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Setting Your Heart Rate Zones

The device uses your user profile information from the initial setup to determine your heart rate zones. You can manually adjust the heart rate zones according to your fitness goals (Fitness Goals). For the most accurate calorie data during your activity, you should set your maximum heart rate, resting heart rate, and heart rate zones.

  1. Select Menu symbol > My Stats > Training Zones > Heart Rate Zones.
  2. Enter your maximum, lactate threshold, and resting heart rate values.

    You can use the auto detect feature to automatically detect your heart rate during an activity. The zone values update automatically, but you can also edit each value manually.

  3. Select Based On:.
  4. Select an option:

    • Select BPM to view and edit the zones in beats per minute.

    • Select % Max. to view and edit the zones as a percentage of your maximum heart rate.

    • Select % HRR to view and edit the zones as a percentage of your heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate).

    • Select %LTHR to view and edit the zones as a percentage of your lactate threshold heart rate.

About Heart Rate Zones

Many athletes use heart rate zones to measure and increase their cardiovascular strength and improve their level of fitness. A heart rate zone is a set range of heartbeats per minute. The five commonly accepted heart rate zones are numbered from 1 to 5 according to increasing intensity. Generally, heart rate zones are calculated based on percentages of your maximum heart rate.

Fitness Goals

Knowing your heart rate zones can help you measure and improve your fitness by understanding and applying these principles.

  • Your heart rate is a good measure of exercise intensity.

  • Training in certain heart rate zones can help you improve cardiovascular capacity and strength.

If you know your maximum heart rate, you can use the table (Heart Rate Zone Calculations) to determine the best heart rate zone for your fitness objectives.

If you do not know your maximum heart rate, use one of the calculators available on the Internet. Some gyms and health centers can provide a test that measures maximum heart rate. The default maximum heart rate is 220 minus your age.

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November 2023
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