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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I love the trend data. It would be nice to know when I should concentrate on increasing my activity. I expect some variation but I like data so it would be nice to see it visually.
Sleep tracker for sure! I need to improve my sleeping habits!
I am a big Polar fan! Love my Polar FT40 and have been eyeing the Loop for a while now. What intrigues me is the sleep data – I am just amazed at the modern technology and the way Polar applies it in their products.
I would really love one of these to track my activity everyday. I am hoping that if I have something like this then I can always be like hey you didn’t move enough today-Get up off your bumper and move it!! 🙂
The inactivity alerts would be a great motivator for me to keep moving throughout the day.
I am interested in the sleep data function. I like to think I sleep pretty well at night, but would love to see the data!
i would love to know my overall activity! i work at an animal clinic and am on my feet all day, i’ve always wondered what that actually adds up too and have been wanting to get something like this to track!
I would definitely be interested in getting a read on my sleep patterns. I have been struggling with staying on a routine the last few months and hopefully this might pin point some issues!
I really would love to get inactivity alerts! I just started a new job as a health education coordinator which has caused me to be stuck at a desk most of the days planning compared to last year when I was a college student walking all over campus! I try to make myself get up and move through out the day but the reminder would be so helpful!
This is awesome! I think many times we over-estimate how many calories we burn and under-estimate how much we eat. This would be really helpful in the fitness department 🙂
OMG! I would LOVE to have one. I am always so curious about how much activity I have on days where I am working in the office all day long. I try to make up for it after I get off work but it doesn’t give me much time So i’d love to be able to track it and get a better picture of my activity!
Definitely the sleep tracking! I could use some help in that area.
I love that it tells you about inactivity – what a great motivator to get your butt moving a bit more!
I think seeing sleep patterns would be interesting!
I would love the difference in activity between the days I work (i’m a nurse) and being at home (mom and wife)!
I love the idea of the inactivity alerts! While sitting at my desk all day, it is hard to remember to get up and move. I feel like this would really help!
I make sure to get a work out in every day – but I’d like to track my sleeping. I sleep 7-8 h ours a night, but sometimes don’t feel refreshed, and would like to know why. Plus, my husband got a FitBit for Christmas and I’d like to have my own device to check when we looks at his!
I love that it alerts you when you’ve been inactive for too long. If I won this, I’d give it to my mom. Now that she is retired, I worry that she’s not moving as much as she should and I think this would be a great motivator for her!
LOVE the idea of inactivity alerts, I haven’t heard of any of the other trackers having this feature!
This is exactly what I have wanted for some time now. I have looked into the Nike Fuel Bands, but the Polar Loop seems much more interactive and has a bunch of different tools!
I would love to try this and track my inactivity and sleep! 🙂
I think it would help motivate me to get moving a little more and the inactivity alerts would remind me to get up from my desk and walk around the building or something !! 🙂
Oh my gosh inactivity alerts are pretty cool but I love EVERY feature! This is such an amazing giveaway!
I think the inactivity alerts would be great. I need reminders and encoragement to get 5 workouts a week.
I like the idea of inactivity alerts! That would be great for me, because I’m a student and spend lots of time studying. 🙂
I’m most interested in the low-activity alerts – I’d love that constant motivation!
I am currently completing my dietetic internship to become a Registered Dietitian. Since I have been working in outpatient lately, it has been very difficult to keep up my activity at work since it requires so much sitting 🙁 This would be great motivation once I get home to keep moving as much as I can!
Sleep stats!
I would love the activity tracker to motivate me to move more at my desk job!
I’d love to get an overall picture of what my activity looks like. I track my runs through my Garmin but not my day to day. And I’d love for it to tell me to get up and move!
I’ve gained 20 lbs in the last year after recovering from a major illness. I love that it alerts you when you have been inactive for too long! That’s the motivation I need to get back down to a healthier weight!
The inactivity alerts are what I would be most excited about!
AHHH!!! OMG I WOULD LOVE THIS!! All features, actitvity, sleep, steps = amazing. Love the way it looks too. I’ve never seen this before, only FitBits…this is way better. I’d love to show everyone this and also get my hubby one!
I like that you can push a button on the Polar Loop and see your steps etc. I also like that there is an app that you can check as well.
I would love to track my daily activity. I have a new baby at home and I find it difficult to be as active as I would like so some tangible evidence would be great to keep me motivated!!
I am definitely most interested in the sleep data! Sometimes I feel like I should be more rested considering how much time I slept, but maybe it wasn’t deep sleep…With a Polar Loop, I will know for sure!
I love the idea of the Polar Loop! I have been wanting to get a watch with a heart rate monitor and or GPS for when I start running outdoors again (Alberta’s -30 temps do not allow for that right now! At least not for me because I’m a wimp to the cold) I work as a research assistant (mostly a desk job) so some days I could absolutely use the inactivity alert!.. I have also always been curious about how accurate the ‘calories burned’ readings on cardio machines are, for times when I am making a more concentrated effort to tone up (as i am now) I tend to count calories, mostly because it just makes me much more aware of exactly what I am putting into my body!
I love that it tells you when it is time to get up and move. I have an office job and tend to get so focused on work that I work right through my daily walks. This would get me up and moving. Thank you.
the sleep tracker!
The inactivity alerts really intrigue me! I’d love a little motivation when I become a little too lazy in the evenings or on a Sunday!
I think the inactivity alerts would really help me! I have a sedentary job so a little reminder here and there to get up would be amazing!! I’d also love to know more about my sleeping habits! This tracker sounds so cool!
I’m a new stay at home mom, so I’d like to see how many steps I actually take in a day. Want to be an active mom!
I am most excited by the inactivity alert! That would add a whole new level of excitement during the day. And more reason to “drop and give me 20”. :)e
This is SO great! I love that you can get an accurate look at the calories you are burning…and that is very motivating to get me to move more!
I’m interested in all of the features! It sounds motivating and fun.
I love the inactivity alerts! I find myself sitting at my desk most of the day and it would be great reminder to get up and move every so often!!
I was obsessed with my FitBit until I accidentally washed it. I would love the Polar Loop and being able to see my activity again!
i love the inactivity alert or the sleep data feature! both are so awesome and make me more aware of my surroundings. great giveaway! xo
I am most excited about the sleep data! I would love to track my sleep and see what goes on when I am not conscious 🙂
I love thee inactivity tracker idea!!
I think the Polar Loop would be great for tracking day-to-day activities. Cleaning the house and prepping food (for what seems like forever) on Sunday are activities I always do, but knowing how many calories I’m burning while doing them would be an added bonus. 🙂