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Polar Grit X Pro: Latest additional to Polar wearable sports watch family

The RunSociety Team — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 06:10:46 +0000

Polar Electro launches the latest additions to their Grit X, Vantage and Unite families: Polar Grit X Pro and Polar Grit X Pro Titan, the newly updated Polar Vantage V2 SHIFTTM Edition, a new red colorway for the Polar Vantage V2. Polar Grit X Pro The Polar Grit X Pro is the next step in [...]

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Will you redefine the trails at the First Polar Online Race 2020?

Samantha Khoo — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 07:26:32 +0000

Online races are more popular than ever for runners who are tired of hordes of participants, endless queues and insufficient time to run their races. Challenge yourself to keep your running ambitions alive with the Polar Online Race. Reward yourself by participating in this event to win great prizes such as the latest Polar watch, [...]

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Polar Launches The New Polar Grit X

Samantha Khoo — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:30:38 +0000

Last week, Polar, the leader in wearable sports and fitness technology launches a new addition to the performance lineup: Polar Grit X. Developed to help outdoor enthusiasts push their boundaries, Polar Grit X offers a robust and lightweight design, outstanding battery life, and entirely new Polar smart coaching features. Polar Grit X features US military-grade [...]

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The Polar A370 Does Everything I Want it to Do—and More

Xu Ding — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 08:35:48 +0000

As someone who has come to depend upon my electronics more than I like to admit, when a new product appears on my radar, my heart skips a beat. Gotta try it, I think. Can’t wait to see if it outperforms my current device. I’m intrigued. Fascinated. And impetuous. Thankfully, I’m in a position to [...]

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Outfit of the Week #32: Stay Active and Keep Moving

Eva Natalia — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 08:17:35 +0000

The easiest way to stay active and healthy is simple: move. The more you move, the more calories you burn. Many times, we are bogged down by various obstructions and excuses not to exercise, such as lack of spare time, feeling exhausted after work, the gym is too far from the house. Perhaps, all we [...]

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The Polar A370 Fitness Tracker Can Even Improve the Quality of Your Sleep!

Aidan H. — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 15:45:16 +0000

Is it possible to own a device that has the capability of running a huge segment of your life? That’s exactly what Polar had in mind when the world’s leading innovator of heart rate monitoring, training computers and activity trackers set about engineering the recently-introduced Polar A370. Walk, run, work out and undertake all manner [...]

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The Polar M430: Putting a New Spin on Wrist Devices

Priscelia Chin — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 13:10:03 +0000

As a runner, I gravitate to news of clever sports accessories so when the Polar M430 hit the market, I was more than curious. Positioning the sleek black device on my wrist, I set about putting this GPS/tracker to the test and was pleasantly surprised. Is the Polar M430 the be all and end all [...]

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Outfit of the Week #31: Good Things Come to Those Who Sweat

The RunSociety Team — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 09:14:31 +0000

Be it a high intensity interval training in the gym, or a low impact jog around the park, do something today that will make you sweat. The more you sweat today, the stronger you’ll be tomorrow. So, get off your couch and let’s sweat. Complete your sweaty days with this selection of gear and apparel [...]

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Can’t Afford an Olympic Running Coach? “Hire” a Polar M430 Instead!

Aidan H. — Thu, 25 May 2017 03:16:32 +0000

American Olympic runner and record holder Molly Huddle needed no convincing to join the Polar team from the moment she strapped on the Polar M430 wrist device and took it for a test run. That’s all it took to convince her that this was no ordinary product, which is likely why she believes that at [...]

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Outfit of the Week #30: Ready to be Active with Reebok

Eva Natalia — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 14:02:46 +0000

Sometimes, life doesn’t always go according to your plan. You could’ve planned for an outdoor run, only to be disappointed with a heavy thunderstorm. Or perhaps, your best friend invited you, at the last minute, to go to a fancy gym you’ve been dreaming about. Whatever life throws at you, you have the power to seize [...]

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Outfit of the Week #29: Usher in the New Year in Glam

Goh Yun Jie — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 03:49:56 +0000

There must be a reason why Pris is convinced that her Polar M200 Is Cooler (and less expensive) Than her Cousin’s. The Polar M200 is a budget focused device made to motivate and guide you with very step of the way. A comfortable and lightweight watch, it makes you feel as though you are not wearing [...]

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Outfit of the Week #28: An Active Lifestyle without Compromises

Goh Yun Jie — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 05:57:06 +0000

The era of smart technology is upon us and this artificial intelligence has been creeping into our daily lives, revolutionising the ways we do things. Just in 2016, the emergence of smart home technology has evaded houses and transformed our lifestyles. The sporting world has also witnessed a rise in popularity of fitness trackers, for [...]

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Why My Polar M200 Is Cooler (and less expensive) Than my Cousin’s

Priscelia Chin — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 13:46:55 +0000

When Cousin Kelvin entered our favourite after-work bistro with his hand extended, I was reminded of girlfriends who get engaged and shove their hands under my nose so I don’t miss the rock on their left ring fingers. But Kelvin’s a guy with a hot girlfriend, and I knew he hadn’t proposed. At first, I [...]

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Warning: You May Give Your Heart to Polar’s Hot New M200 GPS Running Watch

Aidan H. — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:53:29 +0000

There’s a fine line between bragging and modesty, but modesty can be problematic for fans of Polar products. The company has been around for four decades, yet as new technology came along, the Finland-based consortium always looked to the future, asking “What do our customers want?” What’s behind Polar’s success? An impressive track record of [...]

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Your Fast Track to Fitness: Polar’s M600 Watch Powered by Android Wear

Aidan H. — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 06:54:13 +0000

Let’s say that you meet a new runner and need a conversation starter. Simply lift your arm and point to your new Polar M600 Sports watch, powered by Android Wear. Then, quote Marco Suvilaasko, Polar’s Chief Strategy Officer when you say, “Did you know that Polar created the very first heart rate monitor and activity [...]

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Be Pretty and Powerful in Pink Wearing a Polar A360 Fitness Tracker

Priscelia Chin — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:10:36 +0000

From the moment I first spotted the sorbet pink Polar A360 fitness tracker, my heart melted into a big bunch of pink cotton candy. I love pink. I love sorbet. Just the thought of a bowl of creamy, berry-filled sorbet on a hot Singapore afternoon following an especially long trail run is enough to get [...]

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Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve with Polar A360 Fitness Tracker on Your Wrist!

Aidan H. — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 13:10:36 +0000

You don’t have to be a Shakespeare fan to commiserate with Iago when the Othello character opined, “…I will wear my heart upon my sleeve.” But it’s unlikely that even Shakespeare imagined that four centuries after writing these words, people would actually be able to wear their heart on their sleeves courtesy of a wrist [...]

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Polar M400 Brings Together Style, Performance and Comfort with 24/7 Activity Tracking

The RunSociety Team — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 03:00:13 +0000

To run, you need the right pair of shoes on your feet – you won’t go out without them. But there’s another runner’s companion now available that’s equally essential to your kit.

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The Polar V800: Train and Recover 24/7 With The World’s Smartest Training Computer

The RunSociety Team — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 04:17:24 +0000

Polar recently unveiled the world's smartest and most advanced training computer. Designed for professional athletes and demanding amateurs for whom sport is a way of life, the new Polar V800 with integrated GPS helps you reach peak performance just when you need it.

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Polar Loop Keeps Track Of Every Step, Jump and Run

The RunSociety Team — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 04:31:07 +0000

Polar introduces the >Polar Loop, a stylish activity tracker in the form of a smart bracelet, which tracks daily activity and exercise levels.

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