Polar Heart Rate Monitoring
Listening to your body is one thing, understanding what it is telling you is an altogether different story. Polar helps you get under the skin of your training. We attribute it to a combination of expertise in sports, physiology and electronics, coupled with a deep understanding of customer needs. It’s no surprise then that we’ve been leading the way in technological innovations and heart rate monitors since 1977.
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Polar Team2 Software
TEAM² software is specifically designed for team and group training management. This application includes comprehensive tools for planning your season. It provides you with the best possible features for monitoring real time heart rate information with analysis and reporting tools to get the peak performance out of your players.
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Polar Team2 Base Station
Polar TEAM² Base Station receives data from the transmitters using Bluetooth technology and distributes information through an Ethernet cable or WLAN to a PC or PDA. With one base station you can monitor up to 28 players in real time within a range of 100+ meters. Base stations can be linked together, raising the maximum number of players to 80.
- Rechargeable batteries with up to 12 hours, stand-alone use
- Protection from the environment: dust-proof, splash-proof
- Shock resistant
- Maximum operating temperature +140°F, minimum -68°F
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Polar Team2 Transmitter Charger
Polar TEAM² transmitter charger supplies power to the transmitters during off-line data transfer. You can charge ten transmitters simultaneously per transmitter charger with an easy “snap in” attachment.
- Charges wirelessly 10 transmitters simultaneously
- Comes with AC adapter
- Uncludes a table or wall mount
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Heart Rate Monitoring
Polar heart rate monitors show clients, in detail, the effect of any exercise on their body by measuring their heart rate. This means you can objectively assess clients of all abilities while safely motivating them with instant feedback on their activity. Ultimately, heart rate monitoring ensures all students are exercising within the right intensity, helping them reach their full potential.
The Polar Heart Rate Monitor
- Helps you teach your clients about how to exercise in the correct zone and the benefits
- Gives your class accurate, real-time feedback on any exercise
- Easily builds individual and class reports of a client’s progress
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What is HRMAX
Maximum heart rate, HRmax, is the highest number of heart beats per minute (bpm) an individual can achieve in an all-out effort. It is unique to the individual due to age, heredity, and fitness level. HRmax is a useful tool in determining training intensities, which are usually expressed as percentages of HRmax.
The first step in knowing the right intensity for your training is to find out your maximum heart rate, HRmax. The commonly used age-based calculation method uses the formula, 220 minus your age, for example, a 30 year old’s maximum heart rate would be, 220 – 30 = 190. The age-based method provides an average statistical prediction of your HRmax and is a good method for the majority of people, especially those new to heart rate training, to determine their maximum heart rate.
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Why Train with a Heart Rate Monitor?
Getting the most out of your training doesn’t always mean working faster or harder. The best way to improving and seeing results is to train at the right intensity. With a Polar heart rate monitor, you can make sure you’re not over or under training, and make each session count. Use Polar as your wrist-based personal trainer, motivating you each and every time you train.
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Calculate Your Maximum Heart Rate
220 – Your Age = Maximum heart rate.
For example, a 30 year old’s maximum heart rate = 220 – 30 = 190
Level 3 moderate range = 190 x 70-80% = 133-152bpm
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Exercising in the right heart rate zone
While your heart rate monitor helps you to find your personal exercise intensity, it also tells you what zone you should be training at for optimum results. Target heart rates and heart rate zones are calculated as percentages of the maximum heart rate (HRmax) and are displayed on screen to keep you on the right track.
