physical activity increases, the device will automatically increase your activity class based on your recorded heart rate information. Your activity class will not be automatically decreased if, for example, you engage in less strenuous activity, but you should manually decrease your activity class if you think that it has decreased over time. See the table below for information on determining your activity class.
Activity description
No regular participation in recreational sports or heavy physical activity.
Activity class
Always avoid exertion, whenever possible. | 0 |
Walk for pleasure, routinely use stairs, occasionally 1 exercise sufficiently to cause heavy breathing or perspiration.
Regular participation in recreation or 10 - 60 minutes per week work requiring modest physical
activity, such as yard work, nordic walking or
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Regular participation in heavy | Less than 30 minutes per week | 4 | |
physical exercise, such as running, | 30 - 60 minutes per week | 5 | |
aerobic classes or |
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cycling. | 1 | - 3 hours per week | 6 |
| Over 3 hours per week | 7 | |
Endurance athlete (Regional level) | 5 | - 7 hours per week | 7.5 |
| 7 | - 9 hours per week | 8 |
Endurance athlete (National level) | 9 | - 11 hours per week | 8.5 |
| 11 - 13 hours per week | 9 | |
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