Do I need a heart rate monitor? Polar RS100 Product review.

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Why is it important to monitor your heart rate when you exercise?

Your heart rate is a convenient, reliable, personal indicator of the intensity of your exercise.

It's good to know the intensity of your exercise so you can vary it depending on your fitness level and the goals you want to achieve by exercising.

Heart rate monitoring brings following benefits to all levels of users:

Exercise Beginner

Teaches you about your body's reaction to exercise

Keeps you from starting out too hard (as beginners are often tempted)

Helps you control the intensity of your exercise routine

Provides feedback on your improvement

Regular exerciser

Helps you control the intensity of your exercise programme under different circumstances

Helps you fine-tune your program for the best results

Gives you plenty of feedback both during and after a session, teaching you more about your body's reaction to exercise

Helps you see how you're progressing

Serious exerciser

Helps you make sure you work out at the right planned intensities for your training programme (hard enough on hard days, light enough on recovery days, enough recovery between intervals, etc.)

Enables you to track and accurately adjust your training program

Teaches you about your body's reaction to training, providing an early warning of overtraining, flu, etc.

Provides feedback on your progress

Product review - Polar RS100

As you can see a heart rate monitor is an essential tool for any personal trainer or athlete. The Polar RS100 is yet another example of how Polar have got it just right!  The “lap feature” on the RS100 is excellent for runners or personal trainers. The lap feature lets you be able to break your run or session into different sections allowing you to monitor your heart rate through different distances, times or exercises making it a vital tool for improving yours or your client’s fitness.

I have found all Polar products easy to use and programme supported with clear informative instructions. In the 7 years I’ve been using Polar I haven’t had a problem with any of their watches, software or straps. I would recommend Polar to anyone looking for an accurate, reliable stylish looking heart rate monitor. 

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