The Polar F-6 heart rate monitor uses Polar's OwnZone feature to automatically calculate your training zones and calculate calorie expenditure. The Polar F-6 even incorporates an exercise diary, making it an ideal training partner to improve fitness and help with weight management. The Polar F6 Heart Rate Monitor comes in three colors: Sand Pearl, Black Coal and Denim Stone. Own zone - Automatic calculation of training zone with visible and audible alarm OwnCal - calorie expenditure with percentage of fat burned Own Code - coded transmission that eliminates cross talk with nearby exercisers Backlight - for ease of use in low light conditions Exercise Diary SonicLink transfer of data to web service Zone Pointer: visual guidance to target zone Fitness Points (one for every 10 min. in target zone) Displays current heart rate, percentage of maximum heart rate and training time Storage of previous workout, including date, average and maximum heart rate, time spent in target zone, training time and calories burned Storage of cumulative training time and calories burned, as well as total number of workouts and average workout frequency Integrated clock with date, weekday and alarm UpLink function: transmittion of training settings to pulse watch Audible and visible alarm on exceeding or falling below the target zone Water resistant to 30 meters Easy-to-read display Simple two button operation

OwnZone®
Determines personal heart rate limits for an exercise session.

The Polar OwnZone (OZ) feature determines an individual exercise zone. It guides you through an appropriate warm-up routine and automatically determines a safe and effective exercise heart rate zone - your OwnZone - while taking into account your current physical condition.

Polar Heart Rate Monitors use multiple methods for determining your OwnZone. The primary method is to measure your heart rate variability during the warm-up period before exercising. If the measurement is not successful, your latest saved OwnZone limits are used. If there are no previous limits in the memory, the Polar Heart Rate Monitor will automatically calculate OwnZone limits based on your age-predicted maximum heart rate (220 minus age). You should determine your OwnZone at the beginning of your workout whenever you change exercise environment and/or exercise mode or if your mental state changes when feeling stressed, for instance.

The OwnZone Basic corresponds to 65-85 % of the maximum heart rate. Exercise at the lower end of this intensity level can be conducted for extended periods safely and often yields the best results for weight control, while exercise at the upper end of this intensity produces the best results for improving cardiovascular (aerobic) fitness.

The OwnZone Advanced feature consists of two training areas: OwnZone Low and OwnZone High, providing greater variations in exercising than the OwnZone Basic area, which can be rather wide for more focused training.

The OwnZone Light corresponds to 60-70% of your maximum heart rate. This intensity still feels fairly easy for most people. It helps in weight control and improves endurance and cardiovascular fitness.

The OwnZone Moderate corresponds to 70-80% of your maximum heart rate. This intensity is especially good for people who are exercising regularly. Exercising in this zone is particularly effective for improving cardiovascular fitness.

The OwnZone Hard corresponds to 80-90% of maximum heart rate. You will find yourself breathing heavily, having tired muscles and feeling fatigued. This intensity is recommended occasionally for fit people.

The OwnZone Weight corresponds to about 60-75% of your maximum heart rate. The OwnZone Weight is ideal for weight loss exercise for less fit individuals and for those recovering from sickness or intensive training.
OwnCal® Counts and displays calorie expenditure.

The Polar OwnCal feature shows your energy expenditure during one exercise session as well as your accumulated kilocalories during several exercise sessions.

You can set daily and weekly exercise goals in terms of calorie expenditure with the OwnCal feature. Because the OwnCal tracks both the energy expenditure during one exercise session and the accumulated kilocalories during a longer time e.g. one week, it helps in achieving both short term and long term goals.

OwnCode®
Prevents cross-talk from other heart rate monitors. As more and more people use heart rate monitors today, preventing cross talk from other devices in group situations at the gym or when jogging with a friend becomes essential. The unique coded technology blocks unwanted signals from other heart rate monitors, ensuring disturbance-free transmission of your heart rate data.

Target zones with visual and audible alarms
Fitness Bullets (for every ten minutes in target zone)
A feature showing a bullet on the display of your heart rate monitor for every 10 minutes spent exercising/training in your target heart rate zone.

