Brand | POLAR |
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Material | Rubber |
Color | Purple |
Compatible Devices | Smartphones |
Screen Size | 9 Inches |
Battery Life | 120 Hours |
Sensor Type | Wearable |
Battery Description | Rechargeable, non-replaceable |
UPC | 725882015880 |
Manufacturer | Polar Electro, Inc. |
Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 7 x 4.9 x 2 inches |
Package Weight | 0.05 Pounds |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 8 x 6 x 4 inches |
Brand Name | POLAR |
Part Number | 90052538 |
Sport Type | Swimming |
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POLAR Loop Activity Tracker
Brand | POLAR |
Material | Rubber |
Color | Purple |
Compatible Devices | Smartphones |
Screen Size | 9 Inches |
Battery Life | 120 Hours |
Sensor Type | Wearable |
Battery Description | Rechargeable, non-replaceable |
UPC | 725882015880 |
Manufacturer | Polar Electro, Inc. |
About this item
- Worn on your wrist, tracks your activity 24/7 and provides guidance and motivation to reach your activity goals
- Shows daily activity, calories burned, steps taken, time of day and activity feedback on 85 LED display. Plus monitors sleep patterns
- Automatically syncs to free Polar Flow app and training community via Bluetooth Smart. For best results always use updated Flow app version
- Custom fit bracelet is waterproof for swimming and has rechargeable battery. Battery life 5 days in continuous use
- Provides accurate heart rate with Polar H6 or H7 Bluetooth Smart heart rate sensor accessory (not included, sold separately)
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Polar Flow
Polar Flow web service and app help you stay on track with your daily activity and training.
- Quick visual overview in the app
- Free app compatible with Android (4.3 or later) and iOS
- Deeper insight and analysis in the web service
Polar Loop
Activity Tracker
Polar Loop is perfect for anyone who wants to track their activity 24/7 and get guidance to reach activity goals. It tracks all the choices you make during the day and shows how they’re good for you. Polar Loop also reminds you when you’ve been still for too long.
To get even more out of your daily workout, the Polar H7 heart rate sensor is an optional but perfect match for Polar Loop. Learn about your training and get smart guidance.
- 24/7 activity tracking
- Activity goal
- Activity benefit
- Inactivity alert
- Sleep duration and quality
- Heart rate with H7 heart rate sensor (sold separately, not included)
- USB charging
- Polar Flow web service and app
- MyFitnessPal integration (iOS only)

24/7 Activity
Polar Loop tracks your daily activity and shows steps, distance and calories burned. Polar Loop gives you your daily activity goal and guides you on how to reach it.

Inactivity alert
Sitting for long periods of time is not good for your health. It affects to your blood circulation, metabolism, energy expenditure and your body's readiness for training. Polar Loop reminds you to get up after 55 minutes of sitting and helps you to add active breaks into your daily routine.

Bluetooth Smart Heart Rate Sensor
Pair the Polar Loop with the Polar H7 Bluetooth Smart heart rate sensor to measure your every heartbeat during training, and find out if you’re mostly burning fat or improving your fitness. This is the most accurate way to measure calories burned in heart rate based training.

Polar Flow App
Use the free Polar Flow app to get guidance on how to reach your daily activity goal. Easily sync your activity and training details with your smartphone via Bluetooth Smart. Check the app to see details of your daily activity, workouts and progress, as well as how much and how restfully you’re sleeping.

24/7 Activity

Inactivity alert

Heart Rate

Mobile App
Smart Coaching
Activity Benefit
Activity Benefit gives you daily, weekly and monthly feedback on the benefits of your activity and on the effects of sitting. The more you move, the greater the health benefits are. Check out how you're doing in the Polar Flow app or view more detailed information on the health benefits you achieved in the Polar Flow web service.
Activity Goal
Polar Loop gives you your Activity Goal based on your personal data and choice of activity level. The activity goal bar on your device fills up during the day based on your activity. With practical guidance like ‘walk for 50 minutes' or 'jog for 20 minutes’ you can choose how to reach your goal. Find more tips on how to reach your Activity Goal in the Polar Flow app and web service.
EnergyPointer
EnergyPointer is an easy-to-use, heart rate-based feature that tells you whether the main effect of your training is burning fat or improving your fitness.
Smart Calories
Polar Loop has the most accurate calorie counter on the market. It calculates the number of calories you’ve burned based on your individual data: your weight, height, age, gender and the intensity of your physical activity.
