5
™
CHAPTER 4: U
sing
t
he
r
ecumbent
, u
pright
or
h
ybrid
c
ycle
™
4.6 HEART RATE CONTROL
Your Matrix Cycle offers a heart rate control workout mode. The heart rate
control workout mode allows the user to program their desired heart rate
zone and the cycle will adjust the resistance automatically based on the
user’s heart rate. The heart rate zone is calculated using the following equa
-
tion: (220-Age)*% = target heart rate zone. The user must wear a telemetric
heart rate monitor or continually hold onto the contact heart rate grips for
this workout.
• Press “
TARGET HEART RATE
”.
• Enter your “
AGE
” using the
ARROW KEYS
or
NUMBER KEYPAD
and
press
ENTER
.
•
Enter your desired percentage of maximum heart rate using the
ARROW
KEYS
or
NUMBER KEYPAD
and press
ENTER
.
• Enter your desired “
TIME
” using the
ARROW KEYS
or
NUMBER KEYPAD
and press
ENTER
.
• Enter your “
WEIGHT
” using the
ARROW KEYS
or
NUMBER KEYPAD
and
press
ENTER
(user weight is used to calculate the caloric expenditure
during the workout).
4.7 CONSTANT WATTS
CONSTANT WATTS workout is a unique program that allows you to vary
your cadence or RPM and the Cycle’s resistance will adjust accordingly to
your selected goal. The quicker you pedal the less resistance for the goal
selected.
• Press “
CONSTANT WATTS
”
• Enter your desired “
WATT
” using the
ARROW KEYS
or
NUMBER KEYPAD
and press
ENTER
(25 – 525).
• Enter your desired “
TIME
” using the
ARROW KEYS
or
NUMBER KEYPAD
and press
ENTER.
• Enter your “
WEIGHT
” using the
ARROW KEYS
or
NUMBER KEYPAD
and
press
ENTER.
Cycles_OM_090430.indd 5
4/30/09 10:40 AM
