Product Description

Turn any activity into a workout with the Polar FS3 heart rate monitor. The FS3 has additional features beyond the basic heart rate monitor for a complete workout. This well-rounded HRM offers automatic age-based heart rate zones that will keep you exercising on the right track.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3420 in Sports & Outdoors
• Size: One Size
• Color: Grey
• Brand: Polar
• Model: 90027118
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, 1.00 pounds

Features

• LCD Display--Clear and easy to read display.
• Illuminated Triple LCD Display--Illuminated triple LCD displays heart rate, lap time, elapsed time or time of the day.
• Target Zone Indicator --Indicates when you are above, below, or within your heart rate target range.
• Heart Rates--Records average and maximum heart rate for workout.
• Target Zone : Out-of-Zone Alarm--Provides you with an audible and visual out-of-zone alarm to alert you.

Amazon.com Product Description
In order to reach your fitness goals, you need to exercise at the right intensity. The stylish Polar FS3 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. This basic monitor features added stopwatch and time-of-day watch features, automatic age-based heart rate zones, extra-large digits for easy readability, and one-button functionality. It provides a visual and audible alarm when you reach your target heart rate zone. It provides information on total exercise time, average heart rate during total exercise time, and maximum heart rate. Other features include a date and weekday indicator and backlight and it's water resistant to 50 meters.

Display features (in beats per minute, or bmp):

• EKG accurate heart rate
• Manual target zone
• Automatic heart rate zone

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.

Customer Reviews

Off to meet that New Years resolution!
I have wanted one of these for some time, but couldn't justify the cost, but having an amazon gift cert. for Christmas helped me afford one :) I was wary of only one button, but it is very simple to use and is adequate enough to use all its funtions easliy. The watch is also not as large as I had expected (a good thing, since i have small wrists) and is actually somewhat attractive looking.

This watch does exactly what is says and does so very acurately. It really helps you focus more on working out since it continuously monitors your heart rate and allows you to keep in your target range. I had previously always had to count beats in my head or rely on inaccurate exercise equipment readouts. The chest strap is not that much of a deal. The benifits certainly outweigh any discomfort for me.

My only thing i wish this was able to do is to give a total workout time in my target range as well as total workout time, but i guess thats reserved for the more expensive versions. Dont expect alot of fancy features on this, but it will do what its supposed to do very well!

Has useful features over the Polar FS1
"Heart Link" is a feature in the FS3 that allows for buttonless operation of backlight and display-change by momentarily holding watch unit near chest strap. As I run mostly at night, I'm glad I spent the extra $20 over the Polar FS1 to get this feature.

The watch unit is stylish enough to wear every day. My 52 year old eyes love the LARGE digits. Display is not at all cheesy, and looks a bit euro in motif.

Note that I have rather large wrists. The watch strap just barely fit me using the last notch!

Monitor works like a charm. Accurate and easy-to-use. Try buying at "How to be Fit-dot-com" I received the monitor, shipped free from NM to NY in 1 day. Excellent service with highly recommended product.

Simple But Does The Job With Style
This model doesn't have a lot of features but if you need a simple but reliable HRM this one does the job. It does have a few features, more than the FS-1 which is why I bought it. The more expensive units are bulky looking. This one you could actually wear as a casual watch if you wanted. I've never had a problem with mine and am glad I have it. I bought it to lose weight by exercsing at the right intensity and it is great for that.