Stride Sensor Bluetooth Smartby Polar

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PROS

  • The Stride Sensor Bluetooth Smart accurately measures stride.
  • The Polar Beat app is clear cut--easy to set up and use.
  • The sensor can work indoors, including on a treadmill.

CONS

  • It's a little pricey.
  • It's larger that its competitors' devices.
  • The device is particular about how you insert the battery.
The Polar Stride Sensor Bluetooth Smart is a foot pod that attaches to your sneaker. It measures your stride and, after a calibration, calculates distance and offers data to improve your cadence and running technique. Because this device relies on an accelerometer and not GPS, it can be used indoors, even on a treadmill. It fits securely to a cradle that you affix to your shoelaces. The Polar Stride sensor currently works with iOS devices, which support Bluetooth 4.0+. Its coin cell battery lasts about a year.
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After calibration, sensor connects reliably to Polar Beat app and records distances within stated limits of accuracy.

After calibration, sensor connects reliably to Polar Beat app and records distances within stated limits of accuracy.

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There’s really only one area that I can think of that I’m unhappy with, and that’s the size of the footpod.

There’s really only one area that I can think of that I’m unhappy with, and that’s the size of the footpod.

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Because it doesn't rely on GPS, it can also be used on a treadmill, where the user isn't actually going anywhere.

Because it doesn't rely on GPS, it can also be used on a treadmill, where the user isn't actually going anywhere.

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Using the device just a few times, I was able to take 30 seconds off my mile time by taking smaller steps. For a runner, that is pure gold.

Using the device just a few times, I was able to take 30 seconds off my mile time by taking smaller steps. For a runner, that is pure gold.

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