ENGLISH 11
2. EXERCISING
Wear the transmitter in order to measure heart rate.
The wrist unit records exercise information (duration,
time spent in target heart rate zone, average and
maximum heart rate) during exercise.
2.1 Wear the Transmitter
1. Attach one end of the transmitter
to the elastic strap.
2. Adjust strap length to fit snugly
and comfortably. Secure the
strap around your student’s
chest, just below the chest
muscles, and buckle the strap
to the transmitter.
3. Advise your students to lift the
transmitters off their chests
and to moisten the two grooved
electrode areas on the back.
Make sure the wet electrode
areas have total skin contact and
that the Polar logo is in a central,
upright position.
4. Have your students wear the
wrist unit like a watch.
Additional Tips for Working with Children:
1. With small children or children with concave
chests, etc., you might find you get a better heart
rate reading if you put the transmitter across their
backs.
2. Have your students put the transmitter on and
adjust the straps, over their t-shirts. Then they can
slide the straps down and wiggle them up under
their shirts.
3. It may be possible to wear the transmitter over a
t-shirt as long as the area under the electrodes is
thoroughly wet. If the wrist unit does not pick up
heart rate, the transmitter will have to be worn
directly on the skin.
