Sport Profiles; Heart Rate Zones - Polar Electro M430 User Manual

Go to the Polar Flow web service to see a detailed training analysis including a more precise numeric load
value for each session.
Your recovery status is based on your cumulative training load, daily activity and resting from the past 8 days.
The most recent training sessions and activity are weighted more than earlier ones, therefore they have the
biggest effect on your recovery status. Your activity outside training sessions is tracked with an internal 3D
accelerometer that records your wrist movements. It analyzes the frequency, intensity and irregularity of
your movements together with your physical information, allowing you to see how active you are outside your
training sessions. By combining your daily activity with your training load you get a true picture of your
required recovery status. Continuous monitoring of your recovery status will help you recognize personal
limits, avoid over or under training, and adjust training intensity and duration according to your daily and
weekly targets. You can check your recovery status in the Flow web service (Diary > Recovery status).
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SPORT PROFILES

Sport profiles are the sport choices you have on your M430. We have created four default sport profiles to
your M430, but you can add new sport profiles to your use in the Polar Flow app or web service and sync them
to your M430, and this way create a list of all your favorite sports.
You can also define specific settings for each sport profile. For example, you can create tailored training
views for each sport you do and choose what data you want to see when you train: just your heart rate or just
speed and distance—whatever suits you and your training needs and requirements best.
You can have a maximum of 20 sport profiles on your M430 at a time. The number of sport profiles in Polar
Flow mobile app and Polar Flow web service is not limited.
For more information, see
Using the sport profiles makes it possible for you to keep up with what you've done and to see the progress
you've made in different sports. See your training history and follow your progress in the

HEART RATE ZONES

Polar heart rate zones introduce a new level of effectiveness in heart rate-based training. Training is divided
into five heart rate zones based on percentages of maximum heart rate. With heart rate zones, you can easily
select and monitor training intensities.
Target zone
MAXIMUM
M430 support pages.
Sport Profiles in Flow.
Intensity % Example:
of HR * Heart rate
max
zones**
90–100% 171–190
Example dur- Training effect
ations
less than 5 Benefits: Maximal or near maximal effort
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Flow web service.