Polar Pacer Pro Scientific Review // Heart Rate, GPS, Sleep, Step Test

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Intro: In this video I’ll scientifically test the health and sports tracking features of one of Polar’s newest watches: The Polar Pacer Pro. Specifically, I’ll be testing the sleep tracking, heart rate measurements, GPS accuracy and step counting of the Polar Pacer Pro, and compare that to the results I got for other major brands such as Garmin, Whoop and Apple.

Conclusion: Overall, my first impression of the Polar Pacer Pro is not that great. Of course we have to take into account that I focussed specifically on the accuracy of the health and sports features. Now, limiting myself to judging just these features, I would say that there are better devices out there for health and sports tracking. The Pacer Pro performed quite good when I tested its heart rate performance whilst cycling indoors. However, when I switched to cycling outside, it really showed some issues. If your focus is on heart rate, the Apple Watch is the best for iOS and the Huawei Watch GT Runner best for android, based on my testing. The GPS tracking of the Pacer Pro was also not that good compared to many of the competitors, though I should still test some of the other settings. Finally, for step counting and sleep tracking there are also definitely better devices out there. Overall, I’d therefore give the Polar Pacer Pro 2.5 out of 5 stars based on my testing. Now, if your focus is on sleep stage tracking, I would recommend Fitbit, though for overall health tracking the Oura Ring is also a good choice. Now, if you want one of the best overall sports and health trackers in a single device, the Whoop Strap is quite good at most features I tested, like heart rate and sleep, though it is quite expensive since it has a subscription model. If you want to buy any of these devices and at the same time support the channel, there are affiliate links in the description below that do not cost you any extra and some even provide discounts. I recently created a detailed overview which are the best and worst heart rate trackers, and you can check out that video right here. If you are interested in sleep tracking, check out these videos on Fitbits, or these videos on the Oura Ring! Now, I hope this video informed you on the health and sports tracking capabilities of the Polar Pacer Pro. Thank you for watching, and catch you in the next video!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:58 Quick Background Info
02:14 Test 1: Good Results
08:11 Test 2: Mediocre Results
09:42 Test 3: Bad Results
11:41 Test 4: Worst Results
17:29 Recommendations