Polar S150 Heart Rate Monitor

Polar S150

Exercise has never been as important as it is today. Our sedentary lifestyles which have resulted due to an increase in automation and creative endeavors have made us susceptible to a plethora of life style diseases like diabetes, blood pressure, heart problems and many more. However, merely getting up and moving is not the solution. The exercise needs to be in the target heart rate zone to derive the maximum benefits. How does one manage that? The answer to this is "heart rate monitors". These days, Polar S 150 is one of the most admired heart rate monitor in the market. Before we delve into what makes Polar S150 heart rate monitor so unique, let’s have a brief look at the history of heart rate monitors.

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About Polar

The Polar Electro Company invented the wireless EKG Heart rate monitor in 1977. This was manufactured for the Finnish Ski team. In 1983 the first wireless heart rate monitor Polar PE 2000 was invented. This consisted of a transmitter and electrodes. The transmitter was attached to the chest while the receiver was worn on the hand. At those times the heart rate monitors were large and cumbersome. As the time passed by more and more efficient models were developed by Polar. Amongst these Polar S150 is quite famous with many fitness enthusiasts and cyclists.

Developed For Cyclists

Polar S150 was developed for cyclists. This heart rate monitor aims to increase the performance and the fitness of the cyclists. The features of this particular Polar heart monitor are quite akin to a sports watch like a single button count up and count down timers. These timers are pretty supple. Keeping in tune with the cyclists requirements, the Polar S150 also comes with Bike Mount. The additional features include speed and distance measurement. This Polar heart monitor also comes with many individual settings which can be personalized. For instance it has Exercise Set for individual training settings and File which can help in reviewing the efficiency after a training regimen.

There are several other features of Polar S150 which are mentioned below:

1. Speed: When you exercise wearing a Polar S150, you can know the maximum and the average speed with which you are exercising.

2. Odometer: On a cross country track or city roads, the odometer will tell you the total distance covered in all the exercise sessions till date.

3. Exercise Set: Your personal exercise set can be used to set your heart rate zones along with the timers. Hence, it will make sure that you burn maximum fat and calories.

4. Timer: Whether it is interval training or just to drink water to avoid dehydration, you can set up the timer as per your convenience.

5. Up link: With the Polar S150 you can also download icons, sample sets and many other features to personalize your gadget.

6. Heart rate limits: You can set up to three heart rate limits on this device which correspond to heart rate zones.

The Polar S150 heart rate monitor is a perfect partner to your journey of fitness and health.

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