Polar Move User Manual

2. EXERCISE

Target Heart Rarte Zones

The best way to achieve goals and see results is to exercise at the right intensity. Exercising in different heart rate zones has different benefits. Alternating between different zones improves fitness and brings variation to exercising. Heart rate zones are calculated as percentages of the maximum heart rate.

Heart rate zones for children (under 20-year-old):

HEART RATE ZONE

FEELS LIKE

EXAMPLE ACTIVITIES

BENEFITS

PERFORMANCE

90-100%

VIGOROUS TO VIGOROUS+

  • Very exhausting

  • Fast breathing

  • Muscles may feel tired

  • Short sprints

  • Soccer

  • Basketball

Develops maximum performance and speed.

HEALTHY HEART

70-90%

MODERATE TO VIGOROUS

  • Easy to heavy breathing

  • Light muscular strain

  • Average sweating

  • Games

  • Jogging

  • Cycling

  • Dancing

Improves aerobic fitness and performance capacity.

ACTIVE

60-70%

EASY TO MODERATE

  • Easy, comfortable breathing

  • Low muscle load

  • Light sweating

  • Warm-up and cool-down

  • Brisk walking

  • Playing catch

  • Volleyball

Improves basic endurance and muscle tone.

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Wear the Heart Rate Sensor

Wear the heart rate sensor to measure heart rate.

  1. Moisten the electrode area of the strap.

  2. Attach the connector to the strap.

  3. Tie the strap around your chest, just below the chest muscles, and attach the hook to the other end of the strap.

  4. Adjust the strap length to fit tightly but comfortably. Check that the moist electrode areas are firmly against your skin and that the Polar logo of the connector is in a central and upright position.

Detach the connector from the strap after every use, to maximize the battery lifetime. Sweat and moisture may keep the electrodes wet and the heart rate sensor activated. This will reduce the battery life.

 

See detailed washing instructions in Washing Instructions for Heart Rate Sensor

For video tutorials, go to http://www.polar.com/en/polar_community/videos.

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Start Exercise Recording

Preferably, there should be no other heart rate monitors nearby (within 1m / 3ft) to avoid interference when starting the exercise recording. The frame around the heart symbol on the display's top row indicates that the heart rate transmission is coded, and thus protected against interferences.

  1. Wear the heart rate sensor and the heart rate monitor.

    Start heart rate measurement by pressing the GREEN button.

  2. Wait until your heart rate is displayed, and then press the GREEN button again to start the recording.

    Your exercise file is saved when the recording has lasted for more than one minute.

To modify training sounds, heart rate view, heart touch or zone limits before starting the recording of the exercise session, select Settings > Training Settings. For more information, see Training Settings.

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During Exercise

The following information is displayed during training recording. Press UP/DOWN to change the view.

IN ZONE

The heart rate monitor informs if you are exercising in the target zone.

If your heart rate is not within the designated zone limits, NOT IN ZONE is displayed.

HEART RATE

Your current heart rate.

CALORIES

Calories consumed during the exercise session.

DURATION

The duration of your exercise session.

IN ZONE

The time you have spent in the target zone.

 

HeartTouch™

To see the time of day, bring the heart rate monitor near the Polar logo on the heart rate sensor. The backlight is also lit, providing that you have pressed the LOCK button earlier.

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Pause/Stop Exercise Recording

To pause the recording of your exercise session, press the RED button. To continue exercise recording, press the GREEN button.

If you have not continued recording in five minutes, and the training sounds are on, the heart rate monitor will automatically remind you to continue with a beep every ten minutes.

To stop the recording, press the RED button twice. Stopped is displayed. A summary of your exercise session appears. See Training Summary for information on the summary.

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