At a glance
A GPS sports watch for recreational runners and cyclists who want integrated GPS with smart guidance.
- Tracks your route, speed and distance using built-in GPS
- Shows GPS based altitude during and after training
- Training Benefit gives you instant feedback after your session
- Running Index scores your performance
- Improves performance with endurance training programs, downloadable for free from polarpersonaltrainer.com
- Compatible with Polar running and cycling sensors
- Rechargeable battery, 12h in continuous use with GPS on
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›Smart Coaching Features
Endurance Programmes
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 Benefit
Motivating feedback straight after exercise.
Training Load
Helps you find the perfect balance between rest and training.
ZoneOptimizer
Ensures you always train at the right intensity.
› RC3 GPS Smart Coaching Features
Endurance Programmes
Guiding you to improve your running and cycling performance
These running and cycling programmes include recommended warm-up, exercise and cool-down phases for every training session. The programmes are customised to your specific needs and fitness level and optimise endurance training by adapting and updating your training routines every four weeks. You can create these programmes in polarpersonaltrainer.com and upload them to your Polar RCX5.
Fitness Test
Tells you exactly how your fitness is developing.
If you’re looking to improve your fitness and want to keep up to date with how well you’re doing, the smart Fitness Test will tell you exactly what you need to know in just five minutes. By regularly comparing your test results, you can see what progress you are making and how your fitness is improving.
What is aerobic (cardiovascular) fitness?How fit am I compared to the populationPolar Fitness Test and OwnIndexRunning Index
Illustrates how your running performance is developing.
If you’re looking to keep on top of your running performance you’ll find this feature a big help. Regular use over time allows you to see how efficient your running is. Your Running Index score is calculated automatically after every run, based on your heart rate and from the speed data collected from your GPS or stride sensor. A higher reading indicates that you can run faster with less effort.
Running Index featureSmart Calories
Lets you know exactly how many calories you’ve burned.
OwnCal is the most accurate calorie counter on the market. It calculates the number of calories expended during a training session based on your weight, height, age, gender, your individual maximum heart rate (HRmax) and how hard you’re training.
OwnCalTip for using OwnCal featureTraining Benefit
Motivating feedback straight after exercise.
Motivating feedback that’s delivered straight to you immediately after exercise is something we can all benefit from. So if you want to know the effect of different training sessions, this feature will tell you exactly what you need to know. You get a quick overview after each session, and for more detailed feedback, you can either check your training file or you can get further in-depth analysis at polarpersonaltrainer.com.
Training Load
Helps you find the perfect balance between rest and training.
Training Load helps you to find the perfect balance between rest and training. Find out your training load status at polarpersonaltrainer.com. It shows you at a glance your cumulative training load for every day, advising if and when rest days are needed and when it’s best to train harder in order to maintain your performance improvement.
Training Load in polarpersonaltrainer.comZoneOptimizer
Ensures you always train at the right intensity.
This feature ensures that you always train at the right intensity. Knowing how hard to train can be a challenge. By using ZoneOptimizer, you can get the exact training effect you’re looking for as the feature adjusts your five heart rate training zones to perfectly match your body’s current physiological condition.
›User testimonials
›"The new Polar RC3 GPS takes advantage of being an all in one product" -Will Greenwood
“Training has always been an important part of my life from my days as a professional rugby player and even now that I’ve retired. I use my Polar heart rate monitors all the time. The new Polar RC3 GPS takes advantage of being an all in one product with cutting edge heart rate functions and speed/distance capabilities which means I have no excuse not to reach my fitness goals. It is very user friendly, being slim and lightweight with a re-chargeable battery. I would recommend the Polar RC3 GPS to anybody who wants to get ahead and improve their fitness, whatever their sport!”
›"It's definitely encouraging me to go out and do more running" -David Bostelmann, Polar Track Down Competition Winner, London
"I'm very much enjoying the watch and wear it pretty much everyday for my daily cycling commute and for every run. In fact I often just wear it through the day!
The best bits for me are: - very simple synchronizing to polar personal trainer, which is a nice interface and extremely handy to be able to view from any pc. - the lightweight design. - simplicity of use but with loads of features - and obviously the GPS is fantastic. It does sometimes take a while to find the location, but it has not yet dropped out once connected. - the heart rate monitor is so useful to evaluate runs and how my training is improving (or not!)."
›"I've been amazed at just how accurate it is" -Ben Rowntree, Polar Track Down Competition Winner, London
"I am absolutely loving the new RC3 GPS its such a good training tool. I've used it on several occasions now both running and cycling and I've been amazed at just how accurate it is, especially down in Devon where you often find yourself running in the back of beyond and it still keeps track of my positioning! A thoroughly brilliant piece of kit, thank you so much once again!"
›"The RC3 is Polar's best monitor" -www.fitfaqs.co.uk
“To sum it up - The RC3 is Polar's best monitor. There are others which are cheaper and others which may suit some runners better, but for anyone thinking of training for a half or full marathon I think you'd do well to find a better value heart rate monitor than the RC3.”
http://www.fitfaqs.co.uk/questions/running-and-marathon-faqs/polarrc3/
›"This could just be the most accomplished heart rate monitor to date" -Athletics Weekly
"This could just be the most accomplished heart rate monitor to date. From the market leaders in heart-rate monitors, this model is their first to feature GPS functionality built in to the watch, It’s one of the smallest and lightest GPS watches around."
›"The training partner who can monitor your every work-out" -GQ Magazine
"Polar’s new all-in-one RC3 GPS is the training partner who can monitor your every work-out, give you instant feedback on your performance, advise you on your athletic efficiency and analyse your training data to maximise your fitness."
›"Well worth the investment" -Men's Running
"The RC3 GPS, like the earlier RCX3, fulfils every heart rate and GPS function a runner could need, but now in a far more convenient package. Tech should do its job simply and intuitively, which the RC3 does with its straightforward functionality and sufficient data to keep you training effectively."
- Polar RC3 GPS training computer
- Polar H3 heart rate sensor
- USB cable
- RC3 GPS Getting Started Guide
- Polar RC3 GPS training computer
- USB cable
- RC3 GPS Getting Started Guide
- Polar RC3 GPS training computer
- Polar H3 heart rate sensor
- Polar CS cadence sensor W.I.N.D.
- USB cable
- Universal Bike Mount
- RC3 GPS Getting Started Guide
- CS cadence sensor W.I.N.D. User Manual
Customise
With accessories you can upgrade your training computer to enhance your experience and achieve a more complete understanding of your performance
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Want to improve your running?
Add the small s3+ stride sensor and attach it onto your shoe to get the most precise running speed/pace, distance, as well as your Running Index and cadence to measure your performance.
Want to improve your cycling?
Add the CS speed and cadence sensors using W.I.N.D. technology and you’ll get the most precise cycling speed, distance, and cadence.
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