True Fitness Excel ES 7.0, Owner'S Manual

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ES Treadmills Owner’s Guide
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HRC Introduction
Chapter Three: HRC
Workouts
TRUE’s heart rate control (HRC) workouts let the treadmill
monitor your relative exercise intensity by way of your heart
rate, then automatically adjust the workload to keep you at
your target heart rate and thus your desired exercise intensity.
Your heart rate is a good measure of your body’s exercise stress
level. It reflects differences in your physical condition, how
tired you are, the comfort of the workout environment, even
your diet and emotional state. Using heart rate
to control workload takes the guesswork out of
your workout settings.
Consult your physician before using heart rate
controlled workouts for advice on selecting
a target heart rate range. Also, it is important to use the
treadmill for several workouts in the manual mode while
monitoring your heart rate. Compare your heart rate with how
you feel to ensure your safety and comfort.
See Appendix A for a chart that may help you pick a target
heart rate.
You need to wear a heart rate monitoring chest strap to use
heart rate control. See the “Monitoring Your Heart Rate”
section in Chapter 1 for a guide to proper usage. It is not
recommended that you use the contact heart rate system for
heart rate control workouts.