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POLAR Ignite 2 - Fitness Smartwatch with Integrated GPS - Wrist-Based Heart Monitor - Personalized Guidance for Workouts, Recovery and Sleep Tracking - Music Controls, Weather, Phone Notifications

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Model Name Ignite 2
Style Modern
Color Black / Pearl
Screen Size 1.2 Inches
Special Feature Time Display, Sleep Monitor, GPS, Notifications, Heart Rate Monitor
Shape Heart
Target Audience Unisex Adult
Age Range (Description) Adult
Compatible Devices Smartphone

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  • Create the lifestyle that gives you confidence with the help of our sports smartwatch for women and men. With smart features like music controls, weather forecast and push notifications – you have everything you need to come back stronger.
  • Get strong, stay healthy: With personalized workout guidance, sleep analysis and recovery tracking you can understand your body better and form healthy habits that work for you.
  • For fitness, formal and everything in between: Polar Ignite 2 is perfect for gym, group exercise, swimming, running, cycling, walking, yoga as well as office and your free time.
  • The tech that helps you stay on top: built-in GPS, wrist-based HR monitoring, long battery life, running program, FitSpark daily training guide, Nightly Recharge.
  • Glow up with Ignite 2: Choose from a variety of colors and accessory bands to fit your personality perfectly (sold separately). Change the watch face to match your current mood and feel confident in any situation.

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For a full Polar Ignite 2 experience, connect the watch to Polar Flow, our free fitness and training app or any other compatible fitness app (Strava, Training Peaks, Training by Runtastic, Nike+ Run Club, Adidas Running by Runtastic and others). Just choose the one that best fits your needs and turn your phone into a fitness tracker easily.

Polar Ignite 2

Fitness smartwatch with GPS

The Polar Ignite 2 fitness watch is sleek, simple and smart. Get personalized guidance for workouts, recovery and sleep – in a beautifully designed watch that looks and feels good 24/7.

Essential smartwatch features, such as music controls and weather, keep you in control. For fitness, formal and everything in between.

Sizing: Wrist circumference 130-210 mm

Two wristband size options included in the package.

  • Accurate heart rate monitoring & Integrated GPS
  • Up to 5 days in watch mode, or up to 20 hours of continuous training time
  • Running program & Weekly summary
  • FitSpark daily training guide
  • Recovery & sleep tracking with Nightly Recharge
  • Energy Sources
  • 130+ different sport profiles
  • Music controls, Weather, Phone notifications, Customizable watch face
Polar Ignite 2 Fitness Smartwatch

WHY HEART RATE TRAINING IS THE SMART WAY TO WORK OUT?

Using real-time heart rate data during your workouts means instant insight into how your body is responding. You’ll be training smarter, which is better than simply training harder.

In a nutshell, smart training that leads to results is based on:

  • Frequency: How many times you exercise during a period of time, for example per week.
  • Duration: How long you exercise at a time, usually counted in minutes.
  • Intensity: This one is a bit more complicated – and that’s where your heart rate comes in.

Your heart rate is one of the best indicators of how hard your body is working during training. Instead of trying to ‘guesstimate’ the intensity of your workout, your best bet is to rely on your heart rate which is a trackable number, just like frequency and duration.

Performance isn’t just about training smarter – recovery plays a huge part as well. Our Nightly Recharge recovery measurement automatically tracks your sleep and recovery, so you’ll know when you’re ready to push your limits.

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Running Program

A running coach on your watch - with Polar Running Program, training for a running event is easier than ever. All you need to do is choose your distance and set your date, and Polar Flow creates you a personal and adaptive training plan that is based on your individual metrics. Your plan adapts along the way based on your progress.

Nightly Recharge sleep tracking

Nightly Recharge is an overnight recovery measurement that shows you how well you have recovered from the demands of your day. It helps you make optimal choices in your everyday life to maintain overall wellbeing and reach your training goals.

All you need to do is wear your Polar Ignite 2 during the night – the measurement is completely automatic.

FitSpark training guide

Polar Ignite 2 and the FitSpark training guide offer you ready-made daily workouts that match your recovery, fitness level and training history.

Music controls and other smartwatch features

Easily navigate around your playlist and adjust volume straight on your watch. You also get a weather forecast and push notifications to your watch screen.

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Battery Life Up to 20h Training Mode (up to 100h w/ power-save options); up to 5 days Watch Mode Up to 17h Training Mode; up to 5 days Watch Mode. Up to 50h Training Mode; up to 4 days Watch Mode Up to 40h Training Mode (up to 100h w/ power-save options); up to 7 days Watch Mode.

