Ownzone - Polar Electro F11 User Manual

3.4 OWNZONE

Polar F11 heart rate monitor is able to determine your individual aerobic exercise heart rate zone automatically. This is
called OwnZone (OZ) and it can be determined during a warm-up period lasting 1-5 minutes by walking or jogging. You can
also determine your OwnZone in other exercise modes. The main idea is that you start exercising slowly at a light intensity.
You then gradually increase the intensity of your exercise to raise your heart rate. Using OwnZone makes exercise easier and
more enjoyable. You do not have to worry about calculations or guesswork for your exercise intensity determination.
You can use OwnZone to adjust the training zones of your Program or for effective and versatile training. There are four
different exercise intensity zones, which you can select in the Settings for the OwnZone function: OwnZone Light, Moderate,
Hard, and Basic. For further information, see the section Heart Rate Settings on page 63.
The OwnZone method ensures that you get versatile training. OwnZone is based on measuring changes in heart rate
variability during your warm-up for exercise. Heart rate variability reflects changes in your body's physiology. If your heart
rate variability decreases either too slowly or too fast or if your heart rate exceeds the safety limit during the OwnZone
determination, the wrist unit selects your most recent OwnZone. Alternatively, if there is no previous OwnZone determination
in memory and your OwnZone determination fails; your age-based heart rate zone is used.
3.4.1 DETERMINING YOUR OWNZONE HEART RATE LIMITS
Check the following before you start to determine your OwnZone:
• You have set your user information correctly.
• You have switched the OwnZone function on. Each time you start saving exercise information and have the OwnZone
function on, the wrist unit starts finding your OwnZone. For further information, see the section Heart Rate Settings on
page 63.
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