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| − | For price, value, accuracy and features the Polar FT4 is the best heart rate monitor on the market for under $70 according to the Heart Rate Watch Company. | + | cLsLGq <a href="http://zxdjanjjhzjp.com/">zxdjanjjhzjp</a>, [url=http://fqritprjobiw.com/]fqritprjobiw[/url], [link=http://hssrxxxtapdk.com/]hssrxxxtapdk[/link], http://qofdgxwlwllx.com/ |
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| − | "For heart rate monitors that provide strictly real-time feedback, meaning no downloads, and offer accurate heart rate and calorie data nothing beats the Polar FT4", says Rusty Squire, President of the Heart Rate Watch Company. He adds, "Suunto and Garmin just don't have any monitors below this price point and the Timex ones that are at the price are not of the same quality".
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| − | FEATURES AND COMFORT
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| − | The Polar FT4 uses the same Polar H1 transmitter and soft strap as Polar's more expensive watches. The watch also features button lock, Hearttouch for hands-free operation. The watch shows regular time of day with an alarm, a back light and it is water resistant until 30 meters.
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| − | "The FT4 does heart rate numerically and as a percentage of your maximum and it allows you to manually define your target zone so you don't have to used aged-based calculations, which are seldom accurate", says Squire. He adds, "The other feature we have noticed with Polar in our testing is that their calorie calculations are far more accurate than other monitors, which we attribute to all their performance lab work over three decades". | + | |
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| − | Polar heart rate monitors are also compatible with more gym equipment from the original manufacturers than any other brand at roughly 90% compatible. "This means when you walk into the average gym roughly 90% of the cardio equipment should be compatible with the Polar FT4", says Squire.
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| − | For the price and features the Polar FT4 is, once again, the value leader in the under $70 category according to the Heart Rate Watch Company testing staff.
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| − | The Polar H7 is the single best iPhone heart rate monitors for iPhone 5 and 4S, regardless of the app used, because of its high level of gym fitness equipment compatibility according to the Heart Rate Watch Company.
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| − | "We've been testing Bluetooth Smart heart rate monitors since they arrived on the scene a little over a year ago and there have been a lot of entries into this market for heart rate transmission to phone based apps containing Bluetooth Smart," says Rusty Squire, President of the Heart Rate Watch Company. He adds, "Polar was way ahead of the others on gym equipment integration and has also developed the Polar Beat App which is free to anyone purchasing the Polar H7 transmitter."
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| − | Comfort Compared
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| − | The Polar H7 features Polar's new soft strap which was already voted as the most comfortable new heart rate monitor strap for 2013 by the Heart Rate Watch Company testing staff. "Truth be known the Panobike Bluetooth Smart heart rate monitor is real comfortable also, as are most of today's fabric straps and this has been the big change in recent years that has made straps comfortable for anyone," says Squire.
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| − | Best Prices
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| − | The Polar H7 sells for $64.99 and the Panobike Bluetooth Smart heart rate monitor sells for $63.96, so both these straps are about $14 cheaper than what Wahoo wants for their Wahoo Blue HR. "All three straps come with free apps created by their manufacturers but we feel the Polar Beat App is the best of the three free apps," says Squire.
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| − | Products for an Untethered World
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| − | "If you already bring your iPhone 5 or 4S everywhere with you then you might as well unlock its potential for exercise because there are bike cases, arm bands and all sorts of tools to make using it for fitness easy," says Squire. He adds, "This is a growing market segment because so many people own Smartphones and like to leverage them for fitness where possible."
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| − | Products like the iPhone bike computer allow iPhone to become a fully functional bike computer for cycling.
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| − | For further information on the [http://www.heartratewatchcompany.com/polar-h1-p/ph1.htm Polar H1] or see the following on the Competition [http://garminedge510.com Garmin Edge 510]
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