Using Your Heart Rate Monitor
Touch Heart Rate
Touch heart rate grip enables you to monitor your pulse before, during and after your workout. Your heart rate will read out on your console’s display.
NOTE: If you are new to using a treadmill, step off the walking belt onto the side rails to use the touch heart rate feature.
How to Use the Touch Heart Rate Monitor:
1.Turn the treadmill on.
2.Place your hands on the metal sensors located on the grips; your right hand should be gripping the right sensor and your left hand should be gripping the left sensor.
3.Be careful not to place too much pressure on the grip; this could make the pulse reading inaccurate.
4.After six or seven heartbeats, your pulse will be displayed in the
How to Use Your Chest Strap (Bowflex® 7 Series Only)
Using your chest strap, you can monitor your heart rate at any time during your workout. Or you can use a pre- programmed heart rate function.
1.Attach the transmitter to the elastic strap.
2.Adjust the strap length to fi t snugly and com- fortably against your skin. Secure the strap around your chest, just below the chest muscles, and buckle it.
3.Lift the transmitter off your chest and moisten the two grooved electrode areas on the back.
4.Check that the wet electrode areas are
fi rmly against your skin.
•The chest strap will send your heart rate to the treadmill’s receiver. Your pulse will be displayed within a matter of several seconds.
•If your treadmill is equipped with heart rate programs, you will fi nd an explanation of the heart rate programs on the following pages in this user’s manual.
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