Skandika Fitness ISIS 23, Setup And Instruction Manual

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P14 to P17 - User defined programmes
In this mode you can exercise according to your own programmed profiles. After selecting „user“ (con
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firm with „ENTER“) you can preset each segment load in the profile with the “UP” and “DOWN” buttons
(“ENTER” for confirmation). After you have finished your input, please press “START/STOP” to begin
exercise. The profile will be saved for further repeated access. You may also input target values for the
function values time, distance, calories and pulse.
P18 to P22 - Target heart rate training
These modes require the input of a target heart rate. The device will then try to control the resistance
level automatically according to the desired heart rate level. The programmes 18 to 21 will calculate the
maximum pulse frequency by the input of your age and a percentage.
The formula is:
x% (e.g. 55%,65%,75% or 85%) x (220 – your age) .
After starting the programme, the resistance level will be controlled automatically constantly during exer-
cise. If you have chosen programme 22, you need to input a target heart rate directly (min. 80 / max. 180
beats per minute) - the standard value is 120.
You may also input target values for the function values time, distance and calories.
P23 - Bodyfat measurement
This mode will process a body-fat measurement. In the following we will present you this advanced
technology and for what it is good. However, we strongly recommend to consult your physician before
starting this body fat measurement in order to clarify if such a measurement by electrical current is sui-
table for you.
How to reach your ideal body type and improve your health
Being fit has many advantages, from helping you to control your weight to giving you a better night sleep.
Most important of all, there is impressive and mounting evidence that people who exercise regularly, and
in the right way, are less prone to killer diseases such as heart attacks and strokes and live longer than
people who do not exercise.
To reach the ideal body type for your personal health pay attention to the part of fat in your body. Funda-
mentally you can say someone with a lower body fat is healthier and has got more endurance. Naturally
it is possible to exaggerate here. A figure with not enough body fat is in the same way unhealthy as it
is a person who has got too much. If you watch your body fat you can reduce or increase your weight
according to measured values by taking in more or less calories (ask a specialist for more information).
Therefore it is important to watch continuously the pulse frequency during your exercise To reduce the
body fat you must do your training in an aerobe zone (this means within 50 % - 70 % of the maximum pul-
se). Exercises which are exceeding this pulse (anaerobe training) increases your condition but doesn’t
help you much or not all to burn fat in the body. The reason is that fat burning only happens if there is
enough oxygen in your blood. Being out of breath means there is not enough oxygen for fat burning.
Then the body takes its energy from different sources (carbohydrate).
Usually the individual part of body fat will be given as a percentage of the total body weight. Weight re-
duction should happen by reduction of body fat and not by reduction of muscle mass or water.
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