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An important step in developing a long term fitness program is to determine your
goals. Is your primary goal for exercising on your Horizon Fitness Upright bike to lose
weight? Improve muscle? Burn Stress? Prepare for the spring racing schedule?
Knowing what your goals are will help you develop a more successful exercise pro-
gram. Below are some common exercise goals:

• Weight Loss                                

• Weight Maintenance

• Improve Body Shape and Tone        • Strengthen Leg Muscles
• Increased Energy Level                    • Improved Sleep Patterns
• Improved Sports Performance          • Stress Reduction
• Improved Cardiovascular Endurance

If possible try to define your personal goals in precise, measurable terms, and then put
your goals in writing. The more specific you can be, the easier it will be to track your
progress. If your goals are long term, divide them up into monthly and weekly seg-
ments. Longer term goals can lose some of the immediate motivation benefits. Short
term goals are easier to achieve. Your Horizon Fitness Upright bike console provides
you with several readouts that can be used to record your progress. You can track
Distance, Calories or Time. Time is the most important and useful of test functions.

KEEPING AN EXERCISE DIARY

Photocopy the weekly and monthly log sheets on the following pages to make your
personal exercise log book. As time goes by you'll be able to look back with pride at
the work you've done. As your fitness improves, you can look back and see how far
you've come.

A C H I E V I N G  Y O U R  F I T N E S S  G O A L S

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Summary of Contents for focus 407

Page 1: ...Focus 407 UPRIGHT Owner s Guide...

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Page 3: ...GRAM MONITORING YOUR HEART RATE TROUBLESHOOTING COMMON PRODUCT QUESTIONS EXERCISE GUIDELINES DEVELOPING A FITNESS PROGRAM WARM UP COOL DOWN FITNESS GOALS WEEKLY LOG SHEETS MONTHLY LOG SHEETS HOME USE...

Page 4: ...op or insert any object into any opening Do not remove the Upright Bike side covers Never operate this Upright Bike if it has a damaged cord or plug if it is not work ing properly if it has been damag...

Page 5: ...lebars while exercising mounting or dismounting the machine OPERATION It is essential that your upright bike is used only indoors in a climate controlled room If your upright bike has been exposed to...

Page 6: ...zon Fitness upright bike in the comfort of your home This manual provides you with basic information for using and enjoying your new machine A more complete knowledge of your new Horizon Fitness uprig...

Page 7: ...plugged into the power jack which is located in the rear foot tube LEVELLING The upright bike should be level for optimum use Once you have placed the upright bike where you intend to use it raise or...

Page 8: ...andlebars Carefully pull towards you and downwards so that the rear foot tube raises off of the floor once the weight of the machine is on the front transport wheels carefully roll to where you wish t...

Page 9: ...K N O W Y O U R U P R I G H T B I K E SEAT POP PIN GRIP PULSE TENSION KNOB Focus 407 8...

Page 10: ...ing your data will be retained even if the console shuts down after a period of time unless you push the Reset button To set the timer for a fixed period of time to exercise Push and hold the button t...

Page 11: ...egin exercising FINISHING YOUR WORKOUT Remember to gradually slow down your pace before stopping your workout After you have finished your workout the console will beep several times to let you know y...

Page 12: ...t SPEED Shown as your speed in miles or kilometers per hour CALORIES Shown as your total accumulated calories burned dur ing your workout HR Shown as Beats Per Minute Used to monitor your heart rate d...

Page 13: ...Maintains weight by gradually raising and lowering the resistance level to gradually raise and lower your heart rate Weight Loss Promotes weight loss by raising and lowering the resistance level whil...

Page 14: ...ngth speed and endurance by raising and lowering the resistance levels throughout your workout to involve both your heart and mus cles HRC Benefits weight loss by maintaining an optimun exer cise leve...

Page 15: ...djust your time Once you choose your time press the Start button and begin your workout The THR Zone program will have a 5 minute warm up time before it will get you in your target heart rate zone Aft...

Page 16: ...if consistently holding the handlebars Telemetric Chest Transmitter Prior to wearing the chest transmitter on your chest moisten the two rubber elec trodeswith water Center the chest strap just below...

Page 17: ...ommends working out at a Target Heart Rate Zone of between 60 and 75 of your maximum heart rate See thechart below for convenient reference Example for a 42 year old user find age along thebottom of t...

Page 18: ...seeming too hard or too easy SOLUTION Reset the console and allow the resistance to reset to the default posi tion Restart the console and retry the resistance levels H E A R T R A T E T R O U B L E...

Page 19: ...rate handlebars Constant movement and vibration due to constantly holding the heart rate grips while exercising When you are breathing heavily during a workout When you hands are constricted by wearin...

Page 20: ...there is general ly more background noise than in your home Also there will be less reverberation on a carpeted concrete floor than on a wood overlay floor Sometimes a heavy rubber mat will help reduc...

Page 21: ...to keep your exer cise times to as little as five minutes initially Your body will need time to adjust to the new activity If your goal is weight loss a longer exercise session at lower intensities h...

Page 22: ...nst the back of your thigh for a count of 15 seconds Repeat with your right ankle and hand and continue alternating for a total of 8 repetitions SEATED TOE TOUCH Sit on the floor with your legs togeth...

Page 23: ...and then put your goals in writing The more specific you can be the easier it will be to track your progress If your goals are long term divide them up into monthly and weekly seg ments Longer term g...

Page 24: ...S H E E T WEEK WEEKLY GOAL DAY SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT DISTANCE CALORIES TIME WEEKLY TOTALS DATE COMMENTS WEEK WEEKLY GOAL DAY SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT DISTANCE CALORIES TIME WEEKLY TOTALS...

Page 25: ...M O N T H L Y L O G S H E E T MONTH MONTHLY GOAL WEEK DISTANCE CALORIES TIME MONTHLY TOTALS MONTH MONTHLY GOAL WEEK DISTANCE CALORIES TIME MONTHLY TOTALS 24...

Page 26: ...nance or installation of parts or accessories not originally intended or compatible with the Upright bike as sold The warranty does not apply to damage or failure due to accident abuse corro sion disc...

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