Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Jun 20 '00
Pros: Affordable; easy to use; fun to experiment with.
Cons: Optional only.
Summary: Do I NEED a heart rate monitor? No.
Do I USE one? Yes.
Why? Well, it's fun!
When I first started running, I was advised to run "in the zone." This means basically hard enough to feel like you're...
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Mar 25 '02
Pros: Very comfortable chest strap.
Cons: Starts the stopwatch on its own, and erases all my stored data. Agggh!
Summary: My first HRM. Have since tried two others, but keep coming back to this one. The Polar slim chest strap is very comfortable and gives good readouts during running, something some of the others won't do for me. It continues to work on the treadmill, in...
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Nov 30 '00
Pros: Extremely reliable and durable
Cons: Red button is sensitive and gets in the way
Summary: I have had this for 3 years and it has held up to lots of abuse. I think it was too expensive at the time of my purchase, but I see the prices have come down some since then. Although this watch is extremely durable, I do not like the little red button...
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Oct 15 '00
Pros: mid level features. great for the beginner and enough features for the intermediate enthusiast.
Cons: replaced uncomfortable rectangular chest strap with the newly released contoured chest transmitter.
Summary: hello,
in my younger more carefree days, i competed in cycling at a fairly high level. i had part-time jobs because one needed the time for the endless hours of required training. this on top of a full university course load!
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Jun 16 '00
Pros: light, easy to use, simple, very accurate
Cons: too simple for advanced runners, i liked it initially, but needed more features.
Summary: I've been searching for an affordable heart rate monitor for my marathon training, and the polar tempo definitely fit the bill. As many know the polar heart rate monitors (HRM) are quite popular and highly reliable. The Tempo falls into this...
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Nov 18 '06
Pros: Small, Durable, Feature Packed
Cons: It's not a Rolex.
Summary: This HRM was recommended by http://www.fitness-advice-guid
e.com
I love this HRM! It has all of the features I need including interval split timers, different beeps for different intervals, etc. This HRM is comfortable, durable, and small enough to
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