Polar FT7 Heart Rate Monitor

The Polar FT7 Women’s Heart Monitor is a great companion for any lady who wishes to improve their fitness and burn fat. Its Energy Pointer allows you to see the main effect of the workout program you are using. It shows you the center point between fitness improvement and fat burning, allowing you to make necessary adjustments. It also allows you to set your target zones for your heart rate for a given training session, so you can know if you are doing it at the right intensity.

After all, working out without reaching the required heart rate may mean you are not getting optimum results. If you miss the target, the monitor gives out an audible as well as a visual alarm. This target may be in terms of beats per minute, a percentage of maximum heart rate, or a percentage of the heart rate reserve. It also displays the number of calories you have burned. The transmitter comes in a comfortable textile, making it an easy strap-on for your workout sessions.

Polar FT7 Women’s Heart Monitor Review:

The women who have tried this heart rate monitor gave it an average rating of 4.2 stars. They liked how it was just right for the average user, not being too basic and also not being too high tech. The heart rate monitoring function was found to be accurate, with the exception of underwater use. The calorie counter was also considered an accurate and useful addition. The monitor also displayed a graph for the target heart rate, which at least one reviewer commended as being useful. It was also described as being very user-friendly; one buyer commented that there were no instructions included, but even so she had an easy time figuring out how to use this monitor. One reviewer also appreciated how it could record data of training information, such as duration, calories burned, heart rate averages and maximum, as well as the amount of time when the heart rate was sustained within the target range. It was also described as being easy to change its settings. One buyer commended it for having a backlight, as it made the monitor very easy to use even in places where there was little light. The chest strap was also described as being very comfortable.

The main issue brought up for the watch was that the zone alarm, which told the user her heart rate had exceeded the limit she herself had set, was found to be of a very low volume. This meant the warning was generally useless when biking with heady winds or running on the sidewalk. Of course, the lady wondered if she happened to have a defective unit, but at least one other user reported the same problem.

Based on these reviews, we would recommend this watch as long as you are OK with the idea of a less-than-audible warning alarm. If you only usually work out indoors or in relatively quiet places, you might be able to hear it, but if you constantly workout rigorously and to the limits out-of-doors, you might want to check into the volume before buying this. Then again, you might also consider just forming a habit out of checking your heart rate every so often during strenuous exercise.