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Heart Rate
Program Overview
The Heart Rate Control program is interactive. By selecting a predetermined heart rate, the
treadmill will adapt the elevation and speed to keep the users heart rate at that level. This
program is exceptionally useful for those individuals just starting out as well as the athlete.
By maintaining the predetermined heart rate, the user is less likely to over or under exert
themselves thereby ensuring they get all they should out of their training. Over time, the user
will notice that as their fitness level improves and using a given time and heart rate that they
will see more ground covered, more calories burned and a higher MET level during the
program. See Figure 8.
A MET is a basic unit of measurement that is used to compare relative work between
individuals and activities. One MET is the amount of oxygen an individual consumes at rest. If
an individual were working at four METs he/she would be consuming oxygen at a rate equal
to four times their resting consumption. METs can be used to compare walking on a grade
with running or even to cycling and other activities.
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