Polar f6 Heart Rate Watch - Consumer Review

The Polar F6 heart rate monitor is the perfect choice for intermediate runners looking for a decent exercise watch without a big huge expensive price tag.

The other thing that makes the Polar f6 a great choice is that its wireless transmitter will not interfere with other monitors, which makes it the perfect heart rate watch for serious racers, so that you still get all the benefits of a personalized workout- without any crosstalk, making for an enjoyable race. The Polar f6 heart rate watch features things like the..

Zone Pointer: A visible and audible feature showing you what heart zone you are currently in and where you should be.

Polar OwnCal: detailed energy expenditure readouts keep track of your calories burned during each exercise and as well your accumulated kilocalories during several exercise sessions. This is perfect for those looking to achieve certain calorie burns in a given week, helping you reach your weight loss and fitness goals.

Features on the Polar f6
Display of heart rate, exercise time and average heart rate
24-hour clock with day/week indicator and stopwatch
Large easy-to-read display with split screen
One-year average battery life
Water resistant to 30 meters (100 feet)

User Review -"I always knew that I should be hitting 65% to 85% of my maximum heart rate while exercising, and I knew that I was sometimes, but this little gadget showed me how far off the mark I was. I had to double my cardio workouts in order to get into the zone where I needed to be to lose weight. Now, I am seeing real results. That knowledge alone was worth the price. Most of us overestimate how hard we work out, spend a lot of time at the gym, and then get frustrated at the lack of results. With this gadget I am able to make my workouts effective not just long and energy consuming."

Garmin Forerunners are very popular heart rate monitors and come in many different versions however I decided to choose to compare the polar f6 with the Garmin forerunner 305 mainly from a price standpoint, since each cost roughly the same, give or take a few dollars.

First I will say that this heart rate watch overall has a few more features then the Polar f6 however in my view this is a big clunky exercising watch. Does this heart rate monitor watch compare with the Polar f6. Sure in every respect, not only does the the Garmin forerunner series all provide accurate heart rates and exercising zones, this watch also provides a calorie expenditure as well. What does this watch do that the Polar f6 cannot. Well any of the garmin forerunners provide a simple GPS function so that you can track, how far you've run, pace etc and map it out and keep track at home makes this a full featured heart rate watch.

However, the downside... It's big and clunky and if you don't care or need a GPS function and just looking for a heart rate watch with decent features then you really do not need this one. However, if you do want a full featured exercising watch with GPS functions then you really should consider the Garmin series of forerunners.

The Nathan Elite Angled 22-Ounce Waist Pack is a great solution for joggers who like to carry their water in comfort. It also comes with a nutrition energy flask to hold those energy gel packs.

The problem with most water bottle carriers is that they take some time to get used to and need adjustment in order to find the right spot and not have the thing bouncing up and down while your working out or jogging. So you do need to patience to get used to one and it can take a few runs to get the hang of it, but once you do it sure beats carrying your bottle in your hand or worse yet not have any water when you might need it during those long runs.

User Comments - Paul "I ran with this pack on both a 14 and 16 mile run. It was comfortable and didn't bounce too much. I had the water bottle full and put a cell phone and ID in the zippered pocket in case of an emergency. Most of the time I can put the water bottle back into it's pouch with only one hand. The first run I didn't use the goo flask. Instead I put a couple of packets of goo in the flask pouch. I realized the purpose of the goo flask on that run%u2026.Overall it's a good product and I'll continue to use it for long runs."