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Polar FT4 and FT7 heart monitors launched
"A fashionable way to fitness" 19 October 2009 12:56 GMT TweetPolar, apparently the world's leading manufacturer of heart rate monitors, has released a games console. No, just kidding. The company has released a pair of heart rate monitors. The Polar FT4 and FT7, to be precise.
The FT4 is the lower end...
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Polar FT80 heart rate monitor review
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Your ultimate fitness gadget?
9 September 2009 12:00 GMT
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The Polar FT80 heart rate monitor "training computer" comes in at the top of the range of generalist fitness devices offered by Polar. Here we test the standard FT80, although it also is available with the G1 GPS module for speed and distance tracking,...
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Polar FT60 review
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Will this keep your training on track?
6 February 2009 9:00 GMT
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Polar are synonymous with heart rate monitors and it is difficult to go anywhere in the world of sports and fitness without encountering Polar products. With heart rate training forming a core aspect of many professional training programmes, it is not...
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Polar FT range aims to optimise exercise efforts
FT40, FT60 and FT80 21 January 2009 10:00 GMT TweetPolar have a wealth of experience behind their heart rate monitors having been in the business for over 30 years. Their new FT range aims to put a personal trainer on your wrist with the introduction of three new models of heart rate monitor.
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Walk yourself fit with the Polar FA20
Monitors activity 24/7 21 January 2009 9:00 GMT TweetIf you are looking to lose weight and get fit in 2009, then you might be interested in Polar’s new FA20, a watch-based "activity computer".
Over the past few years, various campaigns have driven home the message of adopting a healthier lifestyle... -
Nokia N79 Active launches
Nseries handset to ship with Polar heart rate belt 14 January 2009 14:32 GMT TweetNokia has announced the launch of the Nokia N79 Active, which will ship with the wireless Polar Bluetooth WearLink heart rate belt.
This "healthy addition" to the Nseries range is angled as the perfect running companion and gets aGPS tracking... -
Polar give more power to cyclists
New CS600 w/ Power and CS400 available now 13 July 2007 15:45 GMT TweetPolar have announced the most intelligent cycling products in the company's 30-year history - the new CS400, the most accurate computer on the market today and the CS600 w/ Power, the most complete power measurement system at an affordable price.
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Polar AW200 launch innovative technology to make monitoring exercise easy
"Watch" yourself train 23 June 2007 0:12 GMT TweetPolar, the leading innovator of sports instruments and heart rate monitors, has launched a new watch that offers a brand new way of accurately measuring your activity levels.
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Children need 90 minutes of exercise a day
More excerise needed 23 July 2006 19:31 GMT TweetA new study has suggested that your kids need at least 90 minutes of exercise a day if they are to avoid heart disease when they are older - much more than the recommended amount of just an hour.
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Polar cs100 bike computer review
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Bike computers allow you to get out of the gym and on to the road, but will the Polar cs100 offer stat fans enough data?
21 February 2006 12:36 GMT TweetThe reason people go to the gym to run on the treadmills isn’t because they like oogling at the girls also in the gym or the fact that they prefer to run inside rather than out, it's because of the stats.
How fast, how far, what incline are...