Heart Rate Equipment
Direct measurement of heart rate during exercise is the most accurate way to gauge performance. Using a heart rate monitor makes it possible to train at your ideal pace and intensity, maximizing your training benefits. Heart rate monitoring capabilities are available on PM2, PM2+, PM3, and PM4 monitors.
Concept2 sells Polar and Suunto brand equipment.
For a PM2, PM2+ or PM3
To display your heart rate on a PM2, PM2+, or PM3 monitor, you need:
- A chest belt.
- Concept2's heart rate cable with receiver.
Concept2 offers three heart rate package options. Choose just the right equipment for your intended use.
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Option 1 |
Option 2 |
Option 3 |
| Description |
Heart Rate Receiver & Cable |
Polar Wearlink™ Chest Belt Plus Heart Rate Receiver & Cable |
Polar Wearlink™ Chest Belt & F11 Heart Rate Monitor |
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| Part Number |
1862 |
1747 |
2487 * Add PN 1862 if using with indoor rower |
| Price |
$25.00 |
$75.00 |
$159.95 *Plus $25.00 if adding PN 1862 |
| Best Use |
- You already own a Polar chest belt and plan to use that belt with a PM2, PM2+, or PM3.
- Your Polar chest belt is not a Polar W.I.N.D. product. The W.I.N.D. line is not compatible with Concept2 Performance Monitors.
- You plan to monitor your heart rate only using the indoor rower and not during other activities.
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- You do not own a Polar chest belt and plan to monitor your heart rate only while using the indoor rower and not during other activities.
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- PN 2487 Only: You plan to monitor your heart rate during other activities only.
- PN 2487 & 1862: You plan to monitor your heart rate while using your indoor rower and during other activies.
- You are a serious exerciser looking to lose weight or reach the next level of fitness.
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- More Info
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- This is a Concept2 product and is available only from Concept2.
- This product is required if you plan to monitor your heart rate on a PM2, PM2+, or PM3, because these Performance Monitors do not have a built-in heart rate receiver.
- This product is designed to work with Polar brand chest belts; other brands may work but are not guaranteed to do so.
- Installation Note: This cable plugs into the monitor, travels down the monitor arm, and ends under the indoor rower monorail. You will not be physically connected to the cable. Complete installation instructions are included with each purchase and are also available in our Service section.
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The heart rate receiver & cable included is Concept2's part number 1862. Read more about this product at left.
Wearlink Features
- Made from a soft, fabric material
- Electrodes integrated with the strap for added flexibility and comfort
- Coded feature eliminates interference from other heart rate monitors
- Battery can be replaced by the user
- 100% waterproof
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This is a complete stand-alone Polar™ portable heart rate monitor with chest belt transmitter and wristwatch display unit.
Wearlink Features
- Made from a soft, fabric material
- Electrodes integrated with the strap for added flexibility and comfort
- Coded feature eliminates interference from other heart rate monitors
- Battery can be replaced by the user
- 100% waterproof
F11 Features
- OwnCalT feature counts calories and fat burn
- OwnZoneT feature automatically determines each day's target zone
- Keeps U Fit Workout Program provides recommended workout frequency and duration to reach your personal fitness goals
- Zone Pointer indicates whether you are within your target zone range
- Backlight
- UpLink and SonicLink enables information transfer to/from PolarFitnessTrainer.com and from your own PC
- Self Walk Test—A cardiovascular fitness test
- Polar Fitness Test with OwnIndex—Measures your current fitness level with no physical exertion
- Time of day, date, and alarm clock functions
- Water resistant to 30m
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For a PM4
Concept2 provides a Suunto chest belt with every PM4; no additional equipment is required to display your heart rate on a PM4.
Refer to the following chart to learn more about:
- The Suunto chest belt provided with each PM4.
- Purchasing additional equipment for monitoring heart rate during other activities.
- Using Polar equipment with a PM4.
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Option 1 |
Option 2 |
Option 3 |
| Description |
Suunto Comfort Chest Belt |
Suunto t3c |
Heart Rate Receiver & Cable |
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| Part Number |
1870 |
2497 |
1862 |
| Price |
$80.00 |
$149.00 |
$25.00 |
| Best Use |
This chest belt is included with every PM4; it is not necessary to purchase unless you prefer to have more than one chest belt. This chest belt will fit chest sizes 25"-45".
You may want to purchase another chest belt if:
- Multiple people will be using the indoor rower, and each would like their own chest belt.
- You row in multiple locations and would like to have a chest belt for each location.
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You plan to monitor your heart rate while using the indoor rower and during other activities. |
- You already own a Polar chest belt and plan to use that chest belt to view your heart rate on your PM4 monitor.
- Your Polar chest belt is not a Polar W.I.N.D. product. The W.I.N.D. line is not compatible with Concept2 Performance Monitors.
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The Suunto chest belt uses ANT technology to send your heart rate to a receiver that is built-in to the PM4 circuit board. Using the Suunto method, no additional accessories are required to see your heart rate on the PM4.
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More than a heart rate monitor, the Suunto t3c helps you train with confidence by providing real-time information on the aerobic benefit of each workout. Over or under-training? The Suunto t3c knows and tells with real-time Training Effect.
Training Effect takes the guesswork out of working out. More powerful than traditional zone training systems, Training Effect keeps you on-target for achieving your goal, whether it's weight loss, cardiovascular health or shaving minutes off a marathon. The Suunto t3c analyzes your heartbeats and translates the data into a simple, one-to-five Training Effect scale.
The onboard logbook has a 15-workout memory. Archiving and further analysis are available with a Suunto PC POD and Training Manager Lite PC software.
Product features include:
- Real-time Training Effect
- Current heart rate, average heart rate and maximum heart rate
- Real-time calories burned
- Three-tier zone training system with alarms
- 2 adjustable HR limits with alarms
- Speed and distance with optional Foot POD, Bike POD, Road Bike POD or GPS POD
- Compatible with PC POD
- Dual time, date and alarm
- Log memory for 15 workouts
- Stopwatch with 50 split laps
- Interval timer
- User-replaceable battery
- Comfort Belt with error-free ANT transmission technology (fits 25"-45" chest)
- Water resistant to 30m (100ft)
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- More Info
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- This is a Concept2 product and is available only from Concept2.
- This product is required if you plan to use Polar equipment to monitor your heart rate on a PM4: the heart rate receiver built-in to the PM4 is designed to work with ANT compatible chest belts and will not work with Polar chest belts.
- This product is designed to work with Polar brand chest belts; other brands may work but are not guaranteed to do so.
- Installation Note: This cable plugs into the monitor, travels down the monitor arm, and ends under the indoor rower monorail. You will not be physically connected to the cable. Complete installation instructions are included with each purchase and are also available in our Service section.
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