Polar Pacer Pro – Advanced GPS Running Watch – Ultra-Light Design & Grip Buttons – New Training Program & Recovery Tools

Perfect running and daily watch. I love this watch! It is light enough to wear all day without noticing it and the Pacer Pro has all the features I could want as a runner and cyclist.The build quality is superb and the form factor is sleek though durable. I like knowing I can swap bands if I want to switch up the look! The HR sensor has been accurate and I like that it tracks my HR all day and while sleeping. Also, being able to control my music and podcasts is really handy!The Flow app (works with the Pacer Pro) is a great tool in keeping tabs on my training, measuring my sleep, and guiding my recovery as well as performance. The running programs are also really useful and I have found them to be great for my 5k training.If you’re looking to upgrade your watch game, the Pacer Pro is a great choice that will last for years to come! Highly recommended.

Perfect running and daily watch. I love this watch! It is light enough to wear all day without noticing it and the Pacer Pro has all the features I could want as a runner and cyclist.The build quality is superb and the form factor is sleek though durable. I like knowing I can swap bands if I want to switch up the look! The HR sensor has been accurate and I like that it tracks my HR all day and while sleeping. Also, being able to control my music and podcasts is really handy!The Flow app (works with the Pacer Pro) is a great tool in keeping tabs on my training, measuring my sleep, and guiding my recovery as well as performance. The running programs are also really useful and I have found them to be great for my 5k training.If you’re looking to upgrade your watch game, the Pacer Pro is a great choice that will last for years to come! Highly recommended.

Terrific, when it works. ***UPDATE 8/23: After having used this device for a full year, I feel pretty confident in reducing my overall rating by one star, basically due to the complete unreliability of this device. Rest assured that when you need it the most — for a key workout, race, or whatever — it WILL crap out on you. The Polar FlowSync technology, whereby you connect your PacerPro to your computer to do syncing, updates, etc., is just as unreliable, if not more so. Randomly losing saved custom workouts, reordering custom workouts, you name it. Annoying AF. As a point of reference, I began my adventure into HR monitoring with a Garmin device 10 years ago. THAT device is still working, providing reliable numbers even with outdated tech. So no, this is not a device I would recommend. I notice that Polar is out with an updated version, and for two seconds I was tempted to look into it. Then I looked over at my existing PacerPro tethered to my laptop, well into its third attempt to sync w Polar Flow after two previous failures. I think it’s time to go back to Garmin.****I’m no pro runner, but I did want a running watch that had some very specific features. Pacer Pro ticked off my entire list and then some. I’ve been running with this device for about a month now. Paired w a Polar chest strap monitor (not necessary, but I already had an H10 so I just use them together), PP delivers enough feedback and after-workout metrics to really satisfy most every runner. Polar Flow, both in app form and on the web, is a worthy complement to the device.That’s the good. There’s one really big not-so-good. The device just randomly stops working. Sometimes when I’m wired recharging/syncing (and don’t get me started w Bluetooth syncing on iOS, which is a nightmare), the device screen just goes…dead. On awaking this morning, the device screen was…dead. I had to wire it to my laptop, wherein I was instructed to set it up again as if it was a brand new device (fortunately, the Flow web app retained all my previous workout data), and start my sleep tacking all over again. It is a frustrating and not entirely unnerving habit, not knowing whether it will just stop during a critical workout. So, I can’t give this 5 stars for this reason alone. Don’t know if Polar needs to do a firmware update or if I got a bad model, but whatever the reason, it isn’t something I’d HIGHLY recommend. When it works, it’s a great tool. When it doesn’t, it’s a source is genuine frustration.UPDATE: Forget what I wrote about the chest strap being unnecessary. My personal experiments w using the PPP w and w/out the strap indicate that if you want accurate HR numbers, you’ll pair it w the strap. For example, last night it failed to record my night’s sleep completely despite the fact that I wore it (tightly, as Polar advises), and then on a completely casual walk on my rest day, it recorded HR zones from the low 60s (which I would expect), to 145 and above, which is my red zone which I can only reach w a full-on sprint. So now, this device by itself is not reliable AFAIC, at least when it comes to accurate HRs. Pair it w a strap, and it makes a fine running buddy. Alone, not so much.

