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HOW TO USE A HEART RATE PROGRAM
Heart rate program 1 is designed to keep your heart
rate between 65% and 85% of your age-predicted
maximum heart rate during your workout. (Your maxi-
mum heart rate is estimated by subtracting your age
from 220. For example, if you are 25 years old, your
maximum heart rate is 195 beats per minute.) Heart
rate program 2 is designed to keep your heart rate
near a target heart rate that you select.
Follow the steps below to use a heart rate program.
1
Turn on the console.
See step 1 on page 12.
2
Select one of the heart rate programs.
To select a heart rate pro-
gram, press the Program
button repeatedly until the
number 1 or 2 appears in
the small display.
3
Enter your age or a target heart rate setting.
If program 1 is selected, the word AGE will
appear in the large display and the current age
setting will flash. If you have already entered your
age, press the button with the heart symbol. If you
have not entered your age, press the small + and
– buttons to enter your age, and then press the
button with the heart symbol. Once you have
entered your age, it will be saved in memory until
the batteries are replaced.
If program 2 is selected, the letters PLS (pulse)
will appear in the large display and the current tar-
get heart rate setting will flash. If you do not wish
to change the target heart rate setting, press the
button with the heart symbol. If you wish to
change the target heart rate setting, press the
small + and – buttons. Then, press the button with
the heart symbol. The target heart rate setting can
be from 70 to 170 beats per minute.
4
Hold the handgrip pulse sensor.
It is not necessary to hold the handgrips continu-
ously during a heart rate program; however, you
must hold the handgrips frequently for the pro-
gram to function properly. Each time you hold
the handgrips, keep your hands on the metal
contacts for at least 30 seconds. Note: When
you are not holding the handgrips, the letters PLS
will appear in the large display instead of your
heart rate.
5
Begin pedalling to start the program.
To start the program, simply begin pedalling.
Program 1 consists of 20 one-minute periods.
One resistance level and one target heart rate
setting are programmed for each period. (The
same resistance level and/or target heart rate set-
ting may be programmed for two or more consec-
utive periods.) Program 2 is sixty minutes long
(you may choose to use only part of the program).
The same resistance level and target heart rate
setting are programmed for the entire program.
If program 1 is selected, the resistance of the
pedals will periodically change. (Note: If the resis-
tance level is too high or too low, you can change
it by pressing the + and – buttons below the large
display. However, when the current period is com-
pleted, the resistance of the pedals may automati-
cally change.) If program 2 is selected, the
resistance of the pedals will not change. Note:
You can change the resistance level for the entire
program by pressing the + and – buttons below
the large display if desired.
During programs
1 and 2, the
arrows in the
small display will
help you to keep
your heart rate
near the current
target heart rate.
When you hold the handgrip pulse sensor, the
console will compare your heart rate to the cur-
rent target heart rate. If your heart rate is too far
above or below the target heart rate, the number
of arrows in the small display will change to
prompt you to increase or decrease your pace.
When the number of arrows changes, change
your pace until one segment of the indicator bar
appears at the tip of each arrow.
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Indicator
Bar
Arrows