True Manufacturing Company ES9.0 - Manual (Page 14)

ES9.0 Recumbent Bike Owner’s Guide
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Chest Strap
Heart Rate
Monitoring
When you wear a Polar or compatible transmitter strap, the
bike will display your heart rate as a digital beats-per-minute
(bpm) readout. This monitoring is very accurate, typically
within one beat per minute.
The transmitter strap should
be worn directly against your
skin, about one inch below the
pectoral muscles/breast line
(see picture below). Women
should be careful to place the
transmitter below their bra
line.
Some moisture is necessary between the strap and your skin.
Sweat from your exercise works best, but ordinary tap water
may be used prior to your workout if desired.
Examples of Heart Rates
Found in Daily Life
An average 30-year-old
might have a resting heart
rate, when sitting totally
still for several minutes, of
65. During hard exercise
that can be sustained for 10
to 15 minutes it might be
around 140 continuously.
A maximum heart rate that
requires maximal exercise
for several minutes to at-
tain is 185.
A 30-year-old in good
shape might have a rest-
ing heart rate near 55, and
might exercise for 20 min-
utes at a heart rate of 160.
A world-class distance run-
ner or professional cyclist
might have a resting heart
rate near 45.
Contact Heart Rate
chapter Two: Riding Your Bike