Exercising on the EC860 Cycle

This section explains how to exercise on the cycle. The EC860 comes with seven preprogrammed courses. These courses differ in the “terrain” you cover. Each course includes warm-up and cool-down intervals appropriate to the total course length.

All seven preprogrammed courses can be performed at any of the nine effort levels. To select the effort level appropriate for your level of fitness, start with level 1 (beginner exercise). If you receive a score of 100 percent, continue to the next highest level. Each time you receive a 100 percent score, you should advance to the next effort level for a more challenging workout.

Note: The fitness score is associated with the pacer and helps you determine whether or not you are using the correct exercise level. To maintain a 100% fitness score you must finish the program at the same time as the pacer. You will exceed 100% if you finish ahead of the pacer and be below 100% if you finish behind the pacer.

In addition to the preprogrammed courses, you can choose a custom course that you or the club owner has designed. Two custom courses can be created (for instructions, see Designing a Customized Course later in this section). You can also select manual mode (program 0) which lets you control your effort level while the program is in progress.

Once you have answered the start-up prompts and started exercising in a workout program, you can exit the program by pressing ENTER/RESET. Pressing this key cancels the program. The cycle displays your Performance Summary, then the initial start-up prompt.

CAUTION: Before beginning any fitness program, you should have a complete physical examination by your physician.

To exercise on the cycle, take the following steps:

1.Check to see that the cycle is turned ON. If it is turned OFF, turn it ON using the ON/OFF power switch. This switch is located on the front of the cycle, near the power cord.

2.Sit on the cycle. Make sure that your weight is balanced and your feet are positioned securely, with the balls of your feet centered on the pads. You might need to adjust the seat and handlebars to comfortable positions.

(Refer to Adjusting the Seat and Adjusting the Handlebars for instructions.)

3.Press the ON key. The initial start-up prompt, “Choose Workout Program” appears.

Note: If the cycle is already ON and EC860 is scrolling across the bottom of the display. You can press any key and the initial start-up prompt, “Choose Workout Program” will appear.

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