Buen reloj. Buen software de Polar. En general estoy contento. Me tragué muchos vídeos sobre este reloj por parte de “influenzers”. Ahondaban en las cosas buenas, pero cuando he podido probar este reloj sobre el terreno he comprobado como se habían dejado cosas por explicar.Llevo 2 meses y unos 25 entrenos.¿Me arrepiento de la compra? En absoluto. Mejor reloj calidad precio.¿Lo volvería a comprar? Seguramente sí, porque me niego a gastarme más dinero y no me fío de las marcas baratas. Ya compré una y fue un desastre.¿Me parece un buen reloj? Para un pipiolo, imberbe y novato como yo, sí. Para un atleta profesional o un amateur que necesita rendimiento, os será muy útil. Aunque creo que roza la chapuza en algunos puntos. Lo que sucede es que Polar tiene un modelo más caro con casi las mismas prestaciones así que dudo que tengan planes para mejorar este modelo.Conclusión (por si no te apetece leer tanto): Ni es tan fiable como lo venden, ni todas las funciones de las que Polar alardea funcionan bien o están bien pensadas. Al final, es un buen producto. Si te encaja en precio y los problemas que explico más abajo no van a afectarte; se le saca muy buen rendimiento.Ahora te explico en más detalle y justifico mis opiniones:💚 Cosas que me gustan:- Facilidad para programar ejercicios personalizados- 4 datos en pantalla: bpm, tiempo, distancia etc. y configurables- Que no pite, sino que vibre. (aunque también es una maldición, … lo explico)- La cantidad de datos que recoge, a mí me ayudan a analizar mi progresión.💛 Cosas mejorables.- Se confunde más veces de las que debería, por el sudor o por el motivo que sea. En cada ejercicio al aire libre te pierde el GPS 4 o 5 veces y la media de tiempo se tiene que ir ajustando. A veces los latidos también los pierde y te dice que vas en zona 5 y tú sabes que no, que estás en Zona 3 porque vas trotando. A los 20 segundos, se reajusta.Resulta muy molesto porque si estás en un ejercicio controlando pulsaciones, se vuelve loco vibrando. Tú sabes que estás haciendo el ejercicio bien, pero al reloj le da una pájara y no para de vibrar. Es muy molesto. No digo que los lap los calcule mal, sino que en tiempo real se pierde como cualquier reloj del montón; aunque este valga 300€.- Seguimos con el tema de las vibraciones. A veces se solapan. El sistema vibra cada km para informarte del lap. Eso lo entiendo y creo que se puede quitar en la configuración. De todas formas, este reloj está pensado para gente que hace ejercicio en serio. No puede ser que en medio de una serie te vibre para indicarte que estás en el lap del km4. ¿Esto lo han probado profesionales? Y no les ha molestado, ni lo han detectado como un problema? ¿Y si te pasa nadando o compitiendo? Que no es un reloj de 100 euros, por favor.- El tema del test de vo2 andando es completamente inútil, porque nunca estás en rango. Te piden que vayas en zona 3 caminando durante 20 minutos en plano. Nadie con un poco de fondo físico puede caminar en zona 3. Siempre estás en zona 2 o zona 3 muy baja. Además, no hay llanos en las ciudades donde puedas hacer 20 minutos, ni en el campo. Olvidaros de ese test, porque no se puede hacer. Como nota aparte, sí que tengo la sensación que cuantos más datos, el sistema te analiza y aprende de tus ejercicios. A mí por ejemplo, los ejercicios similares cada vez me los puntúa más bajo. En agosto eran 4/5 y en setiembre ya son 3/5 (moderados).🖤 Cosas Malas de este reloj.❌ La visibilidad de la pantalla. Es demasiado oscura en todas las condiciones. Tengo mis dudas que Polar haya hecho pruebas en el terreno en este punto. Si miras los vídeos y la publicidad, todo es bonito. El reloj lleva un sistema que te permite ver en condiciones complejas como sol de mediodía. En condiciones normales, TAMPOCO SE VE MUY BIEN, pero se ve.Así que debo ser el único ingenuo que entrena al alba o al ocaso. Porque NO SE VE NADA. Que no se vea a oscuras lo entiendo, pero en condiciones de luz suave se debería ver ALGO no? En el gimnasio en las zonas más sombrías, tampoco se ve bien . Os adjunto una foto para que veáis que en luz suave, las letras grandes se ven más o menos, pero las pequeñas solo se intuyen.Esto implica que tienes que buscarte la pulsera y apretar el botón de luz cada vez que quieras ver tu ritmo cardíaco o cuánto tiempo te falta para terminar una serie, por ejemplo. Te dificulta los entrenos en condiciones de poca luz porque vas a ciegas. Aunque gires la muñeca no ves nada. Tampoco te deja mantener la luz encendida durante todo el entreno. Sería una buena solución para quienes entrenan de noche.Conclusión: me niego a creer que esto no lo hayan detectado los “influenzers”, ni el departamento de calidad de Polar. Para mí es un fallo grave de diseño y su funcionalidad más recomendada, me ha causado la mayor decepción en el producto.Cada vez que en Agosto he ido a entrenar a las 6 y media de la mañana, me lo ha dificultado. No se veía nada hasta las siete y media, cuando ya terminaba la sesión. Puede que estéis pensando que no es preocupante para vosotros, pero si entrenáis en invierno a las 8 de la mañana o las 5 de la tarde, tendréis el mismo problema.Nota a parte. Me he repasado la ayuda de la web buscando información sobre cómo mejorar este punto y no he encontrado nada al respecto.❌ La correa sujeta bien, pero se nota muy endeble cada vez que te quitas o te pones el reloj para pasar los entrenos. Si entrenas 4 o 5 veces a la semana, la correa no va a durar los dos años. Se nota en la calidad. La solución hubiera sido poner un sistema wifi para pasar los entrenos sin tener que quitarte el reloj. Los 300 euros no dan para esa funcionalidad, parece ser.Yo a este reloj no le doy más de dos años. Se nota que no va a durar tanto. Se romperá la correa y habrá que decir si comprar una nueva o no, dependiendo del precio.❌ El cargador no es USB estándar. En mi opinión, debería estar prohibido. Polar ha colocado un sistema propio y si pierdes el cable, tendrás un problema.

