Heart Rate Zone Training ™ Exercise; Why The Heart Rate Zone Training; Why Heart Rate Zone Training Exercise - Life Fitness Lifecycle upright 9500HR Operation Manual

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3.1 Why Heart Rate Zone Training Exercise?

Research shows that exercising within a specific heart rate is the optimal way to monitor
exercise intensity and achieve maximum results. That is the idea behind the Life Fitness
Heart Rate Zone Training approach to exercise.
Zone Training takes the guesswork out of working out by identifying specific ranges, or
zones, in which to maintain a specific heart rate to achieve maximum exercise results
according to personal goals. In short, Zone Training exercise all but eliminates under- and
over-training by targetting a heart rate to individual fitness objectives.
For instance, if the primary goal is to burn fat, exercise at a level between 60% and 75% of
your theoretical maximum heart rate † . To improve your cardiovascular condition, you should
work out at 75% to 85% of your theoretical maximum heart rate.
Life Fitness offers two exclusive programs designed to take full advantage of the benefits
of Heart Rate Zone Training: Fat Burn and Cardio. Vary the focus of the exercise activities
by switching between the Fat Burn and Cardio programs at any time during a workout or
by entering a new target heart rate with the keypad.
Both the Fat Burn and Cardio programs measure the heart rate. As you exercise, grasp
the Lifepulse sensors when prompted (or simply wear an optional telemetry heart rate
chest strap on telemetry equipped models) and your heart rate will be transmitted to the
on-board computer. The resistance level will automatically adjust to maintain the target
heart rate based on your actual heart rate.
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Defined by the American College of Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription" as 220 minus your age.
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