User Manual

Create a New Exercise with Zones
Create your own exercise with the cycling computer.
Select Settings > Exercises > Add new
1. Set the number of zones for the exercise (0-3) and press OK. Also see Creating a New Exercise Without Zones
.
2. Choose zone type:
A
. Heart rate
B. Cadence*
C. Power*
Press OK.
A
. For heart rate, select Sport zone, or Manual to set heart rate zone manually. Press OK.
z
Sport zone: Select one of the sport zones (e.g. Z1: 50-59%HR
max
) for your exercise. Press OK to continue to step
3.
Polar sport zones are heart rate intensity areas expressed in percentages of your maximum heart rate. Five different sport
zones are set in the cycling computer as a default: very light (50-59% HR
max
), light (60-69% HR
max
), moderate (70-79%
HR
max
), hard (80-89% HR
max
), and maximum (90-99% HR
max
). Default HRmax value is age-based, but if you know your
exact aerobic and anaerobic thresholds, have had your maximum heart rate (HR
max
-p) predicted in a Polar Fitness
Test™, tested your maximum heart rate yourself or in a lab, then you can define sport zones will better suit your training
needs.
z
Manual: Set the high and low zone HR limits as beats per minute (bpm) or HR% / HRR% and press OK to
continue to step 3.
B. If you selected cadence* or power* zones, set the high and low zone limits. Press OK to continue to step 3.
z
If you choose cadence as a zone type, the zones will be expressed in rounds per minute (rpm).
z
If you choose power as a zone type, the zones will be expressed in watts.
3. Set Zone guide to change zones after a specified time or distance. During your workout, the cycling computer will alert
you when changing zones.
z
Timers: Set a timer for the zone (minutes and seconds) and press OK.
z
Distances: Set distance for the zone and press OK.
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Off: Deactivate timers and distances off and press OK.
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