Polar RS400

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For endurance athletes and runners who rely on systematic training

Helps avoid over or under training by aiding you to train at the right intensity
Measures detailed information about your performance
The Polar Fitness test measures your aerobic fitness at rest and tells you your progress
Comes with Polar ProTrainer 5 software for analyzing, planning and keeping a training diary

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Fitness Test
Tells you exactly how your fitness is developing.
OwnZone
Guides you to train at the right intensity.
Running Index
Illustrates how your running performance is developing.
Smart Calories
Lets you know exactly how many calories you’ve burned.
Recovery Test
Helps you assess your personal training status.
Training Load
Helps you find the perfect balance between rest and training.

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Fitness Test
Tells you exactly how your fitness is developing.
If you’re looking to improve your fitness and want to keep up to date with how well you’re doing, the smart Fitness Test will tell you exactly what you need to know in just five minutes. By regularly comparing your test results, you can see what progress you are making and how your fitness is improving.
How fit am I compared to the population
OwnZone
Guides you to train at the right intensity.
Knowing the right intensity to improve your fitness can be a challenge. OwnZone adjusts your heart rate training zone to perfectly match your body’s current physiological condition. By using OwnZone, you can be sure you’re training at an intensity that improves your aerobic fitness.
Running Index
Illustrates how your running performance is developing.
If you’re looking to keep on top of your running performance you’ll find this feature a big help. Regular use over time allows you to see how efficient your running is. Your Running Index score is calculated automatically after every run, based on your heart rate and from the speed data collected from your GPS or stride sensor. A higher reading indicates that you can run faster with less effort.
How to Utilize Running Index in Your Training
Smart Calories
Lets you know exactly how many calories you’ve burned.
OwnCal is the most accurate calorie counter on the market. It calculates the number of calories expended during a training session based on your weight, height, age, gender, your individual maximum heart rate (HRmax) and how hard you’re training.
Tip for using OwnCal feature
Recovery Test
Helps you assess your personal training status.
The OwnOptimizer is a recovery test that helps you assess your personal training status. To avoid severe overtraining, taking the right recovery periods are essential. By repeating this test regularly, you can review your personal training status, and see whether you need more time to recover.
OwnOptimizer
Training Load
Helps you find the perfect balance between rest and training.
Training Load helps you to find the perfect balance between rest and training. Find out your training load status at polarpersonaltrainer.com. It shows you at a glance your daily cumulative training load and advises if and when rest days are needed and when it’s best to train harder in order to maintain your performance improvement.

Body measurement features

Automatic age-based target zone – bpm / %
To help you train safely and effectively, the training computer determines your heart rate target zone limits automatically according to your age-based maximum heart rate (220 minus age). The limits are determined either in beats per minute (bpm), as a percentage (%) of your maximum heart rate, or as a heart rate reserve (% HRR). See also Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and Manual target zone.
Average and maximum heart rate of each lap
Average, minimum and maximum heart rate of training
Heart rate – bpm / %
Heart rate is the measurement of the work your heart does. Heart rate can be expressed as the number of beats per minute (bpm) or as a percentage (%) of your maximum heart rate.
HR-based target zones with visual and audible alarm
You can define your target zones for a training session based on heart rate to help define the right intensity. When you are out of the preset zones, the training computer will give a visual and audible alarm.
HRmax (age-based)
The highest number of heart beats per minute (bpm) during maximum physical exertion. For a rough estimate of your maximum heart rate, subtract your age from 220. HRmax is a useful tool for determining the intensity of training as intensity zones can be defined using HRmax. Some Polar products define maximum heart rate during the Polar Fitness Test, see also HRmax (Polar Fitness Test -based).
HRmax (Polar Fitness test-based)
Some Polar products predict your HRmax simultaneously with the Polar Fitness Test. This predicted HRmax value is more accurate than the age-based formula (220 minus age).
HRmax (user set)
Manual target zone – bpm / %
This feature enables you to define the target zone as you want and is suitable for your training. You can set the target zone for your training as beats per minute (bpm), as a percentage of your maximum heart rate, or as a percentage of your heart rate reserve (HRR%).
Polar Fitness Test
Polar Fitness Test measures your aerobic fitness at rest in just five minutes. The result, Polar OwnIndex, evaluates your maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max). With the Polar Fitness Test you can measure your aerobic fitness by yourself, automatically and without any exertion. All you need is your training computer. The Polar Fitness Test is as accurate in predicting the VO2max as any sub maximal fitness test. The test is based on heart rate and heart rate variability at rest and personal information.
Polar OwnCal® – calorie expenditure
Polar OwnCal calculates the number of kilocalories expended during training. This feature allows you to follow the kilocalories expended during one training session and cumulative kilocalories expended during several training sessions. Some Polar products also estimate the fat-burning percentage (fat% on display), that is, kilocalories expended from fat during a workout which is expressed as a percentage of the total kilocalories burned.
Polar OwnCode® (5kHz) – coded transmission
Coded heart rate transmission automatically locks in a code to transmit your heart rate to the training computer. The training computer picks up your heart rate from your transmitter only. Coding prevents interference from other training computers.
Polar OwnOptimizer – personal training status
Polar OwnOptimizer feature is an easy and reliable test to determine whether your training is optimally developing your performance. OwnOptimizer helps you to optimize your training load during a training program so that you experience an increase in performance and do not undertrain or overtrain in the long run. Based on the test, you are provided with a scale and description of your personal training status.
Polar OwnZone® – personal heart rate zone
Polar OwnZone® determines your personal heart rate limits for a training session. Depending on the day and time, your physical state may vary, for instance, if you are stressed or tired, or if you are not fully recovered from your latest training session, Polar can determine that information from your heart rate and guide you to your ideal training zone for that moment.
Polar sport zones
Polar sport zones provide an easy way to select and monitor the intensity of your training and to follow sport zones based training programs. Training is divided into five zones based on percentages of your maximum heart rate: very light (50-60%HRmax), light (60-70%HRmax), moderate (70-80%HRmax), hard (80-90%HRmax) and maximum (90-100%HRmax).

Data transfer

Polar ProTrainer 5 features

Polarpersonaltrainer.com features

Recording features

S1 footpod features

Training features

Watch features

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›User testimonials

›Working out smarter and not harder -Albert
This tool has not only helped me attain further in my fitness goals but also has been a incredable tool to heal eating disordered behavior. I have struggled for over 20 years with various over and under eating disorders. Heart Rate training has allowed me to truly exercise to fuel my body not harm it. Working out smarter and not harder is the biggest breakthrough for me and for my physical and mental health. Anyone who has ever struggles with exercise obessions and/or eating disorders NEEDS this to regain control. By following the programs on my watch, I know that my exercise is getting results and I dont need to go harder and faster because the proof is in the facts!

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›Smart Coaching Features

Fitness Test

OwnZone

Running Index

Smart Calories

Recovery Test

Training Load

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