Polar FT40M Heart Rate Monitor

FT40 helps you to achieve your goals by giving you a better understanding of your body with its simple training guidance. It helps you to determine the intensity of your training for each training session. EnergyPointer - calculates the point where the main effect of training is turning fat burning into fitness improvement Polar Fitness Test - A fitness test that measures your aerobic fitness at rest in just five minutes. The result, Polar OwnIndex, predicts your maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max ). With the Polar Fitness Test you can measure your aerobic fitness by yourself, automatically and without any exertion. Heart Rate - a measurement of the work your heart does, expressed as % of your maximum heart rate. Heart Rate - as beats per minute Visual and audible alarm in target zones - a feature informing you every time your heart rate and/or speed/pace exceeds the upper limit or falls below the lower limit of your target zone during a training session. Water resistant - 30m HeartTouch™ - button-free operation of wrist unit making using it easier when excercising Average heart rate of total exercise - expressed in beats per minute (bpm) representing the average heart rate measured over a specific period of time (e.g. a training session). Polar OwnCal - Counts and displays calorie expenditure. The Polar OwnCal feature shows your energy expenditure during one training session as well as your accumulated kilocalories during several training sessions. You can set daily and weekly training goals in terms of calorie expenditure with the OwnCal feature. HR-based target zones - with audible and visibe alarm Time in target zone - the Time in Target Zone feature calculates the amount of total training time spent in your personal target zone. You can use this feature together with the Total Exercise Time to determine the effectiveness of your training program. An ideal buy to help keep you training at your maximum potential and adapt your trainings intensity to your specific needs. Also see: Article - Article explaining Why Heart Rate Monitors are important and how they can help your training.