Target Heart Rate - Spirit Z9 Owner's Manual

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Target Heart Rate

The old motto, "no pain, no gain", is a myth that has been overpowered by the
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benefits of exercising comfortably. A great deal of this success has been promoted by
the use of heart rate monitors. With the proper use of a heart rate monitor, many people
find that their choice of exercise intensity is either too high or too low and exercise is
much more enjoyable by maintaining their heart rate in the desired benefit range.
To determine the benefit range in which you wish to train, you must first determine
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your Maximum Heart Rate.
This can be accomplished
by using the following
formula: 220 - User's Age =
Maximum Heart Rate. If you
enter your age during
programming of the console
the console will perform this
calculation automatically.
This is used for the HR
control programs and also
for the Heart rate bar graph
(Z500/Z700 only) After
calculating your Maximum
Heart Rate, you can decide
upon which goal you would
like to pursue. The two most
popular reasons for, or
goals of exercise, are
cardiovascular fitness
(training for the heart and
lungs) and weight control. The black columns on the chart above represent the
Maximum Heart Rate for a person whose age is listed at the bottom of each column.
The training heart rate, for either cardiovascular fitness or weight loss, is represented by
two different lines that cut diagonally through the chart. A definition of the lines' goal is in
the bottom left-hand corner of the chart. If your goal is cardiovascular fitness or if it is
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