HealthRider 8.5 Ex Crosstrainer El Elliptical English Manual - Page 18

HOW TO USE A HEART RATE PROGRAM 1. Begin pedaling or press any button on the console to turn on the console. A moment after you turn on the console, the screen will light. setting, if desired. Note: If you change the maximum target heart rate setting, the intensity level of the entire program will change. See EXERCISE INTENSITY on page 23 for heart rate guidelines. 4. Hold the handgrip pulse sensor. 2. Select a heart rate program. To select one of the two heart rate programs, press the Heart Rate Control button once or twice until the desired program appears on the screen. If you select the first heart rate program, a track and the target heart rate setting (bpm) for the program will appear on the screen. If you select the second heart rate program, the maximum target heart rate setting (bpm) and a diagram of the target heart rate settings for the program will appear on the screen. The arrow below the diagram will indicate your progress. 3. Enter a target heart rate setting. If you select the first heart rate program, the target heart rate setting (bpm) for the program will appear on the screen. Press the increase and decrease buttons above the Heart Rate Control button to change the target heart rate setting, if desired. Note: The same target heart rate setting will be programmed for the entire program. See EXERCISE INTENSITY on page 23 for heart rate guidelines. If you select the second heart rate program, the maximum target heart rate setting of the program will appear on the screen. Press the increase and decrease buttons above the Heart Rate Control button to change the maximum target heart rate It is not necessary to hold the handgrip pulse sensor continuously during a heart rate program; however, you should hold the handgrip pulse sensor frequently for the program to operate properly. Each time you hold the handgrip pulse sensor, keep your hands on the metal contacts for at least 30 seconds. 5. Press the Start button or begin pedaling to start the program. First heart rate control program-The same target heart rate setting is programmed for all segments of this program. Second heart rate program-This program is divided into 30 one-minute segments. One target heart rate setting is programmed for each segment. Note: The same target heart rate setting may be programmed for consecutive segments. The target heart rate setting for the first segment will be indicated by the height of the program diagram. When the first segment ends, the arrow below the diagram will move one position to the right. The program will continue in this way until the arrow reaches the right end of the program diagram. To stop the program at any time, stop pedaling. A tone will sound and the time will flash in the display to indicate that the program is paused. To restart the program, simply resume pedaling. 18