Exercise Settings For Recording Mode; Selecting Exercise Type - Polar Electro S725X User Manual

High You participate regularly, at least 3 times a week, in heavy physical
exercise. E.g. you run 10-20 km/ 6-12 miles per week or spend
2-3 hours per week in comparable physical activity.
Top You participate regularly in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times
a week. E.g. you exercise to improve performance for competitive
purposes.
Maximum heart rate value (HR
max
12. Your age-predicted maximum heart rate value is displayed as a default
setting when you set this value for the first time. If you know your
exact clinically tested current maximum heart rate value, set the
value by scrolling up or down.
13. Press OK.
If you do not know this value, update it in the Fitness Test mode after
having carried out the Polar Fitness Test.
Maximal oxygen uptake value (VO
14. The wrist unit suggests value 35 for females and value 45 for males as a
default setting when you set this value for the first time. If you know
your exact clinically tested current maximal oxygen uptake
value, set the value by scrolling up or down.
15. Press OK. USER SET appears.
If you do not know this value, update it in Fitness Test mode after having
carried out the Polar Fitness Test
To continue your settings, press the stop button or to return to the Time of
day display, press and hold the stop button.
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Exercise settings for Recording mode

When you start setting your exercise preferences your first choice is to select
whether you want to set your personal exercise set or to exercise with
BasicUse option. If you select to start setting the exercise sets, your second
choice is whether you want to select BasicSet or an Interval
Training Set.

Selecting exercise type

BasicUse (E0)
BasicUse is a simple mode for
exercising. You do not have to do any
settings before exercising with this
Recording mode. While exercising, you
can see the following optional values:
• current heart rate and average
heart rate of the exercise
• stopwatch
• time of day
• split- and lap times
Additionally, you can follow calories
of your exercise session, percentage
of your maximum heart rate and
running or cycling information, if
you have set all the user information
and turned the functions on.
Exercise set (E1-E5)
During exercising with this mode you
can see the same optional values as
in the BasicUse mode. Additionally,
the exercise set will guide you
through your exercise according to
the settings you have made. You can
also name the exercise sets e.g. after
an exercise type.
You can set following exercise
guiding functions:
• 3 limits
(HR, % of HR or Pace based)
max
• 3 countdown timers
• interval function
• recovery calculation
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