Selecting A Target Heart Rate Zone; Custom Target Heart Rate Zone - Timex Ironman Race Trainer Handbuch

reason the pairing fails, repeat the above steps immediately beginning
with step 4.

Selecting a Target Heart Rate Zone

You can choose one of the preset target heart rate zones or set the manual
target heart rate zone for a more customized target heart rate zone. The
preset heart rate zones described in the table below correspond to your
maximum heart rate (MHR) value.
Zone %
1 50% to 60% Light exercise
2 60% to 70% Weight management
3 70% to 80% Aerobic base building
4 80% to 90% Optimal conditioning
5 90% to 100% Elite athletic training
To choose a target heart rate zone:
1. Determine the zone you want to use by reviewing the table above.
2. Press MODE until HRM Setup Mode appears.
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Goal Benefit
Maintain a healthy heart and
get fit
Lose weight and burn fat
Increase stamina and aerobic
endurance
Sustain excellent fitness
condition
Achieve superb athletic
condition
3. Press START/SPLIT to cycle through the target heart rate zones
(labeled ZONE 1 to ZONE 5 or custom ZONE C1 to Zone C5).
4. For preset heart rate zones, press MODE to save your selected target
heart rate zone and exit HRM Setup Mode. For the custom heart rate
zone, you will need to take some additional steps described in the next
section.
When you leave HRM Setup Mode, the watch will use the target heart rate
zone you have selected as the basis for all HRM-based calculations. This
does not apply to workouts already saved before selecting a target heart
rate zone.

Custom Target Heart Rate Zone

The custom target heart rate zone allows you to customize your lower and
upper target heart rate zone limits. You might use a custom target heart
rate zone when the 10% ranges in the preset heart rate zones is either too
large or too small a range for your exercise goals.
NOTE: The difference between the lower and upper limits for the manual
heart rate range must be at least five beats per minute.
To set the manual target heart rate zone:
1. Press MODE until HRM Setup Mode appears.
2. Press START/SPLIT until one of the custom zones appears — ZONE C1
to ZONE C5.
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