While exercising, you can vary your strides per minute and change the preset ramp incline and resistance settings using the CROSSRAMP or RESISTANCE arrow keys. The settings are repeated throughout the remainder of the program. When you complete the program the CrossRamp and resistance settings return to their standard defaults. No settings, established during your exercise session, are saved.
Aerobic Endurance Program
VARIETY
The Aerobic Endurance Program can be accessed by pressing the VARIETY key. The 30 to 60 minute program has been designed by Dr. Emily Cooper of Seattle Performance Medicine (www.spmedicine.com) to enhance muscular and aerobic endurance. It has a warmup period followed by gradually increasing CrossRamp inclines and resistance.
During the warmup period, the display prompts you to maintain a specific stride rate which increases muscle flexibility and raises your heart rate. When the program begins, maintain the recommended stride rate of 140 strides per minute to improve cardiopulmonary conditioning and muscular endurance. The ramp incline varies throughout the program every three minutes. When you complete the program, a
The CrossRamp and resistance are preset based on your body weight and the recommended strides per minute, but you have the option to adjust either one during the program using the arrow keys. If you make adjustments, you may change the effectiveness of the program.
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