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So what is Polar all about?
Yes, at our heart we’re all about getting people fit and improving their physical performance, but more than that, we’re about pushing boundaries in everything we do.
WHO ARE WE?
Listening to your body is one thing, understanding what it is telling you is an altogether different story. Polar helps you get under the skin of your training. We put it down to a combination of expertise in sports, physiology and electronics, coupled with a deep understanding of customer needs. It’s no surprise then that we’ve been leading the way in technological innovations and heart rate monitors since 1977.
And we cater for all levels of fitness by offering a comprehensive product range, along with essential support and advice. Everything from improving an athlete’s sports performance to helping people enjoy a healthier lifestyle, and aiding rehabilitation and weight management.This desire to be the best is made possible by the fact that we continue to be a privately owned company. We’re not answerable to anybody but ourselves and our customers, which is why we still believe as passionately in what we do today, as we did 30 years ago.
And our success is clear to see. Today, Polar employs 1200 people worldwide, has 21 subsidiaries globally and manages a distribution network supplying over 3
POLAR ORIGINS:
In 1975, Professor Seppo Säynäjäkangas, our founder, met up with an old friend whilst skiing in Kempele, Finland. His friend, a cross-country skiing coach, was frustrated by the fact that there was no way to accurately record his team’s heart rates during training. Intrigued by this, the Professor realized the benefits of portable heart rate monitors and set to work.
Just over a year later he founded POLAR, near the city of Oulu, Finland – a region renowned for its technological research and surrounded by some of the most challenging environments in Europe. Professor Säynäjäkangas quickly identified the area as the perfect setting to test his pioneering equipment to its limits.
In 1979 POLAR filed its first patent for wireless heart rate measurement and in 1982, launched the first ever wire-free wearable heart rate monitor, changing the way athletes trained forever.
Now, over 30 years after that first moment of inspiration, POLAR provides the most comprehensive product range in the industry. From basic models that help motivate and inform beginners and regular exercisers, to providing complete training systems for world champions across numerous disciplines.
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