Oregon AH310E, AH310A Training Information, Precautions, HOW the Heart Rate Monitor Helps YOU

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TRAINING INFORMATION

HOW THE HEART RATE MONITOR HELPS YOU

A heart rate monitor is the most important tool in cardiovascular health and is an ideal training partner. It enables you to see and monitor results. This helps you assess your past performance, maximise your work out and adapt your future exercise program to achieve your desired goals in a safer and more effective way.

When you exercise, the chest belt picks up your heartbeat. Now you can be informed of your heart rate and start monitoring your performance based on your heart rate readings. As you get fitter, your heart will need to do less work and the speed of your heart rate will decrease. The reason for this is as follows:

Your heart pumps blood to your lungs to obtain oxygen. Then, the oxygen-rich blood will travel to your muscles. The oxygen is used as fuel and the blood leaves the muscles and returns to the lungs to begin the process again. As you get fit, your heart is able to pump more blood with every beat. As a result, your heart doesn’t have to beat as often to get the necessary oxygen to your muscles.

TRAINING TIPS

To gain the maximum benefit from your training program, and to ensure that you exercise safely, please observe the following guidelines:

Start with a well-defined training goal, such as

to lose weight, keep fit, improve health or compete in a sporting event.

Select an exercise type you enjoy, and vary

your exercise type to exercise different muscle groups.

Start slowly, and then gradually step up your

work out as you become fitter. Exercise regularly. To maintain a healthy cardio-vascular system,

20-30 minutes three times a week is recommended.

Always allow at least five minutes before

and after exercising for warm-up and cool-down.

Measure your pulse after training. Then repeat the procedure again after three minutes. If it does not return to its normal resting rate, you may have trained too hard.

Always check with your doctor before starting a vigorous training program.

PRECAUTIONS

To ensure you use your product correctly and safely, please observe the following guidelines:

Clean the chest belt thoroughly after each

training session. Never store the product when wet.

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Contents AH300 / 310EN OP R-1 10/19/05, 241 PM AH300 / 310EN OP R-1 10/19/05, 241 PM Contents KEY Features IntroductionGetting Started Chest BeltPower on TutorialTo turn the unit on Setting Options Setting Mode User ProfileExercise Profile To set the user profileExercise Type Heart Rate AlertMaximum / Lower / Upper Heart Rate Limit Timer / Stopwatch Timer ModeAnnouncement Interval Task InstructionConnecting the FM Radio Scan PresetBatteries Chest Belt Front ViewListening to the FM Radio Channel StorageBatteries FM Radio To replace the batteriesPrecautions Training InformationHOW the Heart Rate Monitor Helps YOU Training TipsSpecifications About Oregon Scientific EU-DECLARATION of ConformityDeclaration of Conformity Declare that the productOregon Scientific. All rights reserved L004195-012 AH300 / 310EN OP R-1 10/19/05, 241 PM AH300 / 310EN OP R-1 10/19/05, 241 PM AH300 / 310EN OP R-1 10/19/05, 241 PM