Polar FT80 Heart Rate Monitor with Wearlink+ Transmitter+G1 GPS Sensor (black with black display background)

Strength Training Guidance

For fitness enthusiasts who want to improve strength and cardio.

• Guides your strength training with heart rate based recovery periods between sets
• Creates a training program based on your personal goals and sets new weekly training targets
• The Polar Fitness test measures your aerobic fitness at rest and tells you your progress
• Comes with Polar FlowLink® for effortless data transfer to your online training diary at polarpersonaltrainer.com via both Mac and PC

In the Box

• Manual
• Polar FT80
• Polar Wearlink+ Transmitter
• Polar G1 GPS Sensor
• Polar Flowlink
  

Body measurement features:

• Automatic age based target zone - bpm / %- To help you train safely and effectively, the training computer determines your heart rate target zone limits automatically according to your age-based maximum heart rate (220 minus age). The limits are determined either in beats per minute (bpm), as a percentage (%) of your maximum heart rate, or as a heart rate reserve (% HRR). See also Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and Manual target zone.
• Average and maximum heart rate of training
• Heart rate - bpm / % / graphical trend (in Strength Training Guidance feature)- Heart rate is the measurement of the work your heart does. Heart rate can be expressed as the number of beats per minute or as percentage of your maximum heart rate. Heart rate can also be expressed as a percentage of your heart rate reserve, meaning the difference between your resting heart rate and maximum heart rate (HRR = HRmax - HRrest). In Polar software or during strength training, heart rate can be displayed as a graphical trend.
• HR based target zones with visual and audible alarm- You can define your target zones for a training session based on heart rate to help define the right intensity. When you are out of the preset zones, the training computer will give a visual and audible alarm.
• HRmax (user set)
• Manual target zone - bpm / %- This feature enables you to define the target zone as you want and is suitable for your training. You can set the target zone for your training as beats per minute (bpm), as a percentage of your maximum heart rate, or as a percentage of your heart rate reserve (HRR%).
• Polar Fitness Test- Polar Fitness Test measures your aerobic fitness at rest in just five minutes. The result, Polar OwnIndex, evaluates your maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max). With the Polar Fitness Test you can measure your aerobic fitness by yourself, automatically and without any exertion. All you need is your training computer. The Polar Fitness Test is as accurate in predicting the VO2max as any sub maximal fitness test. The test is based on heart rate and heart rate variability at rest and personal information.
• Polar OwnCal - calorie expenditure with fat percentage- Polar OwnCal calculates the number of kilocalories expended during training. This feature allows you to follow the kilocalories expended during one training session and cumulative kilocalories expended during several training sessions. Some Polar products also estimate the fat-burning percentage (fat% on display), that is, kilocalories expended from fat during a workout which is expressed as a percentage of the total kilocalories burned.
• Polar OwnCode (5kHz) - coded transmission- Coded heart rate transmission automatically locks in a code to transmit your heart rate to the training computer. The training computer picks up your heart rate from your transmitter only. Coding prevents interference from other training computers.
• Polar OwnRelax - relaxation test- Polar OwnRelax test is a feature that tells quickly and easily how relaxed your body is. During a five-minute relaxation session, your heart rate and heart rate variability are measured. OwnRelax helps to track and improve overall well-being. Daily relaxation session can be done anywhere, anytime, lying down, or sitting comfortably with no talk or disturbing noises.
• Polar OwnZone - personal heart rate zone- Polar OwnZone determines your personal heart rate limits for a training session. Depending on the day and time, your physical state may vary, for instance, if you are stressed or tired, or if you are not fully recovered from your latest training session, Polar can determine that information from your heart rate and guide you to your ideal training zone for that moment.
• Polar STAR Training Program- The adaptive and personalized Polar STAR Training Program helps you reach your training targets. The training program gives you weekly targets, including intensity and duration, for your training. The Polar STAR Training Program is based on your fitness level, activity level, training goal and personal information (weight, height, age and sex).
• Polar Strength Training Guidance- Polar Strength Training Guidance helps you to optimize your strength training by reading your heart rate and informing when your body is ready for the next set. It guides you how long to rest between each set in order to get the optimal impact. You can also download max. three strength training workouts to your training computer from polarpersonaltrainer.com.
• Training load - available via polarpersonaltrainer.com- This feature is available in Polar software. When you transfer training results from your training computer to polarpersonaltrainer.com, you can follow your training load and recovery in the training diary. Continuous monitoring of training load and recovery will help you recognize personal limits, avoid over - or undertraining, and adjust training intensity and duration according to your daily and weekly targets

Data transfer

• Compatible with Mac (Intel-based) via Polar FlowLink
• Compatible with PC via Polar FlowLink
• Compatible with polarpersonaltrainer.com via Polar FlowLink

G1 GPS sensor features (optional accessory):

• Distance - training and total- Distance (km, mi) can be set and measured in several ways. Training distance tells you the distance traveled during a training session. Trip distance tells you the distance from the latest trip reset. Lap distance tells you the distance of one lap. Total distance is the distance accumulated since the last reset. Odometer tells you the cumulative distance which you cannot reset.
• Speed/Pace - current, average and maximum- Speed (km/h or mi/h) is measured with GPS, footpod, stride sensor or cycling speed sensor. Pace (expressed as min/km or min/mile) stands for the rate of speed. Pace is usually used in running. By setting a target pace, you can follow how fast you need to run in order to reach a certain distance in a predefined time.

