Polar FT4 Great Watch

Polar FT4 Great Watch.
I have now returned 2 SportLine watches. Too complicated...one broke. I have only used this watch for 2 days, but I Love it. Was super easy to set up and use. I would highly recommend it. I can read the heart rate display
without any glasses and my instructor can see it easily. Great watch. 

Polar FT4 Love my Polar HRM watch.
I've been using this heart rate watch for about a year now. Not as advanced as some models, but tells me what I need to know: heart rate, average heart rate, max heart rate, calories burned and whether I'm within my fitness limits. Plus it saves this data (up to 10 days) when I'm too tired/lazy to input it into my logs right away.

The watch is much lighter than the other HRM watches I own (which require touch; no strap). The info is easy to read without my glasses, even underwater (its waterproof to 80 ft). Touch watch to the chest monitor and it briefly switches to the time display.

The strap is soft, and sits just underneath the bra strap line. It's more flexible than a regular belt, and can be folded to be put into a pocket. I'm using the same size strap as I lost weight from a size 20W to a size 4.The strap should (must) be washed, or at least rinsed, after each use; I usually wash mine in the shower after workouts and let it hang to dry.

Another great feature is that the watch and monitor have serviceable batteries. Just buy a replacement watch battery from your local store.

For some people, the color of the women's FT4 (not FT4F) can be a turnoff. My watch strap was more "translucent beige" than "bronze", but I got it on sale, and it was classified as a "personal item" (because of the included body strap), so no returns. I took a colored Sharpie to the outer watch strap, and now I'm more than happy with my purchase!