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| Are you getting enough exercise? According to the World Health Organisation at least 60% of the global population fail to achieve 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise every day; an amount the American College of Sports Medicine recommend for basic health maintenance. Polar Electro, pioneer and leading innovator of sports instruments and heart rate monitors, announces the launch of the POLAR AW200, a wrist watch that uses new Activity Technology to sense your body movement and help you develop a better understanding of how much and how beneficial your exercise is. |
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OUTDOOR FEATURES WITH ALTIMETER AND BAROMETER
Air pressure and altitude reading with graphical trend - Predict weather changes and track your route profile for a safer more enjoyable hike.
Cumulative ascent (vertical elevation) and descent (vertical drop)
Altitude difference
Temperature
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WATCH FEATURES
Time, date, alarm
Back light and Key lock
Water resistance 50 m
User changable battery
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ACTIVITY FEATURES
Active time (duration of health beneficial activity) and Active steps - Records how much health beneficial exercise you have taken.
Activity zones and Zone pointer (mirrors the speed during activity) - Motivating ‘zone pointer’ shows the real-time intensity level of your activity.
Cumulative calories (kcal) and consumption rate (kcal/h) - Accurately measures your total calories and current burn rate
File recording for tracking activity efforts over time and monitor progress
Stainless steel housing, machined details and a high quality finish to the bezel. A no-compromise marriage of style and durability.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is activity measurement?
Activity measurement senses the movement of the whole body and converts it into easy-to-understand information telling the amount (quantity) and effort (quality) of the activity.
How does it work?
A capacitive accelerometer converts the body movement into electrical pulses which are filtered and combined with information about the user and environment (height, weight, age, sex, ascent, descent and time). Polar’s proprietary algorithms transpose the data into energy consumption, workload intensity and active steps.
Who is it for? How will they benefit from it and why do they need it?
Polar AW200 is for any active person, oriented to enjoying the outdoors (e.g. walking, trekking, Nordic walking), with an interest in their health and well-being. The product is designed for walking type of activities.
Look better, feel better and enjoy more from life – the watch helps the user to develop a greater understanding of their ‘health beneficial’ activity and will inspire them to take a longer or higher intensity walk.
People are inclined to over-estimate the amount and quality of the activity or exercise that they are getting. AW200 provides the ‘truth’ and thereby helps improve personal health management.
What makes it unique?
The electronic and algorithm designs are extremely efficient resulting in an average battery (CR2032) life of 2 years under normal use.
The AW200 features an in-built barometer / altimeter for predicting weather changes and recording route profile information.
The different effort required to walk up and down hills are considered during energy expenditure (calorie measurement) calculations.
AW200 measures energy expenditure for low intensity movements too i.e. whilst working in the office.
AW200 divides active time into different intensity levels (zones) helping to guide and motivate exercise.
The stainless-steel high quality watch case design is built to last and makes the Polar AW200 completely unobtrusive and suitable for everyday wear
How accurate is it?
Measurement accuracy is always an imperative for Polar. The AW200 has been subjected to extensive testing and validation studies to verify accuracy.
The activity step count of the AW200 has been validated with differences from 1 - 3% from the previously validated accelerometer based pedometer, Omron Walking Style II.
Calorie measurement validation carried out by the University of Paris reported less than 10% discrepancy with a portable gas analyser on a 9.7km hike making AW200 a highly effective non-intrusive tool for measuring energy expenditure.
How does activity measurement compare to Polar’s heart rate measurement?
Activity technology complements heart rate monitoring.
Activity measurement is ideally suited for lower intensity non-target oriented exercise such as walking, brisk walking and gentle running or jogging. Heart rate monitoring is for more structured (target orientated) exercise where significant gains in cardiovascular fitness are sought.
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