Horizon Fitness HZ, R52HR manual Achieving Your Fitness Goals, Keeping AN Exercise Diary

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Achieving Your Fitness Goals

An important step in developing a long term fitness program is to determine your goals. Is your pri- mary goal for exercising on your Horizon Fitness recumbent bike to lose weight? Improve muscle? Burn Stress? Prepare for the spring racing schedule? Knowing what your goals are will help you devel- op a more successful exercise program. Below are some common exercise goals:

• Weight Loss

• Weight Maintenance

• Improve Body Shape and Tone

• Strengthen Leg Muscles

• Increased Energy Level

• Improved Sleep Patterns

• Improved Sports Performance

• Stress Reduction

Improved Cardiovascular Endurance

If possible try to define your personal goals in precise, measurable terms, and then put your goals in writing. The more specific you can be, the easier it will be to track your progress. If your goals are long term, divide them up into monthly and weekly segments. Longer term goals can lose some of the immediate motivation benefits. Short term goals are easier to achieve. Your Horizon Fitness recum- bent bike console provides you with several readouts that can be used to record your progress. You can track Distance, Calories or Time. Time is the most important and useful of test functions.

KEEPING AN EXERCISE DIARY

Photocopy the weekly and monthly log sheets on the following pages to make your personal exercise log book. As time goes by you’ll be able to look back with pride at the work you’ve done. As your fit- ness improves, you can look back and see how far you’ve come.

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Contents Recumbent Bike User’s Guide Table of Contents Important Precautions Other Safety Tips for Your Horizon Fitness Recumbent Bike CleaningWeight Capacity OperationWarranty Registration Before You Begin Assembly UnpackingHardware Step Attach Seat Rail and Seat Boot Attach Console Mast Step Attach Mobile Wheels Attach Rear Foot TubeAttach Right Foot Pedal Turn ClockwiseLeveling Recumbent Operation & AdjustmentPower Moving Console Features & Display ResetQuick Start UP Locating the Speaker Input JackTime DistanceCalories RPMResistance WattsHeart Rate ProfileChoosing Your Weight Choosing a ProgramChoosing a Resistance Choosing a TimeProgram Profiles Using Your Race Program Using Your THR Zone 1 & 2 Programs Using Your Custom User 1 & 2 Programs Program Charts Distance = MPH What Kind of Routine Maintenance is REQUIRED? HOW do I Clean MY Horizon Fitness Recumbent BIKE?After Each USE Daily Every WeekPage Tollfree @ Common Product Questions Are the Sounds MY Recumbent Bike Makes NORMAL?HOW Long will the Drive Belt LAST? Can I Move the Recumbent Bike Easily Once IT is ASSEMBLED?HOW LONG? Conditioning GuidelinesHOW OFTEN? Heart Rate Handlebar Monitoring Your Heart RateFeedback Heart Rate Chart Target Heart Rate ZoneHOW HARD? Perceived Exertion LevelDeveloping a Fitness Program Stretch FirstWall Push Standing Quadriceps StretchCool Down Warm Up & Cool DownImportance of Warm UP and Cool Down Achieving Your Fitness Goals Keeping AN Exercise DiaryWeekly Log Sheets Monthly Log Sheets Limited Warranty Horizon Fitness 800 Burton Boulevard DEFOREST, WI