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Running Zones, Heart Rate Zones, ZONES

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Running Zones Use the foot pod to track speed, distance, steps, and pace during a workout on the Forerunner indoors or outdoors. You can set the low and high zone limits based on either speed or pace. The ZONES must be set to ON. 1. On the Train page, press and hold start/stop. 2. Press view, and then select PACE SHOW or SPEED SHOW. 3. Press view to advance to ZONES. 4. Press + to set ZONES to ON. 5. Press view to advance to ZO RUN. Train Mode 6. Press + to set ZO RUN to ON. 7. Press view to advance to the RUN LO and RUN HI settings. Use + and - to toggle or adjust numeric values for each zone limit. Heart Rate Zones Setting the heart rate zone is very similar to setting speed or pace zones. See page 14. Many runners and other athletes are using heart rate zones to measure and increase their cardiovascular strength and improve their level of fitness. A heart rate zone is a set range of heartbeats per minute. 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. Forerunner 50 Owner's Manual 15

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Forerunner 50 Owner’s Manual
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Running Zones
Use the foot pod to track speed,
distance, steps, and pace during a
workout on the Forerunner indoors
or outdoors.
You can set the low and high zone
limits based on either speed or pace.
The
ZONES
must be set to
ON
.
1. On the Train page, press and
hold
start/stop
.
2. Press
view
, and then select
PACE SHOW
or
SPEED
SHOW
.
3. Press
view
to advance to
ZONES
.
4. Press
+
to set
ZONES
to
ON
.
5. Press
view
to advance to
ZO
RUN
.
6. Press
+
to set
ZO RUN
to
ON
.
7. Press
view
to advance to the
RUN LO
and
RUN HI
settings.
Use
+
and
-
to toggle or adjust
numeric values for each zone
limit.
Heart Rate Zones
Setting the heart rate zone is very
similar to setting speed or pace
zones. See
page 14
.
Many runners and other athletes are
using heart rate zones to measure and
increase their cardiovascular strength
and improve their level of fitness.
A heart rate zone is a set range of
heartbeats per minute. 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.