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Heart rate | With H1/H7 sensor, also in water | With H7 sensor | With H7 sensor, also in water | With H7 sensor |
Smart calories | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
24/7 activity | no data | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Polar Flow web service and app | no data | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sport profiles | no data | no data | no data | ✓ |
Built-in GPS | no data | no data | no data | ✓ |
Adjustable training views | no data | no data | no data | ✓ |
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Date First Available | May 27, 2014 |
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Customers find the activity tracker works well for two months and effectively tracks overall activity throughout the day. Moreover, they appreciate its design, with one customer noting it resembles a normal bracelet type device, and consider it a great motivator with daily activity goals. However, the battery life receives mixed feedback, with customers reporting it needs recharging every four days. Additionally, the device's ease of use and app quality receive mixed reviews, with some finding it straightforward while others say it requires patience to understand completely, and some praising the app while others find it basic.
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Customers find the activity tracker effective, noting it tracks steps and workouts well, with one customer mentioning it provides real-time data.
"...Also, the Loop with the chest strap is versatile as you can use it to track exercise where you're not really moving your upper body like when biking..." Read more
"...Polar Loop is a solid, reliable activity tracker. The key is to meet your activity goal every day. You will see the differences in your health...." Read more
"...Again, for working out without the chest strap, it gives you basic information like how many hours to need to do a particular activity to hit your..." Read more
"...with 2rd party apps from what I can tell, and there's no support for tracking dietary calories, so I'm forced to keep using LoseIt!..." Read more
Customers find the activity tracker motivating, with daily goals serving as a great motivator and helping them become more active. One customer mentions it provides good insights into CrossFit workouts, while another notes it keeps them focused on their daily routine.
"...The best workouts by far are high intensity interval training (HIIT) where you're basically play a cat and mouse game of moving your heart rate to..." Read more
"...The key is to meet your activity goal every day. You will see the differences in your health. Change my rating to 5 stars...." Read more
"...It is sufficient for basic workouts, and if you're interested in beginning heart-rate-based exercise/training, this is a good place to start...." Read more
"...The "time to get up and move" reminder is great...." Read more
Customers love the design of the activity tracker, appreciating its look and color, with one customer noting that it resembles a normal bracelet type device.
"...product, you'll be S.O.L. At the same time, the design has allowed the piece to be streamlined and aside from the clasp, there's nothing to catch..." Read more
"...After I fixed it, it paired up instantly. PROS - Stylish and comfortable. Feels durable...." Read more
"...Reminds me of the original scrolling LED signs. So, it may look cool on the wrist, until you light it up. Then you will be thinking 1988. 10...." Read more
"...It is comfortable and it looks good and it doesn't snag on my clothes. It was pretty cheap...." Read more
Customers have mixed experiences with the activity tracker's ease of use, with some finding it fairly straightforward while others report that it requires patience to understand completely.
"...It is unobtrusive at worst and at times I've had people compliment me saying it "looks cool, whatever it is" and the things that it does,..." Read more
"...Besides, it is big and cumbersome compared to the Polar...." Read more
"...This one-button arrangement is very easy to get used to...." Read more
"...than a month later, her comment was, "this thing is useless and inconvenient."..." Read more
Customers report issues with the activity tracker's battery life, noting that it needs recharging every four days and drains quickly during swimming activities.
"...It only gets 4 stars because I wish it had better battery life. On a full charge, my Loop lasts between three to four days...." Read more
"...2. It needs charging at least every other day...." Read more
"...It charges very quickly and its a good idea to charge it every three days...." Read more
"...This seems to drain the battery quickly when swimming (assuming this is linked to the button being activated by the water)...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2014First, don't buy this unless you're getting the H6 (for iPhone) or H7 chest strap. This review is based on using the Loop and chest strap. Currently the price for both can be had for about $150 on Amazon if you hold out for a sale. Considering the price of the Nike Fuelband at $150 and the Fitbit Force at $130, the chest strap for the Loop is a no-brainer and must have all at once.
Why? because the Fitbit Force and Nike Fuel Band units will never use heart rate data, a deal-breaker for a legit exercise tracker. A $130-150 pedometer like the Fitbit and Fuel band are simply too expensive in my opinion if they exclude heart rate tracking. At $150 and higher you're well into heart rate monitor pricing and well past e-pedometers.
