POLAR GLOSSARY
Indicates an ongoing heart rate measurement.The heart flashes to the beat of your heart.
In the Time of day mode indicates that the alarm is on. In the measure mode indicates that the sound signal will alarm if you are exercising outside your Target Zone.
Progress bullets in the measure mode. In models M21 and M22 one bullet= 100 kcal energy expenditure. In models M51 and M52 one bullet= 15 minutes in target zone.
AGE: Insert your age in User settings.
ALARM: Indicates the alarm clock in watch settings.
AM/PM: 12 hour mode of time
AVERAGE Hr: Average heart rate of the exercise.
Electrodes: The grooved areas of the transmitter, against the skin. Pick up the heart’s electrical impulses.
EXERCISE: Heart rate measurement mode, stopwatch is on and the exercise information is recorded.
EXE.TIME: Total exercise time
FAT: Indicates the fat percentage of the total calorie expenditure.
FILE: File mode to recall training information
Heart rate: The number of heart beats per minute (bpm)
Heart rate variability: Fluctuations of interbeat intervals. Heart rate variability of a healthy subject is in general large in resting conditions and during light exercise. Heart rate variability gradually disappears when exercise becomes more intense and heart rate increases.
HRmax: Maximum heart rate
IN ZONE: Exercising time in Target Zone
KCAL: Indicates the energy expenditure of your exercise session.
LIMITS: Manually set target zone limits are determined as percentages of age predicted or measured maximum heart
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