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Polar Loop Review + Giveaway

February 25, 2014 by Julie 2,095 Comments

The following post is sponsored by FitFluential, LLC on behalf of Polar. As always, all opinions are my own. Stay tuned for a giveaway at the bottom of this post where you have a chance to win a Polar Loop of your own!

Polar Loop Review

Having a goal motivates me. It doesn’t have to be a big, lofty goal. Small goals add up to some pretty amazing accomplishments, right?

When I received the opportunity to try out the Polar Loop, an activity tracker that notices every jump, step and run, I was very intrigued and immediately agreed! I had a feeling it would motivate me to move more throughout the day and I was absolutely right. That is my favorite thing about the Polar Loop: It’s motivating!

Polar Loop

I see so many people at my gym wearing fitness trackers and I’ve heard more than a few of my clients rave about them, so I couldn’t wait to set up my Loop and get moving when it arrived in the mail.

Set Up + Battery Life 

A little tip: When fitting the Polar Loop to your wrist, check out the instructional How To video online.

Polar Loop Fit to your wrist

Though directions are included, I found it much easier to watch someone go through the steps of fitting the Polar Loop to their wrist than figuring it out with the illustrations. 

Once I had the Polar Loop fit to my wrist, I charged it using the USB cord that came with the Loop and set up an account on Polar.com. An important side note: The Polar Loop has great battery life and charges quickly! I figured I would need to charge it at the end of each day, but it lasts several day without needing a charge. 

When I created an account on the Polar Loop site, I loved checking out the map of the world to see what people around me were doing! I zoomed in on Florida and enjoyed looking at the activities my fellow Floridians were completing.

Polar Loop Florida

You can also set your profile to private (which is what I did) if you’d like so no one can see what you’re doing and you can be oh-so-sneaky. Or, you can allow only certain people to see your profile by adding them as “followers” which I think is a great way to sync up with friends and family members to motivate each other to move more throughout the day.

Once the Polar Loop is set up, you can press the button on the front of the tracker to view the LED display that flips between showing you the time of day, calories burned, total steps and your daily activity goal.

Polar Loop Calories

Polar Flow App + Inactivity Alerts

The Polar Loop can also connect to the Polar Flow (free) app and give you real-time updates about your movement and activity levels for the day.

Here’s an example of the breakdown:

Polar Loop Data

One thing I really liked about the Loop was the inactivity alerts! If you’ve been sitting for too long, an alert will let you know and that was a big motivator for me to get off my butt and walk around or move even if it was for only five minutes or so.

Adding Your Heart Rate Into The Equation

The Polar Loop does not come with a heart rate monitor so this is an added cost if you want it, but it’s a great way to get accurate data about your overall calories burned and how hard you are working at certain times during the day. The Polar Loop retails for $109.95 and the heart rate monitor is an additional fee, but even without the heart rate monitor the Loop can tell the difference between activities like sleeping, walking, running and more. It’s also safe to use in the pool! 

Polar Loop Tracker

What Trends Did I Notice?

Some days it was really easy for me to hit my activity goals. On Saturdays, Ryan and I often work out and then take Sadie for a long hike after breakfast, so meeting my activity goals on Saturdays is rather easy. (And if I incorporate running into my workouts, it’s much easier to hit my goals!) On other days when I am working from home or even days when I am personal training, it’s a little harder because I am often sitting or standing around and only walking from one place in the gym to the next.

Since my hometown is not very walkable, the best way I found for me to hit my activity goals was to increase the distance of Sadie’s walks!

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So, I think it’s safe to say Sadie is the Polar Loop’s number one fan.

On days when I might be more inclined to play fetch with Sadie in the backyard, if I was under my goals on the Loop, I’d leash her up for a walk instead so she wasn’t the only one getting exercise.

Polar Loop Giveaway

Now here is your chance to win a Polar Loop of your own!

Fitness Tracker Polar Loop

To enter this giveaway, please comment on this post and tell me what feature of the Polar Loop intrigues you most. Are you most excited to see your overall activity for the day tracked? Are you interested in your sleep data? Do the inactivity alerts intrigue you? Let me know!

