Heart Rate Program Tips
Read through the following tips before selecting a program. These tips provide general information regarding how the programs function. For more information and exercise suggestions, refer to the Precor web site at www.precor.com.
•To use the heart rate programs, you must enter your age and wear a chest strap or grasp the
•Each program provides a
•When your target heart rate or heart rate zone is achieved or the
•To change to a different program, select a PROGRAMS key and press OK.
•Cool down periods are incorporated into each program.
Table 3. Heart Rate Programs
Program | Description |
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Basic HR | Start with the Basic HR Program if this is the first |
| time you have used a heart rate program or you are |
| returning to an exercise fitness routine. The Basic HR |
| Program adjusts the incline to maintain your heart |
| rate within two beats per minute of the target heart |
| rate while you exercise. If your physician recommends |
| a different target heart rate than the one that appears |
| on the display, you can adjust your target heart rate |
| by using the navigational arrow keys once you |
| complete the |
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|
Weight | Improve |
Loss HR | every time you exercise. This program helps you |
| achieve weight loss and increase your aerobic |
| capacity. The program maintains your heart rate |
| between the weight loss and cardiovascular zones: |
| 55% - 75% of your maximum aerobic heart rate. |
| Refer to Heart Rate Features. |
| During the program, you cannot adjust your target |
| heart rate. The program monitors your heart rate and |
| automatically adjusts the incline or speed throughout |
| five stages: |
| weight loss, and cool down. Forty percent of the |
| workout time is spent in each weight loss zone while |
| the other 20 percent is maintained in the |
| cardiovascular zone. |
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