- Polar launches the Fitness program, a ‘Subscription -based addition to the polar ecosystem’
- It is an adaptive four -week training program that costs € 9.99 (about $ 11 / £ 8.50 / au $ 18)
- The announcement occurs after the disastrous reception of Garmin Connect+
Polar, manufacturer of some of the best execution watches, has revealed its new addition to the physical conditioning program to its Polar Flow application, an addition based on subscription to the polar ecosystem ‘that costs € 9.99 (around $ 11 / £ 8.50 / Au $ 18) per month.
For the price, he obtains access to a four -week customizable training program that is claimed to be adaptive, backed by science and based on the data collected from the polar accounts of the users.
Users obtain weekly and monthly rewards (although these rewards are not specified) and it is said that it is “an ideal complement to those users who have requested new and more adaptable forms to train.”
In a press release, Polar said that the polar flow will remain free, and a subscription is not necessary to “completely enjoy” polar products or the polar flow service.
Polar must be painfully aware of the disastrous reception of the Garmin Connect+ initiative, a level paid at the top of its previously free connection application. We saw a lot of readers write with their complaints Garmin Connect+, fearing that Garmin’s future characteristics, which would have previously been free updates for the expensive garmini watches of users, are taken care of.
The language of the official press release that we saw uses words such as ‘personalized’ and ‘adaptable’, which generally means ‘ai’ in technological circles. The use of Garmin of generative to create questionable ideas has become a lot of stick on social networks.
However, there are some differences between the polar approach to a premium level and Garmin’s: a polar spokesman communicated to me and confirmed that AI is being used at some level to adapt the programs to people, but the generative AI, responsible for placing Garmin’s analysis in friendly prayers and paragraphs, is not being used.
The Polar spokesman also confirmed the company’s position on placing new features behind a payment wall, stating: “The new physical conditioning program does not affect the development of other polar services in any way” and would continue to implement new features for users of each level.
The Fitness program is available for Android users now in the EU, Norway and the United Kingdom. IOS expansion is expected later in the year.
