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z
Top:
You participate in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times a week, or you exercise to improve performance
for competitive purposes.
z
High:
You participate at least 3 times a week in heavy physical exercise, e.g. you cycle 2-4 hours (40-120 km / 25-
75 miles) per week or spend that time in comparable physical activity.
z
Moderate:
You participate regularly in recreational sports, e.g. you cycle 1/2-2 hours (15-40 km / 3-25 miles) per
week or spend that time in comparable physical activity, or your work requires modest physical activity.
z
Low:
You do not participate regularly in recreational sport or heavy physical activity, e.g. you exercise hard
enough to cause heavy breathing or perspiration only occasionally.
In the cycling computer, these values are used to calculate your energy expenditure.
Heart Rate: HR
max
, HR
sit
HR
max
(Maximum heart rate): Your age-predicted HR
max
value (220 - age) is used as a default. Set your HR
max
manually
if your maximum heart rate has been determined in a lab, if you have performed the Fitness test with the Polar CS600
cycling computer, or if you have tested your maximum heart rate in the field yourself.
HR
sit
(Heart rate value in a sitting position): Your age-predicted HR
sit
value is used as a default. Set your HR
sit
value if
you have determined it according to the instructions. For instructions, see Heart Rate Value in a Sitting Position
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Background Information.
Maximal Oxygen Intake: VO
2max
VO
2max
is your body’s maximum capacity for oxygen consumption during maximum exertion. The most accurate way of
determining VO
2max
is to perform a maximal stress test in a laboratory. If you know your exact clinically-tested VO
2max
,
set the value in the cycling computer. Otherwise, measure a comparable value, OwnIndex, by taking the Polar Fitness
Test. For further information, see Polar Fitness Test
™.
If changes are made to the user settings, User settings updated is displayed.
You can enter and edit user settings by using the Polar ProTrainer 5 software. For further information, consult software
help.
GENERAL SETTINGS
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