Tips; Achieving Your Fitness Goals; Keeping An Exercise Diary - Horizon Fitness Andes 2 User Manual

THE IMPORTANCE OF WARM UP & COOL DOWN
WARM UP
The first 2 to 5 minutes of a workout should be devoted to warming up. The warm-up will limber your
muscles and prepare them for more strenuous exercise. Make sure that you warm-up on your product at
a slow pace. The warm up should gradually bring your heart rate into your Target Heart Rate Zone.
COOL DOWN
Never stop exercising suddenly! A cool-down period of 3-5 minutes allows your heart to readjust to the
decreased demand. Make sure that your cool down period consists of a very slow pace to allow your heart
rate to lower. After the cool-down, repeat the stretching exercises listed above to loosen and relax your
muscles.

ACHIEVING YOUR FITNESS GOALS

An important step in developing a long term fitness program is to determine your goals. Is your primary goal
for exercising to lose weight? Improve muscle? Reduce stress? Prepare for the spring racing schedule?
Knowing what your goals are will help you develop a more successful exercise program. Below are some
common exercise goals:
• Weight Loss - lower intensity, longer duration workouts
• Improve Body Shape and Tone - interval workouts, alternate between hi and low intensities
• Increased Energy Level - more frequent daily workouts
• Improved Sports Performance - high intensity workouts
• Improved Cardiovascular Endurance - moderate intensity, longer duration workouts
If possible try to define your personal goals in precise, measurable terms, and then put your goals in writing.
The more specific you can be, the easier it will be to track your progress. If your goals are long term, divide
them up into monthly and weekly segments. Longer term goals can lose some of the immediate motivation
benefits. Short term goals are easier to achieve. Your console provides you with several readouts that can
be used to record your progress. You can track Distance, Calories and Time.

KEEPING AN EXERCISE DIARY

To make your personal exercise log book, photocopy the weekly and monthly log sheets, which are
located on the following pages, or you can print them off of your computer by going to:As your fitness
improves, you can look back and see how far you've come!
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W EEKLY L OG SHEET S
WE E K # WE E KLY G OA L
DAY DAT E DI S TA NC E CA L OR I E S
S UNDAY
M O NDAY
TU ES DAY
WE DNE S DAY
TH URS DAY
FR IDAY
S ATUR DAY
W EE K LY T OTA L S :
WE E K # WE E KLY G OA L
DAY DAT E DI S TA NC E C A L O RI E S
S UNDAY
M O NDAY
TU ES DAY
WE DNE S DAY
TH URS DAY
FR IDAY
S ATUR DAY
W EE K LY T OTA L S :
WE E K # WE EK LY G O A L
DAY DAT E DI S TA N CE C A L O RI E S
S UNDAY
M O NDAY
TU ES DAY
W E DNE SDAY
THUR SDAY
FRI DAY
SAT URDAY
W EE K LY T OTA L S :
T I ME C O M MEN TS
T I ME C O M MEN TS
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