How To Use: Advanced Workouts Console
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Next the program will increase intensity until the user reaches 75% of their maximum heart
rate, this is the second hill followed by a valley with the target heart rate of 65%. Finally the third hill increases intensity until the user reaches 80% of their max heart rate, 80% is then held for 1 minute followed by the final 65% valley. At the end of the duration of hills and valleys, the workout enters a cool down phase. Note that if the user does not reach a heart rate goal after five minutes, the message center displays a prompt to increase or decrease speed (for treadmills) or resistance (for bikes and cross trainers), depending on whether the workout is in a hill or valley phase. The program does not proceed to a new heart rate goal until the user reaches the current goal.
Goal: The design intent of the Heart Rate Hill workout was to develop a program that adapts to the user’s fitness level. As a user becomes more fit, they encounter additional hills and valleys in the same workout duration. This is because the heart rate is recovering more quickly during valleys.
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