HOW TO USE A HEART RATE PROGRAM
Each Heart Rate program helps you to keep your heart rate near a certain percentage of your maximum heart rate during your workout. (Your maximum heart rate is estimated by subtracting your age from 220. For example, if you are 25 years old, your maximum heart rate is 195.) Heart Rate program 9 is designed to keep your heart rate between 65% and 85% of your maximum heart rate while you exercise; Heart Rate program 10 is designed to keep your heart rate between 65% and 80% of your maximum heart rate.
Follow the steps below to use a Heart Rate program.
1 Turn on the console.
Refer to step 1 on page 12.
2 Select one of the two Heart Rate programs.
Each time the
console is turned on, the manual mode will be selected. To select a Heart Rate pro-
gram, press the
Program button repeatedly until the number 9 or 10 appears in the upper right corner of the dis- play.
The profiles numbered 9 and 10 on the console show the resistance settings for the Heart Rate programs. For example, profile number 9 shows that when Heart Rate program 9 is selected, the resistance level will gradually increase during the program and then decrease near the end.
3 Enter your age.
When a Heart Rate program is selected, the word AGE will appear in the display. You must enter your age to use a Heart Rate program. To enter your age, first press the + or – button. The current age setting will then be shown. Next, press the + or – button repeatedly to enter your age. Once you have entered your age, your age will be saved in memory (until the batteries are replaced).
4 Hold the pulse sensor.
When using a Heart Rate program, you must use the pulse sensor (refer to step 5 on page 12). It is not necessary to hold the handgrips continuously during the program. However, you should hold the handgrips frequently for the program to operate properly. Each time you hold the handgrips, keep your hands on the metal contacts for at least 30 seconds. Note: When you are not hold- ing the handgrips, the letters PLS will appear in the display instead of your heart rate.
5 Start the program.
To start the program, simply begin exercising. Each Heart Rate program consists of twenty, one- minute periods. One resistance setting and one target heart rate setting are programmed for each period. (The same resistance setting and/or target heart rate setting may be programmed for con- secutive periods.)
During the program, the resistance of the elliptical crosstrainer will automatically change as shown by the applicable profile on the console. If the cur- rent resistance level is too high or too low, you can adjust the resistance level by pressing the + and – buttons. However, when the current period of the program is completed, the resistance level will automatically change if a different resistance setting is programmed for the next period.
As you exercise,
the bar graphs will help you to keep your heart rate near the tar- get heart rate setting for the
current period.
The left bar graph will show your actual exercise pace. The right bar graph will show a target pace. When you hold the pulse sensor, the console will compare your heart rate to the target heart rate setting for the current period. If necessary, the right bar graph will then change to prompt you to increase or decrease your pace to bring your heart rate closer to the current target heart rate setting. When the right bar graph changes, increase or decrease your pace so that the same
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