I will randomly select a winner on Friday.

Good luck!

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My name is Julie and I am a full-time blogger, new mama, fitness enthusiast (certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor) and food fanatic (mostly healthy... but also not-so-healthy) living in North Carolina with my husband, dog and baby boy. Thank you for visiting Peanut Butter Fingers! I hope you enjoy little glimpses into my life and have fun trying the sweaty workouts I frequently share and making some of my favorite recipes along the way!

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Comments

  1. Abby says

    February 25, 2014 at 7:51 pm

    I’d love the extra motivation with number of steps/miles to walk my pup every day!

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  2. SB says

    February 25, 2014 at 7:51 pm

    The heart rate monitor integration most intrigues me!

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  3. Kelly C says

    February 25, 2014 at 7:52 pm

    I would love to see my sleep pattern because I never get enough!

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  4. Cynthia says

    February 25, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    Inactivity alerts!! Holy cow this would be amazingly eye opening!

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  5. Kristina says

    February 25, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    This post could not have come at a better time! I am a senior in college graduating in May. As my day to enter the job force comes near I get more and more anxiety about the fact that so much of my day will soon be spent inside, typing away at a computer. The inactivity alert feature would be wonderful to have because it would keep me aware of when I am sitting for too long, allowing me to take a break and walk around the office or something!

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  6. Lindsey says

    February 25, 2014 at 7:56 pm

    A lot of my days consist of a quick workout and then sitting in class or studying for a lot of hours. I love the idea of inactivity alerts! If I’m home studying it would remind me to get up and walk around!

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  7. cindy says

    February 25, 2014 at 7:58 pm

    Inactivity alerts!

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  8. Amy says

    February 25, 2014 at 7:59 pm

    Hello,
    Oh. My. Goodness! I would love to win this Polar Loop Giveaway! I have been thinking of getting an activity monitor for about a year, researching a bunch of them: The FitBit, Jawbone and others. But I just haven’t been able to afford any yet, as it falls into that “extras” category of my budget, although it would help greatly for my overall health. What I love most about the features of the Polar Loop is the wrist band has the LED display that flips between showing you the time of day, calories burned, total steps and your daily activity goal! All right there to see wherever I am! Motivation literally right on your arm!

    Of course, I like the further details it can show on my computer such as sleep length and food entries. I also like the “alerts” it gives after too long of a period of inactivity.

    I hope I can win this Giveaway!

    – Amy

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  9. Rebecca says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:00 pm

    I’m interested in tracking my sleep.

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  10. Jenna says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:02 pm

    I like the fact that it beeps after you sit for too long. I often sit for hours after at work and this would be a good reminder to get up, take a lap around the office, and then settle back down to work.

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  11. Alisia says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:02 pm

    I would love the inactivity alerts.

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  12. Carmen says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:02 pm

    I would love some inactivity alerts to kick my butt into gear!

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  13. Emily says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:03 pm

    I am very interested in my sleep patterns! And I can always use little reminders to get off my butt and get moving 🙂

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  14. Kari F says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    I like the inactivity alerts. I spend most of my time at work behind a desk and it would be great to have a reminder to get up and move!

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  15. Lucy says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:05 pm

    great way to get my exercise in

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  16. Yolanda Rooney says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:08 pm

    I think the sleep stats would be interesting, but would also use it to see if I’m burning as many calories I think I am when I work out 🙂

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  17. Anna says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:09 pm

    I’m curious to see my level of activity in reality is what I thought it is. I don’t track any of my workouts or sleep so this might be a major eye opener!

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  18. Suzanne Schiavoni says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:11 pm

    I would have to say the inactivity monitor interests me the most. I really need a reminder (like NOW) that I have been sitting for too long. Actually, what would be especially helpful is a red hot poker after 10 minutes of inactivity! Thanks for the preview of this monitor!
    Suzanne

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  19. Larissa says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:12 pm

    I like the inactivity tracker. That would motivate me.

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  20. Sam says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:12 pm

    I’m most intrigued by the sleep monitoring. Even though I try to log 7-8 hours, I get up a lot during the night and I wonder what that would look like!

