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The Life Fitness Stairclimber is equipped with Polar telemetry, a heart rate monitoring system in
which electrodes, pressed against the skin, transfer heart rate signals to the stairclimber con-
sole. These electrodes are attached to a Polar heart rate chest strap that the user wears during
the workout. The chest strap is included with the stairclimber.
See the diagram below for correct positioning of the strap. The electrodes (A), which are the two
grooved surfaces on the underside of the strap, must remain wet to transmit
accurately the electrical impulses of the heart back to the receiver. Moisten the electrodes.
Then, secure the strap as high under the chest muscles as possible. The strap should be snug,
but comfortable enough to allow for normal breathing.
The transmitter strap delivers an optimal heart rate reading when the electrodes are in direct
contact with skin. However, it also functions properly through a thin layer of wet clothing.
If it becomes necessary to re-moisten the chest strap electrodes, grasp the center of the strap,
pull it away from the chest to expose the two electrodes, and moisten them.
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