Polar Street X vs alternatives?
Hi guys, I'm new to sports activities. During the year, I attended some functional / CrossFit workouts with my simple G-Shock and a separate Chinese HR monitor on my forearm. In everyday life, I'm used to wearing a traditional analog wristwatch with hands. Recently, I have added running to my daily cardio routine, but my performance is quite poor (like 6.30 for 8 km). I'm looking to improve it with a specific watch to force me to keep some pace or heart rate (it is quite uncomfortable to be looking at the phone screen on the run). Another goal is possibly to collect some data about the rest and progress. I tried to use Garmin Fenix 3 many years ago, and my experience was fairly negative - bizarre interface, a lot of hangs, wrongly calculated distances in a swimming pool, searching for satellites took a few dozen minutes on open water, etc., so now I'm thinking of Polar Street X as a product from a European company that is famous for its metrics.
My concerns (and questions) are:
Is it robust enough to wear it in a gym? I mean, is there a chance to break it with a kettlebell?
Does it make sense to wear such watch only during training and at night, or will I miss some crucial data?
Does it really cost 250 euro? I mean, it looks like I can buy some cheap Amazfit watch for 100 euro or probably give a chance to Garmin 170 round the same price
Reviews for Polar Loop (I'm still considering it as an alternative for everyday wearing in combo with amazfit watch just for running) were disappointing. Are there any crucial drawbacks for my scenario?
Thanks for the assistance