Just starting out on a fitness journey? Polar has a new watch that may be able to help you stay on track and meet your goals.
Announced Tuesday, the $149.95 Polar Unite fitness watch is designed for beginners and those who are getting back into working out after taking a break. It features Polar's FitSpark daily training guide, which delivers personalized workout options each day, based on your fitness level, training history, and sleep recovery stats. It even provides animated instructions on screen to guide you through the workout.
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Polar says the Unite gives you access to more than 100 sports profiles for workout tracking. After a workout, it shows stats like time spent in each heart rate zone, calories burned, and Cardio Load (how much strain you put on your cardiovascular system).
The Unite offers many of the features found on Polar's more expensive fitness watches, like the Grit X, including Nightly Recharge sleep recovery stats, Serene breathing exercises, a Fitness Test that measures your VO2 Max (a measurement of the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during intense exercise), and notifications from your smartphone.
In terms of specs, it weighs just 1.1 ounces (which is much lighter than the Grit X), boasts a color touch screen, and features an integrated GPS for tracking outdoor workouts. Polar says the battery lasts up to four days with continuous heart rate tracking enabled, and up to 50 hours with the GPS running.
Aesthetics are obviously important when it comes to wearable devices. The Unite has a simple, round classic watch look. It comes with a black, white, pink, or blue strap, and you can customize the watch face color to suit your preference. It's available on Polar's website now, and comes with small and medium/large wristbands included in the box.
Stay tuned for PCMag's full review of the Polar Unite.
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