Heart Rate Zone Training; Why Heart Rate Zone Training - Life Fitness 9500 Operation Manual

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3.1 Why Heart Rate Zone Training?

Research shows that exercising within a specific heart rate is the optimal way to monitor
your exercise intensity and achieve maximum results. That is the idea behind the Life
Fitness Heart Rate Zone Training approach to exercise.
Zone Training takes the guesswork out of working out by identifying specific ranges, or
zones, in which you should maintain your heart rate to achieve maximum exercise results
according to your goals. In short, Zone Training all but eliminates under-training and over-
training by allowing you to target your heart rate to individual fitness objectives.
For instance, if the primary goal is to burn fat, you should exercise at a level between 60% and
75% of your theoretical maximum heart rate
condition, you should work out at 75% to 85% of your theoretical maximum heart rate.
The Life Fitness Cross-Trainer offers two, exclusive programs designed to take full
advantage of the benefits of Heart Rate Zone Training: Fat Burn and Cardio. You can vary
the focus of the exercise activities by switching between the Fat Burn and Cardio programs
at any time during a workout or entering a new target heart rate with the keypad.
Both the Fat Burn and Cardio programs measure your heart rate. As you exercise, grasp
the Lifepulse sensors (if so equipped) when prompted with the
telemetry heart rate chest strap and your heart rate will be transmitted to the on-board
computer continuously. The resistance level will automatically adjust to maintain the target
heart rate based on your actual heart rate.
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Defined by the American College of Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription" as 220 minus your age.
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