Worth the money. I have used Garmin watches and they do a lot very well. Most recently the fenix 7 solar. That is a great watch but bulky and heavy. I thought I would try the Pacer Pro at 41 grams. It is very comfortable, you barely notice that you have it on even when sleeping. The GPS is accurate and connects quickly. It measures sleep extremely well. I run but also do many other cardio exercises and they have everything I do as a workout. Also has strength training. The Polar app is comparable to Garmin for what I look at.I gave up music (although I always had trouble with that with Garmin), maps, and the touchscreen. Also Polar does not give you the abundance of watch face options as Garmin and it seems like replacement watch bands are not as plentiful or really as seamless as with Garmin. All that said, for me, the Polar Pacer Pro brings what I need in a fitness watch at a very good price! And it is incredibly light and comfortable!

Worth the money. I have used Garmin watches and they do a lot very well. Most recently the fenix 7 solar. That is a great watch but bulky and heavy. I thought I would try the Pacer Pro at 41 grams. It is very comfortable, you barely notice that you have it on even when sleeping. The GPS is accurate and connects quickly. It measures sleep extremely well. I run but also do many other cardio exercises and they have everything I do as a workout. Also has strength training. The Polar app is comparable to Garmin for what I look at.I gave up music (although I always had trouble with that with Garmin), maps, and the touchscreen. Also Polar does not give you the abundance of watch face options as Garmin and it seems like replacement watch bands are not as plentiful or really as seamless as with Garmin. All that said, for me, the Polar Pacer Pro brings what I need in a fitness watch at a very good price! And it is incredibly light and comfortable!

Wanted to love it…. Bought this for an upgrade to my old Polar Ignite because I wanted the increased GPS accuracy and thot the altimeter would be fun. But it’s tough to see the screen even in diffused light. Guess my eyes are spoiled.For reference to anybody worried about size., tho. I have a 5.75” wrist and while a bit bigger than the ignite, it didn’t look huge, and sat in my wrist fine.

