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`30 years of creating the most innovative heart rate monitors in the world. 30 years of incredible
`world firsts. Just take a look at the advancements Polar has been making in its field.
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`2013
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`Team solution for indoor team sports
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`Polar Team is an easy-to-use app for tablets. It's designed for indoor sports and helps coaches
`give smarter guidance to athletes and learn about their performance.
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`Polar Loop
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`The Polar Loop activity tracker is brought into spotlight. Its patented motion analysis technology
`tracks all the moves you make during the day and shows how they’re good for you. It also
`reminds you when you’ve been still for too long and how much you're still missing from your daily
`activity goal.
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`Polar GoFit app
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`Polar GoFit is rolled out, introducing a completely new way to follow, store and analyze students'
`heart rate information. It's an easy-to-use app for tablets.
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`2012
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`Activarium
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`Activarium comes out. It's a fun and engaging game that encourages students to reach their
`daily activity target and helps teachers reinforce the benefits of being active.
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`RC3 GPS
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`RC3 GPS hits the shelves. It brings together all the essential features of heart rate monitoring and
`more: it shows altitude and tracks route, speed and distance with a built-in GPS.
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`Training benefit
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`Training benefit, a new Smart Coaching feature, is released. It gives immediate feedback after
`each exercise as well as information about the benefits of the training session.
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`Polar Beat
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`The end of 2012 marks the launch of Polar Beat, the world’s smartest training app. You can plan
`and analyze your activity and better understand the impact of your workout at different intensity
`levels.
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`2011
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`RCX5
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`Polar RCX5 brings a completely new spin to multisport training with its ability to switch from one
`sport to another swiftly, easily and without interrupting the training data recording - also in water.
`It’s a superior companion to triathletes and endurance athletes.
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`Endurance program
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`Endurance program becomes available at the polarpersonaltrainer.com website, featuring smart
`training plans for running and cycling. They are easy to transfer to a heart rate monitor, so you
`can get guidance during every exercise you do.
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`ZoneOptimizer
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`Coming on the heels of the Endurance program, ZoneOptimizer is launched. Its patented heart
`rate zone optimization technology makes sure you're training at the right intensity depending on
`the current physiological condition of your body.
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`Kéo Power
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`The world's first pedal-based power meter comes onto the market, making it easy for the cyclist
`to swap wheels or move the system between bikes.
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`2010
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`Polar CS500
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`Polar CS500 introduces the two-way rocker switch for easier navigation and effortless control
`even at high speeds. The rider can quickly and safely operate their cycling computer by gently
`touching the left or right side of the handlebar unit.
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`Training load
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`Already familiar in team sports, the Training load feature becomes available in the online training
`diary at polarpersonaltrainer.com. This easy view tells at a glance how hard the training session
`was and how much time is needed for a complete recovery.
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`Polar Active
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`Polar Active activity monitor for children and youth is launched. The patented accelerometer
`technology allows schools to guide students to fulfill necessary daily activity target for health
`benefits.
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`2009
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`Polar Cardio GX system
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`New group exercise solution is introduced for fitness and health clubs. Club members’ finally get
`a chance to get individual instruction based on heart rate to maximize class benefit, while
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`instructors get real time feedback on members’ training intensity when it matters.
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`2008
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`Polar Team² Pro
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`The next-generation group heart rate monitoring system for coaches is launched introducing real-
`time measurement of training load.
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`Polar EnergyPointer
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`EnergyPointer calculation incorporated into the Polar FT40 to show if the main effect of training is
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`fitness improvement or fat burning.
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`Polar STAR Training Program
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`Polar FT60 and FT80 feature Polar STAR Training Program that tailors an aerobic training program
`with weekly targets based on the user’s personal settings and goals.
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`2007
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`Polar AW200 activity watch
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`New activity technology is introduced to measure activity through body movement.
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`2006
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`Polar RS800
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`Running cadence, stride length, and Running Index measurements are introduced.
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`Polar ProTrainer 5
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`ProTrainer 5 software is released, giving athletes detailed feedback and analysis as well as the
`ability to create and upload training plans to their Polar training computers.
