Polar Loop - 2026 Scientific Review!

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Reference devices:
ZMax + Dreamento: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.18.553744v1 & github.com/dreamento/dreamento
Polar H10: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31004219
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Did The Polar Loop Improve?
01:52 - Nighttime Heart Rate & HRV
06:03 - Sleep Stage Tracking
13:40 - Heart Rate Tracking During Exercise
21:05 - Final Thoughts & Conclusion