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ES9.0 Recumbent Bike Owner’s Guide
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Introduction to HRC
chapter Seven: Heart Rate Control
Constant
HRC
TRUE’s heart rate control (HRC) workouts let the bike 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 bike 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 2 for a guide to proper usage. It is not
recommended that you use the contact heart rate system for
heart rate control workouts.