HOW to USE a Heart Rate Program

Heart Rate program 1 is designed to keep your heart rate between 65% and 85% of your maximum heart rate during your workout, ('Yourmaximum heart rate is estimated by subtracting your age from 220, For exampUe, if you are 25 years oUd,your maximum heart rate is 195 beats per minute,) Heart Rate program 2 is designed to keep your heart rate near a target heart rate that you seUect,

Follow the steps below to use a Heart Rate program,

Turn on the console.

See step 1 on page 11,

Select one of the Heart Rate programs.

Each time the consoUe is turned on, the manuaU mode wHUbe seUected. To seUecta Heart Rate pro- gram, press the Program button repeatedUy untiUthe number 1 or 2 appears in the small dispUay,

Enter your age or a target heart rate.

If program 1 is selected, the word AGE wHU appear in the UargedispUay and the current age setting wHUflash, ff you have aUready entered your age, press the Enter button, ff you have not entered your age, press the small + and - buttons to enter your age, Then, press the Enter button, Once you have entered your age, it will be saved in memory until the batteries are replaced,

If program 2 is selected, the letters PLS (pulse) will appear in the large display and the current target heart rate will flash, If you do not wish to change the target heart rate, press the Enter but- ton, If you wish to change the target heart rate, press the small + and - buttons, Then, press the Enter button, The target heart rate can be from 70 to 170 beats per minute,

Hotd the handgrip pulse sensor.

It is not necessary to hold the handgrips continu- ously during a Heart Rate program; however, you must hold the handgrips frequently for the program

to operate properly, Each time you hold the handgrips, keep your hands on the metaJ con- tacts for at teast 30 seconds. Note: When you are not holding the handgrips, the letters PLS will

appear in the large display instead of your heart rate,

Begin pedaling to start the program.

To start the program, simply begin pedaling, Program 1 consists of 20 one-minute periods, One resistance level and one target heart rate are programmed for each period, (The same resis- tance level and/or target heart rate may be pro- grammed for two or more consecutive periods,) Program 2 is sixty minutes long (you may choose to use only part of the program), The same resis- tance level and target heart rate are programmed for the entire program,

If program 1 is seJected, the resistance of the pedals will periodically change, (Note: if the resis- tance level is too high or too low, you can change it by pressing the + and - buttons below the large display, However, when the current period is com- pleted, the resistance of the pedals may automati- cally change,) if program 2 is selected, the resistance of the pedals will not change, Note: You can change the resistance level for the entire program by pressing the + and - buttons below the large display if desired,

During programs 1 and 2, the arrows in the

small display wiii help you to keep

your heart rate near the current

target heart rate,

When you hold the handgrip pulse sensor, the console wiil compare your heart rate to the cur- rent target heart rate, if your heart rate is too far above or below the target heart rate, the number of arrows in the small display wiil change to prompt you to increase or decrease your pace, When the number of arrows changes, change your pace until there is one arrow pointing to each segment of the indicator bar, Important: The target pace is intended only to provide a goal Your actuaJ pace may be slower than the target pace, especially during the first few months of your exercise program. Make sure to pedaJ at a pace that is comfortable for you.

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