Polar FT2 Amazing product!
Works as advertised. Helps me keep my workout going! I am starting to use it all day to make sure my body doesn't overheat too.
Polar FT2 3rd monitor.
Have been purchasing these polar monitors for 25yrs. Recently purchased a "super cool" monitor that was another brand. Used it once, seemed overly complicated and could not see the numbers while I was riding (I'm a senior). It went to my son and I purchased my old standby. Works great, gives the info I want and I can see it.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Friday, July 6, 2012
Polar FT2 Watch Works with WearLink
Polar FT2 Watch Works with WearLink
I have owned a number of Polar HRMs. In the old days the cheaper models would only work with the funky plastic straps they came with. Recently Polar has started manufacturing models like the FT2 which, though it comes with a plastic strap, has a coded transmission signal and will work with a WearLink. This is good news, since the WearLink is vastly superior to the plastic strap.
The one-button operation on the FT2 simplifies set-up. It is easier to remember what does what -- in fact, remembering is not needed. However, it does take some patience, because you must wait for a prompt from the watch before you enter a setting. It prompts for higher input, then for lower input, then for acceptance. This is a little bit of a nuisance, and I just leave it in exercise mode all the time, since I only use it in a gym setting.
Many gym machines, like ellipticals, scissors machines, and treadmills, have built-in Polar receivers and will read out heart rate info. That makes separate receivers like the FT2 only optional. However, I like to see the output on a separate receiver, and for me something like the FT2 is beneficial.
I have owned a number of Polar HRMs. In the old days the cheaper models would only work with the funky plastic straps they came with. Recently Polar has started manufacturing models like the FT2 which, though it comes with a plastic strap, has a coded transmission signal and will work with a WearLink. This is good news, since the WearLink is vastly superior to the plastic strap.
The one-button operation on the FT2 simplifies set-up. It is easier to remember what does what -- in fact, remembering is not needed. However, it does take some patience, because you must wait for a prompt from the watch before you enter a setting. It prompts for higher input, then for lower input, then for acceptance. This is a little bit of a nuisance, and I just leave it in exercise mode all the time, since I only use it in a gym setting.
Many gym machines, like ellipticals, scissors machines, and treadmills, have built-in Polar receivers and will read out heart rate info. That makes separate receivers like the FT2 only optional. However, I like to see the output on a separate receiver, and for me something like the FT2 is beneficial.
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