Let's talk about sleep. Some have opined that the Fitbits are better for this. Total nonsense. If you're using the chest strap, the Loop provides *minute by minute* tracking of your sleep. You can even see if you experience PAC and PVC's during deep sleep on your chart using the Polar Flow website. Do Fitbit Force users know what PAC/PVC is? Of course not because their devices don't use heart rate at all. Basically when you awake you remove the chest strap, synch the Loop to your laptop (very fast compared to Nike) and you'll have a graph showing you (A) how long it took for you to get into deep sleep, (B) how many calories were burned during sleep,(C) what your resting heart rate is during deep sleep and (D) what the heart rate is during light sleep, (E)how many minutes or hours are spent deep sleep,(F) if you are restless sleeper as it shows when your breathing pattern was interrupted and (G) how many PAC or PVC's you experience in a night. If you think that wrist movement alone like on the Fitbit during sleep is all you need to analyze your sleep then have been misled by Fitbit reviewers. This aspect of the Polar loop and chest strap alone makes it worth buying. You would have to check into a Hospital Sleep Center to have this kind of data analysis at your finger tips. For which they would bill your insurance thousands of dollars.
Some have complained that they don't know how to mark the begining or end of a workout when viewing the data on the Polar Flow website or App. Simple: get dressed for your workout and make sure the very last thing you do before you begin is to put on the chest strap (and hold the Loop up to it for it to connect). Dab a little water under the chest strap's blue tooth transmiter, it speeds up the linking. When you are done with the workout and have recovered for a few minutes remove the chest strap. This stops the data recording of heart rate. The Loop will continue to record your foot steps however. That workout is now a "feed". When I log on to Polar Flow I typically have two feeds a day. One is 7-8 hours for sleep. The other is 1.5-2.0 hours for workouts. In essence putting on and removing the chest strap acts as a stop watch. After your workout its good to leave it on until you've recovered your heart rate back towards the resting heart rate zone, or where you were when you began workout. Analyzing this data is important as it shows how quickly you can recover from exertion. As you workout more, this recovery time should begin to shrink. For example a very out of shape person climbing stairs will often be panting for a while afterwards. Since buying the Loop I wear the chest strap frequently to gauge how many calories are burned and the level of heart activity for common activities like walking in the mall or the supermarket. For example a long five hour shopping trip resulted in typical heart rate of 80 bmps and 1,300 calories burned (my resting heart rate for sleep is 55-60 bpms). This shopping trip was enough to meet my minimum activity goal for the day. On the Polar Flow website under "Diary" it showed 130% of the daily goal achieved and it also displayed the average for that week of 120%, thereby demonstrating short-term consistency towards a long-term goal. There were also hyperlinks for each calendar day that took you to the graph for that day's workout when the chest strap was used.
Important: by using heart rate tracking you can see how hard those 10 miles you just hiked actually were. The Fitbit and Nike will only show the steps hiked but what if those 10 miles were a mix of hard uphill steps where you had to expend much more energy? Well without heart rate tracking it registers them all as the same. What if you walked those miles at a brisk pace? Only the Loop and chest strap combination records that data, and it does so with the most accurate alogrithm for calories burned in the exercise industry.
I'm Android user, no there's no app yet. No big deal I can use use the Polar Flow website from my PC or Laptop to get at the data for exercise or sleep sessions until then. The Android app will come at some point so no point throwing out the baby with the bath water because of impatience. The issue is that Android devices have not all gotten on the same page about bluetooth stack so the app developers are left waiting for the phone makers to get it together. It's not Polar's fault. Either way its not huge deal because I will spend more time analyzing the Loop's data from the comfort of larger PC or laptop screen than a 4-5" phone display. Also, while I'm viewing this data the Loop is charging since its connected via the USB cable. It charges very quickly and its a good idea to charge it every three days. If the charge goes too low I find that the sensor is less responsive.
Let me address the device itself. Some say cutting the band is negative. That's a matter of opinion and I could not disagree with that view more. The Loop uses a dual-deployant clasp, something you only see on high end sports watches like Tag Heuer. Once you're sized up the fit is SECURE, it will not come loose like some have complained on other wrist trackers. And getting it on takes 1/10 of a second because it's using a much better engineered spring-loaded clasp. I give this five stars on product design. Well done. Nothing fits better than a custom fit, you get that here. If you're worried about cutting it,take it to a high end watch store in the mall, they have experience with this. But if you do it yourself it will take about 10 minutes use a new pair of $2 scissors and cut in between the holes. Hint, use your finger nail to squeeze the push pins back into the bracelet once you're don cutting. But use the special tool included to remove the push pins. If you lose the tool just use a safety pin.
