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If you experience problems with your A370, try resetting it. Resetting empties your A370 of all information and you need to set it up again for your personal use.

Now you need to set up your A370 again, either via mobile or computer. Just remember to use the same Polar account in the setup you"ve used before resetting.

If your device is unresponsive at the moment, do the factory reset as follows: Press the side button until the display goes blank and a dim Polar logo briefly appears on the display. The device will restart, and the same error message will reappear on the display. Repeat this until the device stops restarting and remains blank (this will take about ten repeats). That is when the factory reset will take place. Once your device is restored to factory settings, simply connect the device to your computer and set it up. You do not need to send your device in for repair.

Polar"s new A370 fitness-tracking wristband is a course correction from its predecessor, the A360, which was lacking in a few key areas. The A370 improves upon the last-gen model, with continuous heart-rate monitoring, GPS (sort of), an easier-to-fasten band clasp and a new sleep-tracking tool called Polar Sleep Plus.

But the $179 A370 is also a direct shot at Fitbit, the category leader, with a handful of marquee features yanked straight from last year"s best-selling Fitbit Charge 2. Can Polar out-Fitbit Fitbit? Spoiler alert: no.

The A370 looks almost exactly the same as the A360. Both have beautiful, bright, full-color TFT capacitive touch screens that show the time when you move your wrist. Fitbit"s Charge 2 also has a touch display, but I prefer the A370"s because it"s much longer and can show more information at a glance.

When you swipe down from the main clock view, you"ll see settings, your heart rate and an overview of your daily activity. You can also start a training session from that menu. A bigger display makes it easier to see data at a glance while you"re running outside, which is a bonus.

To sync the tracker with the Polar Flow app, press and hold the side button on the A370. (It"s bizarre that this function has a dedicated hardware button.) The same button will pause or end a workout. The A370 supports phone notifications from any app, which is far better than what the Charge 2 offers: limited text, call and calendar alerts. Like the Charge 2, the A370 also enables alarms and sends you messages encouraging you to move. All of these alerts are accompanied by a strong vibration, which will definitely wake you from a dead sleep. Trust me.

But the A370 still looks very much like a run-of-the-mill fitness band. Its six interchangeable straps are available only in a sporty elastomer material, which you won"t want to wear with a dressy outfit or to a fancy event. Polar offers two band lengths, small and medium/large, but if you have a small wrist, the A370 will look massive. There"s no getting around it. I prefer the size of Fitbit"s Alta HR over both the Charge 2 and the A370, which both look ridiculous on me. But the A370"s larger display almost makes up for its all-around huge size.

I do like the in-app sleep-continuity rating, which tells me how many times I woke during the night, and the ability to give my own feedback on each night"s sleep. Polar"s nightly report also includes your lowest heart rate during sleep, which Fitbit"s doesn"t. While that data point is probably more useful to people with sleep disorders or heart problems, I still found it fascinating.

Optical heart rate sensors have improved by leaps and bounds over the last few years. I took the A370 on several 3-mile runs over the course of a week and a half, and it consistently and accurately tracked my heart rate. I strapped a Polar H10 heart rate monitor to my chest for comparison and got almost exactly the same results.

Frankly, the connected GPS was annoying. First you have to change your smartphone settings to allow Polar Flow to constantly track your location, which is a setting I hate to turn on for any app. Without doing that, you won"t get maps of your routes. Even after I changed my settings, the A370 kept losing the GPS signal on my morning runs and vibrating my wrist every single time to alert me. That may have been the fault of my iPhone 7 Plus and Brooklyn"s tree-lined streets and parks, but it was still irritating. The Polar Flow app still managed to accurately map my route and graph my pace per mile, but those constant vibrations killed me.

The Activity tab gives you an overview of your day with charts and graphs galore, and includes data on workouts and sleep. But then workouts and sleep get their own tabs with deeper insights, because why not? The whole app could use a streamlined redesign. This is where Fitbit shines. Its app is gorgeous; its social features are easy to find and use, and I don"t have to dig around to find the data I want to see.I took the A370 on several 3-mile runs over the course of a week and a half, and it consistently and accurately tracked my heart rate.

