Life Fitness CU300 Heart Rate Zone Training Exercise, WHY Heart Rate Zone Training EXERCISE?

3HEART RATE ZONE TRAINING EXERCISE

3.1WHY HEART RATE ZONE TRAINING EXERCISE?

Research shows that maintaining a specific heart rate while exercising is the optimal way to monitor the intensity of a workout and to achieve maximum results. That is the idea behind heart rate zone training approach to exercise.

Zone training identifies an exerciser's ideal heart rate range, or zone, for burning fat or increasing cardiovascular fitness. The values within the zone depend on the workout.

NOTE: Consulting a fitness trainer is recommended for defining specific fitness goals and designing a workout program.

The exercise bike features two workouts that are designed to take full advantage of the benefits of heart rate zone train- ing exercise: FAT BURNER and CARDIO. For detailed information about these workouts, see Section 4, titled The Workouts. These workouts become enabled if an optional telemetry kit is purchased and installed. See the

following section, titled Heart Rate Monitoring, for more information.

During one of these workouts, wear the optional telemetry heart rate chest strap to enable the exercise bike’s on-board com- puter to monitor the heart rate. The computer automatically adjusts the resistance level to maintain the target heart rate* based on the actual heart rate. To change the target heart rate during a workout, use the

ARROW keys.

*Target Heart Rate (THR) is a percentage of the theoretical maximum. For example, a 40-year-old user's THR for the CARDIO workout is 144. This workout targets 80 percent of the maximum, so the equation would be (220-40)*.80=144. A 20-year-old user’s THR is 160, so the equation would be (220-20)*.80=160.

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