True Fitness PS900 - Manual (Page 33)

PS900 Owner’s Guide
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Weight Management
CHAPTER FIVE: DESIGNING AN EXERCISE PROGRAM
Consistent aerobic exercise will help you change your body
composition by lowering your percentage of body fat. If weight
loss is a goal, combine an increase in the length of your workouts
with a moderate decrease in caloric intake. For weight control,
how long and how often you exercise is more important than how
hard you exercise.
Exercise four to five times a week.
Try to reach and maintain 60-75 percent of your maximum heart
rate with moderate exercise.
Exercise for 30-45 minutes at 60-65 percent of your target heart
rate.
Here are some tips to achieving your weight management goal:
Consume most of your dietary calories at breakfast and lunch,
and eat a light dinner. Do not eat close to bedtime.
Exercise before meals. Moderate exercise will help suppress your
appetite.
Take exercise breaks throughout the day to help increase
metabolism (calorie expenditure).
Managing
Weight