Our Goal At Polar, we are dedicated to providing everybody involved in physical activity with the personal fitness solution to help them achieve their improvement goals. We strive to remain the benchmark that people look to for innovation and quality when looking for the most effective method of exercising. Heart rate monitoring is only part of what we do. Information and personal guidance is what we aim to deliver to our customers. Our Heritage The first EKG accurate wireless heart rate monitor was invented by Polar back in 1977 as a training tool for the Finnish National Cross Country Ski Team. The concept of "intensity training" by heart rate swept the athletic world in the eighties. By the 1990's individuals were looking to heart rate monitors not only for performance training needs, but also for achieving everyday fitness goals. Today, the same concept of heart rate training is being used by world-class athletes as well as everyday people trying to lose weight.