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)

Sunnto is chinese owned but has a better app and better integration with third party apps. Plus the social aspect is really cool if you have a lot of friedns with suunto hardware.  Polar on the other hand is finnsh, but their app really sucks. Is cluttered, unintuitive. I really like my polar pacer tho. But i sort of regret switching from suunto. Not a helpful post, i know 😀

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.

Polar is great for stats especially if paired with heart rate monitor. I have Polar Pacer for watch and H9 for strap. The only downside is im unable to play music - but you said not relevant so might be good option for you.

Polar pacer is not heavy and is great for tracking sleep too. GPS, never had a problem.

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 ended up ordering the Polar Pacer and H9 this week. I would get the Unite, but I was worried the crappy battery life would make me angry like the A360 did. I am a huge fan of Polar's heart sensor and the app, that's what I'm here for... I never purposely used GPS but I noticed my phone would somehow track my movement during a bike ride when the watch was tracking a workout and connected (for text notifications).