Polar has another app, Polar Beat, which syncs with the company"s H10 chest strap and offers voice coaching. That app looks like a million bucks with a very Apple-inspired design, but it offers far fewer features than Polar Flow. If Polar would marry the two, I would love the A370 a whole lot more.

The A370 wins bonus points for using a micro USB cable instead of a proprietary charger, though the port cover feels flimsy, like I might lose it at any moment.

The A370 is a vast improvement over the A360. It offers accurate, continuous heart-rate tracking; connected GPS; deeper sleep insights; and a better band clasp at a lower price than Polar"s previous band.

If you"re a serious athlete, a more fully-featured GPS watch, such as the Garmin Forerunner 35, would be a better investment. If you just want a fitness band that can track your exercise and sleep without too much fuss, the A370 is a good option. But Fitbit"s Charge 2 is less expensive and offers many of the same features, with the bonus of a great app and interchangeable bands that can transition from the gym to the office.Today"s best Polar A370 deals

I purchased this on July 17th and used it for about a month with no issues. After that I noticed that when in workout mode and paired with my H10 HRM, I would get an error saying "something went wrong, please reset the device" and lose all my training data for the workout in progress. Talk about frustrating. I reached out to Polar and they had me do a factory reset through Polar Flow, after doing that and resyncing my personal data (took roughly 1 hour because I had some issues resyncing and had to contact Polar again) I was back in business. But after a few weeks it happened again, then suddenly shut off while I was wearing it and would not turn back on. I reached out to Polar. After plugging it in with a couple different USB chargers in various ports on my computer, it finally reset itself. Then after resyncing my personal data, I am, once again, back in business. Hats off to Polar for their excellent and responsive customer service.

I"ve owned a Polar FT4 for the last 8+ years and the device started losing my heart rate during workouts so I was looking for an upgrade. My primary uses for the device are tracking the intensity of my weight lifting & cardio/bootcamp style workouts. I do occasionally run when my body tells me I have to, but it"s a secondary (or later, much later) workout for me.

I looked closely at this device, the A360, and the M400/430/600"s when making my purchase decision. YouTube, Amazon Reviews & the Polar website were what led me to the decision of the A370. Here"s why...

1. Heart Rate Accuracy - I did purchase the H10 chest strap to go along with this since my H1 chest strap that came with my FT4 wasn"t compatible. But I"m almost finding that it wasn"t a necessary purchase. I tested the heart rate wrist sensor on the A370 with my FT4/H1 chest strap during a workout. They were virtually neck and neck with one exception. The A370 has just a bit of a lag in sensing quick heart rate increases. So there were times when I hit my max zone but it didn"t register. At the end of the day, they were within 10-20 calories burned of each other, which tells me that it"s about as accurate as you could hope for in a wrist sensor! I"m pretty darn impressed and having a wee bit of buyers remorse for the H10 chest strap since it"s $90.

5 - Compatible with MyFitnessPal and other fitness apps/sites - Through my work we subscribe to Power of Vitality, which is a workplace incentive program to stay active. With this device, it automatically logs my workouts in that website so I"m getting max credit. Love that! It also automatically updates MFP with my workouts. Some have said that it doesn"t automatically sync with Polar Flow, but it has for me, every time. If I"m impatient and don"t want to wait for the sync, I can force it, but it will eventually sync automatically (within 5-10 minutes, which is real-enough time for me).

- you can sync with your H7/H10 heart rate monitor by pressing & holding the button (the only button). Note - you may need to disable bluetooth on your phone for this to happen. The Polar website also states that if you start a workout & touch the A370 to the chest strap it will pick it up. I"ve tried it, but it doesn"t tell me for certain that it did or did not sync. But I know it"s working if it"s logging my heart rate and the green wrist sensors are not lit.

- You can customize the workout programs that the device has - just go to the Polar Flow app (download it to your device), update the app with the workouts that you do regularly (I added yoga, strength training and circuit training and removed a few of the others), then sync the device with the app.

- Go to Polar"s website to print off the size chart for the A360. I"m a petite woman at 5"3", 138 lbs and small wrists. I figured I"d need the small, but based on the chart, it is super small. I went with the M/L and am very happy with that. The device fits my wrist well though it is much bigger than my FT4, I"m okay with that, it looks nice. I leave it comfortable, yet secure during non-workout times, and tighten it a bit during workout times. You want to ensure that the sensor is just below your wrist bone and slightly tighter during workouts for better accuracy. Another reason I went with the 370 over the 360 because 1 - latest & greatest and surprisingly same price at the time of my purchase (what?!?! Polar - why is the newer one the same price?!?!), and 2 - the band reviews on the 360 were not so good, the 370 is a standard watch strap, so very secure).

