Polar RCX5 heart rate monitor is ideal for triathletes and endurance athletes looking for better performance.
Polar RCX5 allows you to create your own sport profiles and quickly switch between them. Polar ZoneOptimizer personalizes your sport zones during your warm-up. Improves performance with endurance training programs, downloadable for free from polarpersonaltrainer.com with the Polar DataLink.
Polar RCX5 provides heart rate even in water with a comfortable hybrid transmitter. Compatible with Polar running, cycling and GPS sensors. Up to 8-11 months of battery life. If you're swimming in salt water or highly chlorinated water, we recommend that you use the T31 coded transmitter with the Polar RCX5.
- Endurance Programs: Guiding you to improve your running and cycling performance.
- Fitness Test:Tells you exactly how your fitness is developing.
- Running Index: Illustrates how your running performance is developing.
- Smart Calories: Lets you know exactly how many calories you’ve burned.
- Training Load: Helps you find the perfect balance between rest and training.
- ZoneOptimizer:Ensures you always train at the right intensity.
In the box: Polar RCX5, Polar RCX5 training computer, H2 heart rate sensor, Polar DataLink data transfer unit, Polar RCX5 Getting Started Guide
Body measurement features
- Automatic age-based target zone – bpm / %
- Average and maximum heart rate of each lap
- Average, minimum and maximum heart rate of training
- Heart rate – bpm / %
- HR-based target zones with visual and audible alarm
- HRmax (age-based)
- HRmax (Polar Fitness test-based)
- HRmax (user set)
- Manual target zone – bpm / %
- Polar Fitness Test
- Polar OwnCal® – calorie expenditure with fat percentage
- Polar OwnCode® (5kHz/2.4 GHz W.I.N.D.) - coded transmission
- Polar sport zones
- Polar ZoneOptimizer - personalized sport zones
CS cadence sensor W.I.N.D. features
- Bike settings – for two bicycles
- Cadence – current, average and maximum
CS speed sensor W.I.N.D. features
- Autostart/stop
- Bike settings – for two bicycles
- Distance based interval
- Distance – training, lap, trip and total
- Race Pace
- Speed – current, average and maximum
- Speed-based target zones with visual and audible alarm
- SpeedPointer
G3 GPS sensor W.I.N.D. features
- Altitude data via Google Maps – using the free Polarpersonaltrainer.com web service
- Distance based interval
- Distance – training, lap, trip and total
- Race Pace
- Route mapping – opt. with Polarpersonaltrainer.com web service
- Running Index
- Speed/Pace – current, average and maximum
- SpeedPointer
G5 GPS sensor features
- Altitude data via Google Maps – using the free Polarpersonaltrainer.com web service
- Distance based interval
- Distance – training, lap, trip and total
- Race Pace
- Route mapping – opt. with Polarpersonaltrainer.com web service
- Running Index
- Speed/Pace – current, average and maximum
- Speed/Pace-based target zones with visual and audible alarm
- SpeedPointer
Data transfer
- Compatible with Mac (Intel-based) via Polar DataLink
- Compatible with PC via Polar DataLink
- Compatible with Polarpersonaltrainer.com via Polar DataLink
Polarpersonaltrainer.com features
- Advanced training analyzing
- Endurance programs
- Map view – optional with GPS sensor
- Training diary
- Training Load
- Training programs
Recording features
- Totals
- Memory left indication
- Adjustable recording rate – 1s, 2s, 5s, 15s, or 60s
- Training files (with summaries) – 99
- Weekly history
Training features
- Interval trainer guided workouts – heart rate / pace / distance
- Number of laps – 99
- HeartTouch – button-free operation of wrist unit
- Graphical target zone indicator
- Automatic lap recording
- Display zoom
- Sport Profiles (up to 15 sport profiles)
- ZonePointer
- Training computer settings
- User configurable displays – all lines
- ZoneLock
Watch features
- Backlight
- Date and weekday indicator
- Display text in English, German, Finnish, Swedish, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian
- Dual time zone
- Button Lock
- Low battery indicator
- Time of day (12/24h) with alarm and snooze
- Training reminder
- User replaceable battery
- Water resistant – 30m
s3/s3+ stride sensor features
- Speed/Pace-based target zones with visual and audible alarm
- Speed/Pace – current, average and maximum
- Running Index
- Average stride length
- Cadence – current, average and maximum
- Race Pace
- Distance – training, lap, trip and total
Compatible with Polar T31 coded transmitter, Polar WearLink transmitter Nike+, Polar H1, Polar H2, Polar H3, Polar H7.
Data sheet
- Additional functions
- Calorimeter
Cycling speed & cadence
GPS
Running cadence
Waterproof