Polar Flow

I haven’t even been able to log into the app yet. Sign up on an iOS device doesn’t support password management. I’m not even able to paste a generated password into the sign up form. So I go into Safari on my Mac to sign up for an account and the flow of the account creation form doesn’t get past one of the first screens. Assuming it’s because they haven’t coded it to work correctly with Safari. So now on my third attempt, I have finally been able to create an account using Firefox. During sign-up I can’t choose to opt out of any of the data management even though it says I can change it at anytime inside the app. Why can’t I just change it now? Finally I verify my email click on the link to confirm and it does confirm my email, but it doesn’t give me the link to sign in. It gives me a bunch of options of alternate things to sign in to like team and coach options. Why not just give me the actual sign in link? Now I have logged in to the polar flow app on the website, my personal data collection and processing checkbox, which says “I can change my settings about this consent at any time anytime” requires me to check this box to continue. So I actually can’t change the setting at any time. Same for the outside of country data processing. So it’s blatantly lying that I can change these. If I want to keep the account. I can’t actually change the settings. Personally I’m not too concerned about my health data, but definitely not the best experience so far to use an expensive piece of equipment.

I have used Polar Flow with my Vantage M for the last two and a half years. I really enjoy seeing the heart rate graphs for each workout and how they compare to previous workouts. Polar Flow also shows you a graph of how much “strain” you can take based off your last seven days and your average strain over the last month. With Polar Flow I can easily see if I have been consistent or falling off in intensity and duration. It’s detailed enough that I can nerd out, or just feel guilty for too many “recovery” days. I do a wide variety of workouts as well but the Polar program really shines when it comes to running. Great in app maps, pace counts, and detailed analysis on the supporting website. Very accurate prediction for future running performance. The Vantage M paired with Polar Flow has been a worthy investment that I have enjoyed for several years.

I enjoy flexibility. I enjoy compatibility. My vantage m and the polar app have some great features. I like seeing my progress and the ability to gauge overreaching mixed with poor sleep. I enjoy the sport profiles and being able to set heart rate monitored activities and non heart rate activities. But over the last two years I have a small wish list. 1) I have to restart the polar app every time i want to sync with my watch. 2)There is no find your phone option. 3) Cant charge the watch in the middle of an activity. This is nice for long days bike-packing. Garmin allows overnight charging without stopping the activity. This way the entire route is one post. 4) I am in the medical field and frequently need to count respirations or heart rate using a second hand. The second hand on my polar only displays for about six seconds when i raise my wrist so its not helpful. 5) Zwift: Polar does not link with zwift so I cant see my heart rate data from my watch on the zwift platform. This is a dilemma when I want to track strain and progress with polar. I have to start my watch as well as wear a heart rate strap compatible with zwift. I then have to delete the strava activity (i use both fitness platforms to track progress) Compatibility with other apps and platforms would be great! I have really enjoyed the watch however couple things that I would like to improve. Thanks Polar!