Life Fitness Basic Workouts Console FPO - Manual (Page 13)

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How To Use: Basic Workouts Console
How to Use the Basic Workouts Console
5 Target Heart Rate Display
Target heart rate is a desired range
during cardiovascular exercise
which enables one’s heart and
lungs to receive the most benefit from a workout.
The console calculates target heart rate by taking the
maximum heart rate (220 minus the user’s age) and
multiplying it by an intensity level. Life Fitness
intensity levels are 65% for weight loss and fat
burning and 80% for improving cardiovascular
endurance. The display will toggle between the 65%
and 80% intensity levels. An arrow pointing up or
down will illuminate to show when the user’s actual
heart rate is above or below the target heart rate.
(Arrows are not functional with X1)
a.Example: User’s Age is 45. 220 – 45 = 175.
175 is the Maximum Heart Rate for a 45 year
old. 175 x 65% = 114. 114 is the optimal
target heart rate for weight loss and fat burning.
6 Heart Rate Display
Heart rate is the number of
contractions of the heart in one
minute. The heart rate display
calculates the user’s actual heart rate in
contractions or beats per minute during a workout.
User must be holding on to the contact heart rate
electrodes for the heart rate display to function
(not available on the X1). In order to get the best
Heart Rate reading, Life Fitness recommends
holding the sensors and remaining as still as
possible to eliminate any muscle “noise” that is
not related to the heart.
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