Your MYZONE® Physical Activity Belt picks up electrical signals generated by the contractions of your heart. To be effective, your MYZONE® Physical Activity Belt must be worn under your clothing and make good contact with your skin. Adjust it so that it fits comfortably across the lower centre section of your chest, with the MYZONE® logo on the transmitter facing away from you. The MYZONE® Belt should fit tightly but comfortably around your chest.

You adjust the strap size using the plastic adjusters. To shorten it, use both hands to pull the adjusters apart. To lengthen it, hold one end in one hand and use your other hand to pull the upper adjuster downwards.

You can use your MYZONE® Physical Activity Belt during any concerted physical activity, whether that’s at a gym or sports facility, out walking or anything that makes your heart work!

Yes. One of the unique features of the MYZONE®  Physical Activity Belt is that it will record any concerted physical activity that you undertake, anywhere. For real time feedback, you can pair your MYZONE® Physical Activity Belt with a MYZONE® MZ 50 watch or with your MYZONE® app to see a live display of MEPS, % of heart rate, actual heart rate and calories expended. Once your workout data is uploaded to your account, it clears the MYZONE® Physical Activity Belt memory to enable you to store more activity data.

The belt will beep one time when the belt is activated and 3 times when you take it off.

The belt will beep one time when the belt is activated, and 3 times when there has been 15 seconds of inactivity.

Note: Remember to be within 15 feet of your MYZONE® app to successfully upload your workout.

Battery/Belt reset:
The battery will need to be recharged every 3-4 months based on usage by connecting the recharge dongle to a USB port or USB charger.

Your personal workout data is wirelessly updated to your MYZONE® account using the MYZONE® app. Simply live stream or upload a stored workout to the Effort Stream.

If you are live streaming your session, your data is regularly updating to your account. If you workout without live streaming to the app, your belt will store the data until you open your efforts stream while wearing your belt. You will see an update date and time at the bottom of the effort stream page when you upload stored data. Keep in mind that your belt has 16 hours of stored data capacity.

Within 30 minutes of your upload, you will receive an email report to your nominated email account of your latest session. On the email, there will be a link to www.myzonemoves.com. Data will be immediately available on your www.myzonemoves.com account or on your MYZONE® app.

The MYZONE® Physical Activity Belt has a unique MYZONE® memory that allows approximately 16 hours of activity to be stored whilst exercising away from the MYZONE® facility. It is recommended that you upload your activities as often as possible.

Yes, your belt stores data away from your MYZONE® facility and will upload it to your account both when the belt is connected to the MYZONE® app and upon returning to range of the MYZONE® console at your facility.

Your MYZONE® data is stored on multiple servers using data encryption. This ensures that the data is stored safely and can only be viewed by you and based on your permissions, MYZONE® and your MYZONE® facility. See privacy policy for further information. See privacy policy for more information.

All MYZONE® users own their MYZONE® Physical Activity Belt. This allows you to create your own MYZONE® account online and view your personal activity data over time.

You are only able to register 1 MYZONE® Physical Activity Belt per MYZONE® facility and email address.

Yes. You may, however, need to moisten the contact pads located on the fabric strap to improve the conductivity of the pads.

Yes. Always consult a physician prior to starting any exercise program. They may advise you at which intensities to exercise. The MYZONE® Physical Activity Belt is not a medical device.

Yes. The MYZONE® Physical Activity Belt has an analogue 5.3 KHz frequency radio which is compatible with most brands of traditional cardiovascular equipment. This will also allow connectivity with most analogue heart rate watches. The MYZONE® Physical Activity Belt may pair with ANT+ devices however this should be tested on a case by case basis. Lastly, the MZ-3 has the ability to pair with any Bluetooth device.

Although the MYZONE® MZ-3 is waterproof, it is not appropriate to gather date while swimming due to water causing the strap to regularly detach from the chest

The MZ-3 is rechargeable so there is no need to replace the battery.

MYZONE® uses a formula derived by Londeree and Moeschberger (University of Missouri) to automatically establish you age predictive MAX HR:

Max HR = 206.3 – (0.711 x age)

This is based on population norms. If you are able to push your maximum HR past this limit your MYZONE® profile will automatically adjust to this new limit. You can also ask your coach/trainer/teacher to adjust your maximum heart rate if it does not appear to be accurate or if you have completed a maximum heart rate test.

Your maximum heart rate will reduce as you get older. It will not change aside from this although your ability to maintain a higher heart rate will increase with training.

Resting heart rate is the number of times your heart beats per minute at rest. It is best to measure this first thing in the morning. As you become fitter your resting heart rate will reduce as your heart becomes more efficient.

MYZONE® sets your resting heart rate to 100bpm (beats per minute) as standard. When you first register your belt it is recommended that you perform a resting heart rate test. This involves sitting or lying comfortably while wearing your belt for 10 minutes, ideally in the morning. When you next upload your data at the MYZONE® Console your resting heart rate will recalculate to your actual resting value. You can also ask your coach/trainer/teacher to adjust your resting heart rate if it does not appear to be accurate or if you have completed a resting heart rate test.

MYZONE® uses five color-coded Heart Rate Zones to establish the effort that users exert based on their maximum heart rate (Max HR). The effort is expressed as a percentage of the user’s Max HR.

The five Heart Rate Zones are:
• Grey = 50% to 60% of Max HR
• Blue = 60% to 70% of Max HR
• Green = 70% to 80% of Max HR
• Yellow = 80% to 90% of Max HR
• Red = 90% to 100% of Max HR

MYZONE® Effort Points (MEPs) are earned based on the effort exerted by the user. Time spent in each Heart Rate Zone earns different numbers of MEPs:
• Grey = 1 MEPs per minute (50 – 60% of effort)
• Blue = 2 MEPs per minute
• Green = 3 MEPs per minute
• Yellow = 4 MEPs per minute
• Red = 4 MEPs per minute

MYZONE® calculates the number of calories burnt by taking into account a number of personal details including your gender, age, weight and every heart beat.

Yes. As calories burnt are calculated based on your weight, it is important that you regularly update your weight. You can do this either manually in your Outcomes Page or by using approved compatible MYZONE® scales. For more information on using MYZONE® compatible scales, see the “more info tab” within your account under health report.

By measuring your resting heart rate over a period of time or by repeating an identical exercise session and comparing your average heart rate in your MYZONE® Activity report. When your resting or average heart rate goes down, your heart is becoming more efficient and therefore you are increasing your level of fitness.

Many factors affect your resting and heart rate during exercise including the amount of sleep you have had, stress, nutrition, hydration, heavy training, fatigue, adrenaline, competition, and mental focus.

Knowing what intensity you are working at is essential to ensure you get the most from your exercise sessions and get the results you want. It also assists you to train safely and effectively when not under the guidance of a trainer or coach.