Great replacement for an older Polar M series that served me well for 10+ years. This version has several improvements that I appreciate:Magnetic charge/sync cord attachment – great improvement!More sensors for wrist based heart rate – improved accuracy.Works great with the H10 heart rate strap.Integrates well with the Polar sync app; seamless transition.I use the continuous heart rate monitoring; great feature.I only take it off to recharge every three days.Sleep monitoring/evaluation is the only feature that I’m not 100% happy with. It sometimes misses a night’s sleep and I have to manually enter the times sleep began and ended.Overall, very happy with the watch!

excellent for first two weeks, but then problems. I bought it to replace the always reliable M400 that I’ve been using for six years without any problems. I loved the Pacer Pro for the first two weeks, but then it did a spontaneous factory reset when I wasn’t even wearing it. It hasn’t been the same since. For example, I was hiking yesterday and using my old M400 with my H10 chest strap heart rate monitor for comparison. The Pacer Pro suddenly showed my heart rate spiking to 130 when the H10 showed it steady at 85. I’ve been doing these tests since getting the Pacer Pro and hadn’t seen anything like this before. Also, it’s completely stopped sending elevation gain data to Strava.Apart from the recent problems, it’s an excellent watch. I’m not sure I’ll buy another Pacer Pro because of reports I’ve read of other users having similar spontaneous reset problems, but I’ll definutely buy another Polar.Before the spontaneous reset, the heart rate tracking was excellent. usually either spot on or at most 1-2 bpm off from the H10. Like most or all wrist heart rate monitors, it struggles when there’s a sudden change in pace. For example, if I’m running uphill with a high heart rate and then suddenly drop to a walking pace, it can struggle for 30-40 seconds to reach the new heart rate. But this is typical of most wrist-based heart rate monitors.The sleep tracking was better than I expected, though the reporting in the Polar Flow app is more confusingly laid out than Fitbit. Most of the time, the actual sleep time was within minutes of what my Inspire 3 reported. I’m skeptical about the accuracy of all consumer sleep tracking devices, so I was surprised to see how similar the total sleep time in each sleep stage was between the Inpire 3 and the Pacer Pro.I loved this watch and wanted to keep it, but the spontaneous factory resets are a problem for me. It not only reset the watch itself, it also reset my sport profiles at flow.polar.com, and it’s changed the watch’s behavior. It’s a shame, because this is a very nice watch that I loved and wanted to keep. This is my third Polar. I’ll definitely buy another Polar, but sadly not this model. Right now I’m inclined either toward a Grit X (if I can persuade myself to spend the extra $$$) or an M430, which is still available new through Amazon Global. I’ve been using an M400 for over six years without a hiccup and am only getting a new watch for sleep tracking and optical heart rate tracking.

After 11 months of every-day usage, this watch has been a good value. I have had my Pacer Pro for 11 months and worn it almost constantly. The reliability and accuracy have been great. I have not had the issues reported by other reviewers of the watch restarting, losing its memory or losing connection with the phone.Sleep monitoring — not as great my previous Fitbit (Charge 5). Occasionally a day’s sleep is missed from the dairy but adding the sleep time just takes in a few seconds. More often, the start or end of sleep is off (almost always shorter than I think it should be), but again, it is simple to correct, and the added time is analyzed for sleep quality.Until 3 months ago, almost all of my running was done on a treadmill, and the only useful stat from the watch was my heart rate. (For comparison, I start running with an H10 strap also, but the watch and strap were close enough that I quickly dropped the strap.)For the past 3 months, I have been running outside and using a formal training plan (80/20 Endurance for half marathon on Training Peaks), and the watch has become very useful. Setting up my training plan for the next few days is pretty simple on the Polar Flow web site, and when I am running a planned workout, the Pacer will let me know when a phase or interval of the run should start and end and will signal when I am out of the target range of heart rate. Usually just ending the workout on the Pacer will automatically send my workout information to Training Peaks, but occasionally I need to manually trigger a synchronization with my watch to my phone, which will relay the information to TP. My running paths have good visibility to the sky, so my GPS tracks are very accurate. I have not noticed any information recorded by the Pacer that is not echoed to Training Peaks.Overall, I am very happy with my Polar Pacer Pro.