Heart rate (average) of total exercise
A figure expressed in beats per minute (bpm) representing the average heart rate measured over a specific period of time (e.g. an exercise session).

Exercise date

Zone Pointer
Makes it easy to stay in your target zone. A visible and moving symbol on the display of your Polar product indicating that you are inside the pre-set target zone.

Bike mount - OPTIONAL

SonicLink, exercise data download from wrist unit to Polar web service or SW
Transfer exercise data from wrist unit to Polar Personal Trainer web service via Polar WebLink (SonicLink/Infrared)

Transfer logos from Polar web site to wrist unit (UpLink)
You can personalize your Polar wrist unit display with a logo made by Polar designer or Polar product users worldwide.

You can also create your own logo with the Polar Precision Performance Software or Polar UpLink Tool and send it to us at tips@polar.fi to apply to get it published here. Please mention the Polar product model your logo is created for.
UpLink, settings upload from Polar web site or software to wrist unit
Edit wrist unit settings with Polar UpLink Tool and transfer them to your Polar product (UpLink)
Internal / external non-Polar IrDA port
UpLink
Number of exercise files (with summaries)
12 files
The number of exercise files stored in your heart rate monitor. An exercise file includes total exercise time, time in target zone and average heart rate.
Exercise file info page with date and time

Exercise Time (total)
The time you have exercised with the stopwatch running. The Total Exercise Time feature keeps track of your cumulative exercise time since last resetting the counter. This feature gives you yet another way to set daily or weekly exercise goals for yourself.

Target zone - Time in target zone
The Time in Target Zone feature calculates the amount of total exercise time spent in your personal target zone. You can use this feature together with the Total Exercise Time to determine the effectiveness of your exercise program.

Target zone limits
Heart rate (average)
Heart rate (maximum)

Calorie expenditure (Exercise/Total/Fat%) Exe. Week Tot. Fat%
The feature in Polar Heart Rate Monitors calculating the number of kilocalories expended during exercise is called OwnCal. This function allows you to follow the kilocalories expended during one exercise session (exercise on display) and cumulative kilocalories expended during several exercise sessions (total on display). The fat-burning percentage (fat% on display) estimat kilocalories expended from fat during a workout and is expressed as a percentage of the total

kilocalories burned.
Fitness Exercise Diary
Monitors your weekly totals. Monitors the weekly frequency, the total time, total exercise count and amount of calories burned during the exercise sessions. The intensities of the weekly workout sessions are also displayed.

Heart rate (displayed as bpm)
A measurement of the work your heart does, most commonly expressed as the number of beats per minute (bpm).

Heart rate (displayed as % of maximum heart rate)
A measurement of the work your heart does, expressed as % of your maximum heart rate.
Target zones - Visual and audible alarms
A feature informing you every time your heart rate and/or speed/pace exceeds the upper limit or falls below the lower limit of your target heart rate zone during an exercise session.
Water resistant
50 m
Backlight
Heart touch, button-free operation of wrist unit
This function enables button free operation of certain main functions, e.g. when gloves make pressing buttons difficult.

Activate the HeartTouch function by bringing your wrist unit close to the Polar logo on your transmitter. The HeartTouch function operates only when wearing the transmitter. Heart rate sets: pre-program favorite exercise settings.
Heart rate sets: pre-program favorite exercise settings
1 set
Manual target zone (% / bpm)
Automatic age-based target zone (% / bpm)
Sound volume level setting
KeyLock
Graphical target zone indicator
Time of day (12/24hour) with alarm
Dual time zone
A feature that allows you to choose between two time zones.
Date and weekday indicator
Stopwatch
Low battery indicator
T31 coded chest transmitter
INCLUDED IN PRODUCT
Wearlink 31 coded chest transmitter (changeable battery)
compatible

Includes T31 coded chest transmitter and strap

T31 coded Transmitter
Medium (25" - 54" inches-Standard size)
Small (23" - 47" inches)
X-Small (18" - 27" inches)
Large (27" - 63" inches)