OwnZone

gnicolecan
gnicolecan Posts: 293 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Santa brought me a Polar F6 (thank you SANTA!!) and I LOVVVVVVVVVVVVE IT.
Anyway, I've been using it all week, but I haven't been calcualting my "ownzone". I just picked one of the automatic (medium) ones.
Any vetrans have thoughts on this?
Also, do you try to stay in the zone? I like doing intervals so that my HR goes high, then recover, then high, then recover.
Don't worry, I already shut off that dang beeping :)

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  • gnicolecan
    gnicolecan Posts: 293 Member
    Santa brought me a Polar F6 (thank you SANTA!!) and I LOVVVVVVVVVVVVE IT.
    Anyway, I've been using it all week, but I haven't been calcualting my "ownzone". I just picked one of the automatic (medium) ones.
    Any vetrans have thoughts on this?
    Also, do you try to stay in the zone? I like doing intervals so that my HR goes high, then recover, then high, then recover.
    Don't worry, I already shut off that dang beeping :)
  • LightenUp_Caro
    LightenUp_Caro Posts: 572 Member
    :laugh: that beeping was so darn annoying.

    but I have the exact question about OwnZone.
    Congrats on your HRM!! :bigsmile:
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    I have had mine for 6 months.....just tried own zone and guess what?? It was exactly the same as the one in the system!! :laugh:

    All that trouble for nothing. The pamplet says if you are sick or changing things up you may want to try the own zone.

    Once I did it, I can now click the start button and go right into a work out.

    I do what ever I want to with it in the fat burnign mode. My average time in zone is 20 min out of 40. I have warm up and cool down, so I guess that explains to lower end. But I am in the high end for 10-15 minutes. I like intervals:drinker:
  • PhotographerOfNature
    PhotographerOfNature Posts: 452 Member
    I have a Polar F6 and love it, but must admit, I don't understand the Own Zone or how to do it. Help???
  • LightenUp_Caro
    LightenUp_Caro Posts: 572 Member
    I feel like my OwnZone levels are high...my F6 tells me that for high intensity I should be at 171-188. I consider that to be a little on the high end.
    the regular setting for high intensity is like 159-176 or something. Anyway, I figure that if I keep it around 170 for my high intensity, I'm doing rather well.
  • gnicolecan
    gnicolecan Posts: 293 Member
    Hah so is it fair to say that none of us understand or use the Ownzone :)
  • PhotographerOfNature
    PhotographerOfNature Posts: 452 Member
    Yes, I think the instruction booklet they give you is very lame. I went online and found out more info on their website, but still not enough to use it to it's potential. I think I will go back to the Scheels where I bought it and maybe someone there can help.
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