User Information Settings; Maximum Heart Rate (Hrmax); Ownindex; General Settings - Polar Electro RC3 GPS User Manual

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Sport Zones (page 42).
Before modifying the zone limits you need to set the ZoneOptimizer off.
is displayed.
ZoneOptimizer off
displayed. You can start modifying the zone limits.

User Information Settings

Enter accurate user information in the training computer to receive the correct feedback on your
performance.
To view and modify user information settings, select
Browse the selection with UP/DOWN and accept the value with START .
• : Set your weight in kilograms (kg) or pounds (lbs).
Weight
• : Set your height in centimeters (cm) or in feet and inches (if you chose imperial units)
Height
• : Set your birthday. The order in which date settings are depends on which time and date
Date of Birth
format you have chosen (24h: day - month - year / 12h: month - day - year).
• : Select or
Sex Male Female
• : Select
Activity level
Activity level is an assessment of your level of long-term physical activity. Select the alternative that best
describes the overall amount and intensity of your physical activity during the past three months. Your
activity level is used in calculating your energy expenditure.
• : You participate in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times a week, or you exercise to
Top (5+ h/week)
improve performance for competitive purposes.
•
High (3-5 h/week)
20-50 km/12-31 miles per week or spend 3-5 hours per week in comparable physical activity.
•
Moderate (1-3 h/week)
miles per week or spend 1-3 hours per week in comparable physical activity, or your work requires
modest physical activity.
• : You do not participate regularly in programmed recreational sport or heavy physical
Low (0-1 h/week)
activity, e.g. you walk only for pleasure or exercise hard enough to cause heavy breathing or
perspiration only occasionally.
• : Set your maximum heart rate, if you know your laboratory measured current
Maximum heart rate
maximum heart rate value. Your age-predicted maximum heart rate value (220-age) is displayed as a
default setting when you set this value for the first time. For more information, see Maximum Heart Rate
(HR ).
max
• (VO ): Set your OwnIndex (VO

OwnIndex

2max
Maximum Heart Rate (HR
HR is used to estimate energy expenditure. HR
max
during maximum physical exertion. HR
accurate method for determining your individual HR
laboratory.
®
OwnIndex
Polar OwnIndex, the result of Polar Fitness Test (page 35), predicts your maximal oxygen uptake (VO
OwnIndex usually ranges from 20 to 95 and is comparable to VO
fitness. Your long-term level of physical activity, heart rate, heart rate variability at rest, gender, age,
height, and body weight all influence OwnIndex. The higher the OwnIndex value is, the better your aerobic
fitness is.

General Settings

To view and change your general settings, select
• Sounds : Select On or Off
• : Select either
Button lock
32 Settings
Set ZoneOptimizer off? YES/NO?
.
,
Low (0-1 h/week) Moderate (1-3 h/week)
: You participate at least 3 times a week in heavy physical exercise, e.g. you run
: You participate regularly in recreational sports, e.g. you run 5-10 km or 3-6
value). For more information, see OwnIndex.
2max
)
max
is also useful when determining training intensity. The most
max
MENU
or
Manual lock Automatic lock
To modify zones, first set
Select
YES
> >
MENU Settings User information
,
High (3-5 h/week)
is the highest number of heartbeats per minute
max
is to perform a maximal exercise stress test in a
max
, commonly used to evaluate aerobic
2max
> >
Settings General settings
. is
Zone optimizer off
>
USER INFORMAT.
or
Top (5+ h/week)
2max
.
.
).