13 out of 13 people found this review helpful.
I heart my heart rate monitor!
Date of Review: Jun 28, 2008
The Bottom Line: You will heart a Polar F6 heart rate monitor!
I can t live without my heart rate monitor! I am very goal oriented and I love to keep track of all my numbers, how my workout times are improving, or how I can do the same workout but with a lower heart rate because I am getting stronger. Polar F6 lets me do this! If you don t care about keeping track of numbers, it is still good to monitor your heart rate during your workout to ensure you are working in the right range. My friend uses hers for interval training, where she wants to keep her heart rate in different zones for different amounts of time during her workout.
This works well even for swimming in the pool!
I had a hard time deciding which Polar monitor to buy and I have been very happy with the F6. It stores many days worth of workout information, so if I don t transfer the information right away, it will save it for me. I know other ones only store one at a time.
The monitor strap is very comfortable and I forget I even have it on. Occasionally I get bad readings, but usually the strap just needs adjusting or the monitor strap needs to get wet to transmit a better reading.