Polar RS800 Wrist Heart Monitor

<p>You train hard every day in all types of weather. After every session you are tired and feel you have trained well. You shower and relax and the body tingles from the training session. You are contented after such a workout. But the thing is have you actually trained properly? But we all know that the mind can play strange tricks on the body. Sometimes we don't put maximum effort in and we even kid ourselves and do slack occasionally. The polar RS800 will overview all these weakness and with a preset intensity level the watch will give you the brutal truth and inform you if you are doing what you are actually supposed to be doing. With the polar RS800 the days of untruths are over. For any serious athlete on an intensive training schedule the polar RS800 is a must purchase.</p><p>The thing about life is how fast technology progresses. Twenty years ago I was an athlete specializing in the 800m.I ate properly, slept well and trained hard. But the equipment available to us then was nothing like what is available today. I remember buying a stop watch wrist watch to record my training times. It was at the time the newest and best available on the market. The only functions on it where a stopwatch and a twenty four hour clock to tell the time.</p><p>When I remember that watch I bought and then compare it with the polar RS800 available today, I'm quite flabbergasted actually. This polar RS800 can monitor you heartbeat whilst training or at rest. And perhaps most amazing of all is that the watch stores all the data and then this data can then be transferred to your personal computer and put in files so you can compare training sessions and analyse everything. As well as monitoring your heart beat this watch can tell you how much energy you are using and how many calories you are burning on each training session. You can also preset the watch with an intensity level based on your fitness level and age. If you begin to under train or over train from the preset level the watch will alert you with beeps so you can adjust. If you purchase the optional S3 stride sensor you can record strides and distances covered in conjunction with the Adidas Adistar Fusion running shoe.</p><p>So there are you a few basic operations of the polar RS800 and I am very impressed with it. I'm much older now than when i used to compete competitively, but i still run 5 days a week and really enjoy looking at my training results on the computer transferred from this watch. And guess what? This watch also has a stop watch and a 24 hour clock to tell the time! The watch also has a built in altimeter to record the total of your ascents if going uphill. The RS800 is the basic version of this polar series with for example the RS800CX being a slight upgrade and having the possibility to use the watch for many other different sports training than just running. I own the RS800 basic version which suits my requirements, but for anyone out there who wants to be serious with training you should check out all the models in the RS800 range. There is one there for everyone and me personally would never be without mine.</p><p>My name is Paul Garnett and I live and work in Sweden. Have a love for the outdoors and most outdoor sports. Not as young as I used to be, but still run nearly every day. Have myself purchased <a target="_new" href="http://www.polarrs800.com" rel="nofollow">Polar RS800</a> and find it a great help in overviewing my training. It is not cheap to buy, but if you are serious about training then it is a well worth while purchase. Good luck with your training.</p>