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Before discarding a chest strap, remove the battery. Dispose of in accordance with local regulations and/or
at approved recycling centers.
Remote Heart Rate Monitor
MonitoringyourHeartRateisoneofthebestprocedurestocontroltheintensityofyourexercise.ContactHeartRate
(CHR)sensorsareinstalledtosendyourheartratesignalstotheConsole.TheConsolecanalsoreadtelemetryHRsig-
nals from a Heart Rate Chest Strap Transmitter that operates in the 4.5kHz - 5.5kHz range.
Note: The heart rate chest strap must be an uncoded heart rate strap from Polar Electro or an uncoded POLAR
®
compatible model. (Coded POLAR
®
heart rate straps such as POLAR
®
OwnCode
®
chest straps will not work with this
equipment.)
If you have a pacemaker or other implanted electronic device, consult your doctor before using a wireless
chest strap or other telemetric heart rate monitor.
Contact Heart Rate Sensors
ContactHeartRate(CHR)sensorssendyourheartratesignalstotheConsole.TheCHRsensorsarethestainlesssteel
parts of the Handlebars. To use, put your hands comfortably around the sensors. Be sure that your hands touch both the
topandthebottomofthesensors.Holdrm,butnottootightorloose.Bothhandsmustmakecontactwiththesensorsfor
the Console to detect a pulse. After the Console detects four stable pulse signals, your initial pulse rate will be shown.
Once the Console has your initial heart rate, do not move or shift your hands for 10 to 15 seconds. The Console will now
validatetheheartrate.Manyfactorsinuencetheabilityofthesensorstodetectyourheartratesignal:
• Movementoftheupperbodymuscles(includingarms)producesanelectricalsignal(muscleartifact)thatcaninterfere
with pulse detection. Slight hand movement while in contact with the sensors can also produce interference.
• Calluses and hand lotion may act as an insulating layer to reduce the signal strength.
• SomeElectrocardiogram(EKG)signalsgeneratedbyindividualsarenotstrongenoughtobedetectedbythesensors.
• Theproximityofotherelectronicmachinescangenerateinterference.
If your heart rate signal ever seems erratic after validation, wipe off your hands and the sensors and try again.
Heart Rate Calculations
Yourmaximumheartrateusuallydecreasesfrom220BeatsPerMinute(BPM)inchildhoodtoapproximately160BPMby
age60.Thisfallinheartrateisusuallylinear,decreasingbyapproximatelyoneBPMforeachyear.Thereisnoindication
thattraininginuencesthedecreaseinmaximumheartrate.Individualsofthesameagecouldhavedifferentmaximum
heartrates.Itismoreaccuratetondthisvaluebycompletingastresstestthanbyusinganagerelatedformula.
Yourat-restheartrateisinuencedbyendurancetraining.Thetypicaladulthasanatrestheartrateofapproximately72
BPM, whereas highly trained runners may have readings of 40 BPM or lower.
TheHeartRatetableisanestimateofwhatHeartRateZone(HRZ)iseffectivetoburnfatandimproveyourcardiovas-
cular system. Physical conditions vary, therefore your individual HRZ could be several beats higher or lower than what is
shown.
Themostefcientproceduretoburnfatduringexerciseistostartataslowpaceandgraduallyincreaseyourintensityun-
tilyourheartratereachesbetween50–70%ofyourmaximumheartrate.Continueatthatpace,keepingyourheartrate
in that target zone for over 20 minutes. The longer you maintain your target heart rate, the more fat your body will burn.
The graph is a brief guideline, describing the generally suggested target heart rates based on age. As noted above, your