True Fitness Z8 HRC Types and a Workout Quick-Guide, Easy Steps to a Heart Rate Control Workout

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HRC Types and a Workout Quick-Guide

five : Heart Rate Control Workouts

1 - Put on a Polar or compatible transmitter chest strap as described on page 25.

2 - Pick the HRC workout.

3 - Enter your workout parameters. This includes target heart rate, maximum treadbelt speed, workout time or distance, and maximum incline.

4 - Press .

5 - Warm up. At the beginning of an HRC workout, the treadmill is in full Manual control mode. Gradually increase your work level to slowly raise your heart rate to within 10 beats per minute (bpm) of your target heart rate.

6 - Heart rate control stage. Now the treadmill takes control of speed and incline, keeping your heart rate within a few bpm of your target.

7 - Cool-down. At the end of your workout time or distance, the treadmill reduces workload by half and goes back into Manual control mode, where you directly control your cool-down.

The Easy Steps to a Heart Rate Control Workout

Heart Rate Control Workouts

During workout setup, if you keep pressing , you will continue to scroll through the workout setup

parameters. You can press at any time to accept the current parameters and begin your workout.

Pressing any key other than or will exit HRC mode.

Adjust your target heart rate at any time during your

workout by pressing , using the keys as

needed, and pressing again. If you are lowering your target, you are limited to a 5 bpm change.

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Contents Z8 and Z9 Series Thank You For Selecting a True Treadmill Table of Contents Page Introduction Page Model Differences Top Features Z9 and Z9.1Where to go from Here Where to Go From HereWhere to Go From Here Page Page Console Page Lower Console Common to all Models Lower ConsoleZ9 and Z9.1 Console Z8.1 Console Z8 Standard Console Page Page Basic Operation Page Starting Your Treadmill Starting Your Treadmill SafelyAdjusting Speed and Incline Speed Incline AdjustmentSetting Your Weight Stopping Your Treadmill Safely Setting Your WeightCalorie Expenditure Calculations Using Heart Rate Transmitter Strap Heart Rate MonitoringMonitoring Your Heart Rate Heart Rate Display Treadmill’s Heart Rate DisplayContact Page Page Operation in Greater Detail Page Workout Setup Starting Cool-Down Manual OperationMaking Time and/or Distance Count Down Instead Pre-Set Program Details Pre-Set Program OperationTuning Your Workout Runner’s ModePre-Set Program Profiles Hill Interval WorkoutCardiovascular Page Heart Rate Control Workouts Page HRC Introduction Workout IntroductionDuring Workout Setup HRC Types and a Workout Quick-GuideEasy Steps to a Heart Rate Control Workout Choices During Workout Setup Tips on the Warm Up StageDuring Your Workout How the HRC System Controls your Heart Rate ExamplesWorkouts Tips and How HRC Works Examples and Cruise Control Heart Rate Control Safety Features More ExamplesPage User Programs Page How to Record and Run User Programs How to Record and Run User ProgramsPage Designing an Exercise Program Page What is Concept?More F.I.T. Concept Overview METsYour Fitness Program UsingUtilizing the F.I.T. Concept Determining Your NeedsBeginning Your F.I.T. Program Beginning Your Exercise ProgramYour F.I.T. Program Establishing Aerobic Fitness Maintaining Managing Weight Establishing and Maintaining FitnessWeight and Sports Training Programs TrainingPage Care Maintenance Page Maintenance Schedules Daily Care and Service Weekly Care and ServiceService MonthlyCare Calibration Incline Speed CalibrationError Codes Error Service 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