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!
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.
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.
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 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:
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!
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!
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!
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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Definitely the inactivity feature! I have a desk job and sometimes forget to get up and walk around! That would be perfect even if I just get up to walk around the building 🙂 Love this!
the inactivity loop would be so helpful at my desk job!
I would love the sleep tracker and inactivity alerts. What a great way to know how active you are on a daily basis!
I would be most interested in the sleep data. I toss and turn a lot so I’m curious how much I’m actually doing that!
I would live to try the polar Loop to see how it measures up to my FitBit Force. I am so bummed they are recalling it with no word on replacements. Can Polar Loop compete??? Would love to find out. The inactivity alarm sounds awesome.
Hi Julie! I use My Fitness Pal to track my food intake, and I think this would be a perfect match to keep up with my workouts. I am most intrigued by the app that goes along with it – it would be so great to see the calories burned, the activity to go, and how to keep up with my goals. I live about 3 hours from my family and friends so this would be a great way to sync up with them and keep ourselves motivated. My cousins and I are running a 1/2 marathon this spring, and this would be perfect to go along with running and working out. I am most excited about seeing overall activity, and inactivity alerts – some days when I am slightly sluggish or lazy, I would love to know how much more I need to go to meet my goals! 🙂
I am interested in knowing my activity/inactivity data for the entire 24 hours.
I would love the sleep tracker! The other benefits seem great and I would totally enjoy using them all, but I feel like my sleep schedule is the missing piece in success for my overall workout schedules.
The inactivity alerts sound great!!! I would love to use this!
The sleep data for me is what would be important.
I love the idea of the sleep tracker — I have a 5 month old so I’m curious how often I wake up with him and don’t remember it (I swear I’ve gone to sleep with him in the bassinet, and woken up cuddling him). I’m pretty much always tired, so I’m curious how interrupted my sleep really is. Of course, I’m also trying to lose the baby weight, so keeping track of my daily activity and decreasing the amount of time I’m inactive would be an immense help as well!
The inactivity alerts intrigue me most! I know I work hard at the gym but the desk job is so stagnant. I would love something to remind me to get up and move throughout the workday. I’m also curious about the sleep tracking though. I probably don’t get enough quality sleep, if I had to guess. I would be so competitive with a polar loop! Lol.
For me the most intriguing part is definitely the inactivity alerts! Plus I think it would be awesome to see all the stats at the end a day! Such a fun fitness toy and giveaway!
I am intrigued by all of it!! But if I do have to pick one I think it’s really neat how you can see activities of others, I think it would motivate me and give me ideas of some ways to be more active!
I would LOVE to try this out! I’ve been wanting to buy an activity/calorie type of sensor for a few months now, but haven’t found one that I really love. I really like that it alerts you when you’ve been inactive for too long. I have a (mostly) desk job and I definitely need a reminder to get up and move. Plus, I love competing with myself so I’d constantly be worried about getting enough minutes in for the day!
I love the inactivity alert idea! What a great way to stay motivated and moving 🙂
I’m a numbers junkie and would love to see my fitness trends!
The sleep monitor is what really intrigues me about the Polar Loop. I’d love to give it a try!
I’d love to see how it tracks my activity! I had the nike fuel band (but it broke 2x) and only wore it before I started my job. Would love to see how much extra activity I get just from the added commute, on top of my workouts!
I love the inactivity alert. Such a good way to stay motivated!
I would love to give this to my Dad since he is trying to get more active. This would help him track his progress!
I would love to know my activity/inactivity for a whole day, not just my workouts. I spend my early mornings at the gym and weekends in the mountains, but am stationary in front of a computer all day. I think it would help motivate me to keep moving in the evenings!
I think the inactivity alarm is most interesting to me. I have a sedentary office job and would really benefit from reminders to get moving throughout the day!
I lost a lot of weight once using my Polar Heart Rate monitor! I guess I’d be most interested in the activity tracker and calorie data!
I am interested in the movement tracker as well as the inactivity alerts. Although I work out regularly my job is very inactive so this would be a great motivator
I think what would intrigue me the most would be to see my sleep data. Some nights I sleep all the way through but still wake up exhausted – so it’d be interesting to see my patterns!
I would be most interested in the sleep data. The inactivity alerts sound great, too!
I’m a nurse so I’d love to track my activity throughout the day!! And I think the inactivity alert would be an awesome reminder to get up and move around!!
I’d love the sleep data feature!
The inactivity alerts really intrigue me. I am somewhat sedentary right now because as a college student I spend most of the day sitting and studying. I also live alone so it’s hard to get motivated after a long day. This would help me jump start a healthier more active lifestyle!
The sleep tracker feature seems pretty neat. I try to get 8 hours a night, but I’d like to see how much I actually get!
No chest strap! Wahoo! Just put it on and go. Less parts the better in my house, as things like to walk away on their own. 😉
I’d love to see how much I am really inactive during the day. Thanks for the giveaway!
I think I would really like the inactivity alerts. I sit at a desk all day so it would be great if I had an alarm go off letting me know to get up and walk around a bit!
I’m very interested in the sleep data as I’ve had a difficult time getting in a good night’s rest the past few months!
The inactivity alerts would be helpful. I also like the data that shows when it syncs to the app.
I’d love to find out my overall activity for the day. And getting the “inactivity” alerts would be interesting too since I have a desk job.
I’m super interested in my daily activity level…so hard to guess how many calories you need/burn daily. Love Polar!
I would love the inactivity alert. I’m busy and on my feet at work most days, but when I come home, I tend to veg!
I would love to see data from the sleep tracker!
I’m really intrigued by the workout options that the Polar gives you to reach your activity goal. And also the inactivity alerts since I spend a lot of time sitting in the office… I’d love to give it a try! 🙂
I would love to see how many calories I burn in a day!!
The sleep analysis! I’m a nighshift RN- it’d be neat to see the amount/quality of sleep (or lack there of) I’m getting each night!
I love the additional heart rate monitor add-on so the information is accurate! I have issues with other trackers b/c I have a low resting heart rate.
Oh my gosh! I’ve been eyeing these forever! I’m really intrigued by the sleep data! I think it would be so cool to know that 🙂 I also think the inactivity alerts are such a cool idea!
I’m most interested to see what my normal daily activity is, since I walk in the city a lot. I am also excited to see my sleep patterns.
I’m a total sucker for data! Love these type of trackers! I think right now I’m most interested in my sleep. I always feel tired and I wonder if I’m not gettng enough quality sleep.
I am excited to see my sleep patterns and also how much my daily walking adds up.
I’m starting to train for my first triathlon! The Polar Loop would be a great training accessory since you can track your activity in the pool. I’ve tried other fitness bands, but none of them work in water! Tracking your activity vs. inactivity is fantastic since you can “compete” against yourself!
The inactivity alerts definitely intrigue me most! I sit at a desk all day and even though I try and get up and move around throughout the day I know there are long periods of time where I just don’t do any movement. That would help keep me motivated to move aorund more during the day!