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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2001
Hannu Kinnunen, Oulu, FI;
Seppo Nissilä, Oulu, FI;
Polar Electro Oy, Kempele, FI;
Abstract
A heart rate measuring arrangement comprising measuring means ( A to B) for measuring a person's heart rate during exercise and a calculating unit ( ) for calculating an assessment of the person's energy consumption during exercise using at least two calculating parameters, one of which is a heart rate parameter included in the person's measured heart rate information, the heart rate measuring arrangement further comprising presenting means ( ) for presenting the formed assessment of the person's energy consumption. The calculating unit is arranged to use an energy consumption reference value as a calculating parameter, which reference value is obtained by using one or more performance parameters representing the person's physical performance.