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CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide
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Chest Strap Use
Chest Strap
Heart Rate
Monitoring
When you wear a Polar or compatible transmitter strap, the bike
will display your heart rate as a digital beats-per-minute (bpm)
readout. This monitoring is very accurate, typically within one
beat per minute.
The transmitter strap should
be worn directly against your
skin, about one inch below the
pectoral muscles/breast line
(see picture below). Women
should be careful to place the
transmitter below their bra line.
Some moisture is necessary between the strap and your skin.
Sweat from your exercise works best, but ordinary tap water may
be used prior to your workout if desired.
Examples of Heart Rates
Found in Daily Life
An average 30-year-old
might have a resting heart
rate, when sitting totally still
for several minutes, of 65.
During hard exercise that
can be sustained for 10 to 15
minutes it might be around
140 continuously. A maxi-
mum heart rate that requires
maximal exercise for several
minutes to attain is 185.
A 30-year-old in good shape
might have a resting heart
rate near
55, and might exer-
cise for 20 minutes at a heart
rate of
160.
A world-class distance run
-
ner or professional cyclist
might have a resting heart
rate near 45.