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Review: Polar S725X Heart Rate Monitor |
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Written by Dr Azmi Mohd Tamil
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Jul 13, 2009 at 08:02 PM |
Review - Polar S725X Heart Rate Monitor
I have been using the Cat Eye
CC-HR200DW for the last 4 months. Although it was a good cyclometer, it was not a good heart rate monitor (HRM). To obtain the maximum benefit during cycling, my target heart rate for my age should be between 107 until 152 bpm. However the Cat Eye HRM was
not performing as it should be. The HRM didn't work during any of the group rides, which was rather embarrassing especially
when others were asking about my heart rate during the rides to ensure that we were at the optimum pace.
I was so frustrated with the Cateye HRM that I decided to replace it. The senior riders in my cycling group suggested the Polar CS200cad which has a big display screen, big and easy to press buttons, able to monitor the heart rate, speed, distance and cadence. But you can use Polar CS200cad while cycling only. Instead I decided to get the best Polar HRM model available locally, which is the Polar S725X, which I can use during any other forms of exercise such as cycling, running and hiking. It was really an impulse buy. I stopped by Total Field at Dwitasik, Bandar Sri Permaisuri and asked whether they have the model in-stock. They said yes. We haggled over the price a bit and once I think I had a good deal, I bought it. The clincher was when they said that the cadence meter was included with that price.
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Last Updated ( Sep 17, 2009 at 05:48 AM )
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Broga 4th July 2009 - The Ride To Hell And Back |
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Written by Dr Azmi Mohd Tamil
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Jul 08, 2009 at 06:16 PM |
Broga 4th July 2009
Broga 4th July 2009 - The Ride To Hell And Back
Eight of us in 7 vehicles met at Petronas Semenyih at 7.30 am on the morning of 4th of July 2009. The group consisted of;
- Aliff - young, superfit MTB rider
- Elda - young, superfit MTB rider
- MKA - our guide, 31 years old, fit, hardcore MTB
- Aza - middle-aged, occassional rider.
- Jefri - 42 years old, fit, hardcore MTB
- myself - 42 years old and obese
- Muhaimy - 52 years old, superfit rider (both RB and MTB)
- Abedib - 57 years old, MTB rider.
From Semenyih we drove towards Broga and then towards Ulu Beranang. We
parked our vehicles alongside the new bridge near the Ulu Beranang
mosque and assembled our bikes by the road side. We started our ride at
8.35am.
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Last Updated ( Jul 09, 2009 at 05:33 PM )
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