Horizon Fitness E95 Achieving Your Fitness Goals, Keeping AN Exercise Diary, Warm UP, Cool Down

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THE IMPORTANCE OF WARM UP & COOL DOWN

 

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WARM UP

The first 2 to 5 minutes of a workout should be devoted to warming up. The warm-up will limber your muscles and prepare them for more strenuous exercise. Make sure that you warm-up on your product at a slow pace. The warm up should gradually bring your heart rate into your Target Heart Rate Zone.

COOL DOWN

Never stop exercising suddenly! A cool-down period of 3-5 minutes allows your heart to readjust to the decreased demand. Make sure that your cool down period consists of a very slow pace to allow your heart rate to lower. After the cool-down, repeat the stretching exercises listed above to loosen and relax your muscles.

 

 

ACHIEVING YOUR FITNESS GOALS

 

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An important step in developing a long term fitness program is to determine your goals. Is your primary goal for exercising to lose weight? Improve muscle? Reduce stress? Prepare for the spring racing schedule? Knowing what your goals are will help you develop a more successful exercise program. Below are some common exercise goals:

Weight Loss - lower intensity, longer duration workouts

Improve Body Shape and Tone - interval workouts, alternate between hi and low intensities

Increased Energy Level - more frequent daily workouts

Improved Sports Performance - high intensity workouts

Improved Cardiovascular Endurance - moderate intensity, longer duration workouts

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 console provides you with several readouts that can be used to record your progress. You can track Distance, Pulse or Time.

KEEPING AN EXERCISE DIARY

To make your personal exercise log book, photocopy the weekly and monthly log sheets, which are located on the following pages, or you can print them off of your computer by going to:

www.horizonfitness.com/guides/weeklylog.pdf

www.horizonfitness.com/guides/monthlylog.pdf

IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS INTRODUCTION

ASSEMBLY

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

ELLIPTICAL OPERATION

TROUBLESHOOTING CONDITIONING & MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES

As your fitness improves, you can look back and see how far you’ve come!

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Contents Elliptical USER’S Guide Page T R O D U C T I O N Table of ContentsImportant Precautions Unpacking S E M B LYParts Included Tools IncludedS E M B LY Step S E M B LY Step ARM YOU’RE Finished Assembly StepLocation of the Elliptical Before YOU BeginFoot Positioning PowerElliptical Operation MovingConsole Instructions Speed DistanceIntervals Weight LossProgram Profiles ManualPerceived Exertion Level Conditioning GuidelinesWhat is Target Heart Rate Zone? Target Heart Rate Zone ChartStanding Calve Muscle Stretch Stretch FirstStanding Quadriceps Stretch Warm UP Achieving Your Fitness GoalsKeeping AN Exercise Diary Importance of Warm UP & Cool DownMonthly LOG Sheet Weekly LOG Sheet Troubleshooting When YOU are Near the Equipment Heart Rate TroubleshootingCan I Move the Trainer Easily Once IT is ASSEMBLED? Common Product QuestionsAre the Sounds MY Elliptical Makes NORMAL? HOW Long will the Drive Belt LAST?I N T E N a N C E Frame Lifetime Limited Home USE WarrantyPage Customer Tech Support