The Polar F6 has a lot of features that you might expect in a heart rate monitor with a higher price tag. There are various color option and specifically for a more feminine look, the F6 for women has an option for a pink watch.

The display is decent size. where I train, the gym is dimly lit. The back lit screen makes it easier to see my heart rate monitor under these conditions. Also, another nice feature si that many pieces of cardio equipment offer a heart rate display, which actually communicates with the watch. You can get your heart rate reading directly off the piece of equipment, which can make reading easier.

Ever wonder how many caloires you burn when working out? Well, that Polar F6 can tell you. It can even tell you how many calories you have burned throughout the week by accumulating your workout data. This is a great feature for people looking to lose weight.

The transimtter strap is made of fexible rubber where the sensor is located and has a flexible fabric back. The strap itself is easy enough to adjust. But some users do complain that the strap is not comfortable. An option is to go with a totally fabric type like the WearLink strap.

Features:

* Zone Pointer: Set the heart rate zone you want to train in and the F6 will let you know when you go above or below that range. This isvery useful for keeping yourself in the right training zone or in the  “fat burning zone”.
* Polar OwnCal: This feature shows your energy expenditure during one exercise session as well as your accumulated kilocalories during several exercise sessions. You can set daily and weekly exercise goals in terms of calorie expenditure with the OwnCal feature. Because the OwnCal tracks both the energy expenditure during one exercise session and the accumulated kilocalories during a longer time e.g. one week, it helps in achieving both short term and long term goals.
* Polar OwnZone: This feature guides you through an appropriate warm-up routine and automatically determines a safe and effective exercise heart rate zone–your OwnZone–while taking into account your current physical condition.
* Polar OwnCode: This technology blocks unwanted signals from other heart rate monitors, ensuring disturbance-free transmission of your heart rate data.

Want to know how effective your exercise program is? The Fitness Bullets feature shows a bullet on the monitor’s display for every 10 minutes spent exercising/training in your target heart rate zone. The Time in Target Zone feature calculates the amount of total exercise time spent in your personal target zone. You can use this feature together with the Total Exercise Time to determine the effectiveness of your exercise program. You can also better assess your training data using the included Polar Precision Performance (PPP) 4.0 software and the SonicLink feature, which wirelessly uploads exercise settings to the software or to Polar’s web service.

Other features include:

* Display of heart rate, exercise time and average heart rate
* 24-hour clock with day/week indicator and stopwatch
* Large easy-to-read display with split screen
* One-year average battery life
* Water resistant to 30 meters (100 feet)

Manufacturer’s Warranty
The original purchaser of this heart rate monitor is backed by a limited warranty that states that this product that the product will be free from defects in material or workmanship for two years from the date of purchase.