As for the button that some people complain doesn't work. First of all it's NOT a button. It's a sensor. You have to hold your finger over it long enough for the device to sense the input. Much like the heart rate sensors on the handles of an elliptical machine at the gym. Once the device is awakened for the first time that day, the second touch will work quickly. This keeps the Loop from turning on inadvertently too many times which will drain the battery. The fact that the Loop is fully waterproof well past 10 feet must also add to that barrier as well. Once I wake the device for the day, like when on my bike ride, I will rub the sensor against my chin to light up the screen. This keeps at least one hand on the handlebars with my eyes on the road ahead. When I'm running it's easier for me to check the screen this way as well. It will display the last category you looked at previously. I keep mine set at "heart rate" when using the chest strap during exercise or on "time of day" for the rest of the day when I'm not wearing the chest strap. A second swipe of the sensor against my chin brings up the next window which can be "steps walked" (10K steps is about 5 miles), a third swipe brings up "calories burned", a fourth "activity". Now let's discuss "activity", the Polar Flow algorithm computes based on your height, weight and age the necessary number of steps you need to walk each day to arrive at your ideal level of activity. As you walk more the meter, which is just a red LED rectangle, fills up like a tall glass of water. When using the chest strap during exercise this fills up faster as it knows you are working harder. When the rectangle fills up to 50% I step on the pace so that later on, when I'm viewing this on my laptop on the Polar Flow website, I will see a higher level of work: more calories burned more work done. This is hugely motivating.
I'm a cyclist and have been using Polar since 1992 to guide my exercise (using the Polar Favor). For the beginners, when you're doing exercise you can multiply your maximum heart rate (subract your age from 220) and multiply your maximum by 0.65 (or 65%). This the minimum heart rate during exercise that you need to stay at in order to begin burning fat. You will burn more fat all the way up to your maximum. Some stay within 65-80% to keep from bonking out too soon. When you remain above 80% your body needs help from more than just your existing fat stores. But the plus side for lurching above 80% is that you burn more fat in total and increase your endurance. The best workouts by far are high intensity interval training (HIIT) where you're basically play a cat and mouse game of moving your heart rate to the upper end (moving above 80%), slowing down for your heart rate to recover below the fat burning zone for a minute or two and then racing back up to the top. One method is to increase the amount of time you spend above 80% and then reverse the trend for the remaining sets. There's plenty on YouTube about this type of training if you wish to expolore it further. In the end high intensity invertal training will give you the hugely beneficial after-burn effect: although you have stopped exercising your body continues to burn off fat. Now explain to me how you are going to do any of this with a Fitbit Force or Fuelband if they leave out heart rate monitoring? How will you know when you're back below 65% for the required recovery or when you've gone over 80%? You're not. You're guessing. Too bad you spent $150 on those other devices when you could've had this.
Also, the Loop with the chest strap is versatile as you can use it to track exercise where you're not really moving your upper body like when biking or skiing. Or perhaps during circuit training with weights where you are intentionally trying to move your arms and legs slowly but your heart rate is well into the aerobic zone. The Fitbit Force and Fuelband will not accurately record this type of activity while the Loop will show you every calorie burned and earned. If you were slacking during that work out it will show you that ugly truth as well.
Yes there is no nutrition component yet, but if you have a smart phone there are a ton of Android and iOS apps that will do that for you. And yes the Loop does not have a GPS tracker like some higher end Polar or Garmin monitors costing hundreds more but again your smartphone can take care of that as well if you download apps like Endomondo. That particular app will stop when you rest to check a text or something or are a traffic light crossing and will automatically continue when you are moving again. Afterwards you can see how fast your ran or biked and as well as the route you used on Google Maps. So for the casual but committed athlete there's no sense is buying a second GPS unit for your biking and running when it's already in your pocket with the power of a dual or quad core processor. Which means its really just the swimmers that need a waterproof GPS device. For the non-swimmers perhaps Polar could integrate your phone's GPS into the Polar Flow app as well. There's a great deal of improvement ahead no need to wait for it to be all perfect and ideal before jumping onboard with a great device.
