In a way, that’s like asking “what is the internet?” Sure, you can come up with a description like “the internet is a place where you go to see funny cat videos” but we all know that’s only a tiny part of a much bigger picture.
Similarly, we could say that “Polar Flow is the online window into your training, daily activity and sleep” but that would be missing the point entirely. It’s not really about what all these services are but what you can do with them.
So, what can you do with Polar Flow?
As it turns out: a lot.
This is your insight into your daily activity, the basic unit of activity analysis. However, don’t be afraid of the word analysis, as this insight will give you a very easy-to-understand view and spell out the health benefits too. Among other things, you can see your:
Your daily activity graph takes up most of the screen here. It’s a handy tool to gauge how active you’ve been during the day and if there’s something you could improve. The darker the color, the more active you’ve been. The higher the curve, the more active you have been.
If you’re an office worker and spend most of your days sitting down, it’s a good idea to stand up from your desk, take short strolls and work standing up every once in a while. By looking at your daily activity graph you can see that ‘oh yes, I am sitting too much’ and make changes accordingly.
With the introduction of Polar Sleep Plus™ (available for Polar Vantage V, Polar Vantage M, Polar A370, and Polar M430), Polar Flow becomes an even more comprehensive tool for tracking the duration, quality, and timing of your sleep. See last night’s sleep stats or have a look at whole weeks to spot trends in your sleep schedule. If you want to know more about Polar Sleep Plus, we’ve got you covered with this introduction to tracking your Zzz’s.
What did you do on June 28, 2015?
Well, officer, I went for a run. 6.3 miles, average heart rate 143, 710 calories burned. Here’s my route, and as you can see, I didn’t go anywhere near those pancakes with cashew butter that were reported missing.
Polar Flow is the ultimate training log. If you track your training session, you can find it in Polar Flow whether it’s the following day or two years from today. Our memory is notoriously fallible but your training stats don’t lie.
Here are some ways you could use Polar Flow as a training log:
One single session can reveal a lot about your fitness level. Especially professional athletes or coaches can go deep into a training session to analyze, for example, heart rate, distance, pace, and power numbers in order to reach peak performance.
In addition to single training sessions, the new Training Load Pro™ and Recovery Pro™ features on Polar Vantage V also show the long-term training load and recovery status.
The training view shows the different graphs (such as heart rate, power levels, elevation) on separate rows. You can zoom in closer to a section or a lap to get a better look. See the video to learn more about analyzing a single training session:
The best things in life are made better by sharing them with someone. Even pancakes with cashew butter.
Polar Flow is many things. It’s a training log, an adventure map, a weight-loss companion… but it’s also a community. Follow your friends, comment, and like their activities.
In the Community tab in the Polar Flow web service, you’ll find Flow groups, Flow clubs, and Flow events.
Anyone can start a group in Polar Flow. There are groups for running for weight-loss, for different countries and different sports and much more. And if you don’t find a group you want, you can create one. Within the group, you can see what others have been up to, get, and give support and work together towards a common goal.
Find your fitness club, see classes and schedules, and share your sweaty successes.
There are a bunch of events in Polar Flow so if you’re planning to sign up for a race, you can join the event on Flow, see how others are training, get tips, make some friends and arrange a meet-up once you get there… And after the event, you can see everyone’s results in the name of a little friendly competition.
We have only scratched the surface here. Polar Flow is a very powerful tool and how you use it depends on what you want to achieve.
That’s why we’d like to hear what Polar Flow means to you and how you use it. So when you share this article on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, add your insights, and let’s start spreading that collective wisdom.
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