Polar Ignite GPS Fitness watch

FITNESS WATCH WITH GPS AND WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

Polar Ignite is a waterproof fitness watch with advanced wrist-based heart rate and integrated GPS. This new-generation workout partner helps you become your true potential and push your limits the right way. Polar Ignite offers you a full view of your day and guidance towards a more balanced life.

MEET YOUR ALL-IN-ONE TRAINING BUDDY
Polar Ignite is a versatile workout partner that takes care of the planning for you.

WORK OUT WITHOUT BURNOUT
No more wasting time looking for the right workout plan for the day – the FitSpark™ training guide offers ready-made on-demand workouts that match your recovery and readiness.

GET MORE OUT OF YOUR FITNESS CLASS
Take your group exercise experience to the next level – track your heart rate, find out how many calories you burned and see a summary of your workout afterwards.

TRACK YOUR RUNS, WALKS AND RIDES
Polar Ignite is a great training partner for running, cycling and other outdoor workouts: the integrated GPS tracks your speed, distance and route.

DISCOVER THE ULTIMATE TRAINING PLATFORM
The Polar Flow app and web service is your automatic workout log, the home of your sleep and activity data and the place for you to track your progress.

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR DAY

On top of the essentials, such as daily activity tracking, steps and calories, Polar Ignite gives you detailed insights to recovery and readiness.

BUILD THE DAY ON THE NIGHT
The Nightly Recharge™ recovery measurement shows how well you recover from stress and training during the night and helps you make optimal choices during the day.

NO SLEEP, NO GLORY
Follow your sleep stages and get detailed sleep insights with the new Sleep Plus Stages™ sleep tracking.

BREATHE AND FOCUS
Relax your body and calm down your mind with the new Serene™ breathing exercise.

DESIGNED TO ADAPT
Polar Ignite’s lightweight and sleek design is optimised for 24/7 use. You can wear it around the clock and it blends in with both your workday look and your training gear.

NO LIMITS WITH YOUR LOOK
Match your Polar Ignite to any style or look: it’s compatible with any standard 20 mm watch straps.

ENJOY THE SIMPLICITY
The colour touchscreen and the one-button interface make Polar Ignite easy to use.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Integrated GPS
Track your speed, distance, route and altitude.

Polar Precision Prime
Advanced wrist-based heart rate *
Polar Ignite tracks heart rate with the Precision Prime™ sensor fusion technology.

Nightly Recharge™
See how well you recover from your day during the night. LEARN MORE

FitSpark™ daily training guide
Get ready-made daily workouts that match your recovery, readiness and training history. 

Sleep Plus Stages™
Follow your sleep stages and get insights to your sleep quality. 

Serene™ breathing exercise
Relax your body and calm down your mind with the help of a guided breathing exercise. 

Phone notifications
Stay connected with notifications from your phone. Get alerts for incoming calls, messages, emails, calendar events and more.

Swimming metrics
Follow your progress in the pool – Polar Ignite automatically detects your heart rate, swimming style, distance, pace, strokes and rest times.

Sport profiles
Polar Ignite supports over 100 different sports. Add your favourite sports to your watch in Polar Flow.

Works with Polar Club
If your gym uses the Polar Club group heart rate system, you can use Polar Ignite to display your heart rate on the screen.

OTHER SMART COACHING FEATURES

Smart Calories
Know exactly how many calories you’ve burned based on your weight, height, age, gender, your individual maximum heart rate (HRmax) and how hard you’re training. 

Continuous Heart Rate
Get a comprehensive view on how your heart behaves during your day. Continuous heart rate monitoring gives you even more accurate calorie burn and activity data and tells you the lowest and highest heart rate of your day. 

Activity guide
Stay on the move every day. Polar Ignite gives you a personalised daily activity goal that motivates you to keep moving throughout the day. You’ll see how active you’ve been and Polar Flow gives you practical tips on how to reach that 100%. 

Fitness Test
Test your fitness level easily in just 5 minutes without breaking a sweat. 

Running Index
Get an estimate of your running VO2max and see how your running performance is developing.

Running Programme
Get a personal and adaptive training plan that fits you and your goals. 

Training Benefit
Get motivating feedback immediately after training describing the effect of the session.

