Polar - Pacer Pro

Surprised by Polar not even making the list as a (I guess alone) Polar Pacer Pro user

Hi! \- Polar \- Withings I use Polar Pacer Pro and I see that it track swimming

I got recently Polar Pacer Pro and works pretty fine. Please consider that Suunto is chinese-owned. From other companies you have Withings (French)

Hi! I recently switched to Polar Pacer Pro and I can recommend it but mind that's a sport watch and you have manual buttons (as in Garmin)

Depending on your preferences, I would choose Polar's ecosystem. It has everything you need for an athlete and a regular activity tracker. Garmin takes this more in the direction of a smartwatch and also has a lot of unnecessary stuff that you hardly need. Garmin's watches are more impressive and have a payment feature and built-in music (spotify app, which is so bad that you can barely use it). When choosing a watch, think about what you value most in your watch. Weight, appearance, durability, etc. I used to have a watch that weighed about 80g. I didn't like wearing it 24/7. When running, I couldn't get it tight enough on my wrist to be unnoticeable. While I was sleeping, it felt like a kettlebell was tied to my hand. Nowadays I use Polar Pacer Pro (I hate the amoled screen) for running, cycling, hockey, gym and (rucking). I don't need maps, so this is really good and light. Although I won't show this off at the bar counter. I have used Polar, Garmin and Suunto. Each time I have returned to Polar after a few months of experimentation. My apologies for the google translator lol

As an addition: Polar's cardio load status is much more accurate and realistic than Garmin's training readiness. Often, while Garmin claims that I should train hard, I have already lost my night's sleep and when I go to bed my resting heart rate is high. In these situations, Polar has been more accurate and indicated that the load should be lightened.

I have a Polar Pacer and my wife has the Pacer Pro. We've had them for 3 years plus and have been very happy with the performance and reliability. We are regular but not hard-core runners

I have a Polar Pacer and my wife has the Pacer Pro. We've had them for 3 years plus and have been very happy with the performance and reliability. We are regular but not hard-core runners

https://preview.redd.it/vs3mpaibzznf1.png?width=403&format=png&auto=webp&s=82e691eab0e6bd67ddc6d17a04dd527b18b7674c That's interesting. I haven't looked at the calc methods yet, but I'm currently trialling Whoop and Oura with my Polar Pacer Pro. I only have 7 days of data so far, as you can see, correlation is high but Polar HRV is always 10-20ms higher. A late, but sober night on day 2. Alcohol on day 5 and a little bit on day 6... I'm primarily doing this for sleep data, but when my legs aren't playing up I run, hence the Polar device.

I replaced my Garmin with a Polar Pacer Pro. Very happy with it so far. Mainly used for running so not sure about their swimming accuracy.

Long-time Apple Watch user here; got an H10 ~1 year ago and a Pacer Pro recently. (Apple Watch is great, but also quite expensive.) Main reasons why I chose Polar: - Accuracy: H10 is the “gold standard” HR wearable - Science-base: I love that they have published white papers for all their features - Privacy: including data storage in EU - Running training support: H10 + Pacer Pro + Flow give me basically everything I need to support my running training - Price and value for money

I have had my Apple Watch series 3 for over 7 years, and it is approaching end-of-life (battery is dying =( ). I really like it, and HR accuracy is pretty good but it is not H10-level. I got H10 last Black Friday + Pacer Pro this Black Friday for 239 GBP total. The Apple Watch series 11 starts at 369 GBP; the Apple Watch SE 3 starts at 219 GBP. I like the Apple apps (Health / Fitness / Workouts). If you need additional data capabilities for Apple Watch, you may need additional apps, and may need to pay extra. Hope this helps

I've got a Polar watch (currently the Pacer Pro) I use with all my bikes, as well as hiking, skiing and other sports. On the bike, I often strap it to the handlebar mount and use a chest strap.

polar has a cardio load (is how hard your training was over the last days compared to your average), a nightly recharge (basically bio battery), a sleeping index (1-100), and a boost by sleep number (calculates the times, workouts will fit the best in the day, and when is the best time for bed) I don't know if all these metrics will exist with the loop, but i have the polar pacer pro, which has the same sensor as far as I read

can you now add a workout in polar flow, which automatically takes the HR data which were recorded during the missed training? as far as i read, this is possible on whoop and helio

The Polar Vantage M3 is on sale for 299€ where I live (Grit X2 378€) which is a good price and I bought it. I am happy with the purchase and can easily recommend it to especially all beginners (Fitspark, nightly recharge and overall an easy to use system). I have previously had the Pacer Pro (very good basic whatch) but like the M3 more. I have also a Suunto 9 Peak pro and the Race. Both Suuntos are good watches, but I wanted to try Polar again. No regrets so far and it will be interesting to see the comming software updates which are said to be released by the end of the year.