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In order to reach your fitness goals, you need to exercise at the right intensity. Designed for goal-oriented runners, the Polar RS200sd wrist heart rate monitor helps you to easily and accurately measure your heart rate to help you get to just the right intensity or your exertion level. It's great for both beginning runners or more experienced runners preparing for competitions. With the included S1 foot pod, you'll be able to take advantage of the RS200's Speed and Distance functions, such as speed, distance and pace per kmph/mph, target pace (with alarms and differential), trip odometer, run distance, totals for mileage, calories and time training, and summaries for distance and speed/pace. Use the Polar Sports Zones and the Event Countdown Timer to manage your training for that key running event. You can even upload your settings to your running computer and then download your workout files to the Polar Running Coach Web Service for analysis. The RS200 offers up to 16 exercise files with summaries, date and time, and total calorie expenditure. This model features a black and silver face and strap, but it also comes in red. Heart rate monitoring includes maximum heart rate (fitness test-based and age-based), maximum/average of total exercise and of each lap (up to 99 laps), three target zones, and audible alarms. It also offers such timing features as time of day (12/24-hour display), dual time zone, day and date display, stopwatch, and alarm with snooze. It features an oversized display, easy to manipulate buttons while on the run, and a comfortable WearLink fabric transmitter. It's a great choice for using in large groups, where other exercisers might be using wireless training gear that could interfere with your own signal. The RS200's coded transmission prevents crosstalk with other monitors so you'll get a personalized workout--even in a class environment. It also includes the following exclusive Polar features: - Polar Sport Zones: Polar sport zones provides an easy way to select and monitor the intensity of your training and to follow PolarÕs sport zones based training programs. The training is divided into five zones based on percentages of your maximum heart rate: very light (50-60%HRmax), light (60-70% HRmax), moderate (70-80%HRmax), hard (80-90% HRmax) and maximum (90-100% HRmax).
- Polar OwnCal: This feature shows your energy expenditure during one exercise session as well as your accumulated kilocalories during several exercise sessions. You can set daily and weekly exercise goals in terms of calorie expenditure with the OwnCal feature. Because the OwnCal tracks both the energy expenditure during one exercise session and the accumulated kilocalories during a longer time e.g. one week, it helps in achieving both short term and long term goals.
- Polar OwnZone: This feature guides you through an appropriate warm-up routine and automatically determines a safe and effective exercise heart rate zone--your OwnZone--while taking into account your current physical condition.
Manufacturer's Warranty
The original purchaser of this heart rate monitor is backed by a limited warranty that states that this product that the product will be free from defects in material or workmanship for two years from the date of purchase. Note:
Polar heart rate monitors are precision instruments; consumers are not advised to change their own battery. Polar recommends that all service be done by an authorized Polar Service Center which will include a warranty for 90 days on repairs and 6 months for batteries. About Polar
The first EKG accurate wireless heart rate monitor was invented by Polar back in 1977 as a training tool for the Finnish National Cross Country Ski Team. The concept of "intensity training" by heart rate swept the athletic world in the eighties. By the 1990s, individuals were looking to heart rate monitors not only for performance training needs, but also for achieving everyday fitness goals. Today, the same concept of heart rate training is being used by world-class athletes as well as everyday people trying to lose weight. Polar is the leading brand among consumers, coaches, and personal trainers worldwide and the company is committed to not only producing the best products, but also being the leading educator on the benefits of heart rate based exercise.
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• Wrist-style heart rate monitor and stopwatch in black geared for runners
• With included S1 footpad, take advantage of the RS200's Speed and Distance functions
• Polar's OwnZone helps determine an individual exercise zone; calorie counter and goal management
• OwnCal feature shows your energy expenditure during one exercise session and accumulated expenditure
• Dual time zone, alarm with snooze, and water resistance to 50 meters
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| Product Details: |
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| Product Length:
| 9.0 inches |
| Product Width:
| 9.0 inches |
| Product Height:
| 6.0 inches |
| Product Weight:
| 4.0 pounds |
| Package Length:
| 6.7 inches |
| Package Width:
| 5.2 inches |
| Package Height:
| 2.8 inches |
| Package Weight:
| 0.75 pounds |
| Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 14 reviews |
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Average Customer Review:
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 ExcellentJan 27, 2008
This watch is an excellent choice for basic running. I'm not an athlete, but I wanted to start some exercise after Christmas parties. I bought it with the footpod and works great. It can measure distance, speed, calories, heart rate, and time of course. It records average values and maximum values. You can access polar personal trainer on the web, open a free account and download information via microphone, to the web service. Really good for establishing a goal and keep track of your progress. The only complain I have is that you need at least 8 hours to read user manual and other 8 hours to try a test, and to know how to use it, otherwise you will be using only 20% of it capacity.
