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METs program
METs stands for metabolic equivalent, which is one way that exercise
physiologists estimate how many calories are burned during physical
activity.
1 MET is essentially the amount of energy produced relative to body
mass whilst at rest. As you sit here now reading you are expending 1
MET of energy.
Using 1 MET as the reference value, light activities burn up to 3 times
as many calories as rest, moderate activities burn 3-6 times as many
and vigorous exercise more than 6 times as much energy as rest.
METs programming
• Press the METs key and then press confirm.
• The message window will prompt you to enter your age. Use the plus
and minus keys to change and press the confirm key to continue.
• You are now prompted to enter your weight. You may adjust the age
using the plus and minus key then press confirm key to continue.
• You are now prompted to enter your workout time. You may adjust the
time using the plus and minus key then press confirm to continue.
• You are now prompted to enter your target METs. You may adjust the
target METs using the plus and minus keys then press confirm to
continue.
• Now press start to begin the program.