Apple have apparently filed a patent to start incorporating heart rate into future iPhones. I doubt the data will be as good as Polar's whove been at this for 30+ years. And Apple's first attempt will not be their best, just looke at the Apple Maps debacle. And half the phone market belongs to Android which means an Apple activity tracking device will be of no use to 50% of us. (Hint Polar/Google collaboration). Point is Polar is a proven global brand in heart rate tracking and Fibit and Nike have some trouble ahead if their devices are to compete with Apple without using heart rate tracking. They could all be obsolete within 2 years.
Polar Loop gets my vote for fitness tracker of 2013.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2014UPDATE 5/12/2015:
I have been wearing the Polar Loop daily since I got it in October 2014. AND STILL LOVE IT! It is a decent activity tracker, has most features you would look for in one and very reliable. This week Polar released a software update and Notification works again! Every thing runs much smoother and I get nagged on my phone every hour to get up and move around. That was the feature that I was looking for. Polar Loop is a solid, reliable activity tracker. The key is to meet your activity goal every day. You will see the differences in your health. Change my rating to 5 stars.
UPDATE 5/29/15:
The notification feature was supposedly fixed, but now only worked sporadically. I found this out because for several days when I sync'ed my Polar Loop, I had a couple inactivity notifications but got none on my phone. Everything else is still working great.
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Polar made excellent HRMs (hear rate monitor) and have been doing it for a long time. I owned the reliable RS100 for more than 5 years now and still going strong. I had to change batteries on both the watch and HRM only once, and just recently. So I have no reservation about the Polar Loop and expect the same performance. I also own a number of other HRMs: Omron, LifeTrack, Basis. I even tried the newest Garmin Vivosmart (I returned this after a day - too expensive, but not vey reliable).
My criteria for this type of devices is as folow: Track steps, calculate calories burnt, knowing when I walk, run or cycling, collect data of sleep pattern. I do not care for smartphone interface as I do not want to be bothered with emails or text notifications. My phone rings or vibrates is enough for me.
The Polar loop seems to fit what I look for well. It tracks step very accurate. I actually walk 125 steps and check its counter. Right on the dot. If you walk regularly, you know how many steps it takes to walk a mile and I am ok with not having the distance. A touch of the button and the Polar Loop tells you what you need to do to meet your daily goal: walk another 30 minutes or stand up an hour or run 15 minutes. Calories count is also useful, but it is an estimation. Polar said that with a HRM, H6 or H7 that costs another $52, calories calculation would be more accurate. With an HRM, you can track sleep pattern too. So I went ahead and order the H7, as it will work with other smart phones and gym equipments.
Now, what I wish for in the Polar loop is some sort of alarm that you can set hourly to tell you to move. I work in an office and constanly have to remind myslef to get up every hours. An hourly alarm would be nice.
Another issue: In order to test the Polar loop, you have to trim the band, or you have to be the Hulk. So, if you cut the band and find out that you don't want it, would you be able to return it? I took my chance and trim the band. So far, I want to keep it. The metal buckle since it is under your wrist, it is easy to get all scratched up, at least mine is.
I like the Polar loop and recommend it. If you want something reliable, decent price that you can wear all day long, this is it.
UPDATE 1/2/15: I have been wearing the Loop every day for 2 months now and still love it! Well, at times I wish it could do more such as knowing when I ride my bike..but have not found anything that compelled me to buy. Other devices are either too expensive or too ugly. They are mostly designed for runners and walkers, but the Loop is doing a very good job of providing this functionality. The other good thing about the Loop is you can wear your watch too on the other arm if you prefer your watch over a dorky looking smart watch. The Loop can be your watch too if needed.
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Manuela Pavón CoyaReviewed in Spain on March 22, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars La utilidad
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Markus MorawReviewed in Germany on August 8, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars Funktioniert mit Mio Alpha
Da es im Netz zum Thema Verbindung mit der Mio Alpha (Pulsmessung direkt in der Uhr am Handgelenk, ohne Brustgurt) widersprüchliche Informationen gibt, möchte ich hiermit Kund tun, dass die Verbindung tatsächlich funktioniert.
Der Verbindungsaufbau dauert beim ersten Mal wegen des Pairings wohl etwas länger (ich wollte schon beinahe enttäuscht sein ;-)).
Nach dem initialen Pairing findet der Loop die Mio jetzt schnell und problemlos.
Ich hatte den Loop erst am rechten Arm, die Mio links. Das war nicht optimal, da die Verbindung ab und an abriss (sofern sie sich innerhalb von zwei Minuten wiederfinden, wird's aber immer noch als ein Training gewertet). Nun trage ich beide links (nebeneinander). So ist die Verbindung perfekt stabil.
