Workout Mode; Starting, Stopping, And Saving A Workout; Review Mode - Timex HEALTH TOUCH PLUS User Manual

Heart rate + walk sensor
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• Turn off the heart rate monitor by changing the system preferences.
While the heart rate monitor is locked, you can override the lock for 15 seconds. During this time, you can
acquire a heart rate measurement one time. There are two ways to temporarily override the lock:
• In Time of Day mode, press SET.
• If you try to acquire a heart rate measurement while the heart rate monitor is locked, HRM OFF displays.
While this message is on screen, press SET.

WORKOUT MODE

The Health Touch
Plus watch Workout mode times workouts and records data useful for measuring your
progress toward your fitness goals. When you begin timing a workout, the walk sensor counts the number of
steps you take. The watch factors the number of steps with your personal data such as gender, height, and
weight to determine the distance, calories burned, and other helpful workout information.
Heart rate measurements are not taken automatically during workout mode. You must touch the steel ring
around the watch face to acquire your heart rate, as described in
The following data is displayed for each workout. Press SET while the workout is running to select the data to
view.
• Distance – Step count is factored with stride length to find distance in miles or kilometers
• Step count – The number of steps recorded by the walk sensor
• Calories burned – Step count is factored with weight to find calories burned
• Pace – Step count is factored with time and stride length to find minutes per mile or kilometer
• Progress toward goal – If you have set a step or distance goal in Setup mode, the number of steps or the
distance remaining to reach this goal is displayed; the watch beeps and GOAL MET displays when you
have reached your goal
• Average heart rate – The average of all heart rate readings taken during the workout
• Time – The elapsed time of the workout
NOTE: If you have turned off the walk sensor, no data is displayed for distance, step count, pace, or progress
toward goal.

STARTING, STOPPING, AND SAVING A WORKOUT

1. Press MODE until WORKOUT displays.
2. Press START/STOP/RESET.
The stopwatch begins timing. The w icon flashes when the stopwatch is running.
The n icon flashes when the walk sensor is counting steps.
Press SET to select workout data to view.
3. Press START/STOP/RESET to stop the workout. The w icon is solid when the stopwatch is stopped.
4. Hold START/STOP/RESET when workout is stopped to reset the stopwatch and save the workout.
All workout data except progress toward goal is saved.
data.
NOTE: The stop watch and walk sensor will stop automatically if you are stationary for 15 minutes. To resume
your workout press start again to reactivate the stopwatch and walk sensor.

REVIEW MODE

You can review workouts you have saved to see how your workouts improve over time.
The Health Touch
Plus watch stores up to seven workouts. If you save a workout when there are already
seven workouts in memory, the oldest workout is automatically deleted and replaced with your most recent
one.
Your workouts display from most recent to oldest, and the time and date of each workout displays in the list.
You can view the following data for each workout in Review mode:
• Distance in miles or kilometers
• Step count
• Calories burned
• Average pace in minutes per mile or kilometer
• Average heart rate
• Total workout time
See SETTING SYSTEM PREFERENCES.
GETTING YOUR HEART RATE.
See REVIEW MODE
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