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`2005
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`World’s first integrated training system
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`The world's first integrated training system is launched. A combination of Polar technology with
`sports apparel.
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`2004
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`AXN-series
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`The Polar AXN-series of outdoor computers is launched, uniquely combining compass, altitude,
`heart rate and energy expenditure measurements.
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`Polar Keeps U Fit
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`Polar Keeps U Fit is introduced, offering a customizable workout programs based on the user’s
`personal fitness data and telling how hard and how long one needs to exercise to reach one’s
`personal goals.
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`2003
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`S1 foot pod
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`Wireless connection with a foot pod brings real-time running speed and distance measurement to
`a Polar training computer.
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`OwnOptimizer®
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`Polar OwnOptimizer® is introduced to give users an immediate and easy-to-understand
`measurement of the effects of their training.
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`2002
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`WearLink® transmitter
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`The first soft textile chest strap transmitter is introduced.
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`2001
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`Heart rate monitor for team sports
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`Polar Team System is introduced as the first heart rate monitor based training system for team
`sports, giving coaches the ability to assess, test, and track performance data from players.
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`Polar Personal Trainer
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`Polar Personal Trainer, first published in 1999, is relaunched with the possibility to upload
`personal training data online. This is the first significant training analysis service available online
`completely free of charge.
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`2000
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`TriFIT® and BodyAge® systems
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`The Polar TriFIT® and BodyAge® systems are launched, providing accurate assessments of
`overall health and fitness levels by measuring biological age versus chronological age.
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`1999
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`OwnIndex®
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`Polar OwnIndex®, a result of a unique rest-based test that measures changes in the timings
`between heart beats. Now accurate and simple way to measure cardiovascular fitness and track
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`progress is available for anyone.
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`1998
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`Overtraining test
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`An overtraining test is introduced into the Polar Precision Performance 2.0 analysis software,
`enabling athletes to effectively monitor their training recovery cycle for the first time.
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`1997
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`OwnZone®
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`Polar OwnZone® is introduced. A unique feature that automatically determines the ideal heart
`rate zone for each workout, providing easy guidance for safe and effective training.
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`1995
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`Vantage NV
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`The first wrist-based, wireless heart rate monitor to feature R-R recording with relaxation display
`is launched, giving athletes a much deeper insight in to their current physical condition and
`allowing them to measure the effect of their training load
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`OwnCode®
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`Polar OwnCode® coded transmission is introduced to heart rate transmitters, eliminating
`interference from other training computers in close proximity.
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`1992
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`T40
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`The T40 integrated one-piece transmitter is introduced. The transmitter is sealed, making it water
`resistant and therefore usable in any condition.
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`1991
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`Training analysis software
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`Windows-based training analysis software, Polar HR Analysis 4.0, is released.
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`1990
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`Cyclovantage
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`Speed and distance measurements are combined with heart rate in the Polar Cyclovantage
`cycling computer, providing cyclists with the most complete overview of their performance yet.
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`1987
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`Sport Tester PE300
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`The first product for keen amateur athletes and fitness enthusiasts, the Sport Tester PE300
`introduces the Target Zone feature, simplifying effective heart rate based training.
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`1986
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`Analysis software
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`Heart rate analysis software for IBM PCs is released.
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`1985
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`First patent for wireless heart rate measurement
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`Polar files its first patent for wireless heart rate measurement in 1983. Patent is granted two years
`later.
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`1984
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`Sport Tester PE3000
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`Featuring an integrated computer interface, the Polar Sport Tester PE3000 is introduced, giving
`users the ability to view and analyze their training data on a computer for the first time. This is
`also the first time when heart rate monitoring is introduced as an objective tool to monitor health
`benefits in physical education.
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`1982
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`Sport Tester PE2000
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`The world's first wireless wearable heart rate monitor, the Polar Sport Tester PE2000 is launched.
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`1978
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`Tunturi Pulser
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`Company’s first retail product, the Tunturi Pulser, is launched.
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`1977
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`Fingertip heart rate monitor, Micro Heart Pulser
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`Battery operated fingertip heart rate monitor developed in University of Oulu Electronics
`Laboratory.
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`First patent
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`Polar files its first patent for fingertip heart rate monitoring
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