Polar Electro Pacer Pro, User Manual

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6. Read and fill in the physical activity readiness questionnaire.
7. Review your program, and adjust any settings if necessary.
8. When you’re done, choose
Start program .
*If four weeks of training history is available, these will be pre-filled.
Start a running target
Before starting a session, make sure you’ve synced your training session target to your device. The sessions are synced to
your device as training targets.
To start a training target scheduled for the current day:
1. Enter the pre-training mode by pressing and holding OK in time view.
2. You'll be prompted to start a training target you've scheduled for the day.
3. Press OK to view the target information.
4. Press OK to return to pre-training mode, and choose the sport profile you want to use.
5. When the watch has found all the signals, press OK.
Recording started is displayed and you can start training.
Follow your progress
Sync your training results from your device to the Flow web service via the USB cable or Flow app. Follow your progress
from the
Programs tab. You’ll see an overview of your current program, and how you’ve progressed.
RUNNING INDEX
Running Index offers an easy way to monitor running performance changes. The Running index score is an estimate of
your maximal aerobic running performance (VO2max). By recording your Running Index over time, you see how efficient
your running is and how you improve your running performance. Improvement means that running at a given pace requires
less of an effort, or that your pace is faster at a given level of exertion.
To receive the most accurate information on your performance, make sure you have set your HR
max
value.
Running Index is calculated during every training session when heart rate and the GPS function is on/Stride Sensor is in
use, and when the following requirements apply:
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Sport profile used is a running type sport (Running, Road Running, Trail running etc.)
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Pace should be 6 km/h / 3.7 mph or faster and duration 12 minutes minimum.
Calculation begins when you start recording the session. During a session, you may stop twice, for example, at traffic lights
without interrupting the calculation. After your session, your watch displays a Running Index value and stores the result in
the training summary.
When using a Polar Stride Sensor Bluetooth Smart in a running session and GPS is set off, the sensor needs to be
calibrated in order to get a Running Index result.
You can view your Running Index in the summary of your training session on your watch. Follow your progress
and see race time estimations in the
Polar Flow web service .
Compare your result to the table below.
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