Polar Ignite - Gps Smartwatch - Fitness Watch With Advanced Wrist-Based Optical Heart Rate Monitor,
POLAR Ignite - GPS Smartwatch - Fitness Watch with Advanced Wrist-Based Optical Heart Rate Monitor, Training Guide, Waterproof
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- BECOME YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL: Polar Ignite, a sports smartwatch for women and men who want to push their limits the right way. Perfect for gym, group and team exercise, swimming, running, cycling, walking.
- SLIM DESIGN OPTIMIZED FOR 24/7 WEAR: Your new-generation smart workout partner with a 1-button interface includes such essentials as a wrist-based OHR monitor, speed, distance and route tracking with integrated GPS, calorie counter, color touch display.
- NIGHTLY RECHARGE: Nightly Recharge measures how well your body recovers from the day stress during the night.
- FitSpark DAILY TRAINING GUIDE: Get your personalised and ready-made daily workout guidance based on your recovery and overall readiness.
- SLEEP PLUS STAGES: Learn about your sleep quality, follow your sleep stages and get detailed sleep insights with the new Sleep Plus Stages feature.
- Strap Material: Silicon
Brand : POLAR
Category : Electronics,GPS, Finders & Accessories,Sports & Handheld GPS,Running GPS Units
Rating : 4.4
ListPrice : US $229.95
Price : US $211.55
Review Count : 641
POLAR Ignite - GPS Smartwatch - Fitness Watch with Advanced Wrist-Based Optical Heart Rate Monitor, Training Guide, Waterproof
- First, a word of warning: this is going to be a long review. I have a lot to say about smart watches/activity trackers.Secondly, here\'s what is important to me in a smart watch/activity tracker. First, it has to be pretty simple to use. I am a technological idiot. Secondly, I need an accurate calorie count and ability to track numerous kinds of exercise, but not every activity under the sun. Thirdly, I want it to look nice, have onboard (accurate) GPS, and have a decent online app. If you are a techno wizard or a marathoner/triathlete, you can stop reading this review now, because you and I have very different needs. If you are like me, here\'s the short version: I have been wearing this watch for just over 24 hours and can say that it meets most of my requirements, and I am still determining whether it meets the last two: GPS accuracy and online app.By way of background, I have had about 6-7 different Fitbit devices since approximately 2017. After starting with 3 Ionics (first two lasted about 11 months and were replaced for free by Fitbit because they were still under their 1-year warranty), I downgraded to a Charge because Fitbit wasn\'t going to replace my third Ionic for free and I wasn\'t going to spend more than $200 on a device that lasted 9-11 months. I have been through 4 different Charge devices in the past 2-3 years. So, I needed a more durable device. So, in June I bought a Garmin Venu Sq. Um, see technological idiot comment above. I had no idea how to work that device. Nor did I need things like cross-country skiing preloaded on my device. I have not gone cross country skiing in like 20+ years. I run about 3 miles, bike between 15 and 25, swim, do yoga, and lift weights. I am battling the over-40 waistline expansion and need to have an accurate calorie count for my activities, so I have a better idea how many calories I should be eating.Enter the Polar Ignite. It\'s so pretty! And I put it on and had figured out how to track an activity in like 5 minutes. It has all the activities I need pre-loaded without a crap-ton that are irrelevant to me. So far (after a walk, a swim and a bike ride) it seems to not do the things that annoyed me about my Fitbit Charge, i.e. turning off GPS or just stop recording an activity in the middle of the activity for no reason. It also has a much more accurate calorie count (based on what was my norm on the higher quality Ionic, what I get from treadmills that allow me to enter my weight/age, and online calorie burn estimators) than the Charge did, which I am presuming is because there appears to be 4-5 different heart rate sensors on the Polar, vs. one on the Charge.Now, I set everything up on the watch itself rather than my phone because I currently have a seriously old and barely functional phone. So, I have not been able to use the app yet and can\'t speak to that. I did really like Fitbit\'s app, so that is a comparison that is yet to be seen. I also am not entirely sure if I properly turned on the GPS when I went for a bike ride today (I have not even opened the use manual, as everything thus far has been very intuitive). If I did, the GPS was more than a mile off. That will be annoying if it turns out to be true. I always take my phone with me on outdoor runs/bike rides for security purposes, but it\'s a lot harder to check that during exercise than it is to look down at my wrist. So, if you have read this far, expect there to be an update once I have a new phone and can use the app and have read the user manual to make sure I am properly turning on the GPS.AAAANNND, here\'s the update. It lasted longer than my fitbit devices, but only by a few months. Purchased in September 2021, dead as a doorknob in December 2022. So, 15 months versus 11. And I\'m sure (I\'m not even checking because I am so certain), 3 months past warranty. I swear there is some conspiracy by all of the smart watch manufacturers to make people buy new ones once a year. Also, not going with this one again because the calorie count was INSANELY inconsistent and the GPS sometimes took like 5 minutes to connect (and sometimes didn\'t at all). So, back to the buying board. Yay.
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- The media could not be loaded. I use this HR watch with Polar H10 chest sensor during workout, mostly Les Mills classes. With H10, this watch works great. Without H10, HR is way off. This watch does not utilize H10 if it is not set for a workout mode. So, if you want to record your sleep HR, you will get extremely inaccurate HR because this watch does not use H10 sensor in the sleep mode. I suspect that \"Fitness test (VO2 Max)\" also relies only on the wrist-based HR sensor. So, the VO2 Max could be off, too. If you want accuracy, use this watch with H10. The accompanying video shows this HR problem. In this video, I am just walking on a treadmill. Ignite shows \"green\" circle HR (wrist-based), then switches to \"blue\" circle (H10 sensor).
- I love it! It has worked perfectly for me. I have used it for different sports (running, swimming, weights and treadmill). In all of them has been really accurate. I\'m a Polar fan now. So useful for my marathon training.
- Very disappointed in this device. Had to ask for a replacement after 3 wks batt life issues/ lasting less than 1day. Trying to sync all day long and failing drained the batt. Inaccuracies during sleep tracking saying I was awake when I wasn’t. I love everything else about it and I love the brand, trying not to give up on it. I have a feeling a Garmin is in my near future.
- I\'m beyond happy with this product. It seems very accurate. I love the constant heart rate monitoring. I strength train and do HIIT and my biggest concern was how it would do during HIIT workouts and it is seems to be amazing. I\'ll update if things change, but so glad I got this. Key is to wear it farther up your arm than a watch. So it is awkward to get used to, but still comfortable.
- This watch is great for tracking sleep, running and cycling. It does not accurately track my swim and as an aspiring triathlete, this was the sole purpose of this watch. Not totally satisfied.
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