Guys, this is a legit fitness device. It"s accurate, compatible with several apps/devices/websites, and gives you a lot of data. It"s super easy to learn/use, especially if you"ve used Polar devices before. But even if you haven"t, it"s a breeze to use. I didn"t wear the FT4 all the time, but I find that I do wear this all the time because it"s a cool device. It does have continuous heart rate sensors, but lets face it - what is the point of that? I haven"t figured out why a person would need to continuously monitor their heart rate, but it"s there should you wish to use it! At the end of the day, what seals the deal for me is the heart rate accuracy and compatibility/automatic syncing with the apps/devices that I use. The technology works for me, and I love that.

It’s been about a month since Polar announced their latest wearable – the A360.  This would be their first entrant into the optical HR sensor world, a key milestone for a company that’s effectively built its entire reputation and company on measuring heart rate accurately.

The A360 sits at a price of $199, and aims to compete against a vast array of wearables in a similar price point with ever-increasing features.  One would also presume, that like other major companies in the space – Polar is looking to eventually take this optical HR technology (which they noted they developed in-house) and expand it to other products in the line.  So the A360 is likely seen as a bit of a pilot product for the sensor.

I’ve been using three different A360 units over the last month.  First was a non-final unit for a few days to get the gist of things. I then switched to two different production units for the majority of the time period.  All data and opinions are based on the production units, not the beta unit.  This whole gaggle of units will go back to Polar shortly, like always.

Still, it’s a pretty activity tracker.  A rather pretty one in fact.  The unit has a brilliantly colorful touchscreen display, that illuminates when you twist your wrist (similar to an Apple Watch and other devices).  It does this to save battery, else leaving the screen on all the time would quickly kill the battery.

You can change this clock display to a few different styles, some of which will discretely display your step-goal status, such as above (think of it like a cup of water).  You can also change this to a few other styles, though none are terribly awesome.

Next, you’ve got Training.  This is where you kickoff a workout.  The unit supports a slew of different workout types, with the main difference between these types being to calculate calories more accurately.  Polar has a long history of fine-tuning calorie burn estimates for different activity types, and this allows them to narrow those calorie estimates more sharply:

And finally Favorites. This is where you can sync structured workouts from Polar Flow, that might have something like a HR target, or calorie target.  Because the unit doesn’t show/record pace or speed:

Note that you do have to have the Polar Flow app open, and visible (it can’t sync behind the scenes unfortunately).  This will sync both workouts, as well as activity and sleep.

Next, if you hold that button down for about 5-seconds, it’ll show you a menu that allows system functions.  Four to be precise.  It includes: Airplane Mode, Do not Disturb (for alerts), Pairing Bluetooth Smart HR Strap, Turning Unit Off, and Displaying an ‘About’ set of pages.

Now, this is the 2nd Polar product that’s used the internally waterproofed to 30m or more (the first was the Polar M400).  In that case, after about a year folks started seeing problems.  It remains to be seen long-term, if Polar has addressed those problems.

Now despite a lot of misconceptions – let me be clear: The Polar A360 does not at this time do any sort of continual 24×7 heart rate monitoring.  The HR sensor is ONLY enabled when you start a workout.  Period.

I asked Polar about this, given most competitive units in this price-point do such continual monitoring (Garmin Vivosmart HR, Apple Watch, Microsoft Band, Fitbit Charge HR, Basis Peak, etc…), and they noted that it’s on their roadmap, but they don’t have any specific timeframe for it.

To start a workout you’ll go to your dashboard and select Training.  From there, you’ll choose a sport to train within.  For the most part, there’s no major differences between these from a user interface standpoint.  Instead, it’s all about calories.  You can configure these sports online via Polar Flow.

Note, there is the option to ‘re-broadcast’ your HR to other Polar devices, but in reality, this is actually only to re-broadcast the A360 signal to the Polar Group Fitness system, and not over standard Bluetooth Smart signals.