Für mich persönlich ist die Möglichkeit, den Puls aufzuzeichnen, das Killer-Feature des Loop im Vergleich zu seinen Konkurrenten. Da die Mio selbst nicht aufzeichnet, kann ich so nun mein Smartphone zu Hause lassen.
Was fehlt, ist das GPS, allerdings ist mir das bei den bekannten Strecken eh nicht so wichtig, und die Entfernung bekomme ich grob auch über die Schritte raus (mit einer Abweichung von +-10%). Da ich ein Freizeitsportler und kein Roboter bin, langt mir diese Genauigkeit.
Die Trainings kann ich nachträglich in der iOS-App oder auf der Website noch als "Laufen" oder was auch immer kategorisieren und auf der Website auch eine Entfernung dazutragen, wenn ich will. Die Android-App zeigt die Trainings auch an, allerdings geht das Kategorisieren von dort aus aktuell noch nicht.
Zum Loop selbst: Angenehm zu tragen. Mit dem Band-kürzen habe ich mir Zeit gelassen und über den Tag immer erst gesehen, wie sich die neue Länge trägt und ob es wirklich noch kürzer sein muss. Tipp: Der Loop prüft über den unteren Ladeanschluss, ob Hautkontakt besteht (also ob man den Loop trägt oder nicht). Sitzt er gar zu locker, wird man in der Nacht wohl die ein oder andere Pause provozieren (bei mir der Fall, allerdings ok, da ich ihn ja auch neben der Mio tragen will und dabei nicht mit "blauer" Hand rumlaufen ;-)).
Sinn oder Unsinn der Gerätegattung sei jetzt mal außer acht gelassen. Für mich ist's witzig, den Tag ein bisschen anhand der Daten nachzuverfolgen.
Schlußendlich ist das Ding für mich auch Uhr (finde ich auch schick, weil außergewöhnlich).
Letzer Tipp zum Schluß (steht zwar auch in der Anleitung, aber wer liest die schon ;-)): Man synchronisiert ja normalerweise nicht 100-mal am Tag. Wenn man will, dass der Akku länger hält, kann man den Loop in den Flugmodus versetzen. Dann sucht er nicht jedes Mal nach Kontakt, wenn man sich nur was anzeigen lassen will (Daten sammelt er ja auch im Flugmodus normal weiter). Einfach die Uhrzeit anzeigen lassen, und dann nochmal auf die Taste drücken und acht Sekunden lang gedrückt halten (nach zwei oder drei Sekunden erscheint ein kleiner werdender Balken auf dem Display, wenn der weg ist die Meldung des Flugmodus). Zum wieder Ausschalten die Taste einfach zwei bis drei Sekunden gedrückt halten (wird auch wieder angezeigt).
Insgesamt, auch in Relation zum Preis, ein guter Kauf!
Update 13.08.2014:
Nach einer Woche muss ich sagen, ich möchte das Ding nicht mehr missen. Folgende Erkenntnisse habe ich in der Woche hinzugewonnen:
- Wichtig!: Wenn man ein Training macht, das keine Schritte beinhaltet (z.B. Ergometer-Training), das Training aber mit der Pulsuhr festhält, wird es auch wirklich als Training erfasst und füllt die Activity Bar (ich frage mich, wie andere Tracker ohne Pulserfassung auskommen wollen, da fällt Fahrrad-fahren dort wohl raus)
- Die Activity Bar ist vielleicht nur ein "Mäusekino", mich hat sie aber schon zweimal motiviert, mich doch noch zu bewegen (an einem Sport-Tag ist es super-einfach, den Balken zu füllen; nach einem sitzenden Arbeitstag muss man sich aber schon ein bisschen bemühen -> gut ausbalanciert)
- Der Inactivity Alert ist mega-sinnlos, da ich ihn erst rückwirkend nach der Synchronisation in der App sehe. Ohne Alarm oder zumindest Anzeige am Handgelenk Quatsch
- Ich muss etwa alle zwei Tage laden (drücke aber auch den halben Tag auf dem Ding rum)
- Die Kalorien-Anzeige (Grundumsatz + Training) ist super, wenn man ein bisschen abnehmen will. Ich sehe die direkten Auswirkungen des Sports, und kann einfach immer ein bisschen drunter bleiben mit den Nahrungskalorien (sklavisch genau sollte man's denke ich nicht nehmen, aber als Indiz ist es toll)
- Wie können andere Tracker nicht wasserdicht sein? Ich habe den Loop immer an, auch unter der Dusche und gerade beim schwitzigen Sport. Funktioniert prima.
