PolarIGNITE - Advanced Waterproof Fitness Watch (Includes Precision Heart Rate Integrated GPS and Sleep Plus Tracking)

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Me lo regaló mi mujer y entiendo que ya tengo la suficiente experiencia con el aparato, bueno mejor con los aparatos ya que esta unidad es la tercera que dispongo y pruebo, con los mismos problemas. Soy médico y me ha gustado siempre el running y la mayoría de deportes. Mi deseo es que esto no sea una crítica que desprestigie al aparato. Solo que no entiendo porqué no me dan explicaciones de lo que me ha pasado y se limitan a cambiarme de unidad desde el servicio técnico. ¿si me lo cambian es porque le verán algo raro? ¿o no?. De hecho, el reloj es muy bonito, con un tamaño adecuado y con infinidad de funciones interesantes, que ya se han descrito por otros usuarios. Es más, te engancha desde el primer momento que te lo pones. Se enlaza perfectamente con mi móvil y/o con mi ordenador (Macbook pro) mediante Flow sync.Polar flow es la aplicación que te monitorea todo el ejercicio que haces y la verdad que hay una gran cantidad de información acumulada y se puede ver y analizar todo, según los parámetros físicos personales que hayamos registrado en nuestro perfil de usuario.Pero ahora viene el gran problema que yo le encuentro: Los datos con relación a la frecuencia cardíaca no son fiables y ni se acercan de lejos a la realidad, sobre todo cuando haces ejercicio. Al principio, con la primera unidad pensaba que era problema del reloj, me lo descambiaron por otro nuevo sin ningún problema. Solo llevaba un mes de prueba con él. Con la segunda unidad, empezó a registrar correctamente y al poco, daba datos totalmente irregulares con frecuencias imposibles de creer, que de ser ciertas, estaría yo en una UCI. Ya empecé a mosquearme con el asunto y plantearme si el problema era mío, por tanto, me puse a comprobar lo que decía el reloj con la toma de pulso manual. Obviamente el reloj decía que tenía 150 ppm y yo manualmente 70-75 ppm. Se lo dejaba a mi compañero de gym y le hacía la misma faena. Le marcaba registros también, muy por encima de los reales.Como dije al principio, soy profesional sanitario y tuve la posibilidad de ponerme un HOLTER 24 horas y así monitorizaba mi frecuencia comparando con los registros que me daba el reloj. Los resultados demostraron que mi frecuencia real, era muy inferior a la que marcaba el reloj. Por tanto, la segunda unidad tampoco funcionaba bien. Llamé al servicio polar, le expliqué todo esto y les mandé el reloj y fotos para ver si podían arreglarlo. A los 15 días (es de agradecer) me mandan una tercera unidad también nueva, sin darme explicación alguna, sólo me informan que la han cambiado por una nueva, que ya comienza a tener las mismas incidencias que las otras dos anteriores...Como comentario final, no sé como miden estos instrumentos la frecuencia cardíaca, pero es muy raro que tres unidades distintas, en varias personas aparezcan los mismos fallos. Tengo un amigo que le recomendé el reloj y me cuenta que le suele hacer lo mismo el suyo, pero como el ejercicio que hace es muy suave y no le pide otras prestaciones, pues no le preocupa. Ya estoy resignado y es una pena que lo tenga que usar solo, como medidor de distancias, podómetro, ver la hora y poco más, porque si falla el registro de frecuencia cardíaca, todo el ejercicio que hagas , rendimiento y cálculo de calorías consumidas están sesgadas. Deben perfeccionar la medición. Totalmente defraudado con este modelo. El M400 con banda es bastante mas util.

