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BENEFITS OF EXERCISE MEDICAL / SAFETY NOTICE CARE AND MAINTENANCE Regular exercise improves both the quality and Failure to read and follow the safety instructions Your Rower is made of the highest quality materials. quantity of life. below and in the Owner’s Manual may result in It is so important that you take care of your Rower serious injury or even death.
FEATURES OF THE AIR DESIGNS NOTE : MAGNETIC ROWER The return spring on this Air Magnetic Rower has been designed with the lightest possible force. There is more than sufficient spring tension to recoil the polyester strap regardless of The Air Magnetic Rower allows you all the advantages of a full sized the return speed of the handle to the start position.
TRAINING TIPS TRAINING GUIDELINES Rowing machines have been around for many EXERCISE What to wear years and were one of the earliest exercise Exercise is one of the most important factors in the Wear clothing that will not restrict your movement in machines.
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Aerobic Fitness Heart Rate Specificity The largest amount of oxygen that you can use per As you exercise, so the rate at which your heart beat Different forms of exercise produce different results. minute during exercise is called your maximum also increases.
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Pulse Count Endurance Circuit Training The pulse count (on your wrist or carotid artery in the Cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength, flexibil- neck, taken with two index fingers) is done for ten ity and coordination are all necessary for maximum seconds, taken a few seconds after you stop exercis- fitness.
SETTING UP YOUR ROWER Unfolding Folding Transportation Warning : To avoid serious injury, keep 1. Hold the PIVOT HANDLE with right hand and Your Rower has transportation wheels located at fingers/hands/feet away from the fold- raise up the ALUMINUM BEAM. the middle.
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SETTING UP YOUR ROWER Getting on Safely Heel Rest Adjustment Foot Strap Adjustment Getting on safely is a simple procedure. Just be Slide your feet underneath the FOOT STRAP . The correct position for the FOOT STRAP is careful that the SEAT is directly underneath you across the top of the foot just below the toes.
SETTING UP YOUR ROWER Foot Strap Release Handle Bar Holder Computer Angle Adjustment Pull and releasing the FOOT STRAP. When you have finished your workout remember The COMPUTER is designed to rotate and to store the HANDLE BAR into the HANDLE giving you angle adjustment.
CORRECT ROWING GUIDE Over Reaching Rowing with Arms Bent Bent Wrists INCORRECT INCORRECT INCORRECT The body stretches too far forward. The shins The user starts the stroke by pulling with the The user bends their wrists at any time through may be past vertical.
CORRECT ROWING GUIDE Flying Elbows Locking the Knees Pulling the Body to the Handle INCORRECT INCORRECT INCORRECT At the end of the stroke the user locks the knees At the finish, the user, instead of pulling the The users elbows are sticking out from the body handle to the body, pulls themselves forward to at the finish and the handle is at chest level.
STRETCHING 3.Back Stretch 6.Buttocks,Hips, Stretching should be included in both your warm Abdominal Stretch up and cool down, and should be performed after With arms extended and 3-5 minutes of low intensity aerobic activity or hips directly over feet, While keeping both shoul- calisthenic type exercise.
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6. Some household security systems and specialized types of alarms and monitoring such as a system that would detect high water, etc… 7. Another Individual wearing a transmitter within 3’ of your machine’s console. If you continue to experience problems contact your dealer or Bodycraft at info@bodycraft or 1-800-990-5556.
VR400 ROWER ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Introduction Table of Contents This product has been designed and manufactured to meet the needs and I nt roduc t ion page 15 requirements of domestic use. Table of Cont ent s page 15 Please carefully read the instructions prior to assembly and first use. Be sure to keep Chec k Lis t page 15 the instructions for reference and/or maintenance.
VR400 ROWER ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS STEP 1 STEP 4 STEP 6 Clear a 6 X 9 foot working space before unpacking your a) Remove the partly assembled rower from the carton lid a) Attach the WHEEL BRACKET ASSEMBLY to the MAIN VR400 Rower.
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VR400 ROWER ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS STEP 7 STEP 9 a) Remove 4 x BOLT [319] from SEAT [119] with the tool a) Assemble the FOOT PEDAL [013] and the ALUMINUM provided. BEAM [001] with 4 X BOLT [367] .Tighten 4 x BOLT [367] and b) Assemble the SEAT [119] and the SEAT CARRIAGE [009] 6 x BOLT [319] you left loose from STEP 5 at this time.
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VR400 ROWER PARTS LIST PART DESCRIPTION Q'TY PART DESCRIPTION Q'TY PART DESCRIPTION Q'TY BOLT ALUMINUM BEAM 120A STRAP COVER PLUG BOLT MAIN FRAME FOAM GRIP 370A BOLT PIVOT BRACKET 123A PIVOT LOCK BAR HANDLE COVER 370B BOLT 003A PIVOT HANDLE CARRIAGE STOPPER 378A BOLT...
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90-100 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59 AVERAGE FIT SUPER FIT EXTREMELY FIT VERY FIT GOOD FIT 40-49 30-39 20-29 10-19 VERY UNFIT EXTREMELY UNFIT FAIR FIT POOR FIT UNFIT...
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