PS50 Recumbent Bike Owner’s Guide 18
How These Modes Work
Chapter Three: Pre-Set Workouts
Fivedifferentpre-setworkoutsarediscussedbelow(HRC
CruiseControliscoveredinChapter4):
• Manual: this mode changes workload in 10-watt
increments. The workload stays the same at any pedal
cadence(calledconstantpowercontrol)unlessyoudrop
below55rpm.Below55rpm,workloadisreducedalong
with pedal cadence, to prevent the sensation of the pedals
“locking up.”
•Random: creates a different program profile each time
you press the key.
•CardioChallenge: with the workload gradually rising
until you reach the middle of your workout time, then
gradually decreasing to the end.
• FatBurn: with a warm-up stage increasing to a
steady-state workload for the majority of the workout,
then a cool-down at the end.
• Hills: four work intervals separated by four
rest intervals.
Sixteen different levels are available to change the difficulty of a
pre-set workout. The workload intensities expand and contract
depending on the level.