Exercising Information
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Air Rower
EXERCISING WITH YOUR AIR ROWER
It is possible to use your Artemis Air Rower in two different ways, to
increase cardiovascular fitness and create lower body / upper body
leg and arm strength.
AEROBIC WORKOUT
It is not possible to manually increase or decrease the rowing
resistance for aerobic workouts on your Artemis Air Rower in order to
build cardiovascular fitness. However, the Rowing-Arm strength
increases proportionately with the rowing speed and effort. E.g. the
harder or quicker you row, the more resistance, or drag is created by
the Air Fan. With all aerobic exercise, you should exercise at a
constant, reasonable pace when warmed up. (See the section about
Warm-Up and Target Heart Rate Training elsewhere in this booklet).
The aerobic benefit of the exercise will increase as the rowing rate
increases and your cardio-vascular fitness will benefit as a result. The
muscles in the legs, thighs, arms and lower back will also be
strengthened by the rowing action.
STRENGTH WORKOUT
As with the Aerobic Workout, it is not possible to directly increase the
rowing resistance for a full strength workout on your Artemis Air
Rower in order to build muscle strength. However, if you increase
your Rowing-Arm strength in order to generate more drag on the air
fan, the exercise resistance will increase, allowing the muscles in the
legs, thighs, arms and lower back to be strengthened by the rowing
action. Your cardio-vascular fitness will, with time, also benefit.
EXERCISE MONITOR FUNCTIONS
With your Artemis Air Rower the 3 screen, 6 function Exercise
Monitor is set to start automatically when you begin to row. However,
it is possible to switch on the monitor by pressing the Page Change
Button at the bottom of the monitor. To save battery consumption, the
monitor will also switch off after it has been idle for approximately
four minutes.
Please refer to the leaflet supplied with the Exercise Monitor for all
operational functions.