Procedures For Performing An Exercise Heart Rate 1. Adjust the bike seat so that the knees are almost completely extended as the foot goes through the bottom of the pedaling cycle. Test duration is six minutes. Position and set a Polar Heart Rate Monitor in a position as described in the Polar Directions. Select the appropriate work load for the bike based on age, weight, health and estimated fitness level.
Heart rate is to be determined with the heart rate monitor.
If these two heart rates are not within five beats per minute of each other, continue the test for another few minutes until this is accomplished. If the heart rate continues to climb significantly after the sixth minute, stop the test and rest for fifteen to twenty minutes. You may then retest, preferably at a lower work load. HR DATA Summary Questions 1.