Mio ALPHA - Setting Target Heart Rate Zones; Troubleshooting Heart Rate Issues

MIO Alpha User Guide 06
Setting Your Target Heart Rate
To specify your target heart rate zone, your Alpha must be in EXERCISE mode.
Your target heart rate (HR) zone consists of your upper heart rate limit and your lower heart rate
limit. These limits are usually a percentage of your maximum heart rate (MHR). This table shows
some examples:
Exercise Type Lower HR Limit Upper HR Limit
Warm Up 50% of MHR 60% of MHR
Moderate 60% of MHR 70% of MHR
Fitness 70% of MHR 80% of MHR
Training 80% of MHR 90% of MHR
If you don’t know your maximum heart rate or upper and lower heart rate limits, use your preferred
method for calculating them or check with your doctor. A very basic method to calculate your MHR is
to subtract your age from 220.
Example: If your age is 50, your MHR is 170, and if you want to exercise in the range of Moderate to Fitness,
you could set your lower HR limit to 102 (60% of MHR) and your upper HR limit to 136 (80% of MHR).
When you start using your Alpha while you exercise, you’ll soon get an idea of your personal heart
rate zone for different levels of activities.
Tip: When you set your target heart rate zone, you will be prompted to set the upper heart rate first, then the
lower heart rate.
to set your target heart rate Zone
1. With your watch in EXERCISE mode, press and hold the SET button until the watch beeps and the
display says SET UP
.
2. Press the + button to select the first digit of the heart rate for your desired upper heart rate limit.
The first digit will be a number from 0 to 2.
3. Press the SET button to confirm your choice.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the next two digits of the heart rate, selecting a number between 0 and
9 for each.
When you have set the upper heart rate limit, the display will say LOW
. Repeat steps 2 through 4
to set the lower heart rate limit.
usIng heart rate Zone alerts
Your Alpha watch can notify you by beeping when you are not exercising in your target heart rate
zone. A double beep indicates your heart rate is 10 BPM or more outside the target zone. To use zone
alerts, specify your target zone and turn on the timer while you are exercising.