True Fitness 500 SERIES, 550 SERIES, 450 SERIES manual Cardiointeractive & Heart Rate Control

Cardiointeractive & Heart Rate Control 2-10

INTRODUCTION

You are now the owner of the most sophisticated Heart Rate Control treadmill available. The TRUE HRC is unique and patented. It accommodates users from rehabilitation to world class athletes, and all those in between. The TRUE HRC treadmill allows you to do a completely hands free heart rate controlled workout using speed, grade or both.

By training at a specific target heart rate, you can exercise at a more efficient cardiovascular level.

The TRUE HRC system is unique because you must enter the key parameters of your workout; target heart rate, maximum speed, maximum grade, and time, prior to beginning your HRC workout. As you approach your target heart rate, the treadmill’s computer takes over and changes the speed and/or grade automatically to keep you near your target heart rate. This gives you a completely “hands free” workout.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Before selecting a target heart rate control workout, it is important to use the treadmill for several workouts in the manual mode while monitoring your heart rate.

You can monitor your heart rate during workouts by wearing the heart rate transmitter included with your treadmill.

After you have spent some time learning how your heart responds to different levels of speed and grade, you will have a better understanding of how to select the maximum speed and maximum grade required to reach your target heart rate.

CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN TO DETERMINE YOUR TARGET HEART RATE.

WORKOUT GUIDELINES

1.Target Heart Rate Training (Heart Rate Workouts 1-5):

Preset your target heart rate, maximum speed, maximum grade, and time of workout. These are time-based workouts. The distance traveled will vary depending on speed.

2.2 Mile, 4 Mile, 5K, and 10K Target Heart Rate Training (Model 500CI/550 only)

For these workouts you preset target heart rate, maximum speed, and maximum grade. These are distance-based workouts. The duration of the workout will depend on your speed.

3.Interval Heart Rate Training (Model 500CI/550 Only) Interval heart rate training takes your workout to an even higher level. Interval training allows you to program periods of rest between periods of work. For each workout, you enter target heart rate, maximum speed, maximum grade, duration of workout, and duration of work and rest intervals. These are time-based workouts. The distance traveled will depend on your speed.

4.Cruise Control (see 2-16)

Manual workout with heart rate transmitter. When you reach desired heart rate, press cruise control key and it’s hands-free.

5.Manual Workout:

This is a completely user controlled workout. You control the speed and the grade throughout your work out. Your heart rate may be monitored during this workout, but it is not heart rate controlled.

6.Programs:

There are 4 preprogrammed workouts:

•Hill Interval workout

•Weight Loss workout

•Cardiovascular workout

•Speed Interval workout

Each workout has 9 levels of intensity. The treadmill controls both the speed and grade. These are not heart rate controlled, but will monitor heart rate.

User determines duration of programs are 15:00 to 99:00 minutes.

7.User Program:

A total of 50 changes can be made to speed and/or grade in a user program. One change per 30 second time block, IE: (0-:30, :30-1:00, 1:00- 1:30) can be made.

8.Method Used To Increase Heart Rate:

To raise your heart rate in the HRC mode, speed will always increase until maximum speed is attained, followed by grade (if grade is used in the workout).

9.Method Used To Decrease Heart Rate:

To lower heart rate in the HRC mode, grade will always decrease until zero grade is reached, followed by speed (if grade is used in the workout).

10.Speed Change:

Each change in speed is in .1 M.P.H. increments.

11.Grade Change:

Each change in grade is in .5% grade increments.

NOTE: The heart rate control workouts are files which store workout parameters once you have completed an HRC program. You do not need to enter all parameters each time you use the same workout. Just insert the safety key, select which file or workout you want, and press start.