Training Load Pro
Quantify the strain of your training session and see how your training strains your body. 

SPECS

• Measurements: 43 x 43 x 8.5 mm
• Weight: 35 g with wristband, 21 g without wristband.
• Display:  Colour touch display (IPS TFT) with ambient light sensor (ALS), resolution 240x204. Dragontrail glass lens.
• Battery: 165 mAh Li-pol battery. Battery life up to 17 h in training mode (GPS and wrist-based heart rate), up to 5 days in watch mode with continuous heart rate tracking.
• Materials: Glass fibre reinforced polymer case. Stainless steel bezel & button.
• Wristbands: Black & Silver: TPU plastic, stainless steel buckle.
• Other colours: Silicone, stainless steel buckle.
• Sizing: S: wrist circumference 130-185 mm / M/L: wrist circumference 155-210 mm
• GPS: Integrated GPS & GLONASS. Assisted GPS for fast fix times.
• Connectivity: Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). Custom USB cable for charging and data synchronisation.
• Watch: Time & date. Alarm with snooze. Stopwatch & countdown timer.
• UI languages: English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Indonesian, Czech, Japanese, Chinese (simplified)
• Sensors: Compatible with Polar BLE heart rate sensors.
• Water resistant: Water resistant 30 m (ISO 22810, suitable for swimming)
• Standalone mode: Can be set up and used without other devices or connections (limited memory capacity for data storage). To access all features, functionalities and unlimited cloud storage, connect your watch to Polar Flow, our free app and web service and the home of your sports and fitness data.

FULL FEATURES

ACTIVITY

• Continuous heart rate 
• Nightly Recharge™ recovery measurement 
• Serene™ breathing exercise 
• Sleep tracking Sleep Plus Stages
• 24/7 Activity Tracking 
• Activity Goal 
• Active Time 
• Steps and Distance 
• Activity Summary 
• Activity Benefit 
• Inactivity Alert 

TRAINING

• FitSpark™ training guide 
• in Flow web service 
• Running Program 
• Running power from wrist
• Speed and distance from the wrist 
• Running cadence from the wrist 
• Wrist-based heart rate measurement 
• Heart rate 
• HRmax 
• Heart Rate zones 
• Speed/Pace zones 
• ZonePointer 
• Polar Fitness Test with wrist-based heart rate 
• Running Index 
• Smart Calories 
• Training Benefit in Flow web service
• Distance 
• Altitude, ascent/descent 
• Sport profiles 
• User-adjustable training displays 
• GLONASS 
• GPS 
• A-GPS 
• Speed/Pace 
• Training targets 
• Training history 
• Training diary 
• Interval Timers 
• Laps, automatic 
• Swimming Metrics 
• Stopwatch 
• Countdown Timer 

DEVICE

• Mobile first time use and firmware update 
• Battery life
• Training time 17h
• Measurement
• Weight 35g
• Display 
• Colour touch IPS TFT 
• Resolution 240x204
• Water resistance WR30
• Rechargeable battery 
• USB cable Custom
• Display texts in languages Simplified Chinese Danish Czech Dutch English Turkish Swedish Spanish Russian Portuguese Indonesian German French Finnish Italian Japanese Polish Norwegian
• Bluetooth Smart 
• Phone Notifications 
• Vibration alerts 
• Alarm 
• Button lock 
• Backlight •
• Date and weekday indicator 
• Time of day (12/24h) 
• Firmware update 

FLOW

• Season Planning 
• Running Index analysis 
• Diary 
• Map view 
• Relive 
• Explore 
• Social feed 
• Instant activity and training analysis 
• Advanced activity and training analysis 
• Training planning 
• Sport profile settings 
• Progress follow-up 

POLAR CLUB

• HR broadcasting 

DATA TRANSFER

• Compatible with Mac OS X 10.9 and later 
• Compatible with PC Windows 7 and later 
• Compatible with Polar Flow web service 
• Compatible with Polar Flow mobile app via Bluetooth Smart 
• Data export 
• Training history export (from polarpersonaltrainer.com to Polar Flow) 
• 3rd party compatibility 

In the Box

• Polar Ignite fitness watch
• Charging cable
• Polar Ignite user manual
• Information note