Buying Guides

If you are unsure of which heart rate minitor will be best for your needs, here is a guide to the way that Polar structure their products. One thing to remember is every product has all the features as it's lower model, with extra ones e.g the f11 does evrything that the F6 can do, but introduces new features.

Fitness

The Fitness range of heart rate monitors are designed for general 
gym workouts. Depending on the model, they can monitor your 
fitness levels, record your calorific burn, set training regimes 
and store the data onto your PC.

Entry Level:FS1, FS2, FS3
Calorie Counting:F4, F6
Personal Trainers:F11, F55

Running

The Running range of heart rate monitors are designed for both
people who run every now and again, to the competitive athlete.
Depending on the model, they will store your lap times,
measure your speed and distance (SD models), monitor
your fitness improvements and store all your exercise
data onto your PC.

General Use:RS100, RS200
Advanced Data Recorders:RS400 (SD), RS800 (SD) (G3)
Speed & Distance Recorders:RS200SD, RS400SD, RS800SD, RS800G3

Cycling

The Cycling range of heart rate monitors are designed to
give you heart rate data in conjunction with speed, distance
time and cadence. They range from the basic monitors to
something that will give you altitude, hill incline %, fitness
tests, recovery tests, power output and store all you data
onto your PC.

Basic: CS100b, CS100
Intermediate: CS200, CS200CAD, CS300
Advanced Data Recorders: CS400, CS600, S725X

Multisport

The Multisport range consists of monitors that can be used
to give you training data in a variety of sports. They will be
able to provide speed and distance recordings for both
Cycling and Running. The RS800G3 will give you speed
and distance recordings for any outdoor sport. They all
come with Polar Pro Trainer 5 Software to store your training
data onto your PC.

Running & Cycling: S625X, S725X
Any Outdoor Sport: RS800G3 

Outdoor

The Outdoor range of monitors are for long distance walkers
and mountain climbers. Depending on the model, they will
provide data based on heart rate, altitude, weather warnings,
compass, incline speed & will let you know how your
body is handling harsh weather conditions.

Long Walks (Not Heart Rate Monitor): AW200
Long Walks And Mountain Climbing: AXN300
Harsh Weather Conditions: AXN500, AXN700

Accessories

The Accessories  range consists of bike attachments, bike speed/cadence sensors, running footpods, IrDa USB's, spare chest straps and replacement batteries.