POLAR FT40TM - Manual (Page 25)

User Information
Select Settings > User Information and press OK.
• Weight : Enter your weight.
• Height : Enter your height.
• Date of birth : Enter your date of birth
• Sex : Select MALE or FEMALE .
• Maximum heart rate is the highest number of
heartbeats per minute (bpm) during maximum
physical exertion. Change the default value only
if you know your laboratory-measured value.
• Activity : Select the alternative that best
describes the overall amount and intensity of
your physical activity during the past three
months.
1.
TOP (5+ hours per week) : You participate
in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times a
week, or you exercise to improve
performance for competitive purposes.
2. HIGH (3-5 hours per week) : You
participate at least 3 times a week in heavy
physical exercise, e.g. you run 20-50 km or
12-31 miles per week or spend 3-5 hours
per week in comparable physical activity.
3. MODERATE (1-3 hours per week) : You
participate regularly in recreational sports,
e.g. you run 5-10 km or 3-6 miles per week
or spend 1-3 hours per week in comparable
physical activity, or your work requires
modest physical activity.
4. LOW (0-1 hours per 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
perspiration only occasionally.
• OwnIndex (VO
2m
): When you perform Polar
Fitness Test, your OwnIndex value is shown as a
default. Change the default value only if you
know your laboratory-measured VO
2max
value.
E N G L I S H
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