CARDIOSTRONG CST-TR20-3 Assembly And Operating Instructions Manual page 24

P-09: Pyramid increase
(30-minute default)
Gradually increasing intensity is ideal to improve cardiovascular fitness and to maximize the muscle
cell growth of the stressed muscles. The calorie consumption is maximized during peak intensity.
Your body can train longer and profit from the high intensities with gradual slowing down.
P-10: Plateau increase
(40-minute default)
This offers all of the benefits of other consistent workouts, however, it motivates you to maintain
a higher intensity. You can improve your health and fitness and bring yourself to a higher intensity
over a longer period of time.
P-11: Ladder
(30-minute default)
Some of the best benefits are the direct, positive effects on the heart and the cardiovascular system. It
is specifically developed to supply your heart and cardiovascular system with a series of increasingly
difficult training intensities, which improves your aerobic endurance and also stimulates anaerobic
endurance. Remember that it may be challenging for a few minutes, however, any success must be
carefully built up in order to offer recovery intervals as well - so that you can motivate yourself to
improve your cardiovascular fitness.
P-12: Uphill interval
(20-minute default)
This training is unique, because the body enjoys the benefits of interval training & additionally those
of the gradual increase in intensity. Start at a level that is comfortable for you and gradually increase
the intensity during every max. interval & bring yourself to a higher intensity every time. During
higher intensity intervals, you burn the maximum amount of calories and simultaneously work on
improving your anaerobic fitness.
P-13: Constant speed
(40-minute default)
Improve your fitness and stimulate your body to burn more fat. It is ideal support to improve your
endurance. Most exercises of this type focus on maintaining load during the entire training. Your
goal is to train with a low, moderate to high, moderate intensity throughout the entire workout.
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