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Polar Promotion Offers Discounted Joe Friel Training Plans Exclusively at TrainingPeaks.com

Lafayette, CO, – Polar, the leader in heart rate monitoring and fitness assessment technology is offering an exclusive promotion of 50% off training plans authored by Joe Friel, founder of TrainingPeaks, expert coach and international Best Seller of books on endurance training with the purchase of select Polar units. Included with every training plan is a free subscription to Peaksware’s online software product TrainingPeaks, the ultimate training and nutrition log.

The training plans, available at TrainingPeaks.com/Polar contain all of the elements necessary for success and may be selected from a library of more than 60 based on experience from novice to expert and targeting events in marathon, cycling, duathlon or triathlon. The day to day schedule removes the guesswork from training and includes daily emails to provide motivation. Workout files from the Polar unit are uploaded directly to TrainingPeaks to track and confirm progress. By participating in this promotion, consumers receive the complete package to help them achieve their training goals.

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Power Meter Software - Polar Pro Trainer

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In this latest edition of our Power Meter series, Karl Etzel from Silicon Valley Cycling Center spends some time showing us the software that comes with the various power meters. Up this time is the PPolar Pro Trainer, which comes bundled with Polar CS600 we showed off earlier in the series.


Intro to Power Meters - Polar CS600 with Power

Alex from Silicon Valley Cycling Center continues our series of intros to power meters by giving a brief introduction, the Polar CS600 with Power and heart rate.

The CS600 measure power by using the Power Output Sensor W.I.N.D. direct from the chain, unlike other models that use the crank or hub. This precision system combines measures from two key factors: chain tension, (using a sensor on the chain stay) and chain speed (using a sensor on the rear pulley.) The polar is not only the lightest power meter in the series on your wallet, but it’s also the lightest system on your bike, at a measly 275 grams for the whole system installed. The system retails for $710.

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