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Customers like the charging speed of the wearable computer. They say it charges quickly and is easy to charge. However, some customers have reported issues with the app, saying it's poor in terms of software and hardware. Customers also differ on quality, performance, heart rate tracking, and ease of use.

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5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

Customers like the charging of the wearable computer. They mention that it charges quickly and is easy to charge and pair with their phone.

"...on how many workouts you do or other functions that you use and recharging is quick...." Read more

"...7. Battery life is very good, and charges rapidly from a USB port.Highly recommended." Read more

"...It does charge quite fast though, and the graphics are good. It's fairly intuitive, which is fortunate since the manual is virtually non-existant...." Read more

"This watch was easy to charge and pair with my phone. I am ready to start training." Read more

18 customers mention10 positive8 negative

Customers are mixed about the heart rate tracking. Some mention it's great for exercise and tracking sleep, while others say it'll underestimate the heartrate over time.

"...This watch will track HR of sleep, HR beat variation, REM cycles and time of each cycle in your night of sleep, interruptions in your night of sleep..." Read more

"...Also over time it seems to underestimate the heart rate to an increasing degree. I probably will end up trying to replace this thing this summer." Read more

"...Work well connecting to laptop. Also, very nice while working out or hiking; no text, emails, notifications like google or apple watch." Read more

"...The polar ignite is much more accurate as a heart rate tracker, which is great...." Read more

12 customers mention6 positive6 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the wearable computer. Some mention it's very easy to use, while others say it'll confuse you to find things. The user interface is confusing and the programming is not intuitive. The manual is virtually non-existant and it doesn't translate a lot of steps automatically into a workout.

"...2. "Stretchable" band has many holes for the buckle and is very easy to wear normally or real tight when exercising.3...." Read more

"...Touch controls are a little slow to respond, and sometimes difficult to use when sweating a lot or if the watch/your hand is wet...." Read more

"...The new watch is very complex to use - as:- start/stop sleep period- start/stop exercise period." Read more

"...I have also had the touchscreen stop working and there is no manual but I kept the button pushed and eventually it did a reboot and after the reboot..." Read more

8 customers mention4 positive4 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the wearable computer. Some mention that it works great, the arm motion to look at the watch face works flawlessly, and it works as a smartwatch. It's excellent for tracking workouts and running, and connects well to laptops. However, others say that it stopped working, the one button on the watch stopped working 2 months in, and the phone notifications and music controls have randomly stopped.

"This watch works excellent for tracking workouts and running. The real time data while running is accurate and very helpful...." Read more

"...much will drive you insane and also it tends to lock up so it no longer works (sometimes during a workout)...." Read more

"...3. The very normal gesture and arm motion to look at the watch face works flawlessly - the screen lights up immediately and stays on plenty long..." Read more

"...this watch (June 2023) the phone notifications and music controls have randomly stopped multiple times. I haven't made and changes to the settings...." Read more

6 customers mention4 positive2 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the wearable computer. Some mention that the device looks ok, has good graphics, and a big visual interface. Others say that the quality is horrible, the screen is extremely pixelated, and the watch feels cheap and flimsy.

"...It does charge quite fast though, and the graphics are good. It's fairly intuitive, which is fortunate since the manual is virtually non-existant...." Read more

"The quality of this watch is bad. It feels cheap and flimsy, very very lightweight and feels like a toy...." Read more

"...I loved the big visual interface. Soon after starting to wear it I realized that it did not do a good job tracking free-style strokes...." Read more

"The device Looks ok Not sure how to get Messages on the wacht I am just getting the notifications But Not the messages and the Support kb articles..." Read more

6 customers mention0 positive6 negative

Customers are not satisfied with the app of the wearable computer. They mention that it's not great, the worst technology experience they have ever had, and unreliable. Some customers also say that the quality of the watch is bad.

"...This is the worst technology experience I've ever had, and I was a software engineer for 35 years and had a lot of computers and devices...." Read more

"...Not useful. Also the actualy touchscreen controls are annoying - I have to tap and tap and tap to get it to register...." Read more

"...I depend on my watch to notify me about texts and calls, but this feature is unreliable...." Read more

"...Very happy with chest strap, accurate & reliable. Ignite watch & app are terrible...." Read more