So basically, during a workout this is just a HR monitor that’s telling you your current HR and the time, along with zone information (which you can customize as you see fit).  It’s really too bad Polar didn’t add in distance while running – which is something that every other wearable device out there is capable of doing.

The only option out of view of the above screenshot is the ‘export’ option, which allows you to export it to TCX or CSV format.  That’s handy for the next section where I talk about HR accuracy.

Still, one long-time reader was kind enough to send in a bunch of his plots over the last few weeks, where he usually wore the A360, Scosche Rhythm+, and Polar H7.  Even in the best of his plots, I’d generally have given it a failing score.  Of course, two samples don’t make a universal truth – but they certainly don’t help.

I feel like the A360 could have been a really awesome product for Polar.  It could have marked a bit of a turn in the activity tracker space for them.  With it’s brilliant screen, reasonably good battery life, and generally attractive design – it was poised for success.  Unfortunately, somewhere along the line Polar made a decision to release it before it was ready, likely to meet holiday timelines.  And as a result, I can’t see any situation in which I’d recommend buying it at this time.

Polar needed to do a few things with the A360, notably and most importantly: Be reasonably accurate.  On that report card, it’s failed.  The non-ideal pod/strap design doesn’t help either.

Next, Polar needed to be competitive with its features.  For example – it needs optical HR sensor rebroadcasting – as both Mio and Garmin include this (and TomTom has it slated too).  They could/should have done this over Bluetooth Smart, but even also over analog frequencies – to capitalize on the company’s longstanding tie-ins with treadmills and gym equipment to display HR.  Polar says it’s (Bluetooth Smart rebroadcasting) on its radar, but they’ve also made a number of promises over the past year they’ve had trouble keeping.  So while a year ago I would have given them the benefit of the doubt, today I can no longer do so.  Right now it only rebroadcasts to Polar’s proprietary club solution.

(Side note: Many will likely ask when I’ll release a review of the Vivosmart HR.  As noted above, I tend to only put a single watch on a wrist when optical HR is concerned, so having both the Polar A360 on one wrist and the Garmin FR630 on the other has limited my use a fair bit. Still, once I publish this review I’ll replace the A360 on that wrist with a Vivosmart HR to continue testing there.  They are obviously very similar products, so I get there’s a lot of interest.  There’s also a lot of great commentary from folks in the comments section of my existing Vivosmart HR related post.)

Just as a super-brief update, I’ve since had a conference call with Polar program management and engineering about the issues I saw with the A360, and my general concerns.  These can be summarized as the following:

Offering personalized activity and exercise guidance, the waterproof Polar A370 integrates continuous heart rate and fitness tracking with Sleep Plus analysis and phone-assisted GPS.

You may need to factory reset your Polar A370 fitness tracker as part of a troubleshooting step or if you decide to give it away or sell it. This guide will take you through steps to help get your Polar device back to the way it was when it first came out of the box.

Performing a factory reset on your Polar A370 erases everything from it. Be sure you have all appropriate data that you do not wish to lose backed up before proceeding further.

Polar A370 is a sleek and sporty fitness tracker with continuous wrist-based heart rate, advanced Sleep Plus sleep analysis and Polar’s trusted training features. Get an instant overview of your daily activity on your A370 or with Polar Flow app.

Make sure location is enabled for Polar Flow app in the phone’s application settings. On Android 6 and newer devices, location permission is needed to scan for Bluetooth devices. If you have several Flow app compatible Polar devices in use, make sure you have chosen A370 as the active device in the Android Flow app.

Once you launch the Flow app it recognizes your new A370 nearby and prompts you to start pairing it. Accept the pairing request and enter the Bluetooth pairing code from your A370 to Flow app. In some Android devices you can only see the Bluetooth PIN request in the Android notification drawer.

Polar devices work with most modern smartphones. Here are the minimum requirements: iOS mobile devices with iOS 14 or later. Android mobile devices with Bluetooth 4.0 capability and Android 7 or later (check full phone specification from your phone manufacturer)

Sign into the Flow app and on your Polar device go to Settings > General settings > Pair and sync > Pair and sync mobile device and press the START button. Connecting to device is displayed, followed by Connecting to app. Syncing completed is displayed when you are done.

