Polar SMARTEDGE Heart Rate Monitor User Manual


 
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2. DETERMINE YOUR EXERCISE GOALS
It is easier to stay motivated when you determine your reason
for exercising and establish a goal. That is why you should
determine your personal exercise goal very clearly. Your goal
may be one of these:
Get used to regular physical exercise
Lose weight
Maintain or improve health
Maintain or improve fitness
Compete with yourself
Achieve competitive results
3. EXAMPLES OF EXERCISE RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendation for a beginner:
Goal Duration in Times Intensity
Target Zone a week
Improve 15-40 min. 3-5 Close to the lower
fitness at a time limit of OwnZone
Recommendation for a moderate exerciser:
Goal Duration in Times Intensity
Target Zone a week
Maintain 20-40 min. 2-4 Middle of your
fitness at a time OwnZone
1 Close to the upper
limit of OwnZone
Improve 30-60 min. 2-4 Middle of your
fitness at a time OwnZone
and
lose weight 1 Close to the upper
limit of OwnZone
Which alternative best describes your general activity level
for the previous month?
A beginner who does not participate regularly in
programmed recreational sports or heavy physical activity.
Avoid walking or exertion whenever possible.
Walk for pleasure, routinely use stairs, occasionally
exercise sufficiently to cause heavy breathing or
perspiration.
A moderate exerciser who participates regularly in
recreation or work requiring modest physical activity, such as
golf, gymnastics or yard work.
10 to 60 min. a week
Over one hour a week
An active exerciser who participates regularly in heavy
physical exercise such as jogging, swimming, cycling or
engages in vigorous aerobic activity type exercise such as
tennis.
Run less than 1 mile a week or spend less than 30 min.
a week in comparable physical activity.
Run 1 to 5 miles a week or spend 30 to 60 min. a week in
comparable physical activity.
A serious exerciser who participates in a regimented
workout program consisting of heavy physical exercise.
Run 5 to 10 miles a week or spend 1 to 3 hours a week in
comparable physical activity.
Run over 10 miles a week or spend over 3 hours a week
in comparable physical activity.