Suunto Slendertone Polar

This new Polar HRM has been specifically designed with cyclists needs in mind, this model features: Quick glance display for ETA, HR, Speed pointer and crosstalk prevention to avoid unwanted interference. Wireless speed and optional cadence pods.

Features

Polar OwnCal

● Calorie expenditure

Polar OwnZone

● automatic calculation of training zone intensity with audible and visual alarms.

● The Polar CS300 allows you to let the heart rate monitor set your training zone for you. This is generally about 65-85% of Max HR.

● The training zone is determined by the watch following a 5 minute walking / jogging test. You may choose to accept this zone or use your own manually prescribed one for your own personally set heart rate training zone (BPM or %MaxHR)

Multiple Heart Rate Training Zones

● The Polar CS300 allows the user to autoset 4 x heart rate zones, hard (80-90% max HR), moderate (70-80%), light (60-70%) and basic (65-85%). Plus, the user has the ability to add their own MANUAL zone (x 1)

Polar Cadence

● Providing accurate pedal revs per minute. This is an optional extra on the CS300. Also features a CADENCE ALARM so the user can set a required cadence threshold, i.e 80 - 95 rpm with audible alarm when over or under max / min cadence.

Cycling Intensity

● A calculation that gives a kcal/h rate.

Auto Start option

●  Stops recording when static, restarts when moving.

1 x Exercise Set

● Create training sessions with individual settings for duration and heart rate limits. A feature that allows selecting exercise programs for interval training including heart rate target zones and recovery calculations.

Bike 1/2

●  Allows you to store details for 2 different bikes.

2 x Countdown timers

● These can be used together or just one. They will auto repeat. For example, 1 x 5 mins 1 x 3 mins, then repeat, or just bleep every 5 mins. This is useful for interval training.

Cycling Speed and Distance

●  Plus optional cadence.

14 x Exercise Files

●  With a maximum total time of 99 hours and 59 minutes.

● Daily, weekly and seasons totals.

● Polar CS300 active views while riding / exercising (buttons may require pressing to toggle through these displays quickly and easily)

Speed

●  Distance, Speed and heart rate

Cadence

● Current speed, average speed, alternating, Cadence and heart rate

Duration

● Total expended calories, session duration and heart rate

Time

● Estimated time of arrival (based on cycling speed), time of day and heart rate

Zone Pointer

● In Zone pointer and time spent in training zone, lower / upper limit values and heart rate

Energy Output / Calorie Consumption

●  (only when in cycling mode). This tells the user how quickly they are burning calories. Also displays average heart rate, energy output (cal/km) and calorie consumption (cal/h) plus heart rate.

Timers

● Timer 1 or Timer 2 displayed, plus time left and heart rate.

Graphical Comparison

● (only when in cycling mode) In this mode there are 3 bars on the display, each bar is made up of 12 segments. These segments are used to represent current heart rate versus max HR, Speed (1 block = 3mph / 5kmh to a max of 50kmh or 30mph) and Cadence (1 block = 30 rpm to a max of 150 rpm).

> FitnessBoutique opinion This is basically a replacement for the Polar S150 and S520. Please note, the speed and cadence sensors are sealed for the CS series. The expected life of these units is 2500 hours. The S series speed and cadence sensors are not compatible with the CS series. The watch unit has a sealed battery and the Polar Wearlink heart rate transmitter has user change battery.