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OWNER'S MANUAL • C35
1) An appliance should never be
left unattended when plugged
in. Unplug from outlet when
not in use, and before carrying
out any maintenance or repair
procedures.
2) Do not operate under
blanket or other combustive
material. Excessive heating can
occur and cause fire, electric
shock, or injury to persons.
IMPORTANT! Behind the console
of the C35 there is a battery
case. The C35 can be used with batteries or with electric
current. If the device is used solely with batteries, please
note that the servo brake exhausts the batteries rather
quickly. Hence, we recommend the use of electricity
as the main power source. NOTE! The clock in the
console uses always batteries, even when the device is
not connected to any power source. Otherwise the clock
would reset to zero.
EXERCISING
ADJUSTING THE FOOTREST SUPPORTS
(EUROPEAN MODEL)
Turn the locking knob counterclockwise and pull the
locking knob out so that the adjusting tube can be
moved freely up and down. When the height is right, let
go of the knob. The tube locks into place. Tighten the
locking knob clockwise.
NOTE! Always make sure that the locking knob is
fastened properly before starting to exercise. Adjust the
footrest support height so that the elliptic movement
does not strain your ankles.
EXERCISE LEVEL
Working out using an exercise cycle is excellent aerobic
exercise, the principle being that the exercise should be
suitably light, but of long duration. Aerobic exercise
is based on improving the body’s maximum oxygen
uptake, which in turn improves endurance and fitness.
The ability of the body to burn fat as a fuel is directly
dependent on its oxygen uptake capacity.
Aerobic exercise should above all be pleasant. You
should perspire, but you should not get out of breath
during the workout. You must, for example, be able to
speak and not just pant while pedalling. You should
exercise at least three times a week, 30 minutes at a
time, to reach a basic fitness level. Maintaining this level
requires a few exercise sessions each week. Once the
basic condition has been reached, it is easily improved,
simply by increasing the number of exercise sessions.
Exercise is always rewarding for weight loss, because it is
the only way of increasing the energy spent by the body.
This is why it is always worthwhile to combine regular
exercise with a healthy diet. A dieter should exercise
daily - at first 30 minutes or less at a time, gradually
increasing the daily workout time to one hour.
You should start slowly at a low pedalling speed and low
resistance, because for an overweight person strenuous
exercise may subject the heart and circulatory system
to excessive strain. As fitness improves, resistance and
pedalling speed can be increased gradually. Exercise
efficiency can be measured by monitoring the pulse.
The pulse meter helps you monitor your pulse easily
during exercise, and thus to ensure that the exercise is
sufficiently effective but not over-strenuous.
HEART RATE
No matter what your goal, you’ll get the best results by
training at the right level of effort, and the best measure
is your own heart rate.
PULSE MEASUREMENT WITH HAND GRIP
PULSE
Pulse measurement is based on the monitoring of
peripheral circulation. The handgrip sensors in the
handlebars take a pulse measurement when the
user is touching both sensors simultaneously. Pulse
measurement requires that the skin is constantly
touching the sensors and that the skin is slightly moist.
TELEMETRIC HEART RATE MEASUREMENT
The console has a heart rate receiver compatible with
equipment, so you can also use uncoded heart rate belts
for heart rate measurement. The most reliable heart rate
measurement is achieved with a telemetric device, in
which the electrodes of the transmitter fastened to the
chest transmit the pulses rom the heart to the console by
means of an electromagnetic field.
NOTE! If you are fitted with a pacemaker, please consult
a physician before using a wireless heart rate monitor.
If you want to measure your heart rate this way
during your workout, moisten the grooved electrodes
on the transmitter belt with saliva or water. Fasten
the transmitter just below the chest with the elastic
belt, firmly enough so that the electrodes remain in
contact with the skin while exercising, but not so tight
that normal breathing is prevented. If you wear the
transmitter and belt over a light shirt, moisten the shirt
slightly at the points where the electrodes touch the
shirt. The transmitter automatically transmits the heart
rate reading to the console up to a distance of about 1
m.
If the electrode surfaces are not moist, the heart-rate
reading will not appear on the display. If the electrodes
are dry, they must be moistened again. Allow the
electrodes warm up properly to ensure accurate heart
rate measurement. If there are several telemetric
heart rate measurement devices next to each other,
the distance between them should be at least 1.5 m.
Similarly, if there is only one receiver and several
transmitters in use, only one person with a transmitter
should be within transmission range. The transmitter is
switched to an active state only when it is being used for
measurement. Sweat and other moisture can, however,
keep the transmitter in an active state and waste battery
energy. Therefore it is important to dry the electrodes
carefully after use.
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