True Fitness PS75 - Manual (Page 12)

PS Treadmills Owner’s Guide
12
Contact Heart Rate
Chapter One: Basic Operation
Contact
Heart Rate
(CHR)
For Best
CHR
Results
The CHR system lets you monitor your heart rate without
wearing a strap.
Gently grasp the CHR pads.
During this time, the system is analyzing and locking in your heart
rate. Within about 15 seconds, your digital heart rate in beats per
minute (bpm) should be displayed.
Important: The CHR System should only be used at speeds of
4 mph or lower. Above this speed the CHR accuracy is
unavoidably unreliable due to large muscle movements.
1. Exercise with smooth body
motions.
2. Breathe smoothly and
regularly, and avoid talking.
(Talking will cause
unrepresentative heart rate
spikes of 5 to 10 bpm.)
3. Grip the pads lightly, not
tightly.
4. Make sure your hands are
clean, free of both dirt and
hand lotions.
When using a HRC workout, it
is best to use chest strap monitoring. These workouts work best
with the extra accuracy gained from a chest-contact heart rate
monitoring system.
A Note on CHR Accuracy
CHR monitoring may be a bit less
accurate than a chest strap, since
the heart rate signals are much
stronger at the chest.
About 5% of the population
cannot be picked up by any CHR
system. This is because their heart
is positioned in a more up-and-
down manner in their chest, as
opposed to leaning over to one
side.