After 11 months of every-day usage, this watch has been a good value. I have had my Pacer Pro for 11 months and worn it almost constantly. The reliability and accuracy have been great. I have not had the issues reported by other reviewers of the watch restarting, losing its memory or losing connection with the phone.Sleep monitoring — not as great my previous Fitbit (Charge 5). Occasionally a day’s sleep is missed from the dairy but adding the sleep time just takes in a few seconds. More often, the start or end of sleep is off (almost always shorter than I think it should be), but again, it is simple to correct, and the added time is analyzed for sleep quality.Until 3 months ago, almost all of my running was done on a treadmill, and the only useful stat from the watch was my heart rate. (For comparison, I start running with an H10 strap also, but the watch and strap were close enough that I quickly dropped the strap.)For the past 3 months, I have been running outside and using a formal training plan (80/20 Endurance for half marathon on Training Peaks), and the watch has become very useful. Setting up my training plan for the next few days is pretty simple on the Polar Flow web site, and when I am running a planned workout, the Pacer will let me know when a phase or interval of the run should start and end and will signal when I am out of the target range of heart rate. Usually just ending the workout on the Pacer will automatically send my workout information to Training Peaks, but occasionally I need to manually trigger a synchronization with my watch to my phone, which will relay the information to TP. My running paths have good visibility to the sky, so my GPS tracks are very accurate. I have not noticed any information recorded by the Pacer that is not echoed to Training Peaks.Overall, I am very happy with my Polar Pacer Pro.

A fantastic sport watch for the price. I run, swim, open water swim, and bike using this watch and it tracks them all well. The timer is good, but I do wish the text size of the count down timer was bigger. Heart rate monitor seems accurate. I have been impressed with this watch and it looks good, too. I can’t imagine needing anything more.

Best workout buddy to have. Not only does this watch provide a timer to keep track of your workout, it also tells you how hard you worked out! Before leaving the gym, check your watch for the latest weather! This watch is EXTREMELY comfortable to wear! I can’t even notice that I am wearing it! I wear it all day, even when I’m in the shower! It’s one of the best products that Polar has made so far! It is worth the price! … every penny of it!

Great watch and functions for an active lifestyle. I really like this watch. It has good battery life and the functions with Polar are great for reviewing my stats for my various activities. The HR sensing is much better than a standard HR smartwatch from my comparisons and I think I’m gonna keep this little guy for as long as it can last.

Impressive fitness watch – rock solid performance, great value, would absolutely buy again. I wanted a fitness watch with an accurate and reliable HRM function that I could use for training, with a chest strap HRM.I wanted a watch with an intuitive interface and easy-to-use buttons that I could manage easily even when sweaty and gasping for breath, because, ya know, that’s how it goes when you’re training.I needed a watch face that I could glance at and read quickly without glasses, while running.And I needed a watch that would show the functions I wanted to know most while I was running… usually time elapsed, HRM, and distance covered.That’s apparently a lot to ask from a “simple” training watch, because I’ve been looking for a long time for one that fits those particular requirements, and I’ve been SUPER cranky about it. I don’t want a wrist-based HRM, because they’re always inaccurate. I don’t want a $3,000 Garmin supercomputer on my wrist that will show me a 3D rendered topo map of my route. I don’t need to know the barometric pressure, or how far off true north the compass function is. I don’t need a watch that will recite Hungarian poetry to me while I run, or anything like that. I just need some basic training metrics, delivered in a reliable form. The Polar Pacer Pro delivers. I am solidly wowed by it.The Pacer Pro watch face is easy to read even with my 55-yo eyes; the interface is dead easy to use, and the watch itself is pretty slim and not too bulky for my wee wrists. It measures the functions I want. Paired with the Polar H10 chest strap, it delivers a rock solid HRM readout, updated in real time. (The wrist-based HRM is pretty good, but when I tested it against a chest strap, it was off by as much as 7-8 bpm and lagged a few seconds in updating its reading. Better than a lot of wrist-based HRMs, but still not as good as a chest strap.) I want to be cranky about having to use an app to get full readouts on my workouts, but the app is really easy to use and I’ve been really happy with how it presents the info.One thing I didn’t think I wanted or needed was the sleep tracking function, but having tried it, I’m finding it’s really useful. It made me realize that I do not relax well before going to sleep most nights, and therefore get subpar sleep…so I’ve started doing some meditation and guided relaxation for a few minutes before bed, and wow, I’ve been sleeping a lot better, which is making me feel better overall every day.The battery life has been quite good; it goes about a week between charging, and the charging itself doesn’t take much time. Rather than draining the battery fully between charges, I’ve been taking it off my wrist occasionally and putting it on the charger while I eat lunch or take a shower, and that’s enough for several days’ worth of charge. I would feel absolutely confident it would last through a full weekend of ultramarathoning, although I haven’t tested it on that long a run yet.