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Developing a
Personal Exercise
Program
Before beginning, you should ask yourself two key questions:
•How much time do I spend today participating in physical activity?
•What are my goals?
The following steps help you answer the two key questions, get the most out of your Polar Heart Rate Monitor, and achieve your personal exercise goals.
1. CLASSIFY YOURSELF BY LEVEL OF ACTIVITY
You may have a clear understanding of your present physical condition. In this case you can move to the next step to specify your goals. You can also define the amount of your physical activity by answering the questionnaire which is modified from the “Code for Physical Activity” developed by NASA/Johnson Space Center (Jackson et al. 1990).
The questionnaire is an easy and quick way to define weather you are a beginner, a moderate exerciser, an active exerciser or a serious exerciser. It is recommended to review the questionnaire every
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