Contact Heart Rate - True Fitness PS1100 Owner's Manual

The contact heart rate (CHR) system lets you monitor your
heart rate without wearing a strap.
Gently grasp the contact heart rate pads.
During this time, the system is analyzing and locking in your
heart rate. Within about 15 seconds, your digital heart rate in
beats-per-minute (bpm) should be displayed.
Important: The CHR System should only be used at speeds
of
4 mph or lower. Above this speed the CHR accuracy is
unavoidably unreliable due to large muscle movements.
1. Exercise with smooth body
motions.
2. Breathe smoothly and
regularly, and avoid talking.
(Talking will cause
unrepresentative heart rate
spikes of 5 to 10 bpm.)
3. Grip the pads lightly, not
tightly.
4. Make sure your hands are
clean and free of both dirt
and hand lotions.
When using a Heart Rate Control workout, it is best to use
chest strap monitoring. These workouts work best with
the extra accuracy gained from a chest-contact heart rate
monitoring system.

Contact Heart Rate

chapter One: Basic Operation
A Note on CHR Accuracy
CHR monitoring may be a bit less
accurate than a chest strap, since
the heart rate signals are much
stronger at the chest.
About 5% of the population
cannot be picked up by any CHR
system. This is because their heart
is positioned in a more up-and-
down manner in their chest, as
opposed to leaning over to one
side.
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