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Cole Morris
5.0 out of 5 stars Great fitness watch
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2023
Size: S-LColor: Black / PearlVerified Purchase
Watch is great for exercise as well tracking sleep. This watch will track HR of sleep, HR beat variation, REM cycles and time of each cycle in your night of sleep, interruptions in your night of sleep, etc etc and also tracks quality of sleep based on HR. The watch keeps track of average sleep statistics as well to track improvement of sleep. I like the alarm function as well since I usually can’t wake up from my phone alarm clock. The battery life is sufficient enough that it lasts over 4 days most of the time depending on how many workouts you do or other functions that you use and recharging is quick. Touch controls are a little slow to respond, and sometimes difficult to use when sweating a lot or if the watch/your hand is wet. I’ve used this watch in a steam room and pool many times in the past 6 months without any water damage issues at all. The watch continues to function and track HR and workout data even after over an hour inside a steam room (115 degree F is the typical temperature in the steam room I use). The button allows you to pause or save a workout without using the touch functions which comes in handy when using the watch for swimming or other sports involving water. The watch also has weather data as well if paired with your phone. In regards to Hr accuracy, the watch does need to be secured and not loose to properly track HR especially for sleep data to be accurate. I have experienced inaccurate readings when I did not have the watch right enough on my wrist, but it doesn’t need to be painfully tight. Overall a great watch for those who don’t care for smart watch capabilities but want a solid watch for exercise and sleep tracking.
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archie norris
5.0 out of 5 stars Works Great
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2022
Size: S-LColor: BlueVerified Purchase
This watch works excellent for tracking workouts and running. The real time data while running is accurate and very helpful. The reports and data on sleeping are excellent.

Big plus you do not need to connect to phone or google. I really like that my data is not with Apple or google. Work well connecting to laptop. Also, very nice while working out or hiking; no text, emails, notifications like google or apple watch.
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Ray L. Bieber
5.0 out of 5 stars Works great!
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2022
Size: S-LColor: BlueVerified Purchase
Many things to like about this product:

1. Lightweight and slim profile.
2. "Stretchable" band has many holes for the buckle and is very easy to wear normally or real tight when exercising.
3. The very normal gesture and arm motion to look at the watch face works flawlessly - the screen lights up immediately and stays on plenty long enough to view the information. Another reviewer made a comment about requiring weird arm and elbow actions to get the screen to light up, I've not experienced that whatsoever.
4. I use the computer (Windows PC) web application, not the smartphone mobile app. The PC version was very easy to install and configure. As soon as I connect the watch via the USB cable the application immediately synchronizes with the web application. It was easy to change the list of Training activities to suit my preferences.
5. The summary information and reports are well designed to see training history and progress.
6. I compared the heart rate displayed on the watch with a pulse-oximeter I have and also with a Precor treadmill heart rate display - the watch was always within a few bpm of the other measurements.
7. Battery life is very good, and charges rapidly from a USB port.

Highly recommended.
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Jay E.
4.0 out of 5 stars Too cimplex to easily use.
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2022
Size: S-LColor: Champagne / GoldVerified Purchase
I had destroyed previous unit by leaving in shoe in the sun and it baked.

The new watch is very complex to use - as:
- start/stop sleep period
- start/stop exercise period.
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julie kaz
5.0 out of 5 stars Great watch!
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2023
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I looked for a long time for a replacement tracker/watch and decided to stay with polar and I am not disappointed. I chose the Ignite 2. There are a lot of great features and I really like the polar app. Very user friendly. The band looked a lot different so I added a picture of what it actually looks like. Im a little worried it may start to look dirty as I do a lot of outdoor yard work.
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David W. Griffin
1.0 out of 5 stars The Worst technological experience I've ever had
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2021
Size: S-LColor: Champagne / GoldVerified Purchase
I'm updating my review because after all the time I had it, it managed to almost work for most of that time. What is almost impossible is updating it either by computer or by phone. By computer it will take you days to get the update to work (maybe). By phone it will never work (bluetooth lost). Normal syncs work maybe 50% of the time, but sync well enough to get your workouts to the cloud.

I don't think it is reporting my heart rate very well (at least compared to my old Polar device), it tends to report it as lower than it is. Also the user interface pretty much will drive you insane and also it tends to lock up so it no longer works (sometimes during a workout). If you reset it often it tends to behave itself. It does not speak to iPhones to report notifications, despite implying that it does.

This is the worst technology experience I've ever had, and I was a software engineer for 35 years and had a lot of computers and devices. This is just such a poor device in terms of software and/or hardware (software I suspect) that I can't recommend ANYONE buy this. And any other polar device will, I suspect, suffer from the performance of the polar app on computers. Note I have a iMac and an iPhone. It's just possible they do better on PCs. I will leave my former reviews below in case they should be helpful, but you don't really need it.

