Curious about linking vs. lending heart rate monitors during swim workouts? Here's your quick guide to mastering Polar Verity Sense with TritonWear—no stress, all clarity.
If you're a swim coach diving into heart rate tracking during workouts, the Polar Verity Sense paired with TritonWear is a game-changer. But there's a key feature you need to master: the Link vs. Lend toggle. Let’s break it down in plain swim-friendly terms.
First Things First: Setting Up
Before you can do anything cool with heart rate monitors, ensure they’re paired with your account in the app settings. Once paired, you can link or lend them to your swimmers during workouts.
Here’s how it works:
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Power Up and Bring Them Close
Turn on the Polar Verity Sense monitors and place them near the TritonWear units.
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Activate the Toggle
On the athlete’s card in the app, you’ll see a heart rate toggle. If the device is linked from a previous workout and in range, the toggle will light up blue. That’s your cue that the connection is established. -
Link or Lend
Got unlinked devices? No problem. Tap the toggle next to any athlete to assign a heart rate monitor for the season or just this session.
So, What’s the Difference Between Link and Lend?
Link
Think of linking as a long-term commitment.
- When to Use: Perfect if athletes have their “own” heart rate monitor.
- What Happens: The Polar device permanently pairs with their TritonWear unit.
- Perks: Once linked, it’ll automatically connect during future workouts as long as the monitor is powered on and in range.
- Heads-up: If you need to give the device to someone else later, you’ll need to unlink it in the app’s device settings first.
Lend
Lending keeps it simple for one-off heart rate monitoring sessions
- When to Use: Great for shared heart rate devices or one-off sessions.
- What Happens: The connection lasts only for that workout. After the session ends, the app “forgets” the pairing, leaving the device free to lend to someone else next time.
- Perks: Hassle-free and flexible for teams with a limited number of devices.
Quick Tips for Coaches
- Switching Athletes: To reassign a linked monitor, go to Settings > Devices, unlink it, and then link it to the new swimmer.
- Keep it Close: Heart rate monitors work best when within range of the Triton units—don't wander off!
- Blue Toggle, You’re Good to Go: If the heart rate toggle on the athlete’s card turns blue, you’ve nailed the connection.
Why It Matters
Heart rate tracking adds a new dimension to your data game. Whether fine-tuning endurance sets or gauging recovery, knowing how to toggle between link and lend seamlessly keeps your workouts running smoothly. Now you’re ready to make heart rate monitoring as effortless as that swimmer who always nails the race pace set. 🏊♂️