Polarpersonaltrainer.com features:

• Advanced training analyzing- You can easily analyze each of your training sessions in the training result view. In addition to many useful details about your training, the Curve illustrates graphically the data from the sensors that you used while training. Place your mouse cursor on the curve to see more details.
• Training diary- Diary is available in Polar software. When you transfer training results from your training computer to your Diary, you can easily follow up your training as well as plan your future training sessions. You can choose to see your training sessions in a Month or Week view, along with a Month or Week summary.
• Training Load- This feature is available in Polar software. When you transfer training results from your training computer to polarpersonaltrainer.com, you can follow your training load and recovery in the training diary. Continuous monitoring of training load and recovery will help you recognize personal limits, avoid over - or undertraining, and adjust training intensity and duration according to your daily and weekly targets.
• Training programs- The polarpersonaltrainer.com web service offers training programs for running, cycling, outdoor sports, and general fitness, for instance. The training program creates training targets which appear in your Diary. You can customize the program according your current fitness level.

Recording features:

• Totals- Totals includes your training data starting from the last reset enabling you to follow your long-term training.
• Training files (with summaries) - 100
• Weekly history- Weekly history gathers your weekly training data. By selecting a week, you can review your training data for the week.

S1 footpod features (optional accessory):

• Distance - training and total- Distance (km, mi) can be set and measured in several ways. Training distance tells you the distance traveled during a training session. Trip distance tells you the distance from the latest trip reset. Lap distance tells you the distance of one lap. Total distance is the distance accumulated since the last reset. Odometer tells you the cumulative distance which you cannot reset.
• Speed/Pace - current, average and maximum- Speed (km/h or mi/h) is measured with GPS, footpod, stride sensor or cycling speed sensor. Pace (expressed as min/km or min/mile) stands for the rate of speed. Pace is usually used in running. By setting a target pace, you can follow how fast you need to run in order to reach a certain distance in a predefined time.

Training features:

• Graphical target zone indicator- This feature points out graphically on the display the zone you are in during a training session helping you to stay on the desired intensity zone.
• HeartTouch - button-free operation of wrist unit- When HeartTouch is on, different training information during training can be accessed without pressing buttons, for instance, when gloves make pressing buttons difficult, by bringing your training computer close to your transmitter.
• ZoneLock- ZoneLock feature helps you to accumulate certain intensity. You can either lock a zone before a training session or during it by pressing a button when you are on the desired zone.
• ZonePointer- ZonePointer is a visible and moving symbol on the training computer display indicating whether you are inside the pre-set target zone. This feature helps you to reach the desired intensity/pace/speed/cadence targets.

Watch features:

• Backlight
• Date and weekday indicator
• Display text in English, German, Finnish, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian
• Dual time zone
• KeyLock- By activating KeyLock, training computer buttons are locked, and accidental presses do not cause problems, for instance, during training.
• Low battery indicator
• StopWatch- Stopwatch can be used for timing, for instance, recording lap times. In some products, StopWatch tells the total training time.
• Time of day (12/24h) with alarm and snooze
• User replaceable battery
• Water resistant - 50m

FT80 manual is provided with this product.
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S1 manual is provided with this product.
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G1 GPS Sensor manual is provided with this product.
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Manual
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Manual for chest transmitter
Instructions, and information, on how to use the included heart rate monitor chest transmitter. click here for a PDF version


Please check the "FAQs" tab for more information on this product, contents and possible accessories.

Design:

The FT80 is the most beautiful Polar watch design ever. The watch fits really well on the wrist. Only real drawback to the watch design is the dim display.

Usability :
The watch works extremely well while using it for cardio workouts. It syncs with the cardio equipment at the gym, and offers coded frequency to prevent cross talk in group settings like spinning classes or Yoga. It also breaks your rate into three different zones and makes it very easy to see which zone you are in.
You can create workout programs through the personal trainer website.
The FT80 also stores 100 training sessions in its memory, so the whole training regiment for the last month can be reviewed. It also accumulates summaries so you can review the results on a weekly basis. This makes it much easier following calories intake/spending on a daily or weekly basis or monthly basis.
There is a strength-training mode that shows the heart rate on a graph. On the same display you can also see both the heart rate and the time from the start of the session, so you can time the rest between the exercise sets based either on time or heart rate. It also suggests when to start the next set.
The star training program and fitness test work as a complete motivator and those two features combined can help you get back in shape. The star program can help guide you to not overtrain and burn out in the begining which is very important and the improvements shown in ownindex will keep you motivated.
The transmitter is very comfortable, best in the market, and also the cardio bra eliminates the need for the strap portion.
One last note, the download via Flowlink is easy and instant. Just place the FT80 watch face on the flowlink and it instantly syncs up and tranfers your workout data to the personal trainer website.