NordicTrack NTL19806.3 user manual HOW to USE a Heart Rate Program

HOW TO USE A HEART RATE PROGRAM			will appear on the screen beside the words “Max
			Target BPM.” If desired, press the Rate/Wt. in-
			crease and decrease buttons to change the maxi-
			mum target heart rate setting (see EXERCISE IN-
	CAUTION: If you have heart prob-
			TENSITY on page 29). Note: If you change the
			maximum target heart rate setting, the intensity
lems, or if you are over 60 years of age and
			level of the entire program will change.
have been inactive, do not use the heart rate
programs. If you are taking medication regu-			Press the Start button to start the program.
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larly, consult your physician to find whether the
medication will affect your exercise heart rate.			A moment after the button is pressed, the tread-
			mill will automatically adjust to the first speed and
			incline settings of the program. Hold the handrails
Follow the steps below to use a heart rate program.			and begin walking.
	Put on the chest pulse sensor.		Heart rate program 1 is divided into one-minute
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			segments. The same target heart rate setting is
	Note: You must wear the chest pulse sensor to		programmed for all segments (except for the first
	use a heart rate program.		two segments). Heart rate programs 2, 3, and 4
			are divided into 30 one-minute segments. One tar-
	Insert the key into the console.		get heart rate setting is programmed for each seg-
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			ment. Note: The same target heart rate setting
	See HOW TO TURN ON THE POWER on page		may be programmed for two or more consecutive
	15.		segments.
	Select one of the four heart rate programs.		During each segment of the program, the console
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			will compare your heart rate to the target heart
	To select a heart rate program, press the Heart		rate setting for that segment. If your heart rate is
	Rate Control button repeatedly. When a heart rate		too far below or above the target heart rate set-
	program is selected, the name of the program		ting, the speed and/or incline will automatically in-
	(HEART RATE: 1, HEART RATE: 2, HEART		crease or decrease to bring your heart rate closer
	RATE: 3, or HEART RATE: 4) will appear on the		to the target heart rate setting. Each time the
	screen.		speed and/or incline of the treadmill is about to
			change, the speed setting and/or incline setting
	If heart rate program 1 is selected, a track will		will flash on the screen to alert you, regardless of
	appear on the screen.		which display mode is selected.
	If heart rate program 2, 3, or 4 is selected, a		If heart rate program 2, 3, or 4 is selected, a
	profile of the heart rate settings of the program will		series of tones will sound when the first segment
	appear on the screen. The arrow below the profile		of the program ends. The arrow below the pro-
	will indicate your progress during the workout.		gram diagram will then move one position to the
			right. The program will continue in this way until
	Enter a target heart rate setting.		the arrow reaches the right end of the program di-
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			agram. The walking belt will then slow to a stop.
	If heart rate program 1 is selected, the target		If the speed settings and/or incline settings are too
	heart rate setting for the entire program will ap-
	pear on the screen beside the words “Max Target		high or too low, you can change the intensity level
	BPM” (beats per minute). If desired, press the		of the program at any time by pressing the Speed
	Rate/Wt. increase and decrease buttons to		and Incline buttons; however, when the console
	change the target heart rate setting (see EXER-		compares your heart rate to the target heart rate
	CISE INTENSITY on page 29).		for the current segment, the speed and/or incline
			of the treadmill may change to bring your heart
	If heart rate program 2, 3, or 4 is selected, the		rate closer to the target heart rate setting.
	maximum target heart rate setting of the program

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