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HRC Introduction

Five : Heart Rate Control Workouts

HRC

Workout Introduction

True’s heart rate control (HRC) workouts let the treadmill monitor your relative exercise intensity by way of your heart rate, then automatically adjust the workload to keep you at your target heart rate and thus your desired exercise intensity.

Your heart rate is a good measure of your body’s exercise stress level. It reflects differences in your physical condition, how tired you are, the comfort of the workout environment, even your diet and emotional state. Using heart rate to control workload takes the guesswork out of your workout settings.

Consult your physician before using heart rate controlled workouts for advice on selecting a target heart rate range. Also, it is important to use the bike for several workouts in the manual mode while monitoring your heart rate. Compare your heart rate with how you feel to ensure your safety and comfort.

See Appendix A for a chart that may help you pick a target heart rate.

You need to wear a heart rate monitoring chest strap to use heart rate control. See the “Monitoring Your Heart Rate” section in Chapter 3 for a guide to proper usage. It is not recommended that you use the contact heart rate system for heart rate control workouts.

Heart Rate Control Workouts

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Contents Z8 and Z9 Series Thank You For Selecting a True Treadmill Table of Contents Page Introduction Page Model Differences Z9 and Z9.1 Top FeaturesWhere to Go From Here Where to go from HereWhere to Go From Here Page Page Console Page Lower Console Lower Console Common to all ModelsZ9 and Z9.1 Console Z8.1 Console Z8 Standard Console Page Page Basic Operation Page Starting Your Treadmill Safely Starting Your TreadmillSpeed Incline Adjustment Adjusting Speed and InclineStopping Your Treadmill Safely Setting Your Weight Setting Your WeightCalorie Expenditure Calculations Monitoring Your Heart Rate Using Heart Rate Transmitter StrapHeart Rate Monitoring Contact Heart Rate DisplayTreadmill’s Heart Rate Display Page Page Operation in Greater Detail Page Making Time and/or Distance Count Down Instead Workout SetupStarting Cool-Down Manual Operation Pre-Set Program Operation Pre-Set Program DetailsRunner’s Mode Tuning Your WorkoutHill Interval Workout Pre-Set Program ProfilesCardiovascular Page Heart Rate Control Workouts Page Workout Introduction HRC IntroductionEasy Steps to a Heart Rate Control Workout During Workout SetupHRC Types and a Workout Quick-Guide Tips on the Warm Up Stage Choices During Workout SetupWorkouts During Your WorkoutHow the HRC System Controls your Heart Rate Examples Tips and How HRC Works Examples and Cruise Control More Examples Heart Rate Control Safety FeaturesPage User Programs Page How to Record and Run User Programs How to Record and Run User ProgramsPage Designing an Exercise Program Page Concept? What isMETs More F.I.T. Concept OverviewUtilizing the F.I.T. Concept UsingYour Fitness Program Determining Your NeedsBeginning Your Exercise Program Beginning Your F.I.T. ProgramYour F.I.T. Program Establishing and Maintaining Fitness Establishing Aerobic Fitness Maintaining Managing WeightTraining Weight and Sports Training ProgramsPage Care Maintenance Page Daily Care and Service Weekly Care and Service Maintenance SchedulesCare ServiceMonthly Incline Speed Calibration CalibrationError Service Codes Error CodesE6 Level and Blink Codes E6 Level and Blink CodesDiagnostics DiagnosticsError Code Page Important Safety Instructions Page Review for Your Safety Important Safety Instructions Review for Your Safety Page Target Heart Rate Chart Page Appendix a Target Heart Rate Chart Causes CHR Performance Variation Appendix a Target Heart Rate Chart Page METs Table Page Appendix B METs Table Page METs Explanation and Formulas Page METs Page Specifications Page Appendix D Specifications Page Glossary Page Appendix E Glossary N d Z 9 S e r i e s Tr e a d m i l l O w n e r s G u i d e Appendix E Glossary 100 101 VO2 see oxygen uptake Bibliography Page Bibliography N d Z 9 S e r i e s Tr e a d m i l l O w n e r ’s G u i d e Series Bikes Truefitness.com