At Supwell, we love the Polar heart rate chest strap for measuring our progress during peak training season—when we're digging deep into the numbers and nerding out (sometimes digging too deep into the numbers, but that's a story for another day...). The device boasts an accurate sensor that gives a reading more consistent than the wrist-based one that comes on your Apple or Garmin watch.
The battery life is also out of this world — our founder has used one of these for 6 months without needing to replace the battery. It connects easily via bluetooth to your watch or iPhone so you can get a reading while on the move and then quickly upload your run to Strava to show your friends how low you kept your heart rate on Zone 2 day.
One word to the wise here: buy two straps and make sure to rotate them and wash frequently. Very frequently. Especially if you want to stay married.
This is the year we launched an entire industry.
We had the foresight to see the incredible potential in wearable devices, and we’ve led the charge ever since – developing the most advanced, trusted, and innovative technology that can be worn by anyone who wants to understand their bodies better.
A collection of minds built around an idea that was born over forty years ago on a cross-country ski track in northern Finland.
Polar HQ is situated in Oulu, Finland.
Today, Polar employs 1200 people worldwide, has 26 subsidiaries globally and manages a distribution network supplying over 35,000 retail outlets in more than 80 countries.
The products we make are the result of years of unparalleled innovation in science and guidance technology – this is the leading differentiator between us and everyone else.
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