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continuously and accurately during any type of
activities.
The following steps will help you to get the most
out of your Polar Heart Rate Monitor and to
achieve your targets.
1. Determine your physical
activity readiness
It is important that before starting exercising you
determine your readiness for physical activity.
Before beginning any type of exercise program or
prior to using the Polar Beat Heart Rate Monitor
consult your doctor
• if you are over 35 years of age
• if you have not been following a regular exercise
program during the past 5 years
• if you smoke
• if you have signs of high blood pressure
• if you have signs of high blood cholesterol
• if you have any signs or symptoms of any
disease
• or if you use a pacemaker or another implanted
electronic device.
2. Determine your target
Target:
Moderate Activity and Weight
Management
Duration:
30 min - 1h (even up to 2 hrs)
Frequency:
3-5 times a week (even daily)
Target group:
beginners, sedentary, overweight,
rehabilitators
To achieve this target, exercise is easy-paced
and causes only slight breathlessness and sweat-
ing. Choose this target if your goal is to improve
overall wellness and cardiovascular health.
HOW TO STOP THE HEART
RATE MEASUREMENT ?
1. Remove the Transmitter from
your chest.
2. Rinse the Transmitter
carefully.
3. Wipe dry the
Transmitter.
4. The Receiver will
turn off automatic-
ally in five minutes
after the last re-
ceived signal. OFF
appears in the
display.
USING YOUR POLAR BEAT
HEART RATE MONITOR
Regular exercise helps you to sustain and im-
prove your health as well as feel and look better.
The heart rate tells you the exertion level of the
body during physical or mental loading. The
changes in the heart’s beating rate can be fol-
lowed by a Polar Heart Rate Monitor wirelessly,
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