Plug your Polar device into your computer’s USB port with the cable that came in the box. Make sure FlowSync software is running. The FlowSync window opens on your computer, and the syncing starts. Completed is displayed when you are done.

Both Garmin and Polar make great, high quality GPS watches. You can’t go wrong with either brand. Picking the right watch for you is a matter of preference for features like the display, various tracking modes and activities, and the app used to sync the data from your watch.

Polar Electro Oy (globally known as Polar) is a manufacturer of sports training computers, particularly known for developing the world"s first wireless heart rate monitor.

The company is based in Kempele, Finland and was founded in 1977. Polar has approximately 1,200 employees worldwide, it has 26 subsidiaries that supply over 35,000 retail outlets in more than 80 countries. Polar manufactures a range of heart rate monitoring devices and accessories for athletic training and fitness and also to measure heart rate variability.

In 1975, there was no accurate way to measure heart rate during training, and the idea of a wireless, portable heart rate monitor was conceived on a cross-country skiing track in Finland.EKG heart rate monitor.Tunturi Pulser. In 1982, Polar launched the world"s first wearable wire-free heart rate monitor, the Sport Tester PE 2000.

Today, Polar has products ranging from basic models for beginners to fitness enthusiasts and training systems designed for elite athletes. Polar has also developed heart rate monitoring and training systems for equestrian sports. Polar technology and devices are widely used in various scientific studies,

In July 2018, Dutch newspaper De Correspondent revealed that Polar"s fitness app shows users on the map, making it possible to find out their real names, profession and home addresses.

Matt Fitzgerald (18 June 2005). Runner"s World The Cutting-Edge Runner: How to Use the Latest Science and Technology to Run Longer, Stronger, and Faster. Rodale. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-1-59486-091-1. The Finnish company Polar Electro, founded in 1977, was the first to sell wireless heart rate monitors for athletes and still dominates this market.

Michael Czinkota; Ilkka Ronkainen (18 August 2006). International Marketing. Cengage Learning. pp. 310–. ISBN 0-324-31702-6. The origins of the Finnish sports instruments producer Polar Electro can be traced back to the need of cross-country skiing ... By the year 1982, the technology had advanced to the point that the first wireless heart rate monitor was ready.

Joe Friel (1 June 2009). Total Heart Rate Training: Customize and Maximize Your Workout Using a Heart Rate Monitor. Ulysses Press. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-1-56975-389-7. Polar introduced the first wireless heart rate monitor using electric field data transfer—the Sport Tester PE 2000. The next year, the company came out with a device containing a computer interface—the Sport Tester ...

Sally Edwards (1 January 1993). The Heart Rate Monitor Book. Polar CIC. pp. 127–. ISBN 978-0-9634633-0-2. In 1982 Polar Electro Oy introduced the world to the first wireless heart rate monitors. These first generation heart rate monitors (the "PE 2000s") were released onto the market and readily accepted by athletes, particularly at the elite and ...

Jeroen Scheerder (2009). Vlaanderen loopt! Sociaal-wetenschappelijk onderzoek naar de loopsportmarkt (in Dutch). Academia Press. pp. 75–. ISBN 978-90-382-1484-9. 1982 Polar lanceert de Sport Tester PE2000, de eerste draadloze hartslagmeter

You have a long time polar watchbut it doesn"t work properly anymore, so you want to reset it. Where quite simply you want to erase the data and start from scratch, also thanks to the reset. Whatever your reason, it is therefore possible toreset your Polar watch.

Software reset : This allows you to restart your watch while keeping the recorded data. Personal settings configured remain unchanged. You will simply have to reconfigure the time of your Polar watch. This is useful when you have small bugs or malfunctions, and want to restart your watch after a restart has not worked.

Factory reset : This manipulation is a little stronger. She will train the perteof all the saved settings in the watch. However, all personal data recorded on the Polar software or app are preserved. This feature will come in handy if yousell your watch for example.

In this article, then, here is how to perform these two operations on your Polar watch. If you want to turn off your watch instead, then read this article:

You simply have to simultaneously press the " UP"," BAS"," RETURN " and " LIGHT For 5 seconds. Stop when you see Polar animation appear on the screen.

You just need to log into your account, then unlink your Polar watch with this account. This will allow the person who uses it after you to associate it with their own account.