Sensors in Polar GoFit

Polar GoFit is compatible with the Polar heart rate sensors that use Bluetooth^® Smart technology. It is mandatory to register the heart rate sensors to Polar GoFit before starting to use them. Heart rate data cannot be monitored in the Polar GoFit app or transferred to the Polar GoFit web service before the sensors have been registered.

The sensor IDs are inserted into Polar GoFit at registration, and the registered sensors are labeled with stickers. Sensors are registered to the web service only once.

After registration, the sensors can be assigned to students so that their heart rate data can be monitored in the Polar GoFit app and transferred to the web service. One sensor can be assigned to several students at the same time provided that the students are not participating in the same course. Moreover, students can participate in several heart rate courses at a time, which is why they can also have several sensors assigned to them.

For instructions on registering sensors to the web service, see Registering heart rate sensors. See also Assigning heart rate sensors.

It is possible for individual students to purchase their own heart rate sensors and wear them instead of school sensors. Sensors purchased by students need to be registered to Polar GoFit, too. For more information, see Using a personal heart rate sensor.