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 need the inactivity monitor.
I would love to track the differences on days that I work (I am a RN) and my off days. I usually get in a good/long workout on off days but tend to walk a lot when working. I would love to track the differences. Also, have a number will motivate me to do a quick workout or run after work to meet my number goal!
The inactivity alerts would be great for when I’m at my desk all day!
I love that the Polar Loop gives you goals! I am a nurse and have tried to use a pedometer to reach walking goals during work. It would be great to be alerted when I am not up to par on activity!
I love that it would motivate me to move more throughout the day and look for extra ways to be active such as taking the stairs or walking instead of driving!
Well first you get me “looped” on the Polar FT4 watch and I absolutely love it!! I really like the feature to see how many calories I burn, track the length of my workout, and monitor my heart rate. Therefore, this Polar device intrigues me more! I would definitely be interested in getting some extra motivation to keep moving throughout the day, especially since I sit at a desk during the day.
I love getting your take on fitness electronics! You’re so honest and I can count on your opinion for an accurate review. So keep the reviews coming because I definitely rely on them.
I’m most interested in the motivational aspect of the Polar Loop. As a new mom reaching an activity goal daily often falls by the wayside, especially when sleep deprived. Seeing that I have or ( more likely) have not reached my goal for the day might be just the motivation I need to go walk my dog or go to the gym.
The inactivity alerts would be awesome for me! I definitely need something to remind me that I’ve been sitting way too long!
The inactivity alerts intrigue me. I sit on my tush at work all day, so I could use the reminder to get up and take a walk.
As I work in an elementary school and am on my feet the entire day, I would be most interested in seeing how many steps I take in a day!
I would love the inactivity alerts. I sit a computer for most of the day so it would be great to have a reminder to get up and move around ;o)
I’d love this to track my exercises but especially would love it for the inactivity alert! I work a desk job and I make a point to get up every 15 minutes and do some squats or just move around but sometimes work distracts me and I forget. The loop would be perfect!
The inactivity feature. Because I have a desk job, so it is harder sometimes to get moving as much. This way I can “influence” my co-workers a bit that we need to get moving more during the day 🙂
I have the Polar FT7 and love it! I would really love the inactivity alert feature to make sure I get in the exercise I need if I know I won’t be making it to the gym that day (or can’t resist the cookies my coworkers bring in on a regular basis!)
The inactivity notification is an excellent feature. I need this feature as I have a desk job and often sit for hours before getting up. Great motivator!!!
The inactivity alerts is what I would be most interested in. I’m up and moving all day at school, but as soon as I get home, I become a couch potato.
I would love to see the difference in activity on work days versus non work days.
I would love to use the activity tracker. As a teacher, I feel like I’m on my feet all day. I would like to see how much I reall am moving and set some goals.
Calorie counting feature intrigues me the most. It would be so interesting to see how much energy I consume running around and doing day-to-day activities. So exciting.
I work in a clinic and I am on my feet back and forth all day long. I would love to see my progress throughout the day and what damage I do in a typical day of work. For those slow times, the alerts will be an awesome reminder to get up and get moving! Oh and it’s waterproof…what a perk!
I work at a desk for 8 hours a day and it’s hard to remind myself to get up and move! The inactivity alerts would be a total lifesaver, and it would help me figure out exactly what I need to do to meet my goals once I get to the gym after work!
I think the inactivity alerts would be so cool and I would love to see my sleep tracked! I know sometimes I wake up and feel very restless and wonder if this would show in my sleep patterns! 🙂
I love the inactivity alerts! They sound like a great reminder to get up from my desk during the day. I also have a Polar FT40 watch that I use and love, so I’d love to be able to connect the two and have a picture of my day!
I really like the feature that beeps when you are inactive for too long. I would also like to see my activity throughout the day. I am a nurse and somedays you just wonder how many miles you have walked (sometimes ran!)
I would love to track my steps. I am constantly walking at work and would love to know how far I go in a day!
I’m definitely interested in observing my overall activity on days where I workout vs days where I don’t workout.
I love the Inactivity Alert! I sit at a desk all day, and it would be a nice reminder to get up and walk around more.
I have a desk job and it would be helpful to have reminders to move! (Right now, the only thing that gets me from my desk are bathroom breaks!) Also, motivation to beat my daily goals would be a plus!
I would love this product to monitor overall progress and would love the inactivity reports because I telework a lot and could definitely use a reminder to get up and walk around!
I really like the inactivity alerts! Working in finance means sitting at a desk all day, so that would help remind me to get up and walk around every once in awhile. Equally as cool are both the circular graphic that shows you your activity levels throughout the day and the suggestions for how to accomplish that day’s goals.
I hope the price comes down a little so that I can get one! 🙂
this sounds so awesome! the inactivity alerts are fabulous! whenever I have someone or something telling me how much I’ve been doing or not doing, it gets me motivated!
The inactivity alerts and goal tracker sound interesting!
the inactivity feature sounds really helpful! My job is probably 50/50 behind a desk and doing staff development training. The 50% behind the desk, drives me nuts. I’d love a quick reminder to get up and take a walk or walk the stairs in our building.
I would like to track my activity level throughout the day!
The inactivity alerts would be interesting. I (unfortunately) sit quite a bit for my job, so if there was an alert to remind me to get up and move (even if it’s just to grab some water or take a lap around the office), that might be just the motivator I need!
The inactivity altert would be interesting but the sleep tracker sounds very interesting since some mornings I feel well rested and other mornings I do not and got the same amount of sleep.
This sounds so cool and I think it would really help to keep you on track! I would love to try it out – especially for the inactivity alerts! Hope you’re having a great week.
I think I would love the loop for it’s overall data but the inactivity reminder would be great!
I would love to use this around college. Walking around campus, on runs, and making sure I get adequate sleep!
I would love the inactive alert! It would help me remember to get up from my desk more often.
I would love the inactivity alerts! I have a desk job and I can get into my work for hours at a time and forget to get up and walk around.
I would enjoy the Tracker to check in with my heart rate. I have several heart problems and being a 23 yr old who’s extremely active it would be great to track how my heart is reacting throughout the day, including sitting at work.
Thank you for your consideration!!
This looks so awesome! I am definitely interested in overall activity for the day
i like the goal tracker
When I first heard about these I was completely intrigued! I would love to see how much I move about and how much I am sleeping. Love your blog!
I like the inactivity alert so you have an actual reminder that it’s time to move a little! 🙂
I work in the ER and feel like I am running around like crazy all day, would really love to know what my actual activity level is. Maybe then I won’t be tempted to use a busy work day as an excuse to sit on the couch!
I’ve been in the market for a new activity tracker. The fact that this provide an inactivity alert I think is awesome! I would love to win this. Fingers crossed 🙂
I like that the loop alerts you to when you are inactive for too long. I sit down for most of my 12 hour work day and a reminder to get up and go for a walk would be great!
Oh man would I love that inactivity alert! I am a student and stay at home mom of 2 and I know that I become engrossed in whatever needs done which means fitness takes a backseat. This would really help me be cognizant of when I need to get up and move 🙂