METs = (scaler1 * segment) * (scaler2 * level) + 2
METs are then converted to T-Mets.
Scaler1 and scaler2 are math- ematical formulas which subtly change the scale and magnitude of both the seg- ment and level variables.
The constant “2” is simply the minimum METs level control- lable by the bike.
CS8.0 BIKES OWNER’S GUIDE
Each workout segment can have a value between 1 and
8. The overall workout can be adjusted to 16 possible levels. The workload level of a work- out segment is calculated by the formula.
WORKOUT CHOICES
CHAPTER SIX: PRE-SET WORKOUTS
Just like manual control, the hill and interval workouts compensate for different body
weights.
The two hill workouts are:
• Rolling Hills, a series of gently changing workloads.
• One Big Hill, with the
workload gradually increasing to a maximum at the halfway point, then decreasing gradually to the end.
The two interval workouts are:
• Easy intervals, with a moderate change between work and rest intervals.
• Sport intervals, with a large change between work and rest intervals.
HILL AND INTERVAL WORKOUTS
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