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UTILIZING THE SMARTRATE
®
FEATURE
Add the benefit of SmartRate
®
to every course on the EFX. Using SmartRate
®
as a
visual cue helps the user adjust his or her exercise routine to suit specific needs.
SmartRate
®
simplifies the correlation between heart rate and exercise. A user doesn’t
have to stop concentrating on the workout to find his or her pulse. It appears on the
display along with the SmartRate
®
zone. Once a user begins a course, a blinking
segment in the bar graph appears on the right of the display (if you entered your age
during the Setup prompts). The blinking segment indicates the zone that a user’s
heart rate is in:
Weight Loss
or
Cardiovascular
.
Important
: Access to SmartRate
®
is only available when the person exercising
wears a POLAR
®
chest strap. (The POLAR
®
chest strap is a separate purchase
option.) The SmartRate
®
indicator lights do not appear when
QuickStart
is used
to select a course.
Weight Loss Zone
For the ideal “weight loss” range, a user’s heart rate should be between 55% and
70% of his or her maximum aerobic heart rate. It should never exceed 80% of the
user’s maximum aerobic heart rate or go above a user’s target zone. Refer to
Diagram 28 on page 43 for the appropriate target zone.
Cardiovascular Zone
When a user maintains a heart rate between 70% and 80% of his or her maximum
aerobic heart rate, he or she is improving his or her overall cardiovascular/cardio-
respiratory fitness level. Maintaining a heart rate in either zone (weight loss or
cardiovascular) for 30 minutes or more on a regular basis (minimum three times a
week) provides the greatest benefits.
WORKOUT TIPS
The steps to working out on the EFX are listed on the next page. A short description
appears in the left margin with the more thorough explanation following on the right.
Tips to consider during your workout are shown below:
•
If the optional battery recharger is not connected, you need to maintain a
stride rate above 40 strides per minute before keypad entries can occur. If
you have questions, talk to the manager.
•
Remove the locking pin. Refer to page 36.
•
Answer the Setup prompts by pressing the
▼
or
▲
keys.
•
Press
Enter
to select the information being displayed.
•
The workout time prompt lets you choose between and 1 to 240 minutes. If
the custom settings allow it, you can also select an indefinite workout time
by pressing the
▲
key, until the word INFINITE appears on the display.
•
During a workout, the
Select
keys determine which workout statistics appear
on the display.
