To stop recording, press the button once to pause, then press and hold the button again for three seconds (the screen will count down). Once you ready to restart, just trap the screen. Once you started recording, you can always pause tracking by pressing the button on the side of the watch. Not sure if the Polar Ignite would track other types of dancing well (waltz, anyone?). Apart from the usual running/cycling/swimming, you can also track activities like climbing and floorball, all the way disc golf and even jazz. You can even shuffle around and add more sport options using the Polar Flow app. As mentioned above, to start tracking an activity is as simple as pressing a button and touching the screen once (twice, tops). You will most likely use the Polar Ignite to track your fitness activity and to understand it better. (Image credit: Future) polar ignite review: fitness tracking Best cheap Fitbit deals: in case you want a Fitbit instead.Best running watch: also featuring the Polar Ignite.Best fitness tracker: featuring the Polar Ignite.On the other hand, it is definitely comfortable enough to wear for exercising, or even for a couple of hours during the day. When you wear the Polar Ignite during the night and shuffle around, the screen sometime comes on and since you can't turn that ambient motion sensor off, nor can you adjust screen brightness, it can get a bit annoying. And that – on the long run – is not a comfortable wear. It is not uncomfortable per se, but it definitely not as comfortable to be worn all day, every day, unlike Garmin’s best watches.įor the HR tracker to work correctly, you need to wear it snugly, not loosely like a regular watch. Although on the website it says ' Polar Ignite’s lightweight and sleek design is optimised for 24/7 use', I beg to differ. The fitness watch is lightweight (a whole 35 grams with the wristband) and in all fairness, it does feel a bit too light, as in, it feels insubstantial. One would question why a touchscreen device need a physical button, but in reality, this combination works really well. The process shouldn't take longer than 2 seconds. Start recording an activity is as easy as pressing the button on the side and choosing the activity from the list. When the screen is active, pressing the button on the side of the watch will take you to the menu, where you can start tracking an activity, do a breathing exercise (Serene) and run a fitness test, which will give you an estimate of your VO2 Max. Flicking the clock face left and right, you will find shortcuts to the main functions of the Polar Ignite, like current heart rate, the percentage of activity you have already done that day, information on your last training session, sleep data and the adaptive training options recommended for you that day. By default, by twisting your wrist upward, the display will come to life and display the time. The display itself looks swell and all the information on it is readable without effort. At first try, due to the strap's elasticity, it can be a bit of a fiddle to seam it through the right holes. It has a nice, rather large touchscreen display and a silicone strap that does needs some time to get used to. The Polar Ignite looks pretty straight forward. (Image credit: Future) Polar Ignite review: design and ergonomics