How does Polar device track my activity?
Polar device uses an internal 3D accelerometer to record your wrist movements. It analyses the frequency, intensity and regularity of your movements together with your physical information.
Polar device tracks all your activities, everything from light chores to intense sports. It spots from your wrist movements when you're active and when you're sitting and resting. It's specifically your wrist that needs to move when you're being active, in order for your device to understand your activity. This means also that the device cannot track how heavy a load you carry, or how steep a hill you climb or what force you use when strength training.
To have your device detect activities like cycling, weight training, yoga or walking while pushing a stroller, use it with a heart rate sensor. That way you won't miss observing those activities where your wrist is not moving but you're still being very active.
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