If you have ever been sick, uncomfortable overweight, or dealing with a body that just doesn’t feel quite right you KNOW how important your health is.

Feeling good, having energy and being healthy is a priceless gift worth more than diamonds, rubies and gold. So, doing all that you can to take care of yourself is a goal with a HUGE PAYOFF, that is one reason why wearable technology is so popular.

I’ve been monitoring my fitness efforts and their results for years and things have changed ALOT. Now there are options that will measure everything from your workouts to how many hours you sleep.

Wearables allow you to measure your workouts, get creative and they really tell you how your body is really responding.  That makes it easy for you to see it the moving you are doing will result in weight loss and optimal health.  There is nothing like spending 90 minutes in the gym 4 days a week only to see minimal results.  So, what does the Polar A360 add…

Let’s Talk Look, Options, and the Features.

The Polar A360 offers a number of options and these are just some of the reasons why I love it!  I still get tons of complements whenever I wear it.

The interchangeable band – The bands come in white, black, pink, green, and blue. What girl doesn’t love options.

Smart phone integration- I still LOVE, LOVE, LOVE and appreciate this feature. One look and I can see my text messages, notifications, email subjects, app notifications, and whose calling me. I can even press a button and it will pick up the call. Perfect for working out and driving esp. if you have bluetooth headsets.

It measures my steps and with the app, I can even measure how well I am sleeping.

This is still one of my favorite features. The heart rate monitoring that works without the band.  It has wrist baed heart rate measurement.  I can’t tell you how many times I have delayed a workout because I couldn’t find my band. This is genius!!!

A beautiful color display – The display is color and it shows everything from the time, to the heart rate zones to different kinds of workouts. That usually stays in the off mode, but with a snap lights back up.
Its thin and light – no more bulk. It goes from the board room to the gym without a problem.

I love how it makes it possible for me to always think about my health and working out.
The app integration – with Polar’s two apps you can measurement your workout the amount of sleep and your progress. You can connect with friends, share information with others, and create personalized profiles based on your needs.

It’s evolving – Polar is constantly updating the software and making improvements. They are also always open to suggestions, recommendations and feedback.
Battery Life – They say you can get 7 days on one charge, with my notifications that was never going to happen, but I have gotten at least 4 days out of mine. Personally, I am happy with that.
It’s Waterproof, as well.

What I Would Like To See

I can only think of three.

• GPS. Even though, I think you can use the app as a work around.
• The band options – I would love to see more flexibility here like something more fashionable options like a stainless band or something else, but you can live with the options they have.
• More On-screen options – I feel like the options here are limitless so I can see so many more opportunities they can introduce in the future.

The Verdict:

I love this watch!! It is a great size and SUPER useful even if you are not a fitness enthusiast. This would work for someone who works out every once in a while and someone who is hard core. It’s really a great entry into the marketplace. It’s getting rave reviews and I know why, it’s really one of my favorite Polar watches and I think it’s only going to continue to grow on me. At $199.99, it’s a steal. If you buy it before December 25th on the Polar.com website you will get an extra wristband.