True Fitness CS8 - Manual (Page 38)

CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide
Constant and Interval HRC
CHAPTER SEVEN: HEART RATE CONTROL
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Constant
HRC
Interval
HRC
This is the best-known type of HRC, and is the easiest to use.
The bike will gradually raise your heart rate so that you reach
your target within five to seven minutes. It keeps you there until
2.5 minutes before the end of your workout time, then reduces
workload by half for a cooldown.
Note that as you tire during your workout, especially in the last
third, workload will usually have to be reduced to keep you at a
steady target heart rate.
To change your target heart rate, press the , keys to change
one bpm at a time, or enter a new target with the numeric keys
and press .
This allows you to do a classic interval workout with the bike
controlling all workloads, including the rest segments. After
reaching your work target just like in Constant HRC, the
workload is immediately reduced by 65%, then controlled so you
reach your rest target within about three minutes.
As soon as you reach your rest target, the workload is
immediately increased to the last workload attained in the work
segment, then controlled to reach your target within about two
minutes.
This pattern repeats until 2.5 minutes before the end of your
workout time, then reduces workload to the last rest segment
workload.
To change your work or rest targets, press the , keys to
change one bpm at a time, or enter a new target with the numeric
keys and press .