Heart rate moniter

The only reason they say to make it wet is to aid in the contact. If you are getting readings they your good to go. Anyway it doesn't take long for my boobs to start sweating even when sitting still anyway. LOL I don't moisten my strap.

*edit* and while it may not look like I do much exercise now (and I am building back up after a long long lazy streak), I used my HRT constantly to exercise in the past and had lost more than 70 pounds. It's a great motivator and helps to make sure you're in the right zone. What a great and thoughtful gift you received!

My little sister got me an heart rate moniter for xmas. Its a FT4 Polar model. I was thrilled cause its something I wanted but couldn't justfy buying it. I been playing around with it. My son thought it wa so funny that I was jumping to watch the heart rate climb. Questions. How important that the strap stays wet? Wouldn't it dry as your working out? Also this one I can swim with it. It says just push buttons while in water. So would you push the button as you head to the shower? And to get a reading after working out do you have to push the button again or does it save the data when you just take it off.

you must keep it wet initially to help conduct to the transmitter. once you are working out (sweat) will keep it wet. Do not push buttons under water as the risk of water entering the device. push the back button twice to turn off, once just to pause. I start mine as I get on a machine and turn it off when I'm done working out. hope that helps.

Hi there, congrats! Santa got me a Polar watch as well, and I already love it. I just put a few drops of water on the strap and rub it lightly, making it damp, don't think it's imperative that it's wet constantly, and you'll sweat there anyways while you work out.

For a swim workout, get into the water with it, and push the start workout button right before you start swimming to get an accurate reading of your fitness, no shower recording necessary

After the workout, push the stop button to end the recording. Then your watch will store your data for you and you can look at it any time you want! Enjoy!!

You only have to wet the 2 contact areas, you can visibly see the difference, use warm water, won't even notice.

I'm pretty sure it say do NOT push buttons while in the water.

You hold the watch out of the water, push the Start button, swim.
Stop swimming, hold the watch out of the water, push the Stop button.

I wear mine to swim 4 times per week. I push the buttons all the time time in the pool to consult HR, time elapsed, etc. As long as you don't push the buttons while UNDER water, it will be ok.

I just got a Polar too. I was wondering if anyone knew if I could not wear the watch and still wear the strap. I do taekwondo and I don't think wearing the watch is a good idea. Basically, does anyone know how far from the watch I can be to still get a good reading?

I just got a Polar too. I was wondering if anyone knew if I could not wear the watch and still wear the strap. I do taekwondo and I don't think wearing the watch is a good idea. Basically, does anyone know how far from the watch I can be to still get a good reading?

Depends on the electrical RF interference in your location. Just have to test it out.

There's been times the chlorine in the water was too much and didn't receive signal in water, other times just fine.

a pocket is fine though, or ankle if not kicking that day.

Bumping this thread because I have a question. So far.. I am loving my heart moniter but I am having a hard time seeing the work out if I don't remember seeing the calories burned right when I hit stop. I did wii fit tonight and I don't even see any record of doing it so not sure if it lost my heart rate or not. I guess this model doesn't send date to the website made from polar. Anyone know how to see past workouts?

Push the top right button, should say Data now, push the center button, now it says training files, push the center button, now it shows a graph with the date and time, push the center button, it show the length of your last workout and the calories burned. Pressing the top right button will scroll you through the workout for your max and average HR etc. When you get to the screen with the graph you can use the top or bottom buttons to scroll through previous workouts. It stores 10. Use the center button to look at any one you want. You can use the bottom left button to back up and get out to the original screen.