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HEART RATE HILL™
This program combines the standard HILL workout profile with the concept of Heart Rate Zone Training. The default
target heart rate is calculated as 80% of the theoretical maximum (HRmax), but the user can adjust the target rate dur-
ing the workout setup. All hills and valleys are percentages of HRmax. The workout consists of three hills that target
three heart rate goals: The first hill brings the heart rate to 70% of HRmax. The second hill increases the rate to 75%
of HRmax. The third hill matches the Target Heart Rate bringing the heart rate to 80% of HRmax. The valley always is
defined as 65 percent of HRmax.
After a standard three-minute warm-up, the workout progresses toward the first hill and heart rate goal. Once the user
reaches 70% of HRmax, the hill continues for one minute. When the minute expires, the level decreases into a valley.
Once the user’s heart rate falls to 65% of HRmax, the valley continues for one minute. Then, the next hill begins with its
corresponding heart rate goal. After the user completes the third hill/valley pair, the program returns to the first hill and
repeats the cycle as long as the duration allows. At the end of the duration, the workout goes into a cool-down phase.
If the heart rate goes above the theoretical maximum for more than 45 seconds, the cross-trainer automatically goes
into pause mode. The program does not proceed to a new heart rate goal until the user reaches the current goal.
117 BPM
85% THR
65% HRmax
70% HRmax
75% HRmax
HEART RATE HILL Workout Profile
80% HRmax
Hill
Hill
Hill
Valley
Valley
Valley
65% HRmax
65% HRmax
65% HRmax
117 BPM
117 BPM
117 BPM
126 BPM
135 BPM
User Example: 80
(40 year old / 144 recommended BPM)
percent of theoretical maximum (HR
)
max
144 BPM
