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product_id: 6717741
title: "POLAR RCX5 SD Heart Rate Monitor"
brand: "polar"
price: "FREE"
currency: ZAR
in_stock: false
reviews_count: 7
category: "Sports"
url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/6717741-polar-rcx5-sd-heart-rate-monitor
store_origin: ZA
region: South Africa
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# POLAR RCX5 SD Heart Rate Monitor

**Brand:** polar
**Price:** FREE
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** POLAR RCX5 SD Heart Rate Monitor by polar
- **How much does it cost?** FREE with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- polar enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted polar brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Description

For triathletes, runners and endurance athletes.

## Features

- Provides heart rate even in water with the comfortable hybrid transmitter
- ZoneOptimizer coaches you to train at the right intensity
- Sport profiles guarantee a swift switch between different sports
- Includes s3+ foot pod for running speed, distance and pace
- Light (46g) and always ready for use with no need for charging

## Images

![POLAR RCX5 SD Heart Rate Monitor - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ZNnbWE91L.jpg)
![POLAR RCX5 SD Heart Rate Monitor - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41CaKW48EEL.jpg)
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![POLAR RCX5 SD Heart Rate Monitor - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41706sPijhL.jpg)
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Best I've seen
  

*by B***K on Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2012*

I hate wearing the thing around my chest but it works well for all sports including swimming.  I tie a cord around my neck to keep the monitor in place when I swim - feels pretty stupid but it works.  The stride pod also works well, plus or minus 2% in measuring a mile.  I look forward to getting a GPS unit.The watch could have more features.  It couldn't be that difficult to add a stop watch and timer application.That said, the units interoperate well and the concept of having separate devices all linking into the single watch outweighs everything else.  This watch doesn't need to be recharged at all.  Battery lasts a year.  I had a different watch with an integral GPS device and it had to be recharged every night - this is way better.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Comfortable, Works great!
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2013*

Much easier to use than previous Polar products.  The footpod is a welcome improvement over the previous (enormous!) S1.Not as easy as Garmin, but on the plus side, the polar software for my Mac seems much better behaved than Garmin.Garmin does seem to have better connectivity to various web sites.I chose the RCX5 over the RCX3 because I didn't want to have to recharge the watch all of the time.  I often run the same routes, and just use the additional GPS unit when I'm exploring new routes.I particularly like the ability to capture running cadence, and view it on the display as I run.I changed the battery a couple of times - very simple.My only complaint is that the companion web site (polarpersonaltrainer.com) is a bit clunky, and Polar does not seem to support integration with other systems very well.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Had problems with the running pedometer
  

*by J***L on Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2013*

I bought this watch primarily for running.  i am an elite marathoner and i run a lot.  I train hard several miles a week.  This watch did fine with the pedometer while running easy at a 7 min/mile or slower, but during hard training sessions and/or races, it was not able to maintain a connection after about a mile or so.  It may just have been the one I had, but on several occasions it would just stop for long periods of time in teh middle of the workout.  I did some mile repeats at 5:30 pace and did not have this issue, but when holding a pace under 6 - 6:30 min/mile for more then a mile or so it would start screwing up.  For example, I ran a 10k race with it on and it registered 2.5 miles.  During the race, the current pace was all over the place.  reviewing the workout showed that the watch registered correctly for about 1.5 miles and then just started going crazy.I also had a problem calibrating the foot pod, but I figured it was just a learning curve thing.A few features that I did not like were the display would not increase in size.  I would have liked to see the display increase when I only select one output, but I couldn't find a way to do that.  Also, while training, i sometimes like to review my workout without starting over.  I could not figure out a way to do that.  i had to stop the workout, review the data and then start a new one.  It wasn't a big deal because the entire workout was listed by date and time in the review screen online.Also, a weird thing, but I like using the auto lap feature, however, when I use the auto lap and set it for 1 mile, i want the ability to hit the lap button manually and have the auto lap go off a mile from that point.  On this watch, it goes offf based on the start point of the run rather than the last time I hit the lap.  Not a big deal and maybe it was just me, but something that I was used to doing.I gave it a 3 star because I really liked the watch itself and the other features seemed to work fine.  I did not have the GPS, so it may work fine as well.  As far as a watch and a heart rate monitor and heart rate type training, i would give it a 4 or 5 star.  For faster foot pod training, I would give it a 1 star.This watch did not work for me so i returned it.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-19*