Polar S510 Exercise settings, Maximum heart rate value HRmax, Maximal oxygen uptake value VO2max

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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)

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

Exercise settings

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.

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 receiver 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 the 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 Exercise mode. While exercising, you can see the following optional values on the display:

current heart rate or 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 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 heart rate limits

3 countdown timers

interval function

recovery calculation

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Contents OwnIndex to reliably predict your VO2max Signal/Light StopDown Manual S510 GBR C.pm6 2001 Contents Connection to computer Getting GoingPolar Fitness Test Heart rate monitor parts and their functionsButtons and their functions ResetUseful tips Installing the Polar Bike Mount How to prepare the wrist receiverInstalling the Polar Speed Sensor Easy startHow to start measuring your heart rate How to put the transmitter onModes and their functions How to stop measuring your heart rateAfter exercising File Options HOW to Enter Settings Units User information settingsDate of birth Birthday SexMaximum heart rate value HRmax Exercise settingsMaximal oxygen uptake value VO2max Selecting exercise type BasicUse E0Interval Training Set Setting exercise setsBasicSet Setting heart rate limits Setting timersSetting interval type Turning heart rate limits on/offSetting recovery calculation Setting the number of intervalsNaming exercise sets Turning functions on/offOwnCal calorie counter on/off Fitness test on/off Bicycle feature settingsPredicted maximum heart rate on/off HRmax-p Method Adjusting the wheel size WheelAutostart on/off AutoStrt Cadence* on/off CadenceNaming Bike 1 and Bike Turning activity/button sound on/off Monitor settingsSelecting measuring units Turning Help on/offSetting time of day Watch settingsSetting alarm Setting dateMeasure mode Setting tipsExercise BasicUse Autostart for recording a cycling exercise Exercise recording modePausing the exercise Turning the heart rate zone alarm on/offIlluminating the display Swapping the heart rate limitsSwapping the displayed exercise information Resetting the stopwatch to zeroSelect the middle row information Select the upper row informationStarting an exercise set Warm-up phaseExercising with Interval Training Set Int On, E1-E5 Recovery calculation Interval phaseInterval session Cool-down phase Recovery durationStarting the timers Exercising with BasicSet Int OFF, E1-E5Tips during the exercise Stopping the exerciseHOW to Recall Training Information Exercise time Exe. Time Recovery information of BasicSet exercise RecoExercise distance Exe. Dist Speed information Spd. Avg/ MaxCalorie expenditure KCal Cadence information* Cad. Avg/ MaxCumulative calorie count Tot. KCal Cumulative exercise time count Tot. TimeBest Lap Lap information LapsConnection to Computer Resetting your cumulative counts to zeroDownloading Training Data to Computer LapsUploading Settings from Computer OwnIndex Polar Fitness TestPredicted maximum heart rate HRmax-p Turn the fitness test sound signal on/off Fitness test settingsCarrying out the test Start the testFitness classes Update OwnIndex and HRmax-pInterrupt the test Taking care of your Polar heart rate monitor Care MaintenanceService Battery Replacement for Polar Speed SensorBatteries Polar T61 transmitter Polar S510 wrist receiverUsing the Polar S510 in a water environment PrecautionsPolar heart rate monitor and interference Electromagnetic interferenceIf you are allergic to any substance that comes into contact Frequently Asked Questions Heart rate reading becomes erratic or extremely high? Battery of the wrist receiver must be replaced?Display is blank or fading? There are no reactions to any buttons?Polar transmitter Technical SpecificationsElastic strap Wrist receiver Default SettingsSpeed sensor Limit ValuesDisclaimer Limited Polar WarrantyPolar Glossary Maximal oxygen uptake maximal aerobic power, VO2maxCoded heart rate transmission Display texts Display symbolsRecoDist, distance-based InZone/ Above/ Below IndicateRecoHr, heart-rate-based Download training data IndexRoad Map
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