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  21. Jessica says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    The sleep stuff definitely intrigues me. I get 7-8 a night and still feel so tired so I’d like to see what’s going on!

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  22. Alissa says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    I am intrigued to know how INactive I am, and inactivity rate!!

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  23. Alissa says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    I am intrigued to know how INactive I am, and inactivity rate!!

    Reply
  24. Jessica says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    I have a heart rate monitor for the gym, but this is cool because it can track all other activity aside from working out! I’m most intrigued by the sleep data to see the activity levels!! 🙂

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  25. Katie says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    I’m most intrigued by the inactivity alerts! Thanks for sharing your experience.

    Reply
  26. Emily S says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:14 pm

    I struggle with sitting at a desk all day so I think the inactivity alerts would be really helpful and motivating!

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  27. Bill says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:14 pm

    Love the inactivity reminder, great motivation to stay moving

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  28. shon says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:14 pm

    Sleep data!!

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  29. Amy McLaughlin says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:14 pm

    Hi!
    I’m most interested in the whole thing (been reading reviews :)) but very curious about my sleep pattern. I have the worst time sleeping. Thank You:)

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  30. Melanie says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:15 pm

    Tracking how many steps I am doing or not doing

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  31. Erin says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:15 pm

    Love the activity tracker!

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  32. Laura says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:16 pm

    I would love to be able to keep track of my activity level throughout the day. The inactivity alert would be good for me since I work an 8-5 desk job.

    Reply
  33. Sara says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:16 pm

    I would love to see how many calories I burn daily!

    Reply
  34. Rachel says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:17 pm

    Oh I love this! I have a job where some days I’m super active and walking around and some days I sit at my desk and don’t get up. I would love to track my steps & have the inactivity warning so I could make sure I am being as active as possible!

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  35. Amy says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:19 pm

    I think the Polar Loop would be neat, as I’d like to learn more about my sleep habits!

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  36. Coco says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:20 pm

    I would LOVE to see how well I actually sleep. I feel like I am constantly tossing and turning.

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  37. Joni Erkkila says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:20 pm

    Awesome! I had the original jawbone Up when it first came out, and this product sounds quite similar. The Up unfortunately didn’t work for very long, as it wouldn’t charge and stopped syncing with the app after only a few weeks. Though the company sent a new one, the same thing happened again, so I gave up on it. But when it worked, I really loved setting goals and seeing how much activity I got each day, which is why I would love to try this product.

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  38. Lindsey F. says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:20 pm

    I like that the watch lets you know when you’ve been inactive too long. Sometimes I need an extra kick in the butt.

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  39. Rachel says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:21 pm

    I love the idea of the inactivity alerts! That would definitely be enough to motivate me to get off my butt and move.

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  40. Anna Loynes says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:21 pm

    I love that it is safe to wear in the water! No other device compatible to this that I have looked into is waterproof! Would love one of these!

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  41. Rose says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:21 pm

    I would love to use the Polar Loop to track my sleep and number of steps daily!

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  42. Abbi says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:22 pm

    I would love to be able to track my sleep! I always feel like I’m not getting enough. Also, I’d be really interested to see what my overall activity level for the day is.

    Reply
  43. Jen @ Pretty Little Grub says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:22 pm

    I love the inactivity monitor alert. I think that would be so motivating.

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  44. Rachel says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:23 pm

    What a great giveaway! I would love to learn more about my sleep patterns, and the inactivity alert is such a great idea as well!

    Reply
  45. Emily says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:23 pm

    I would love to see my sleep patterns!

    Reply
  46. Angela Manglitz says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:24 pm

    I would love to see how active I am, including how inactive! The inactivity alerts are an amazing benefit and nice encouragement!

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  47. Carrie Linerode says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:24 pm

    I like that it is waterproof.

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  48. laurel e says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:24 pm

    Def the inactivity alert!

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  49. morgan says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:24 pm

    I would love to be able to track my steps to see if I get to 10,000! I’ve wanted one of these for a while and I love the idea of the app on your phone.

    Reply
  50. Adria says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:24 pm

    Sleep pattern for sure! I have 3 kids that constantly wake me up at night!

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