Excellent but could be improved
I have used this app for about a month and I think it it excellent. I would however make one recommendation for an upgrade.
As you are exercising with the app your heart rate increases, but you don’t know at what rate it will slip into the next level. My recommendation is that the heart rate minimum/maximum levels be added to the app screens. Then, when exercising you could come close but not slip into the next level
As you are exercising with the app your heart rate increases, but you don’t know at what rate it will slip into the next level. My recommendation is that the heart rate minimum/maximum levels be added to the app screens. Then, when exercising you could come close but not slip into the next level
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Good heart rate tracker with color-coded zones
I like this app and I use it for every workout. When you combine it with a Polar heart rate monitor, it's much better than with third-party heart rate monitors. One thing I really wish this app had was the ability to set timers for an entire workout. For example if I want to do nine rounds of three minutes with one minute of rest between each of the work rounds, with bells or buzzers or maybe configurable sounds at the start and end of each round, it would be great to be able to set that up and save it. If I could label each round with what I wanted to do in that round that would also be awesome because then I could manage and track my workouts all in one place. As it is right now I have to print out my workout and use a separate timer, and there's no record in my workout logs of exactly what I did each round. In short, I would give the app five stars if I could plan, execute, and track my workouts all in the same app on the same device.
Also, for some reason I don't understand, I can't sync directly from my iPad to Apple health, but I can sync to Apple health from my iPhone. On iPad you have to install Polar Flow. So far I have not figured out what Polar Flow is other than a way for me to sync to Apple health.
Also, for some reason I don't understand, I can't sync directly from my iPad to Apple health, but I can sync to Apple health from my iPhone. On iPad you have to install Polar Flow. So far I have not figured out what Polar Flow is other than a way for me to sync to Apple health.
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Very happy with my polar hart monitor
It keeps track of my location time
And pace.
And pace.
Brilliant HR monitor
The Polar H10 is the best HR monitor, accurate and will store 1 training session where you do not have to have your phone/app in close proximity
Additionally, you can easily change the batttery. Highly recommend, great value for money
Additionally, you can easily change the batttery. Highly recommend, great value for money
Good app. But
It’s a little uncomfortable, but a good app strap could be a little bit more flexible and the app could be a little bit more programmable for instance, interval training, they could make that better by allowing you to program your own
Bad design
- Does not have zone alerts. No point in showing me the record after the program.
- Uses 220-age maxheartrate calculation which is junk. No way to input my actual which is 20 beats higher. Recommmended zones are useless
So it’s just a record I will never review.
- Uses 220-age maxheartrate calculation which is junk. No way to input my actual which is 20 beats higher. Recommmended zones are useless
So it’s just a record I will never review.
Best heart rate monitor
Really is the best heart rate monitor on the market. Zero interference in the gym. The accuracy of your profile (age weight gender)to heart rate vs calorie burned across an endless list of workouts sports and activities is unmatched. I personally like how the App shares data amongst my other health and workout apps. Highly recommended by me. Phil
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Not updating Health app
The app only occasionally updates data shared with Apples Health app.
Seems random. Needs fixing.
Seems random. Needs fixing.
Solid Application, Room for Improvement
I use a Polar H10 to track workouts. Workouts include kickboxing (drilling, sparring, bag, pads), running, strength training, and various cardio machines.
This app collects very accurate data at a high sample rate, consistent with the H10’s capabilities. The interface itself is a little spartan, and generally that’s fine. It’s clear what zone you’re in, the GPS integration works well, it provides an assessment of your workout.
It’s easy to tell the H10 to store the workout onboard and then sync to the app after the workout is complete.
Potential improvements include:
- Verbal cues are extremely limited and not particularly useful beyond fat/fit differences. If you’re looking to do more precise zone training, you’ll need to look at the screen.
- The notes section has a character limit, which feels very arbitrary. My notes end up looking like I’m some sort of Linux developer as I try to abbreviate everything.
- There’s not an intuitive and easy-to-interpret way to track work over time, and it’s not easy to search for and find a specific section. I port data from this app in to Health, and then into Zones for this. I figure I’m actually supposed to use Polar Flow, but was weirdly hard to get working. Probably better on a PC.
This app collects very accurate data at a high sample rate, consistent with the H10’s capabilities. The interface itself is a little spartan, and generally that’s fine. It’s clear what zone you’re in, the GPS integration works well, it provides an assessment of your workout.
It’s easy to tell the H10 to store the workout onboard and then sync to the app after the workout is complete.
Potential improvements include:
- Verbal cues are extremely limited and not particularly useful beyond fat/fit differences. If you’re looking to do more precise zone training, you’ll need to look at the screen.
- The notes section has a character limit, which feels very arbitrary. My notes end up looking like I’m some sort of Linux developer as I try to abbreviate everything.
- There’s not an intuitive and easy-to-interpret way to track work over time, and it’s not easy to search for and find a specific section. I port data from this app in to Health, and then into Zones for this. I figure I’m actually supposed to use Polar Flow, but was weirdly hard to get working. Probably better on a PC.
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Can’t pair with app
Can’t pair with app
