Anyone have a Polar Heart Rate Monitor?

The FT4f in pink is currently on sale on Amazon for $64.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005M1P85O/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

Yah that is the purple looking one The "pink" one is here but I am not sure if the picture is just off or whatnot. That is why I was asking for someone who has the ft4 and can verify that the color is actually pink not purple. This says they are both the same color but it doesn't look the same at all. I am being picky I know!

pink one (but it says pink/purple)
http://www.amazon.com/Polar-Water-Resistant-Heart-Watch/dp/B0084EI2B8/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1343763234&sr=8-16&keywords=polar+heart+rate+ft4

pink/purple one that you posted....
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005M1P85O/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

I've heard there is sometimes a problem with the FT4 compared to the FT7 as far as accuracy. Is this true? I would be the only one in the house using a HRM. But we do have the other standard electronic stuff like multiple televisions, satellite, multiple computers, smart phones, etc. Would it be smarter to invest about 10 dollars more for the FT7?

I've heard there is sometimes a problem with the FT4 compared to the FT7 as far as accuracy. Is this true? I would be the only one in the house using a HRM. But we do have the other standard electronic stuff like multiple televisions, satellite, multiple computers, smart phones, etc. Would it be smarter to invest about 10 dollars more for the FT7?

They use the same air interface/protocol for sending data to the watch. Wouldn't matter.

Different straps perhaps, one more prone to getting dirty or rather not cleaning well enough. or getting more static electricity built up easier.
That seems to be the total cloth bands with that potential.

FT7

Love it. Real easy to use.

I, like many ohers in here, have the FT4 and I really do love it. It's so comfortable. I was a little hesitant about the chest strap but you really can't feel it, even when you're doing ab work or something where youre crunching.

I have an FT4. I loved it. For a month or so, it worked perfectly. Now, it drives me nuts because it has a hard time picking up my heart rate, there is a serious lag, it does weird things like jumping to an extremely high/low number, etc. I'm going to try changing the battery, and hope for the best.

I have this problem if I don't wet the band with some water first. Just the grey, thicker part! Hope that helps!

And I love my FT4! Makes me push harder to get that calorie burn!

From everyone on MFP's advice i got a polar one i was going to get the FT4 but ended up getting the FT7 and its fantastic and gives you a far more accurate workup of your cals and fitness than the monitors on gym equipment & on MFP i read reviews of many others and many of them had the issue of loosing sync with the band and become inaccurate .

so to sum up stick with POLAR :-)

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I have the FT60. I love it.. It has a built in training program as well as a fitness test so I can get a more accurate calculation of calorie burn.

For weightlifting I would look into the FT80 if I were you. It has specific programing for that. I didn't even notice that model when I had ordered the FT60 otherwise I probably would have gone with that. Check out bodytronics.com for great prices.

So, I have the FT4. Does this mean I cannot use it to calculate calories burned when I'm weight training?

I have the FT60. I love it.. It has a built in training program as well as a fitness test so I can get a more accurate calculation of calorie burn.

For weightlifting I would look into the FT80 if I were you. It has specific programing for that. I didn't even notice that model when I had ordered the FT60 otherwise I probably would have gone with that. Check out bodytronics.com for great prices.

So, I have the FT4. Does this mean I cannot use it to calculate calories burned when I'm weight training?

No. In fact the majority of HRM's don't actually handle any activity outside of steady-state aerobic zone HR for anything close to accurate calorie burn estimates.

So that means steady-state aerobic in range of around 90-160 depending on your range.
Too low is not aerobic, so inflated values. So you can't just wear it all day.
Too high doing weights or intervals is also inflated as that is anaerobic. And while it is a high HR, it wasn't obtained aerobically.
At least with intervals the recovery time will be decent.

Garmins and Suunto that use Firstbeat algorithms and that Polar model are it for weight lifting or intervals.

Here is site with study from Polar indicating that.
http://www.braydenwm.com/calburn.htm

I'll mention the Garmin gave calorie burn estimate about 1/3 to 1/4 what Polar said for weight lifting efforts.