Very pleased, and motivated!!Nov 16, 2007
I have been using the rs200sd for a month now, and I can't be more satisfied with it, it's a running computer and I bought it to keep track of my heart beat during my runs, yet I use it for almost all the sports I play, I use it while playing tennis, soccer, badminton, and basketball and even during weight lifting.
At the end of each day, I use the weblink software to upload my exercise logs to the polar online personal trainer and write down notes and remarks. It acts as a diary of my exercises where I can see exactly what was happening during my activity from average heart beat to maximum, calories burnt, distance covered (if footpod was on), and compare with other exercises similar or different. Excellent way to monitor progress and set goals.
The footpod is a very nice feature, if you would like to keep track of distances covered whether in a morning jog or inside the court, and to keep a record online with the total distance and average speed. Out of the box it gave me 1.03KM during a 1.0KM lap, which quite close enough for me. For those who want an accurate +5m or -5m it can be calibrated easily. One thing for sure, it's barely noticeable weight-wise over the shoes lace.
For those that don't want to keep track of distances, the foot pod pushes the price $80 up. Without the foot the RS200 model is only $140. Yet you save $50 if you decide to got with RS200sd, instead of RS200 and wait then go for the footpod separately which is $130. Runners' main goal is distance I don't recommend this watch without the foot pod.
The wearlink strap is comfy, and can be easily adjusted. Easily washed, recommended to wash everyday of exercise.
Worth every cent, no regrets from my side. I would recommend it to any regular runner, yet it doesn't mean you won't be able to benefit from it during other exercises. If you're not a runner, Polar offers other product that may suit you better.
Pros:
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-Good motivator
-Accurate Heart Rate Monitor
-Excellent Logging Mechanism
-Accurate Foot Pod
-Personalized Logo can be uploaded to watch
Cons:
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-Dropped it on the ground (wood), lost a few pixels in the LCD, had to exchange. So maybe it's a little sensitive watch.
-LCD Backlight is the greenish one, wished it was the modern fluorescent-like one.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Lots of features, footpod calibration is a challenge for someNov 15, 2007
I bought the rs200sd to assist in my training efforts for the NYC Marathon. It certainly has a lot more interesting and useful features than the other timing equipment I have used in the past. I have to say that it definitely helped with my training.
Being able to switch the screen back and forth from elapsed time to heart rate, etc. and being able to easily record lap times is a plus. I used several features while training and running the marathon. The display is big enough that I could read it without difficulty even while running.
Other reviewers mentioned difficulties with synching the heart rate monitor watch with their computers; I too experienced this and admit that I gave up even trying.
Most annoying to me was that after many attempts, the footpod would not calibrate accurately (including track calibration efforts, hill and flats calibration efforts, etc.) Although there was a lack of precision in footpod calibration, in a "zen" kind of way, I could look at my pace while running and get a feel for my approximate speed and distance. However, in terms of accuracy, my rs200sd recorded that I ran 27.36 miles for the NYC Marathon!
I realize that some people have reported they had little difficulty with footpod calibration. It is possible that some of us have very inconsistent strides which may make it challenging for the footpod to calibrate. Thus, perhaps a GPS-based unit would work better. One last issue with the footpod: after 26.2 miles (or was it 27.36 miles?), it really became a nuisance on my foot. I felt it each step for the last several miles, something that I had not noticed on previous, shorter runs.
2 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Easier and AccurateSep 04, 2007
Very good product, easy for use e very accurate, the footpod works precisely and it is very comfortable for use. Watch has user frindely menus and it is easier to handle than older models.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Polar RS200sdAug 24, 2007
Polar RS200sd hass the best cost-benefits relation for runners who want to improve their training and running quality. The distance measurement mechanism is very acurate (altough it requires more than one calibration adjustement) and is very simple to operate and transfer data to the computer.
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