Polar RCX5 GPS Heart Rate Monitor and Sports Watch

Description

Manufacturer's Description Polar RCX5 GPS Training Computer - For triathletes, runners, cyclists and endurance athletes who want to optimise their training. Key features: Customisable Training View Speed/pace and distance Speed (km/h or mi/h) is measured with GPS, footpod, stride sensor or cycling speed sensor. Pace (expressed as min/km or min/mile) stands for the rate of speed. Pace is usually used in running. By setting a target pace, you can follow how fast you need to run in order to reach a certain distance in a predefined time. You can define your target zones for a training session based on speed. When you are out of the preset zones, the training computer will give a visual and audible alarm. Race Pace Race Pace allows you to set a target speed/pace for a certain distance. It then helps pacing the run or ride by showing the current speed/pace and by telling in time, how much you are behind or ahead of the set target. ZoneOptimizer ZoneOptimizer Adjusts personal sport zones for every training session based on your current physiological condition. This feature gives you the right heart rate zones depending on your physiological state at that exact moment, making sure that the you are always training at the right intensity. Polar Fitness Test Polar Fitness Test measures your aerobic fitness at rest in just five minutes. The result, Polar OwnIndex, evaluates your maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max). With the Polar Fitness Test you can measure your aerobic fitness by yourself, automatically and without any exertion. All you need is your training computer. The Polar Fitness Test is as accurate in predicting the VO2max as any sub maximal fitness test. The test is based on heart rate and heart rate variability at rest and personal information. The Polar Fitness Test comparison table can be found in polarpersonaltrainer.com Hybrid Transmitter Gives heart rate even in water with comfortable and disturbance-free hybrid transmitter. Sport Profiles Provide true multisport support with a swift switch between different sports during training. This feature allows the training computer to modify all sport-specific settings and detect the needed sensors automatically, so you will not lose any time or training data. With just a few button presses, you can change from one sport to another, for example in triathlon. Running index table Running Index Running Index is based on heart rate and speed data measured during the run. It gives daily information about your performance level, both aerobic fitness and running economy. Improvement in running efficiency indicates improved economy of running performance. Running Index offers an easy way to monitor performance changes. It is based on heart rate and speed data measured during a running session. How fast/easily you run at a given pace is directly influenced by aerobic fitness (VO2max) and how efficient your body is at running. Running Index is a measurement of this influence. Monitor your progress by recording Running Index over time. Improvement means that running at a given pace requires less of an effort, or that your pace is faster at a given level of exertion. Running Index also gives you daily information on your running performance level which may vary from day to day. E.g. your value 50 means that your running performance level is Average. Your Running Index is most meaningful when following the changes in your individual values over time. polarpersonaltrainer.com with mapping Click here for a larger image The polarpersonaltrainer.com Web Service The polarpersonaltrainer.com web service offers complete endurance training programmes for running and cycling, including warm-up, work and cool-down phases for every session. Polar Endurance program is customised to every user's needs and optimises endurance training by adapting to the user's training routines, updating the programme every four weeks. Advanced training analysing - You can easily analyse each of your training sessions in the training result view. In addition to many useful details about your training, the curve illustrates graphically the data from the sensors that you used while training. Map view - When you use a GPS sensor you get a map view of your training route. On the map you can examine your training data in further detail. Training computer settings - You can edit your training computer settings with the WebSync software. Training diary - When you transfer training results from your training computer to your diary, you can easily follow up your training as well as plan your future training sessions. You can choose to see your training sessions in a month or week view, along with a month or week summary. Training Load - When you transfer training results from your training computer to polarpersonaltrainer.com, you can follow your training load and recovery in the training diary. Continuous monitoring of training load and recovery will help you recognise personal limits, avoid over- or undertraining, and adjust training intensity and duration according to your daily and weekly targets. Training programmes - The polarpersonaltrainer.com web service offers training programmes for running, cycling, outdoor sports, and general fitness, for instance. The training programme creates training targets which appear in your Diary. You can customise the programme according your current fitness level. Body Measurement Features Automatic age-based target zone Average and maximum heart rate of each lap Average, minimum and maximum heart rate of training Heart rate HR-based target zones with visual and audible alarm HRmax (age-based) HRmax (Polar Fitness test-based) HRmax (user set) Manual target zone - bpm / % Polar Fitness Test Polar OwnCal® (5kHz/2.4 GHz W.I.N.D.) Polar sport zones Polar ZoneOptimizer Data Transfer Compatible with Mac (Intel-based) via Polar DataLink Compatible with PC via Polar DataLink Compatible with polarpersonaltrainer.com via Polar DataLink G5 GPS sensor features Distance based interval Distance - training, lap, trip and total Race Pace Route mapping - opt. with polarpersonaltrainer.com web service Running Index Speed/Pace - current, average and maximum Speed/Pace - based target zones with visual and audible alarm SpeedPointer Recording features Adjustable recording rate - 1s, 2s, 5s, 15s, or 60s Memory left indication Totals Training files (with summaries) - 99 Weekly history Training features Automatic lap recording Display zoom Graphical target zone indicator HeartTouch - button-free operation of wrist unit Interval trainer guided workouts – heart rate / pace / distance Number of laps - 99 Sport Profiles User configurable displays - all lines ZoneLock ZonePointer Watch features Backlight Date and weekday indicator Display text in English, German, Finnish, Swedish, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian Dual time zone KeyLock Low battery indicator StopWatch Time of day (12/24h) with alarm and snooze Training reminder User replaceable battery Water resistant - 30m What's in the box? Polar RCX5 training computer Polar WearLink®+ Hybrid transmitter Polar G5 GPS sensor (includes clip to hold sensor ) Polar DataLink data transfer unit Manual What is a heart rate monitor? Heart rate is individual and changes according to your exercise. The transmitter measures and sends the heart rate information to the watch unit and the watch unit displays the heart rate and exercise information. Put simply a heart rate monitor shows you how hard you are working. "Put simply, regularly monitoring your heart rate is the best way to tell how effective your exercise is. I use a Polar heart rate monitor to keep track of how hard I'm working during every training session, but you don't have to be a professional to feel the benefits of heart rate monitoring. I would recommend anyone, no matter how much or little they exercise, to wear a heart rate monitor when working out. It can give motivation by providing targeted workout zones according to your personal fitness level, to ensure you're always training at the right level for you and your body. And by showing you how hard you're working throughout exercise sessions, heart rate monitoring can help you to achieve your fitness or weight loss goals quicker and often with less effort than you think." (Matt Roberts, Celebrity Personal Trainer) Heart Rate Training Zones Click here for a larger image Why train with a heart rate monitor? Getting the most out of your training doesn't always mean working faster or harder. The best way to improving and seeing results is to train at the right intensity. So with a heart rate monitor, you can make sure you're not over or under training, and make each session count. Use Polar as your training buddy and you'll have evidence of your progress - motivating you each and every time you train. Polar will help you achieve your goals: Weight Loss To maximise weight loss, exercise intensity needs to be varied. With a Polar heart rate monitor you can control and monitor the intensity of your exercise. Most Polar heart rate monitors show you how many calories you have burned - great for motivation. Improved Fitness Polar heart rate monitors have a number of features to help increase your fitness levels. Look out for the Polar Keeps U Fit Program which gives you personal guidance on how often, how long and how hard you need to exercise to reach your personal fitness goals. In addition, there are running and cycling specific products with speed and distance features combined with heart rate to provide you with all the feedback you need to take your fitness to the next level. Performance Gains If you are serious about your training and want to maximise your performance, look out for products with features such as Polar Sport Zones, Polar OwnOptimizer and products with Polar Pro Trainer 5 software which enables you to plan and create training sessions and analyse your training data in detail. Why choose Polar? As the inventors of the first heart rate monitor for training over 30 years ago, Polar truly are the specialists in the field. Since then they've been leading this category, and the world's top specialists have been working on the most accurate and intelligent training computers and heart rate based features. What makes Polar truly unique is that their features give guidance based on your personal information, and individual heart rate and its variation. The state-of-the-art intelligence of Polar products can tell you how much, how often and how hard to train. This is why so many top athletes use Polar training computers. But you don't have to be a professional athlete to benefit from heart rate monitoring. Polar understands how important training is to you and they make it as much a part of their lives as it is of yours. And their success is clear to see. Today, Polar employs 1200 people worldwide, manufactures all products in its fully owned factories, has 26 subsidiaries globally and manages a distribution network supplying over 35,000 retail outlets in more than 80 countries. Polar is widely recognised as the leading product and the most respected brand for heart rate monitoring equipment and services in the sports industry. Polar is proud to have exclusive Partnerships with a number of high profile Sports Associations including:- UKA, PGMO, League Managers Association, England Hockey, Rugby League Match Officials, Rugby Football League and Rugby Football Union Women. Box Contains RCX5 training computerG5 GPS sensor (includes clip to hold sensor )Wearlink®+ hybrid transmitter (Get your heart rate signal at all times, even in the water, with a comfortable and disturbance-free hybrid transmitter)DataLink data transfer unit (Plugs into your USB port for easy data transfer)