Healthrider Crosstrainer 2000s Elliptical User Manual page 17

HOW TO USE HEART RATE PROGRAMS
Heart rate program 1 is designed to keep your heart
rate between 50% and 85% of your estimated maxi-
mum heart rate while you exercise. Note: Your maxi-
mum heart rate is estimated by subtracting your age
from 220. For example, if you are 30 years old, your
estimated maximum heart rate is 190 (220 – 30 =
190).
Heart rate program 2 will keep your heart rate near a
target heart rate that you select.
Follow the steps below to use a heart rate program.
Begin pedalling to activate the console.
1
See step 1 on page 13.
Select one of the heart rate programs.
2
When the power is turned on, the manual mode
will be selected. To select a heart rate program,
press the Program Select button repeatedly until
the words "HEARTRATE 1" or "HEARTRATE
SELF SELECT" appear in the main display.
Three seconds after a program is selected, the
name of the selected program and the total pro-
gram time will scroll across the main display.
The current age setting will then begin to flash in
the main display.
During heart rate pro-
grams, the matrix will
show a graphic that
represents your heart
rate. Each time a
heartbeat is detected,
an additional peak
will appear.
Enter your age or a target heart rate.
3
If you selected Heart rate program 1, you must
enter your age. If you have already entered your
age, press the Enter button and go to step 4. If
you have not entered your age, press the + or -
button repeatedly to enter your age, and then
press the Enter button. Once you have entered
your age, it will be saved in memory.
If you selected the Self Select program, you
must enter a target heart rate. (See the heart
rate chart on page 27 for heart rate guidelines.)
To enter a target heart rate, press the + or – but-
ton repeatedly, and then press the Enter button.
Wear the chest pulse sensor or hold the
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handgrip pulse sensor.
To use the chest pulse sensor, see page 9.
To use the handgrip pulse sensor, it is not neces-
sary to hold the handgrips continuously during
the program. However, you should hold the
handgrips frequently for the program to operate
properly. Each time you hold the handgrips,
keep your hands on the metal contacts for at
least 30 seconds. Note: When you are not hold-
ing the handgrips, the letters "PLS" will appear in
the right side of the display instead of your heart
rate.
Begin pedalling to start the program.
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Each heart rate program consists of 20 one-
minute segments. One target heart rate is pro-
grammed for each segment. Note: The same tar-
get heart rate may be programmed for two or
more consecutive segments. If the Self Select
program is selected, the same target heart rate is
programmed for all segments.
At the end of each segment, a series of tones will
sound. As you pedal, the console will regularly
compare your heart rate to the target heart rate. If
your heart rate is too far below or above the target
heart rate, the resistance of the pedals will auto-
matically increase or decrease to bring your heart
rate closer to the target heart rate.
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