HRC Types and a Workout Quick-Guide

five : Heart Rate Control Workouts

1 - Put on a Polar or compatible transmitter chest strap as described on page 25.

2 - Pick the HRC workout.

3 - Enter your workout parameters. This includes target heart rate, maximum treadbelt speed, workout time or distance, and maximum incline.

4 - Press .

5 - Warm up. At the beginning of an HRC workout, the treadmill is in full Manual control mode. Gradually increase your work level to slowly raise your heart rate to within 10 beats per minute (bpm) of your target heart rate.

6 - Heart rate control stage. Now the treadmill takes control of speed and incline, keeping your heart rate within a few bpm of your target.

7 - Cool-down. At the end of your workout time or distance, the treadmill reduces workload by half and goes back into Manual control mode, where you directly control your cool-down.

The Easy Steps to a Heart Rate Control Workout

Heart Rate Control Workouts

During workout setup, if you keep pressing , you will continue to scroll through the workout setup

parameters. You can press at any time to accept the current parameters and begin your workout.

Pressing any key other than or will exit HRC mode.

Adjust your target heart rate at any time during your

workout by pressing , using the keys as

needed, and pressing again. If you are lowering your target, you are limited to a 5 bpm change.

During

Workout

Setup

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