Strain And Tolerance; Cardio Load Status - Polar Electro Vantage M User Manual

The scale of bullets and verbal descriptions adapts according to your progress: the smarter you train, the
higher loads you tolerate. As your fitness and tolerance for training improves, a training load that was
ranked worth 3 bullets (Medium) a couple of months ago, could rank for only 2 bullets (Low) later on.
This adaptive scale reflects the fact that the same kind of training session can have a different impact on
your body depending on your current condition.
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Medium
Low
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STRAIN AND TOLERANCE

In addition to the Cardio load from individual training sessions, the new Training Load Pro feature meas-
ures your short term Cardio load (Strain) and long term Cardio load (Tolerance).
Strain shows you how much you have strained yourself with training lately. It shows your average daily
load from the past 7 days.
Tolerance describes how prepared you are to endure cardio training. It shows your average daily load
from the past 28 days. To improve your tolerance for cardio training, you need to slowly increase your
training over a longer period of time.

CARDIO LOAD STATUS

Cardio load status looks at the relation between your Strain and Tolerance and based on that shows
you whether you are in a detraining, maintaining, productive or overreaching Cardio load status. You will
also get personalized feedback based on your status.
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