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When it comes to sports, it’s good to take matters of the heart seriously. Read how your heart rate can help you train and recover smarter.

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Everything You Need to Know About Heart Rate Variability (HRV)

Minor variations in heart rate variability tell a lot about critical factors like your physical fitness, stress, and sleep.
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Fitness Assessment: Try These Polar Tests

How fit are you? Learn the differences between all Polar fitness tests.
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Using Your Heart Rate Monitor at the Gym | Indoor Training

Do you need a chest strap or a sports watch? How can you connect your Polar device to the gym equipment? Which sport profiles are designed for indoor training? Here’s everything you need to know (and more)!
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Polar H10 Never Looked So Good

Discover the new colors and designs of Polar H10 chest straps and add a pop of color to your workouts.
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Tempo Training | Heart Rate Zones 4 & 5

Ready to increase your speed? Here’s your guide to tempo training and the heart rate zones to focus your workouts on.
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Basic Endurance Training | Heart Rate Zones 1-3

How can you use your heart rate to do basic endurance training? And what are the benefits? Here’s how long, slow workouts build your endurance.
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Heart Rate When Running: What is Normal?

With the right tools, you can measure your running heart rate and adjust your runs accordingly, but how do you know what is normal?
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How Heart Rate Monitors Changed Endurance Sports

Intensity training became a popular concept in the mid-80s when heart rate monitors rapidly changed the approach to endurance sports.
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Get LIIT With Low-intensity Interval Training

LIIT is a calmer, less sweaty take on HIIT. Here’s the low-down on low-intensity.
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Expert Insights: How TPS Turku Use Polar Team Pro to Develop Young Players

TPS Turku Ice Hockey academy coach Saku Koivu talks about improving young players and preparing them for the next stage of their career.
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Low Heart Rate Workouts: Try This Anti-HIIT Session at Home

Polar ambassador (and trainer to the stars) Jack Hanrahan turned lockdown restrictions into a positive by developing this low heart rate workout.
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Heart Rate During Exercise: What’s Normal, Average, and Target HR?

What can your heart rate tell you about your workout – even while you’re in action? We get to the heart of your training to see what it reveals.
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All About VO2max – Your Guide To What, Why, For Whom And How To

Did you know that understanding your VO2max can help you become healthier and fitter? Here’s how with how to measure and improve your VO2max.

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How to Create a Heart Rate Training Plan

Discover how to find the right tech and create a training plan using your heart rate zones, low-heart rate, or HIIT.
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Why Heart Rate Training is the Smart Way to Workout

Want to train smarter, not harder? Of course you do. Here’s everything you need to know about heart rate training.
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Heart Rate 101: Your Essential Guide

Stop flexing those biceps and start measuring your heart rate if you want to be truly fit. Here’s why it’s your essential metric.
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Keep It Steady or Turn Up the HIIT? How to Choose the Right Exercise Intensity

Here’s fitness expert Pete McCall’s advice on how to choose the right exercise intensity and how to use heart rate to guide your fitness workouts.
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“I Have An Activity Tracker, Why Would I Need A Heart Rate Monitor?”

While a simple activity tracker is great, the added value of monitoring your heart rate can take your fitness to a whole new level. Here’s what you need to know.
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Speed It Up To Lower Your Resting Heart Rate

If you’re looking for a way to permanently lower your resting heart rate, the experts’ advice is unanimous – here’s what you should do!
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Heart Rate Monitoring – Discover The Sweet Spot Of Exercise Intensity

Do you know if you’re hitting your sports and fitness goals or even headed to the right direction? Heart rate monitoring is the best way to gauge your exercise intensity.
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