An important step in developing a long term fitness program is to determine your
goals. Is your primary goal for exercising on your Horizon Fitness semi-recumbent bike
to lose weight? Improve muscle? Burn Stress? Prepare for the spring racing schedule?
Knowing what your goals are will help you develop a more successful exercise pro-
gram. Below are some common exercise goals:
Maintenance
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Improve Body Shape and Tone
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Strengthen Leg Muscles
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Increased Energy Level
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Improved Sleep Patterns
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Improved Sports Performance
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Stress Reduction
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Improved Cardiovascular Endurance
If possible try to define your personal goals in precise, measurable terms, and then put
your goals in writing. The more specific you can be, the easier it will be to track your
progress. If your goals are long term, divide them up into montyly and weekfits. Short
term goals are easier to achieve. Your Horizon Fitness semi-recumbent bike console
provides you with several readouts that can be used to record your progress. You can
track Distance, Calories or Time. Time is the most important and useful of test func-
tions.
KEEPING AN EXERCISE DIARY
Photocopy the weekly and montyly log sheets on the following pages to make your
personal exercise log book. As time goes by you'll be able to look back with pride at
the work you've done. As your fitness improves, you can look back and see how far
you've come.
A C H I E V I N G Y O U R F I N E S S G O A L S
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SEMI-RECUMBENT SERIES
