Speed Zones; Speed Zones Settings; Training Target With Speed Zones; During Training - Polar Electro IGNITE User Manual

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intensity. For instance, when crossing from heart rate target zone 1 to 3, the circulatory system and heart rate will

adjust in 3-5 minutes.

Heart rate responds to training intensity depending on factors such as fitness and recovery levels, as well as

environmental factors. It is important to look out for subjective feelings of fatigue, and to adjust your training

program accordingly.

SPEED ZONES

With the speed/pace zones you can easily monitor speed or pace during your session, and adjust your speed/pace to

achieve the targeted training effect. The zones can be used to guide the efficiency of your training during sessions, and

help you mix up your training with different training intensities for optimal effects.

The speed zone settings can be adjusted in the Flow web service. There are five different zones, and zone limits can be

manually adjusted or you can use the default ones. They are sport specific, allowing you to adjust the zones to best

suit each sport. The zones are available in running sports (including team sports that involve running), cycling sports as

well as rowing and canoeing.

Default

If you choose Default, you cannot change the limits. The default zones are an example of speed/pace zones for a

person with a relatively high fitness level.

Free

If you choose Free, all limits can be changed. For example, if you have tested your actual thresholds, such as

anaerobic and aerobic thresholds, or upper and lower lactate thresholds, you can train with zones based on your

individual threshold speed or pace. We recommend that you set your anaerobic threshold speed and pace as the

minimum for zone 5. If you also use aerobic threshold, set that as the minimum of zone 3.

You can create training targets based on speed/pace zones. After synchronizing the targets via FlowSync, you'll receive

guidance from your training device during training.

During your training you can view which zone you are currently training in and the time spent in each zone.

In the training summary on your watch, you'll see an overview of the time spent in each speed zone. After syncing,

detailed visual speed zone information can be viewed in the Flow web service.

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