2)HEART RATE INTERVALTM

This program also combines the standard HILL workout profile with the concept of Heart Rate Zone Training. The default target heart rate* is calculated as 80 percent of the theoretical maxi- mum(HRmax), but the user can adjust the target rate during the workout setup. The workout alternates between a hill, which brings the heart rate up to the target rate of 80 percent of HRmax, and a valley, which brings the heart rate down to 65 percent of HRmax. After a standard three-minute warm-up, the workout progresses toward the first hill and heart rate goal. Once the goal is reached, the hill continues for three minutes. Then the level decreases into a valley. Once the 65 percent of HRmax goal is reached, the valley continues for three minutes, after which the next hill begins. The user's fitness level determines the number of hills and valleys encountered within the duration. At the end of the duration, the workout goes into a Cooldown Phase. If the heart rate goes above the the- oretical maximumfor more than 45 seconds, the cross-trainer automatically goes into pause mode. The program does not proceed to a new heart rate goal until the user reaches the current goal. The user must wear a heart rate chest strap or grip the Lifepulse sensors throughout the work- out.

Hill

80% HRmax

Hill

80% HRmax

Valley

Hill

80% HRmax

Valley

Valley

Warm-up

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65% HRmax

65% HRmax

HEART RATE INTERVAL Workout Profile

144 BPM

 

144 BPM

144 BPM

117 BPM

117 BPM

117 BPM

117 BPM

User Example: 80 percent of theoretical maximum (HRmax) (40 year old / 144 recommended BPM)

Defined by the American College of Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription" as equal to 220 minus an individual’s age.

*Target Heart Rate (THR) is a percentage of the theoretical maximum (HRmax). A 40-year-old user's recommended THR for the HEART RATE INTERVAL workout is 144, or 80 percent of the maximum; so the equation would be (220-40)*.80 = 144.

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Life Fitness M051-00K62-B095 operation manual 80% HRmax