- Die Schlafphasen-Berechnung könnte toller sein. Es ist aus meiner Sicht relativ unwahrscheinlich, dass ich mitten in der Nacht den Tracker mal zum Spaß für 10 Minuten abnehme. Das sollte softwaretechnisch zu lösen sein.
- Zumindest bei mir ist der Schritt-Zähler echt genau. Bei einem Waldlauf habe ich 400 Schritte gezählt. Der Loop hatte 406 erfasst. Super! Man sollte sich nicht von der Steps-Anzeige täuschen lassen, die zählt nicht in Echtzeit hoch. Der Loop sammelt anscheinend erst ein bisschen und wertet dann aus.
Nach der Woche hat sich mein erster positiver Eindruck wirklich gefestigt. Besonders die Erfassung von "Nicht-Lauf"-Sport ist für mich absolut klasse! Ich würde ihn mir wieder kaufen.
Update 17.02.2015:
Loop hat seinen König gefunden: M400.
Der Loop ist keinen Deut schlechter geworden. Nur wenn ich das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis mit der neuen M400 vergleiche, verliert der Loop gnadenlos.
Die M400 kann alles, was der Loop kann, plus:
- Die Uhrzeit permanent anzeigen
- Den Weg per GPS aufzeichnen (inkl. Geschwindigkeit, Höhe und dem ganzen Firlefanz)
- Alle Daten (Prozent Zielerreichung, vergangene Trainings) direkt anzeigen
- Fitness-Tests durchführen
- Mit der starken (auf Knopfdruck aktivierbaren) Hintergrundbeleuchtung den Weg zur nächtlichen Toilette weisen
- Auch mal eine Woche ohne Laden verbringen
- Anzeigen, wie voll (oder leer) der Akku ist
Die M400 ist irgendwie der wahrgewordene Traum, der alle Unzulänglichkeiten des Loop ausbügelt. Sofern die paar Euro noch übrig sind: Besser gleich die M400 kaufen. 60 Euro mehr, aber dreimal mehr Funktionen.
Nochmal: Der Loop ist für sich gesehen ein toller Tracker. Aber für die paar Euro mehr (man trägt das Ding ja auch mehr als nur ein paar Tage) bekommt man ein WESENTLICH besseres Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis.
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AP SegurosReviewed in Mexico on December 4, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente inversión
Anteriormente ya había tenido un monitor polar con todo y su reloj. La compre en combinación de la Polar H10 y entre ambos dispositivos me dan excelente retroalimentación de mi actividad diaria. Vale la pena la inversión; adicionalmente en el ciber monday la compre en 1,050 pesos lo estuvo genial y el H10 en 1,800 pesos.
Adicionalmente Polar tiene esta página web donde puedes ver tu avance y llevar un registro automático de tus sesiones de entrenamiento y actividad durante el día. Excelente solución para mi.
Si conectas la Polar Loop a la app Flow de Polar mediante bluetooth la batería se acaba rápido; actualmente 2 veces al día la conecto directo a mi laptop con el cable USB para sincronizarla por un par de minutos, el domingo en la noche la cargo por 90 minutos y tiene pila para toda la semana.
AP SegurosExcelente inversión
Reviewed in Mexico on December 4, 2017
Adicionalmente Polar tiene esta página web donde puedes ver tu avance y llevar un registro automático de tus sesiones de entrenamiento y actividad durante el día. Excelente solución para mi.
Si conectas la Polar Loop a la app Flow de Polar mediante bluetooth la batería se acaba rápido; actualmente 2 veces al día la conecto directo a mi laptop con el cable USB para sincronizarla por un par de minutos, el domingo en la noche la cargo por 90 minutos y tiene pila para toda la semana.
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RodReviewed in France on March 27, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars Bon prix, bonne qualité, bonnes fonctions
Meilleur rapport qualité-prix, plus de fonctions que ses concurrents, bonne applis iphone (android arrive bientot).
La première question est toujours "Ai-je vraiment besoin d'un truc pareil, n'est-ce pas un peu gadget et vais-je m'en lasser?"
