Polar S725X user manual Exercise settings for Recording mode, Maximum heart rate value HRmax

High	You participate regularly, at least 3 times a week, in heavy physical
	exercise. E.g. you run 10-20 km/ 6-12 miles per week or spend
	2-3 hours per week in comparable physical activity.
Top	You participate regularly in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times
	a week. E.g. you exercise to improve performance for competitive
	purposes.

Maximum heart rate value (HRmax)

Exercise settings for Recording mode

When you start setting your exercise preferences your first choice is to select whether you want to set your personal exercise set or to exercise with BasicUse option. If you select to start setting the exercise sets, your second choice is whether you want to select BasicSet or an Interval

Training Set.

12.Your age-predicted maximum heart rate value is displayed as a default setting when you set this value for the first time. If you know your exact clinically tested current maximum heart rate value, set the value by scrolling up or down.

13.Press OK.

If you do not know this value, update it in the Fitness Test mode after having carried out the Polar Fitness Test.

Maximal oxygen uptake value (VO2max)

14.The wrist unit suggests value 35 for females and value 45 for males as a default setting when you set this value for the first time. If you know your exact clinically tested current maximal oxygen uptake value, set the value by scrolling up or down.

15.Press OK. USER SET appears.

If you do not know this value, update it in Fitness Test mode after having carried out the Polar Fitness Test

To continue your settings, press the stop button or to return to the Time of day display, press and hold the stop button.

Selecting exercise type

BasicUse (E0)

BasicUse is a simple mode for exercising. You do not have to do any settings before exercising with this Recording mode. While exercising, you can see the following optional values:

•current heart rate and average heart rate of the exercise

•stopwatch

•time of day

•split- and lap times

Additionally, you can follow calories of your exercise session, percentage of your maximum heart rate and running or cycling information, if you have set all the user information and turned the functions on.

Exercise set (E1-E5)

During exercising with this mode you can see the same optional values as in the BasicUse mode. Additionally, the exercise set will guide you through your exercise according to the settings you have made. You can also name the exercise sets e.g. after an exercise type.

You can set following exercise guiding functions:

•3 limits

(HR, % of HRmax or Pace based)

•3 countdown timers

•interval function

•recovery calculation

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