I noticed an exhaustion that I couldn't even understand: Smart Watch Polar Ignite Review

Sometimes, "I should have slept well, but something dull."You may know if it's really dull.

Fitness Smart Watch Ignite released by Polar, famous for heart rate meters.It is a review of Victoria Song from Gizmodo, which has been used for a while and has taken rest.

If a person who has not been involved in the past tries to exercise with a change of heart, the option is to pay a lot of money to the trainer and gym fee, a fitness tracker on the application and bulletin boards, and a dubious YouTuber that enthusiastically sells a workout program.Either use the training plan using.

Polar's Ignite is a casual smart watch that adds both elements and divided by two.

Polar Ignite

What is this?: Casual fitness smart watch price equipped with many guidance on the watch screen: $ 230 (Japanese price: 27,800 yen) I like: different types depending on the user's recovery status and fitness levelWhere I was worried about providing exercises: Synchronization is unstable.The reaction speed of the touch screen is slower than I thought

Ignite has all the basic functions desired by fitness -oriented smartwatches, such as activity tracking, built -in GPS, heart rate measurement, sleep tracking, and battery for several days.

The major difference in Ignite is that there is a guide on the watch screen that suggests a daily -based exercise that matches the quality of sleep and the fitness level of the user.Most fitness smartwatches have a similar function, but Ignite shows the proposals that can be made immediately in a more clear format.It's not as cheap as $ 230, but it's a surprisingly good investment compared to other smartwatches in the same price range, as a beginner who is confused about the effort of assembling the training plan.

It becomes a surprisingly ate.Watch that understands your remaining physical strength

Let's explain the guide function of Ignite.

The first "Nightly Recharge" must be installed during sleep for three nights to set the standard value after opening and charging Ignite.After the third night, we will measure how much recovery has been recovered based on the degree of calm (autonomic nervous status) of the user's autonomic nervous system and the quality of sleep.The quality of the user's sleep is shown in the score of 100 points based on the average sleep time for the past 28 days, the time on each sleep stage, and how often they wake up at night.The autonomic nervous status is a little more complicated.

The autonomic nervous status summarizes the numbers related to the heart rate in order to measure how much the user's autonomic nervous system has settled due to the stress factor of the previous day.During the first few hours of sleep, heart rate, heart rate fluctuation (HRV) and respiratory rate are measured.After that, compare those values with the standard value calculated in the first three nights, and display the degree of calmness of the autonomic nervous system from minus 10 to plus 10.

This may sound like Esse Science.However, human heart rate and heart rate fluctuation are actually controlled by the autonomic nervous system.According to Harvard University Graduate School, heart rate fluctuations indicate the speed at which the body calms after experiencing stress.Basically, a low heart rate fluctuation value means that the user is in a struggle or escape state mode, which may not be good at workout.High fluctuations indicate that the movement of the heart can be healthier and more intense.

This may be right, but Polar's Ignite is not a medical device, and the company does not publish the results of this view and the impact on the training plan.

When I tried Ignite, I was skeptical about this function.I tried using some trackers that claim to measure the user's "recovery" and thought it was a useless indicator.However, almost two weeks after I started using Ignite, I realized that the autonomic nervous status and the overall Nightly Recharge status, at least, predicted the user's performance quite accurately.

After traveling to Maryland for my friend's wedding, I slept well, but the numbers displayed by the autonomic nervous status were minus 10.I felt refreshed, so Ignoring Polar's advice, "Respect the need for recovery", 2 miles (about 3).I decided that I could run more than 2km).In my case, a slow pace is equivalent to running for 20-22 minutes.That day, I was surprised that I could only walk at the same distance and it took more than 30 minutes.

The same thing happened on the day I returned home over a day.The autonomic nervous status was minus 10 again, the sleep score was 65, and Polar advised again to "give the body a chance to recover."But I didn't want to skip, so I sticked to doing a long run of 5 miles (about 8 km) once a week and refused to reduce the distance.That's not what smart watches know.Surprisingly, I was terrible again.Stop 3 miles, and at that distance, we have to hit the worst time in the last few months.

I am not convinced that this function is 100 % accurate each time, but I have always knew what smartwatches are better for my health than myself.

It's easy to think about the training menu

Nightly Recharge is just one of the two guide functions of Ignite.

The second is the function that Polar calls FitsPark.Fitspark will guide you on the watch screen on which type of exercise to do on that day based on the user's Nightly Recharge.Therefore, if the autonomic nervous status is high, there is energy, so you may propose aerobic exercise and muscle strengthening training, but if the autonomic nervous status is decreasing, you may propose support training.Not.

Fitspark proposes several types of continuous training options, so users can choose from there.The screen displays an animation that shows how to train, and the watch will tell you when to move on the next stretch or movement.Tap the proposed training to read a detailed explanation about how to execute it.This is a friendly feature in theory, but in practice, I realized that it was hard to remember what to do.Still, especially when you're outdoors, it's useful.

Regarding accuracy, I thought Ignite was the same level as Apple Watch Series 4.The accuracy of GPS in outdoor running records a longer distance than my smartphone.Still, Polar was a more accurate number.For example, in a certain running, the iPhone is 3 via the Mapmyrun app..Record 96 miles.The same running is Apple Watch 4.17 miles, Polar 4.It was recorded as 03 miles.This pattern continued in a six -time test run using all three devices.H10 Heart rate errors during exercise with a heart rate sensor were within 5-10 beats / min.

Some places are unsatisfactory

Ignite helped to adjust the training, but also had a little drawback.Because there is no built -in music storage, it is not a smart watch for those who want to keep a mobile phone at home.

In addition, Polar's running watches are always unstable, but Ignite was no exception.Fitbit and Apple Watch are automatically synchronized by opening the app.You can say that you don't have to think about synchronization.Polar is not excellent in this regard.Sometimes I was able to synchronize without any problems, but after frequently checking the data, I decided to synchronize a few times a day manually.It is not a difficult operation, but it may be ugly in 2019.Hold the back button for a few seconds, leave the Polar app open, and pray that the Bluetooth will not be cut in the one minute during synchronization.There are many failures in sync, so you have to start over again.

The battery was also a bit disappointing.POLAR said that it would have five days in one charge, but he had no more than three days.I run using GPS for about two and a half hours a week, but if I put a workout that does not use GPS, the battery will last longer.Still, the charging is more than Apple Watch.

When it comes to design, Ignite is a wonderful design.Does it look like a normal watch, and it looks boring, even if it's bad (maybe because the product for reviews was a black without decoration) is the main problem in the design is the touch screen reaction speed.That was late.Sometimes the swipe was not recognized, and sometimes the screen switching was delayed.It wasn't enough to be patient, but a little inconvenience is piled up as I use it.

Ignite is a smart watch that is easy to reach among polar products, but it is not for everyone.It may be perfect for those who are serious about training for a particular goal, such as finishing 5km for the first time, but want to hit a large piece of high -end fitness smartwatches.It is a little expensive, with a slightly strange thing, $ 230, but can access very useful data instead.If the unstable or monotonous design is not a good idea, why not use the guidance on the screen of the watch, which is a carefully thoughtful function?I was sufficiently painful while trying this watch, so I started to set up a rest day.

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27,568 yen

Source: Polar, Harvard Medical School