ProForm 1550cwi User Manual page 15

HOW TO USE A HEART RATE PROGRAM
Heart rate program 6 is designed to keep your heart
rate between 65% and 85% of your maximum heart
rate during your workout. (Your maximum 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 7 is
designed to keep your heart rate near a target heart
rate that you choose.
Follow the steps below to use a heart rate program.
Turn on the console.
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See step 1 on page 13.
Select one of the two heart rate programs.
2
Each time the
console is
turned on, the
manual mode
will be selected.
To select a
heart rate pro-
gram, press the
Program button repeatedly until the number 6 or 7
appears in the upper right corner of the display.
The profiles numbered 6 and 7 on the right side
of the console show the resistance settings for
the heart rate programs.
Enter your age or a target heart rate.
3
If you selected program 6, the word AGE and
the current age setting will flash in the display
(see the drawing above). Press the + or – button
repeatedly to enter your age. Once you have
entered your age, your age will be saved in mem-
ory until the batteries are replaced.
If you selected
program 7, the
letters PLS and
a target heart
rate setting of
70 beats per
minute will flash
in the display.
Press the + or – button repeatedly to change the
target heart rate setting, if desired. The target
heart rate setting can be from 70 to 170 beats per
minute.
Put on the chest pulse sensor or hold the
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handgrip pulse sensor .
Refer to step 5 on page 13.
If you use the handgrip pulse sensor, it is not nec-
essary to hold the handgrips continuously during
the program. However, you should hold the hand-
grips frequently for the program to operate prop-
erly. 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 dis-
play instead of your heart rate.
Start the program.
5
To start the program, simply begin pedalling.
Program 6 consists of twenty, one-minute peri-
ods. One resistance setting and one heart rate
setting are programmed for each period. (The
same resistance setting and/or heart rate setting
may be programmed for consecutive periods.)
Program 7 is sixty minutes long (you may choose
to use only part of the program). The same resis-
tance setting and target heart rate setting are pro-
grammed for the entire program.
If program 6 is selected, the resistance of the
exercise cycle will automatically change as shown
by profile 6 on the console. (Note: If the current
resistance level is too high or too low, you can
adjust the resistance level by pressing the + or –
button. However, when the current period of the
program is completed, the resistance level will
automatically change if a different resistance set-
ting is programmed for the next period.) If pro-
gram 7 is selected, the resistance setting will not
change unless the target heart rate setting is
changed. Pressing the + and – buttons will
change the target heart rate setting.
As you pedal, the
pace indicators
will help you to
keep your heart
rate near the cur-
rent target heart
rate. The left
indicator will
show your actual pedalling pace. The right indica-
tor will show a target pace. When you hold the
handgrip pulse sensor or wear the chest pulse
sensor, the console will compare your heart rate
to the current target heart rate. If necessary, the
right indicator will then change in height to prompt
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