Functions During Exercise - Polar Electro F55 User Manual

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• If OwnZone is displayed, see the section OwnZone.
• If you want to skip the OwnZone® determination and use the previously determined OwnZone, press OK. In this case,
if you have not determined your OwnZone before, your age-based heart rate limits are used.
• If you have selected a Program exercise, but do not want to determine your OwnZone, switch the OwnZone function off
in Program Settings before starting to exercise. Alternatively, if you have selected Manual exercise, you can change the
HR Limits settings in Exercise Settings.
• If START WITH BASIC SETTINGS appears, some of the Basic Settings are missing. Press OK to complete all your settings.
For further information, see the section Basic Settings.

4.2 FUNCTIONS DURING EXERCISE

Note: Your exercise information is saved only if the stopwatch has been on for more than one minute.
Checking the Time of Day
Bring the wrist unit near the Polar logo on the transmitter. The time of day and your current heart rate are displayed.
Checking Exercise Information
Press the
/
buttons to view the following options:
Exercise
Exercise duration
Heart rate as beats per minute (bpm) or as a percentage of your
maximum heart rate (%HR
max
The arrow symbols beside the
above
your target heart rate zone.
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), depending on your settings.
symbol indicate that you are below or
Calories (displayed as Cal/kcal,
depending on your units settings)
The calories you have burned
until now.
Polar calorie calculation shows your energy expenditure while exercising.
You can use the feature to set daily and weekly exercise goals in
terms of calories (Cal/kcal) regardless of the Program. Monitor your
energy expenditure by following the calories of one exercise session,
accumulated weekly calories, or your total calories for as many exercise
sessions as you choose.
In Zone (displayed if HR limits
is on)
symbol is displayed if your
OwnZone determination succeeds
Exercise duration between target
heart rate limits
Target heart rate limits as bpm
or as %HR
, depending on your
max
settings
The
symbol moves left or right according to your heart
rate. If the
symbol is not visible, it means your heart
rate is either below or above
your target heart rate
limits. The alarm sounds, provided the zone alarm
is
switched on.
HR zones (displayed if Program
exercise is selected)
The time spent in your present
intensity zone.
The intensity zone symbol shows
you the zone you are at the
moment.
The target intensity zone bar is
highlighted, if you are within
your target heart rate zone.
Exercise Targets (not displayed
if Manual exercise is selected)
Exercise name
Target exercise duration
Target calories (Cal/kcal)
Note: Your target heart rate zone is automatically defined according
to your Program exercise targets. When your Program exercise target
time in the zone is fulfilled, the target heart rate limits are changed.
For example, if your exercise includes both Moderate and Hard
intensity zones, your lower limit is at first defined according to your
Moderate zone and then changed to Hard zone after the Moderate
zone is fulfilled. When your target exercise time in all the zones is
fulfilled, the limits are changed to Light limits.
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