Heart Rate Recovery; To Determine Your Recovery Heart Rate; Heart Rate Monitor Notes & Tips - Timex PERSONAL TRAINER Manual Del Usuario

Heart Rate Recovery

Heart rate recovery provides an indicator of fitness and training level.
As you become more fit, your heart rate should return more quickly to a
lower heart rate value at the end of your activity, indicating a higher level
of cardiovascular fitness. A slower recovery rate can also indicate a need
to take a break from training due to fatigue, illness, or other factors.
Your recovery rate represents the change in your heart rate over a period
of time. Your Heart Rate Monitor records the change in your heart rate
over a period of 1-minute.

To determine your recovery heart rate

The watch cannot record a recovery unless the Heart Rate Sensor is
receiving a current heart rate and a valid pulse. Without a current heart
rate, the display will read ERROR at the end of the 1-minute recovery
period. If the starting heart rate is lower than the ending heart rate, the
display will read NO REC.
1. Press RECV/DATE. The watch will capture your current heart rate in
beats per minute (BPM) and begin the 1-minute countdown.
2. After the countdown, the watch will beep indicating the end of the
recovery period. The watch will capture your heart rate a second time,
subtract the second value from the first value and display the differ-
ence as the recovery heart rate.
3. Once you start the recovery, you can temporarily recall data by press-
ing RECALL. The heart rate recovery display will appear at the end of
the 1-minute countdown.
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4. You can continue to initiate 1-minute recovery periods by repeating
steps 1 and 2. The recovery heart rate will continue to display once the
countdown has expired unless you press another button.
5. To exit the recovery display after the countdown has expired, press
ON/OFF to view your current heart rate or RECALL to view accumu-
lated data.
Heart Rate Monitor Notes & Tips
v At any time during the setting process, you can save your changes and
return to the main heart rate display by pressing SET.
v While setting the watch, if you do not press any buttons on the watch
for a period of 2-3 minutes, the watch will automatically save whatever
changes you have made and exit the setting process.
v During an activity, you can view the time by pressing SET.
v At any time during the setting process, press and hold ON/OFF to
quickly increase the setting value or RECV/DATE to quickly decrease
the setting value.
v Data accumulation will be suspended if 1) the activity timer reaches
24-hours; 2) an error occurs; 3) you turn off the Heart Rate Monitor
either on the watch or by taking off the Sensor.
v When you start a new activity while receiving valid heart rate data, you
erase all data from a previous activity.
v The watch and the Heart Rate Sensor need to be within 3 feet (1
meter) of each other to function properly. If the watch is not receiving
heart rate information, try the following:
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