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How Do Heart Rate Zones, Affect Your Fitness Goals?, The five commonly accepted heart

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The five commonly accepted heart rate zones are numbered from 1 to 5 according to increasing intensity. Generally, heart rate zones are calculated based on percentages of your maximum heart rate. How Do Heart Rate Zones Affect Your Fitness Goals? Knowing your heart rate zones can help you measure and improve your fitness by understanding and applying these principles: • Your heart rate is a good measure of exercise intensity. • Training in certain heart rate zones can help you improve cardiovascular capacity and strength. • Knowing your heart rate zones can prevent you from overtraining and can decrease your risk of injury. Training Mode You can set the low and high heart rate limits for each zone. If you know your maximum heart rate, you can use the table on page 16 to determine the best heart rate zone for your fitness objectives. If you do not know your maximum heart rate, use one of the calculators available on the Internet. FR60 Owner's Manual 15

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FR60 Owner’s Manual
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Training Mode
The five commonly accepted heart
rate zones are numbered from 1 to
5 according to increasing intensity.
Generally, heart rate zones are
calculated based on percentages of
your maximum heart rate.
How Do Heart Rate Zones
Affect Your Fitness Goals?
Knowing your heart rate zones can
help you measure and improve
your fitness by understanding and
applying these principles:
Your heart rate is a good measure
of exercise intensity.
Training in certain heart rate
zones can help you improve
cardiovascular capacity and
strength.
Knowing your heart rate
zones can prevent you from
overtraining and can decrease
your risk of injury.
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•
•
You can set the low and high heart
rate limits for each zone. If you
know your maximum heart rate,
you can use the table on
page 16
to
determine the best heart rate zone for
your fitness objectives.
If you do not know your maximum
heart rate, use one of the calculators
available on the Internet.