General Information For Training - Beurer PM 62 Gebrauchsanleitung

G I
ENERAL NFORMATION FOR
This heart rate monitor serves to measure the human pulse. By means
of various settings, you can support your individual training program and
monitor your pulse. You should monitor your pulse during exercise
because you should prevent your heart from excessive strain on the
one hand and on the other in order to achieve the optimal training re-
sults. The table provides you with some information on the selection of
your training zone. The maximum heart rate reduces with advancing
age. Information on the training heart rate must therefore always be in
relation to the maximum heart rate. The following rule of thumb helps to
identify the maximum heart rate:
The following example applies to a 40-year-old person: 220-40 = 180
Heart/health
programme
Max. heart rate 50 - 60%
range
Effect Strengthens the
heart and the
circulatory system
Suitable for Ideal for beginners
Training Regenerative
training
See the chapter "Basic Settings", section "Setting your training zone" on
how to individually set your training zone. See the chapter "Fitness
Test" on how the heart rate monitor sets your individual limits of the
suggested training zone through the fitness test.
T
RAINING
220 - age = maximum heart rate
Fat burning zone Fitness
60 - 70%
The body burns
the highest per-
centage of calo-
ries from fat.
Strengthens the
heart and the
circulatory system,
enhances fitness
Weight control
and loss
Endurance trai-
programme ning programme
70 - 80% 80 - 90%
Improves the Improves speed
respiratory and maintenance and
circulatory system. increases basic
Ideal to promote speed
the basic
endurance
Athletes at Ambitious athletes
amateur level at amateur level,
professional
athletes
Fitness training Endurance
training
6
Anaerobic
training
90 - 100%
Overloads specific
muscles. High
injury risk for
athletes at ama-
teur level, risk re-
lated to the heart
in case of disease
Only professional
athletes
Fitness training
addressing
specific zones