Polar A300 User Manual
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SMART COACHING FEATURES
Whether it’s assessing your day-to-day fitness levels, creating individual training plans, working out at the
right intensity or receiving instant feedback, Smart Coaching offers a choice of unique, easy-to-use features,
personalized to your needs and designed for maximum enjoyment and motivation when training.
A300 includes the following Smart Coaching features:
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SMART CALORIES
The most accurate calorie counter on the market calculates the number of calories burned. The energy
expenditure calculation is based on:
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Body weight, height, age, gender
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Individual maximum heart rate (HR
max
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Heart rate during training
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Activity measurement outside of training sessions and when you train without heart rate
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Individual maximal oxygen uptake (VO2
max
)
VO2
max
tells about your aerobic fitness. You can find out your estimated VO2
max
with the
ENERGY POINTER
The EnergyPointer isn't available for training sessions that were created as
in Flow web
service.
The EnergyPointer is a simple feature that visually shows you what the main effect of your training is - fat burn-
ing or improving fitness. It helps you focus on what you want to achieve.