Ok so there is lots I like about this watch but also lots I think is certainly missing for the price...Activity TrackingGreat training data available after a training session. Watch suggests what training you should do each day based on how you train and how you slept. Quite nice feature but I already have my training schedule so I will not necessarily use this.No automatic training recognition.Heart RateMore accurate than most wrist based monitors but not great - struggles with high intensity training jumping abruptly from 130 to 170 when it should have been 170 -180 all along.Sleep trackingVery good feature with in depth data, more so than on other watches I have used.Step CountingInaccurate. Grosslly overestimates how many steps you do... I mean by 2 - 3K a day. I usually wake up with around 500 steps already clocked in... I don't think I sleepwalk.Daily Activity goalsI really do not like I cannot set my own daily steps goal. There are 3 preset options and that's it.Also, there is apparently an option to get inactivity alerts if you are not moving but I never get them! It has been two weeks. This is a very important feature for me as I tent to forget to move when I focus on work ar my desk.NotificationsDo not even bother turning them on... a feature that was just added in on the last minute I think. Very underdeveloped. If you turn them on you get ALL the phone notifications e.g. if you are downloading a file your watch will be buzzing like crazy to let you know download is 57...58...59...60% complete.When I used sat nav on my phone while driving I was startled to have it buzz every 2 seconds as well.It generally just buzzes randomly from time to time and just shows No Notifications screen.... probably to say the phone was doing some background work.WatchVery simple design. Only 2 faces available, digital watch face with huge writing in case or bad eye sight I guess. Not a deal breaker though.AlarmSimple feature but I tend to rely on my wrist wake up call. Unfortunately I find that the buzzing is more heard than felt on my wrist and therefore sometimes it fails to wake me up. Also there is quite a bit of tapping to get to that function on the watch.Battery lifeI tend to charge it daily while taking a shower but from the batter use I think it would last around 4 -5 days if you disable crqzy notifications.In general, a nice sports watch but lacking (now) basic features to compete with other brands - I miss smart notifications, inactivity alerts, accurate step count and ability to set own goals.Although I really like the activity and sleep tracking data, I will probably be returning it to get a more all-round watch for this price... Shame

Se compro un orologio che fa del cardiofrequenzimetro al polso (con ben 9 LED) il suo cavallo di battaglia, mi aspetto una precisione quantomeno simile a quella del sensore da avambraccio POLAR OH1 con 6 led, che uso quotidianamente e che ha un'affidabilità pari a quella della fascia toracica.E invece no: Polar Ignite purtroppo - almeno per me - sebbene indossato esattamente come indicato nel manuale di istruzioni (stretto, senza che si veda la luce verde dei led e senza che balli l'orologio, e con la pelle asciutta: poche esigenze!), sovrastima dai 10 ai 20 bpm.Ho voluto provarlo più volte e anche su una corsa di circa 50 minuti ed il risultato è stato una sovrastima di circa 150Kcal in più rispetto alla risultato ottenuto con l'affidabilissimo sensore da avambraccio POLAR OH1, senza contare che IGNITE mi ha calcolato su una corsetta un bpm max di 190, al quale non sono mai arrivato in vita mia, né soprattutto da quando tengo traccia dei miei allenamenti con il predetto sensore da avambraccio.Non capisco davvero come sia possibile che taluni abbiano rilasciato una recensione positiva sulla rilevazione del battito al polso, ma temo che non abbiano fatto alcun confronto, fidandosi dell'orologio e facendo leva magari sulla semplice mancanza di buchi nel tracciato risultante dall'app.Ripeto: per me il punto interessante di questo orologio è la rilevazione del battito al polso e se è inaffidabile non ha senso pagare 200 euro per questo orologio, almeno per come la vedo io.

I bought this as a present for my partner. Can't comment on full functionality as I don't use it.This gift has been very popular, a bought after some heavy research into the best value products for stress monitoring.The insight this watch gives into Pulse, Sleep Cycles, Heart Rate Variability and breathing rate as measures of general stress and wellbeing are fantastic given this device is at the lower end of the price point for smart watches. Exactly what my partner wanted as someone who doesn't exercise particularly heavily but wanted to track and improve general stress and wellbeing. The metrics are easy to understand and based on some reasonable science and research.The watch can also track more general activity like running, cycling and a host of other exercise types. I can't comment on the accuracy but I hear that the GPS tracking feature is less accurate than some models.Perfect for the purpose it was bought for - an introduction to collecting biometric data for general health and wellbeing.My partner doesn't normally wear a watch but is happily obsessed with her new gadget.

I Just received my Ignite, after setting it up I must say I really like it.I am not a runner so I don't find the screen to be fiddly. It could be a bit more responsive, but when I compare it to my FitBit Inspire HR, I find the screen as more or less the same responsiveness.The way the navigation is organised might need some getting used to, but it's quite simple once you get the hang of it.Also not being a runner I don't care for the lack of music service. For what I want it this has all the features I need.I do mainly strength training with added cardio to complement the training. The cardio rarely ever takes the shape of a walk or a cycle. What I need is the sleep track feature, the HRV/recovery feature, the ability to track heart rate and the integration with Polar Flow which then tells me whether I am overtraining or detraining.This watch has exactly these features and a few more (for example it shows you what you have planned) and for me it is a perfect fit.Although I prefer the looks of the FitBit I do like this and I do appreciate that it uses standard straps so you can easily replace them rather than breaking the bank with proprietary ones.