Polar RS800CX Heart Rate Monitor Watch Reviews
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Polar RS800CX Heart Rate Monitor Watch Feature
- Sophisticated training watch designed for dedicated, multi-sport endurance athletes
- Integrated Polar ProTrainer 5 software lets you create custom GPS routes and maps
- Displays heart rate as percentage of maximum, bpm, and within target zone indicator
- Compatible with complete range of W.I.N.D. sensors for tracking speed and distance
- Built-in altimeter for altitude analysis; 12/24-hour clock; 2-year warranty
Are you serious about your athletic training? If so, turn to the Polar RS800CX heart rate monitor watch, which offers a complete system for planning, monitoring, and analyzing every part of your training. The RS800CX is equipped with a host of valuable tools, including a built-in altimeter, a wireless WearLink W.I.N.D. heart rate transmitter with a soft textile chest strap, several proprietary Polar functions that help optimize your daily workouts, and a copy of Polar ProTrainer 5 software, which makes it easy to analyze your workouts and create custom training routines. Perhaps more importantly, the watch lets you combine training sessions from different sports into a single file, so you can integrate running, cycling, hiking, and skiing into your training routine without missing a beat. It's the ultimate multi-sport training watch.
The RS800CX watch is the ultimate training computer for multi-sport athletes. |
As a heart rate monitor, the RS800CX works by first checking your daily condition, and then guiding you to the ideal training intensity for your age and fitness level. Knowing your heart rate not only helps you reach your personal fitness goal, but also improves your physical condition in general, as it's vitally important to train at the appropriate intensity level. If you exercise too hard, you may quit before you reach the real benefit, but if you work out too leisurely, you'll struggle to lose weight at all. The RS800CX helps overcome these problems by encouraging you to map out a complete fitness routine. The watch also displays heart rate info in several ways, including as a percentage of your maximum heart rate, as beats per minute, and within a graphical target zone indicator. And should your heart rate exceed or dip below your target zone, the RS800CX will sound an alarm that helps you return to form.
The RS800CX also offers a variety of proprietary Polar functions. The ZonePointer, for example, is an audible and visual feature on the display of your watch that shows you where your current heart rate sits within your target heart rate zone. The Polar OwnZone mode, meanwhile, provides a customized target zone for individual exercise sessions. Finally, the Polar OwnCal mode shows your energy expenditure during one exercise session, as well as your accumulated kilocalories during several exercise sessions. You can also set daily and weekly exercise goals in terms of calorie expenditure, helping you achieve both short-term and long-term goals. Other proprietary Polar functions include a Polar fitness test that measures your aerobic fitness at rest in just five minutes; a ZoneLock button that activates a target zone alarm while exercising; and an OwnOptimizer mode designed to keep you from undertraining or overtraining--a must when trying to improve overall performance.
The watch comes with a wireless WearLink W.I.N.D. chest transmitter. |
Serious athletes will appreciate in the built-in altimeter, which measures your altitude, cumulative ascent, and cumulative descent. It's the Polar ProTrainer 5 software, however, that really helps the watch stand out. You can use the Polar ProTrainer 5 to plan your workout in advance--including creating maps and routes in conjunction with the G3 GPS sensor (sold separately)--and then transfer the settings to the RS800CX watch. Then, after training, you can analyze the results using versatile, customizable graphs to ensure a deeper understanding of your speed, exertion level, and distance. The software also includes a custom calendar that functions as a complete training log. Each time you transfer an exercise file to the program, the calendar automatically creates a diary entry with all your training data--a terrific option for athletes who want to monitor their workouts over the long term. The software even lets you export your GPS mapping routes to Google Earth, so you can view your exact training route or calculate mileage on the spot.
Finally, the RS800CX supports the complete range of optional W.I.N.D. sensors that are custom built for various training needs. The W.I.N.D. products--all sold separately--include a CS Speed Sensor pod for cyclists that measures your cycling speed and distance, an S3 Stride Sensor for runners that measures each stride you take, and the aforementioned G3 GPS sensor, which accurately tracks your movement in less-traveled sports, such as canoeing, mountain biking, rowing, or Nordic skiing. Once you connect the W.I.N.D. accessories, the RS800CX handles the rest, with options for measuring the speed and pace of each sport, the elevation change, the target pace, and much more.
Other watch features include several recording options to help track your heart rate, calorie expenditure, distance, and more and save it in an exercise file (with 99 total files); water resistance to 50 meters; a Polar WebLink connection for transferring exercise data from your wrist unit to a computer; a 12/24-hour clock with a day/week indicator; a built-in backlight; an alarm with a snooze; and a low battery indicator. Sporting an attractive silver housing, the watch carries a two-year warranty.
Manufacturer's Warranty
The original purchaser of this heart rate monitor is backed by a limited warranty that states that this product that the product will be free from defects in material or workmanship for two years from the date of purchase.
About Polar
The first EKG accurate wireless heart rate monitor was invented by Polar 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 eighties. By the 1990s, individuals were looking to heart rate monitors not only for performance training needs, but also for achieving everyday fitness goals. Today, the same concept of heart rate training is being used by world-class athletes as well as everyday people trying to lose weight. Polar is the leading brand among consumers, coaches, and personal trainers worldwide and 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.
Now Introduces mapping / route positioning capabilities when used with the G3 GPS Sensor, enabling users to download their route information to their PC after the training session
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May 20, 2011 23:06:04
