In one of my very first blog posts, I was pondering purchasing the Polar FT4 HRM watch, a basic HRM that counts calories burned and lets you know what heart rate zone you’re in, and which zone you should be targeting. I was really close to clicking “Add to Cart”, but with my birthday being a few weeks away, decided to hold off just in case someone was reading the post and wanted to buy it for me as a gift.
And on my birthday, I was greeted with one of the best gifts of all time (not exaggerating here – a gift that’s stylish, PURPLE, and helps improve my health – what more could I want) – a Polar FT60 HRM watch from my boyfriend who knows me like the back of his hand. 🙂
The Polar FT60 HRM watch – I love it!
After spending some time reading the manual (I can’t stress the importance of researching fitness gear – I didn’t want to start off on the wrong foot and use it incorrectly), I started off by selecting my sex, weight, height and then took a fitness test. The Polar fitness test doesn’t require any laps around the house or anything – I just had to lay down for about 5 minutes with the heart rate monitor around my chest, and in a few minutes, it read my heart rate and set up a training program for me.
Then, I had to choose from three end goals – to lose weight, improve fitness, or maximize fitness. This was a toughie for me, as all three sound like a great plan. But, since I already lost a significant amount of weight over the past year (see before and after post here), I decided the next logical step was to improve my fitness.
What’s great about the Polar FT60 is it does everything a basic HRM watch does and more, including a personal trainer program that each week, gives you new goals to reach in terms of calories burned. Also, it tells you what zone – between heart rate zones 1, 2 and 3 – that you should be spending more time in, and tracks the percentage of fat calories burned. It’s a great motivator, and all of my past data files since I first worked out with it are stored right on the watch.
I highly recommend this to anyone looking not just for a basic HRM watch, but for one that motivates you and gives you new, challenging goals to reach each and every week. It’s like a built in personal trainer, right on my wrist. I love it (a big thanks to Kenny for the best gift ever)!
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with or sponsored by Polar to write such a positive review. I just really enjoy using the company’s FT60 HRM watch.
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