Training; Wrist-Based Heart Rate Measurement; Wearing Your Watch When Measuring Heart Rate From Your Wrist Or Tracking Your Sleep - Polar Electro VANTAGE M2 User Manual

TRAINING

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE MEASUREMENT

Your watch measures your heart rate from the wrist with the Polar Precision Prime™ sensor fusion technology. This
new heart rate innovation combines optical heart rate measurement with skin contact measurement, ruling out any
disturbances to the heart rate signal. It tracks your heart rate accurately even in the most demanding conditions and
training sessions.
Although there are many subjective clues as to how your body is doing during exercise (perceived exertion, breathing
rate, physical sensations), none of them are as reliable as measuring heart rate. It is objective and affected by both
internal and external factors—meaning that you will have a dependable measure of your physical state.
WEARING YOUR WATCH WHEN MEASURING HEART RATE FROM YOUR WRIST OR TRACKING YOUR
SLEEP
To measure wrist-based heart rate accurately during training, when using the
features or while tracking your sleep with
Wear your watch on top of your wrist, at least a finger's width up from the wrist bone (see the picture below).
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Tighten the wristband firmly around your wrist. The sensor on the back must be in constant touch with your skin
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and the watch should not be able to move on your arm. A good way to check that the wristband is not too loose is
if you push the wristband lightly up from both sides of your arm and make sure the sensor doesn't lift from your
skin. When pushing the wristband up you shouldn't see the LED light shining from the sensor.
For most accurate heart rate measurement, we advise you to wear your watch for a few minutes prior to starting
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the heart rate measurement. Also it's a good idea to warm up the skin if your hands and skin get cold easily. Get
the blood going before starting your session!
During training you should slide the Polar device further up from the wrist bone and wear the wristband a bit
more tightly to try to minimize any extra moving of the device. Give your skin a few minutes to adapt to the
Polar device before starting a training session. After the training session, loosen the wristband a bit.
If you have tattoos on the skin of your wrist, avoid placing the sensor right on them as they may prevent accurate
readings.
In sports where it's more challenging to keep the sensor stationary on your wrist or where you have pressure or
movement in muscles or tendons near the sensor, we recommend using a Polar heart rate sensor with a chest strap if
you're looking for supreme accuracy in your training. Your watch is compatible with Bluetooth® heart rate sensors, like
Polar H10. The Polar H10 heart rate sensor is more responsive to rapidly increasing or decreasing heart rate, so it's the
ideal option also for interval type of training with quick sprints.
Sleep Plus Stages make sure that you wear the watch correctly:
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Continuous heart rate and Nightly Recharge