Polar FT60 Watch User Manual


 
2. In Time mode, select Menu > Applications > Fitness test > Start test. The fitness test begins instantly
once the FT60 has located your heart rate.
3. About 5 minutes later, a beep will indicate the end of the test, and your test result will appear on the
display.
4. Press OK. UPDATE VO
2max
? is displayed.
5. Select Yes to save the test result in your User information and OwnIndex results. If you know your
laboratory measured VO2max value and have entered it in User information, select No to save your test
result in OwnIndex results only.
Troubleshooting
Set activity lev. of past 3 months is displayed > Set your activity level (see Settings for more information
on activity levels). Activity set! is displayed and the test begins.
Test Failed is displayed or no heart rate shown > Test fails. Check that the heart rate sensor electrodes are
moist enough and that the elastic strap is snug enough around your chest. If the fitness test fails, your
previous OwnIndex value is not replaced.
Interpret your fitness test results
Interpret the OwnIndex
values by comparing your
individual values and their
progression over time.
OwnIndex can also be
interpreted based on gender
and age. Locate your
OwnIndex on the table, and
find out your fitness level
class and how your aerobic
fitness compares to others
of the same gender and age.
This classification is based on a
literature review of 62 studies
where VO
2max
was measured
directly in healthy adult subjects
in the USA, Canada and 7
European countries. Reference:
Shvartz E, Reibold RC: Aerobic
fitness norms for males and
females aged 6 to 75 years: a
review. Aviat Space Environ
Med; 61:3-11, 1990.
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