‘You can't manage what you can't measure…’ an old management
adage maybe, but true and really relates to fitness and exercise. A
Polar Heart Rate Monitor Watch monitors your heart rate and measures
calories burned - making sure that you are exercising at the correct
heart rate to get the very best out of your workout.
Why Use a Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitor?
Monitoring your heart rate whilst training will help you work
harder by ensuring that you focus on keeping your heart rate within
the correct zone for your fitness goals. For example, if you want to
focus on losing weight, then you need to stay within 70-80% of your
maximum heart rate.
I definitely found that using an HRM whilst exercising
accelerated my weight loss. I focussed my training and made sure
that my heart rate was kept in the correct zone to lose the maximum
amount of weight and burn the most calories.
The Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitor is a watch which comes with a
coded strap worn around your chest under your clothes to transmit
your heart rate to the watch. The HRM watch is a cool design and
includes some great features shown below.
Monitoring Your Heart Rate – The Benefits:
The Polar Heart Rate Monitor is very much like a rev counter
in a car, it’s giving you a very precise measurement of how
intense you are exercising, this means that you can effectively
target and achieve your fitness goals
It shows you how many calories you’ve burned so when used as
part of a weight loss or weight management plan you can be really
exact about how many calories you can consume
We are all short of time so using the Heart Rate Monitor can
ensure that you maximise your workout and get the most in the time
available to you
You can monitor your fitness progress by seeing how your heart
rate reduces over time
More pain does not necessarily mean more gain…
Trust me, pushing as hard as you can to the point where you can
no longer breathe does not necessarily mean you have trained
properly or efficiently; you just feel awful and sweat a lot! Taking
a more scientific approach to your workout or fitness programme by
training in the right heart rate zone will make sure that you get
the very best results you possibly can.
The Science Bit…
A Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitor Watch stores your weight and age
to calculate the correct training zone for you. This way it can
accurately monitor your heart rate, show you what ‘zone’ you are
working in and measure calories burned.
Train at the correct
heart rate zone for your age and you can maximise your weight
loss and reach your fitness goals sooner. Take walking for example,
a 35 year old out walking who keeps their heart rate at
approximately 120 – 140 beats per minute will maximise the aerobic
workout and weight loss.
Whether you are cycling, running, spinning, walking in or out of
the gym or at home, it’s worth investing in a Heart Rate Monitor.
Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitor Features
Target heart rate zones - visual and audible alarms
Total exercise time and calories burned
Total time in target zone and graphical indicator
Time and date display
Exercise reminder
Polar Keeps U Fit
your own workout program - an excellent guide to reach your
personal fitness or weight loss goals
Polar Fitness Test with OwnIndex – Starting
fitness level so you can see your improvement
Polar OwnCal – calculates and shows the
calories burned
Polar OwnCode – prevents cross monitoring from
other Heart rate Monitor users
More Features:
Watch Features
Time of day (12/24h) with alarm
Dual time zone
Date and weekday indicator
Exercise reminder (visual/alarm)
Low battery indicator
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