not. Based on my heartrate and duration of exercise, I pretty much know how many calories I've burned. Compared to the cost of others, this unit is just fine.
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