The five programs of operation
1.Aerobic power measurement
(physical fitness test)
•Over a period of 10 minutes, you will encounter three different levels of pedal resistance. Your pulse will change in response to the different levels of resistance, and this change in pulse will be used to calculate your overall fitness level, also ex-
pressed is MOU (VO2max). MOU stands for maximum oxgen uptake. The higher your overall fitness level, the greater your endurance.
•Your MOU value is compared with the MOU values of other people who are the same age and sex as you. You are given a physical strength number from 1 to 5 de- pending on how you rank.
•These results should give you a good idea of your own fitness level and help you to determine what sort of training program will be the most effective for you. For information on how to choose a training pro- gram, refer to "Your strength level and training index" on page 20~23 in the Operation section on this booklet.
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2.Automatic training
(training at a constant pulse rate)
•You set the pulse rate at which you want to exercise and the Model EC- 1200 automatically adjusts pedal re- sistance to maintain that pulse rate. This is an ideal basic form of aerobic training.
•As you repeat the exercise at a cer- tain pulse rate and make progress in your fitness level, you will be able to create a greater work intensity un- der the same pulse rate. Further, you will be able to try exercising at a higher target pulse rate.
PULSE RATE
3.Isopower training
(training at a constant energy expenditure)
•The figure for energy expenditure that is shown on the screen of the Model EC-1200 is calculated from pedal resistance (kg·m) and cadence (rpm).
•In isopower training, you set the de- sired energy expenditure in watts. The Model EC-1200 takes into ac- count your cadence (rpm) and ad- justs pedal resistance (kg·m) auto- matically so that energy expendi- ture in watts remains constant.
•This type of training is also called constant load, and is often used in cardio-vascular rehabilitation.
Control range:
cadence: 40~100 rpm
wattage: 25~200 watts
NOTE: If you set your target wattage as under 50 watts, con- trol limit of cadence (rpm) be- comes under 100 rpm.
WORK RATE
4.Manual training
(training at a constant pedal resistance)
•You choose the pedal resistance (torque:kg·m), and it stays constant. This is the most traditional way in which stationary bicycles have been used.
Torque setting range:
0.5~4.0 kg·m
Minimum graduation: 0.1 kg·m
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5.Hill profile training
(training by cycling up mountains)
•Pedal resistance changes over time to simulate the effect of cycling in the mountains. All changes in pedal resistance are shown on the screen.
•There are three types of mountain profile as follows:
(France, Spain)
•The mountain profiles from 1 to 3 are arranged in order of ascending difficulty. Do not strain yourself, but rather enjoy the form of each mountain.
•The initial setting of the exercise time is 16 minutes. You can either increase or decrease the training time, in which case the over all hill pattern will not be changed, but shortened or stretched horizontally in proportion with the designated time.
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