La deuxième est "Maintenant que j'en veux un, est-ce le bon ou dois-je prendre un fitbit, un jawbone ou même une montre Garmin plus pro, ou même acheter un cardiofréquencemètre?"
La troisième est "Est-ce le bon moment pour acheter ca?"
Sur la première question. Ben oui c'est gadget, et oui ca peut lasser parce que à la fin on ne regarde plus vu que les métriques se ressemblent de jour en jour si on ne fait rien de spécial. Est-ce que vraiment ca aide à perdre du poids? à mon avis non. Est-ce que vraiment ca aide à s'obliger à faire du sport? sans doute pas celui-ci (peut-être un autre plus orienté gaming comme le nike fuelband, mais meme ca ca ne fonctionne qu'a court terme par expérience). Est-ce que vraiment ca motive? Au début sans doute, mais pas a long-terme.
Bref, pas de miracle, sur celui-ci comme un autre, la motivation vient de vous, et pas d'un bracelet tout noir, désolé. Sur le court-terme ca peut aider à démarrer, mais à long-terme, l'enthousiasme se perd.
Bon mais alors, pourquoi on l'aime quand même? ben pour 2 choses
- parce que si on peut s'en lasser pour les activités quotidiennes (monter un escalier, marcher etc..), par contre il reste toujours très intéressant pour quand je fais du sport (jogging, squash ou autre), parce que je peux regarder combien de calories j'ai consommé pendant l'exercice. Couplé à un cardio-fréquencemètre c'est encore plus simple. Avec d'autres bracelets comme le jawbone qui n'ont pas d'écran, je ne peux pas voir pendant l'exercice combien je dépense. Ici oui.
- parce qu'il garde sa valeur après. Il fait fonction de montre, on n'a pas besoin de l'enlever (sous la douche ou quand on dort), on l'oublie (il n'accroche pas par exemple comme le jawbone), et surtout pendant l'exercise il garde toute sa valeur.
Sur la deuxième question: est-ce le bon produit ?
- Par rapport aux autres de la même gamme: fitbit et jawbone, il me semble meilleur. D'une part parce qu'il est le seul à pouvoir etre couplé à un cardio-fréquencemètre (donc on voit les battements de coeur sur le bracelet pendant l'effort). D'autre part parce qu'il est aussi fiable que le fitbit et qu'il dispose d'un affichage sur le bracelet comme le fitbit (du moins le fitbit force, pas le fitbit flex), et parce qu'il est moins cher que ses concurrents. Enfin, l'appli iphone et le site web sont super. Le polar est orienté COACHING. Ca veut dire que il regarde les phases de cardiofréquence dans lesquelles vous êtes. Pour perdre du poids il faut pas courrir trop vite (avec les écouteurs branchés sur mon iphone pendant que je cours, il me dit "plus vite" ou "moins vite"). Pour gagner en endurance, il faut garder une cadence rapide.
- Par rapport à une montre garmin ou Suunto: ben déjà c'est bcp moins cher, enfin, une montre n'ajoute pas la fonction GPS (puisque vous l'avez dans l'appli iphone polar gratuitement), elle n'améliore pas non plus la fiabilité (la fiabilité du nombre de pas est identique). la fiabilité viendra de l'ajout d'un cardio-fréquencemètre. Par contre, une montre c'est plus classe quand meme, surtout la suunto qui est super belle. L'avantage des montres est aussi la programmation - vous pouvez inventer vos propres affichages (au lieu des pas mettre le CO2 que vous dégagez par exemple).
- par rapport à la Base B1, ben elle est un peu moins bonne - la base B1 est sans doute la meilleure mais n'est pas encore dispo en europe.
- par rapport a une montre pebble ? Ben c'est quand meme plus beau :-) - bon la c'est une affaire de gout :-)
Dernière question: est-ce le bon moment? Ben oui et non. à la CES2014, beaucoup de compagnies ont présenté de nouveaux modèles (sony, garmin et autres - taper "ces2014 activity tracker" sur google). Mais rien de très nouveau finalement. A part celui de sony qui est plus intégré avec facebook et qui a plus un concept orienté sur ce que vous faites (pas nécessairemetn du sport).
- CEGReviewed in Canada on March 24, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars Great product
Researched a lot of products and found Polar was the one. This works seamlessly with the Polar H7 and provides the required info when you need it. One thing I didn't like is when trimming the wrist band, you don't have any extra band i.e. it doesn't slide through like a watch so if you trim it up and cut one of the slots, you're screwed.