3 HEART 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 the Life Fitness heart rate zone training approach to exercise.
Zone training identifies an exerciser's ideal heart rate range, or zone, for burning fat or increas- ing cardiovascular fitness. The values within the zone depend on the workout.
NOTE: Consulting a fitness trainer is recommended for defining specific fitness goals and design- ing a workout program.
The Total Body Trainer features exclusive workouts
designed to take full advantage of the benefits of heart rate zone training exercise: FAT BURN, CARDIO, HEART RATE
HILL, HEART RATE INTERVAL, and EXTREME HEART RATE. The Time in Zone Goal option, another feature of heart rate zone training, enhances these workouts by setting a cer-
tain duration within the target zone as a workout goal. For detailed information about the workouts, as well as the Time In
Zone Goal option, see Section 4, titled The Workouts.
During one of these workouts, grasp the Lifepulse system sensors continuously, or wear the Polar® heart rate chest strap to enable the
*Target Heart Rate (THR) is a percentage of the theoretical maximum. For example, a
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