Exercising; Measuring Your Heart Rate - Polar Electro FS1 User Manual

2. EXERCISING

This chapter contains information on how to start to use
your heart rate monitor for the fi rst time, and how to wear
the transmitter.
Before you start exercising it is recommended that you set
your target heart rate limits and alarm. For further
information, see Heart Rate Limits chapter on page 18.

2.1 MEASURING YOUR HEART RATE

To measure your heart rate you need to wear the transmitter.
Check that you are not near other people with heart rate
monitors or any source of electromagnetic disturbances
(for further information on interference, see the Precautions
chapter on page 21).
1. Attach one end of the
transmitter to the elastic
strap.
2. Adjust the transmitter's strap
3. Lift the transmitter off your
4. Wear the wrist unit as a watch.
length to fi t snugly and
comfortably. Secure the strap
around your chest, just below
the chest muscles, and buckle
the strap to the transmitter.
chest and moisten the two
grooved electrode areas
on the back. Check that the
wet electrode areas are fi rmly
against your skin and that
the Polar logo is in a central,
upright position.
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