HOW TO USE HEART RATE PROGRAMS
Each heart rate program helps you to keep your heart rate near a certain percentage of your maximum heart rate during your workout. Note: Your maximum heart rate is estimated by subtracting your age from 220. For example, if you are 30 years old, your maximum heart rate is 190 (220 – 30 = 190).
Heart rate programs 1 and 3 are designed to keep your heart rate between 50% and 85% of your maxi- mum heart rate while you exercise; heart rate pro- gram 2 is designed to keep your heart rate between 50% and 80% of your maximum heart rate; heart rate program 4 is designed to keep your heart rate near a target heart rate that you choose.
Follow the steps below to use a heart rate program.
1 Begin pedaling to activate the console.
See step 1 on page 14.
2 Select one of the four heart rate programs.
When the power is
turned on, the
manual mode will be selected. To select a heart rate program, press
the Program
Select button repeatedly until an “Hr 1,” “Hr 2,” “Hr 3,” or “Hr 4” appears in the lower display.
3 Enter your age.
After a heart rate
program is select-
ed, the word “AGE” and the current age set- ting will flash in
the lower display.
You must enter your age to use a heart rate pro- gram. If you have already entered your age, press the Enter (Program Start) button and go to step 4. If you have not entered your age, press the + or – (Resistance) button repeatedly to enter your age, and then press the Enter button. Note: Once you have entered your age, it will be saved in memory.
4 Enter a target heart rate.
If heart rate program 1, 2, or 3 is selected, you do not need to enter a target heart rate. Go to step 5.
If heart rate pro-
gram 4 is select- ed, the letters “PLS” and a target heart rate will flash in the lower dis-
play. Press the +
or – (Resistance) button repeatedly to change the target heart rate, if desired.
Hold the handgrip pulse sensor or wear the
5 chest pulse sensor.
To use a heart rate program, you must hold the handgrip pulse sensor or wear the chest pulse sensor. If you use the handgrip pulse sensor, it is not necessary to hold the handgrips continuously during the program. However, you should hold the handgrips frequently for the program to operate properly. Each time you hold the handgrips, keep your hands on the metal contacts for at least 30 seconds. Note: When you are not hold- ing the handgrips, the letters “PLS” will appear in the lower display instead of your heart rate.
Press the Program Start button or begin
6 pedaling to start the program.
Heart rate programs 1, 2, and 3 are divided into several
If heart rate program 1, 2, or 3 is selected, the resistance of the pedals will periodically change to keep your heart rate near the target heart rate. Note: If the resistance is too high or too low, you can adjust the resistance by pressing the Resistance buttons. However, when the current segment is completed, the resistance may auto- matically change. If heart rate program 4 is selected, the resistance will not change unless the target heart rate is changed. Pressing the + and – buttons will change the target heart rate.
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