The Polar Vantage V is a premium multisport watch designed for pro athletes – and for anyone who trains like a pro. If you’re looking for a cutting-edge, waterproof companion for triathlon or marathon training, Polar Vantage V is the perfect match.The Vantage V adds the following features to the Vantage M:Extra 10 hours of battery life per charge Touchscreen that responds to tap gestures Orthostatic Test, an easy and reliable test to determine your current condition by showing how your heart rate responds to training and factors such as stress and illness Running Power measurements from your wrist – get more comprehensive insight into the intensity of your running sessions by monitoring the external load of your running. Power responds to changes in intensity faster than your heart rate, which is why Running Power is a great guiding metric in interval and hill sessions. You can also use it to maintain a steady effort level during your run, for example in a race. The calculation is done with Polar’s proprietary algorithm, and it is based on your GPS and barometer data Recovery Pro (requires Polar H10), which measures how recovered your body is and gives recovery feedback to find the right balance between training and rest, helping you to stay injury-free Improved Training Load Pro, which gives you a training load level for your cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems (Cardio Load and Muscle Load), while taking into account how strained you feel (Perceived Load). When you know how strained each body system is, you can optimise your training by working the right system at the right time. Training Load Pro gives you a numerical value, verbal feedback and a visual bullet scale for each training load Other features such as R-R recording, route import and route guidance. The Vantage V also has all of Vantage M’s features:Continuous wrist heart rate monitoring using Polar Precision Prime sensor fusion technology that combines optical HR measurement with skin contact measurement to rule out any motion artefacts that and track accurately under the most demanding conditions. The Vantage will tell you your average, lowest and highest heart rate of each day 24/7 activity tracking of steps, distance, calories and sleep Smart Calories that calculates the exact amount of calories you’ve burned based on your gender, age, weight, height, individual HRmax and training load Sleep Plus, which atuomatically detects the timing, amount and quality of your sleep Personalised activity goal for each day Over 130 customisable sports profiles Training Benefit – get motivating feedback immediately after training describing the effect of the session Running index that discovers your running VO2max and follows your developing running performance, plus creates a personal and adaptive training plan to fit you and your goals Swimming metrics that follow your progress in the pool, including: heart rate, swim style, distance, pace, strokes and rest times. Distance and strokes are able to be tracked in open water Polar Flow connectivity: the online window to your training, sleep and activity. With Polar Flow all your training data is easily available in one place. You can even gyour coach access to your training data with the free Polar Flow for Coach service Data syncing with online sports communities such as Strava or TrainingPeaks Smart notifications from your phone to your watch – get alerts for incoming calls, messages, emails, calendar events and more Battery life up to 40 hours in training mode, with GPS and HR turned on WR30 water resistance Changeable wristband so you can match your watch to any look – choose from Polar’s selection or use any band with 22mm spring bars. Train smarter and discover the winner within yourself with Polar Vantage V.UPDATES The following features have now rolled out:VANTAGE V ONLY: Strave Live Segments VANTAGE V ONLY: Route Guidance – for downloaded routes; discover new routes from other users in Polar Flow Stopwatch, countdown timer and interval timer Smart Notifications – stay connected with notifications from your phone for calls, messages and more Do Not Disturb – keep your watch quiet and unlit during the night Galileo/QZSS satellite system support – improves GPS functionality in specific areas Back to Start – get guidance back to your starting point Zone Lock – lock a training zone during your workout Sleep Plus Stages – deeper information on your sleep, with sleep cycles and sleep score Nightly Recharge – recovery measurement that shows how well you recover from stress and training during the night Serene breathing exercise – relax your body and calm down your mind Inactivity Alert – get an alert when you’ve been sedentary for an hour so you know it’s time for a small walk FitSpark – daily training guide Race Pace – helps you keep a steady apce and achieve your target time for a set distance Fitness Test – do it both with wrist-based heart rate and chest strap heart rate sensor Activity tracking update – accumulated activity will better reflect how active you’ve been during the day Lap details – time, distance, average pace, etc. in the training file on your Vantage watch Manual stride sensor calibration Constant training session backlight setting Sleep watch face – last night’s sleep time and stats now have their own specific watch face Quick menu in pre-training mode.
