Physical Settings; Weight; Height; Date Of Birth - Polar Electro M430 User Manual

PHYSICAL SETTINGS

To view and edit your physical settings, go to Settings > Physical settings. It is important that you are precise
with the physical settings, especially when setting your weight, height, date of birth and sex, as they have an
impact on the accuracy of the measuring values, such as the heart rate zone limits and calorie expenditure.
In Physical settings you'll find:
•

Weight

•

Height

•

Date of birth

•

Sex

•

Training background

•
Maximum heart rate

WEIGHT

Set your weight in kilograms (kg) or pounds (lbs).

HEIGHT

Set your height in centimeters (metric) or in feet and inches (imperial).

DATE OF BIRTH

Set your birthday. The order in which the date settings are depends on which time and date format you have
chosen (24h: day - month - year / 12h: month - day - year).

SEX

Select Male or Female.

TRAINING BACKGROUND

Training background is an assessment of your long-term physical activity level. Select the alternative that
best describes the overall amount and intensity of your physical activity during the past three months.
•
Occasional (0-1h/week): You do not participate regularly in programmed recreational sport or heavy
physical activity, e.g. you walk only for pleasure or exercise hard enough to cause heavy breathing or per-
spiration only occasionally.
24