First, it seems to underestimate heart rate relative to my previous Polar chest strap and watch. Judging from how my heart feels, I suspect the heart strap is more accurate. Second, syncing takes a lot of time and it seems to want to do the next sync immediately after completing the last. I have to bring down the IOS app or the FlowSync program on my iMac to prevent this. It does charge quite fast though, and the graphics are good. It's fairly intuitive, which is fortunate since the manual is virtually non-existant. I couldn't update the software at first until I put in a problem report and ended up uninstalling, rebooting, re-downloading FlowSync using Safari, and syncing/updating again. The update took quite a while but did complete this time. I feel like it's adequate to replace my previous Polar watch with it's sealed chest strap (that had to be repurchased periodically) and I guess I'm willing to live with the under reporting of my heart rate (and thus lower calorie burn). The customer service was quite good.

EDIT: After about a month of use, the update seems to have changed the way updates are made. It no longer fully updates on demand. Instead, with the app running, it seems to update periodically behind the scenes. While it is sometimes required to wait a while for the update to happen, it seems to be reliable. I have also had the touchscreen stop working and there is no manual but I kept the button pushed and eventually it did a reboot and after the reboot the touchscreen works again. It does record steps, but it doesn't translate a lot of steps automatically into a workout (as fitbits do). Thus if you want to walk for a workout, you have to start a workout on the watch. The online site is good, though various types of workouts have very different information available (and I can't quite predict what I'm going to get). However remember I bought this because my previous polar watch has been obsoleted by Polar. It still works, but I can no longer upload the workouts. So there is no guarantee of how long this watch will be supported.

EDIT: After about 3 months, it has a new issue. Every once in a while, say every month, it just stops updating to online no matter how many times you try to sync to your phone. The only thing I've found to fix that is to attack the cable to my Mac and sync directly to the computer. I guess we have to say that this watch has a lot of capability, but it is a BUNDLE of problems you're going to have to address constantly.

EDIT: New bug after more time on the wrist. The most consistent way to sync is to kill the app on the phone and then restart it. Then to connect it to power and then press the button to take it off the charge screen. Then go to the Activity screen and then press the button until it says it's syncing. However, sometimes after successfully syncing, it syncs again and errors out, leaving you with the error screen. The new bug is that sometimes if you do not reboot for a while, it stops charging even when connected. Also over time it seems to underestimate the heart rate to an increasing degree. I probably will end up trying to replace this thing this summer.
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PEDDLEPOWER
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy setup
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2023
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This watch was easy to charge and pair with my phone. I am ready to start training.
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Ariane
5.0 out of 5 stars Relógio muito bom!
Reviewed in Brazil on October 29, 2023
Size: S-LColor: Champagne / GoldVerified Purchase
O relógio da Polar dessa categoria são para atletas iniciantes, onde há gps,
Categorias de tipo de treino, consegue trocar uma música, ver a notificação do seu celular. Apesar da sua funcionalidade, a sincronização deixa um pouco a desejar, demora um pouco ou até mesmo a conexão se perde. Meu companheiro tem um modelo Polar também e acontece a mesma coisa. Sendo assim, vejo que é uma melhoria que a Polar deveria fazer.

Mas, no geral, o relógio me atende bem.
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Cintia Gabriela Hernández Rojas
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente para mis rutinas de natacion
Reviewed in Mexico on May 23, 2023
Size: S-LColor: BlueVerified Purchase
llego muy rapido y en muy buen estado, lo uso para practicar natacion y lleva muy bien el control de mis rutinas
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Juan Manuel Diaz Garcia
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy buen producto
Reviewed in Mexico on December 18, 2022
Size: S-LColor: Black / PearlVerified Purchase
Cumplió mis expectativas.
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marleen
5.0 out of 5 stars C'est ma 3 ieme polar et j'adore
Reviewed in Canada on December 3, 2021
Size: S-LColor: Black / PearlVerified Purchase
C'est ma 3 ieme Montre Polar . Bon produit fiable comme toujours
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marleen
5.0 out of 5 stars C'est ma 3 ieme polar et j'adore
Reviewed in Canada on December 3, 2021
C'est ma 3 ieme Montre Polar . Bon produit fiable comme toujours
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Bérénice
5.0 out of 5 stars Nickel
Reviewed in France on January 18, 2024
Size: S-LColor: Champagne / GoldVerified Purchase
Très belle et pratique. Ça fait maintenant 3 ans que je l'utilise. Le logiciel Polar Flow renseigne beaucoup de données et il est gratuit.
L'affiche sur la montre n'est pas parfait. Quand on affiche un cadrant analogique, il est coupé en bas par le logo.
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