"Great training tool for hiking, snow boarding, running, cycling etc." - Review of Polar AXN 500 Altimeter/Heart Rate Watch

The design and matte stainless finish are excellent including the strap. The altimeter is ok and varies +/- 75 ft depending on the weather. It's great to watch the effects of altitude on your heart while going from 9,000ft to 12,000ft including vertical ascending speed while climbing/hiking and descending speed while snowboarding. The compass works great and locks on the direction fast. The heart monitor doesn't skip a beat (hope not:) You can set a min/max heart rate for your workout to tell if you are truly pushing yourself. The included software works great to track fitness progress. The Wearlink transmitter is well designed and better than any other transmitter out there. I have also used the heart monitor to determine recovery rate after a hard workout.
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