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Here’s an example screen shot from the polar precision performance software that comes bundled with the S725. Quite why I need precision performance when I’m only commuting to work. mmmmmm I think I like to waste money.
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I’ve just downloaded the polar link for cycling gadget/accessory thing for my mobile phone. Yes of course its another ridiculously unecessary item of gadgetry! Anyway, its amazingly easy to download files from the Polar 725 watch – much easier than to the pc and it shows a useful summary and graphic file of the...
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I feel fit and full of energy but when it comes to weight loss I am always disappointed by the hit and miss nature of it all. Sometimes I lose weight and other times I seem to sit on a plateau. I would like to take all the guess work out of my diet...
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Ischia is a small island off the Amalfi coast. We reached it by ferry from Naples and later moved on by ferry to the glitzy island of Capri. There isn’t much to visually excite you about Ischia, it is just a lump of rock populated by folk and their boats. The interest lies in...
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A good day was heralded by the arrival of a new toy – the Polar S725 heart rate monitor cum cycle wonder computer. One of my more unnecessary purchases to date but surely it ranks amongst the most exciting. I’ve read a few reviews that suggest the polar S725 and S720 are rather traumatic...
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Ok, it’s true I have come home with yet another major project, but it has to be said that this one is pretty exciting. Shakti has climbed on board and it is agreed that we will clip ourselves into our pedals and set off for a grand cycling tour around Europe, just as soon...
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