Polar F11 Watch Review

Specially designed for people who want to enhance their performance, the Polar F11 Watch enables runners who are training for all kinds of athletic challenges like marathons and the like. It takes the guess work out of what you need to do to improve your performance, which gives you the edge you need when competing in events. Because this watch is so popular, the designers have anticipated the possibility of other Polar watches to be in the same vicinity at one time.

For some fitness watch makers this may pose a problem with cross-signals, but not with the Polar F11 heart rate monitor watch. It comes with a coded heart monitor that ensures against interference from other signals. This means you won't have a problem when going to the gym where others may be wearing a similar watch.

Included with the Polar F11 heart rate watch is the chest strap. This is the device that monitors your heart rate. The information that is captured by the watch can easily be uploaded to Polar's website for safe keeping and progress tracking.

The way heart rates are tracked according to "exercise zones" that you set in the watch. For instance, you can have three different types of zones, which are ranges for heart rate performance. So you could have one zone be associated with 140 to 160 beats per minute. As the Polar F11 Watch monitors your heart rate, it notifies you as it enters and exits this range, so you can slow down or speed up your activity to stay within the desired range.

Lee in Maryland:The nicest thing about this Polar is it is easy to use. Digital images tell you when you are using the features. For example "Exercise" mode has a little image of a man. "Settings" mode has a view of gears. It will take a while to get used to the features but once you do the visual cues (which were not on my old Polar) will help you to remember whats what.

Shawn in California: Another surprise, was when I arrived at the Gym and got on the treadmill. The darn thing started showing up on the treadmill screen. I looked at the treadmill and noticed the polar logo on it. That was really cool. I didn't even have to look at the monitor on my wrist while I ran.

Need more reviews to be sure? There are plenty more for the Polar F11 Watch.

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