3.
Tie the strap around your chest, just below the chest muscles, and attach the hook to
the other end of the strap.
4.
Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly against your skin and that the Polar logo of
the connector is in a central, upright position.
Additional Tips
Review the following tips to ensure successful heart rate transmission.
•
If the chest belt is having trouble picking up your heart rate, try rotating the chest belt to
the left side of your torso (closer to the heart). You can also try moving the chest belt
higher or lower on your torso.
•
Warm up, so that you are sweating a bit, before putting the chest belt on; this can help
establish a connection between the skin and the contacts.
•
Try using electrode gel on the contacts.
•
Excessive body hair can degrade performance; shaving or moving the transmitter to a
smoother area can help.
•
Excessive body fat can block the signal from the chest belt. Position the transmitter in the
leanest area possible, and avoid body parts, like the breasts, that are composed primarily
of fatty tissue.
Highly
Tuned
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