LifeFitness Lifecycle 6500HR, Руководство по эксплуатации

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APPENDIX
Interval Training
The Lifecycle 6500HR aerobic trainer is unique in the fitness industry. Its patented,
computerized interval training programs have been scientifically demonstrated to yield
greater cardiovascular improvement than steady-pace training. The Hill Profile pro-
gram’s interval training function presents the challenge of alternating – and progressive-
ly more difficult – hills and valleys during the course of your ride.
Interval training, a workout system available in the Hill Profile and Random programs,
offers periods of high-effort activity interspersed with regular intervals of lower effort
training. By varying the workload throughout your exercise sessions, your heart rate will
range between the high and low ends of your optimal target heart rate zone. You may
also change the level of intensity during your ride by simply pressing a numeric key
between 0 and 12 that is either higher or lower than your current effort level.
Race Mode, on your
Lifecycle 6500HR aerobic trainer, uses varying pedal resistance to
simulate the 12 gears of a real bicycle. The faster the pedaling speed the greater the
resistance, emulating a “real” cycling experience and making it easy for you to “up-shift”
to a higher gear to raise your heart rate and “down-shift” to a lower gear to reduce your
heart rate.
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Interval training is extremely popular with people who work out, ranging from elite
athletes, whose performance depends on power, speed and strength, to patients in
medical rehabilitation programs. The reasons are simple:
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GREATER CARDIORESPIRATORY IMPROVEMENT PER UNIT OF TIME.
When people exercise in an interval training format, they demonstrate higher
cardiorespiratory fitness gains than they do in steady-pace training. So much so
that as little as 12 minutes in the Lifecycle 6500HR aerobic trainer’s Hill program,
three times per week, can result in cardiorespiratory gains of as much as 11% in
just 12 weeks. Compare that to no significant gain in three 24-minute sessions on
an ordinary, steady-pace exercise bike and you can see why interval training is so
effective.
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LESS DISCOMFORT AND LESS MUSCULAR FATIGUE.
Steady-pace training accentuates the workload placed on muscles and as a result
muscle soreness and fatigue set in more quickly. In contrast, interval training
varies the workload, effectively giving the muscles a “breather” during the workout
with little loss or no loss in exercise benefit.
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REDUCE BOREDOM AND ENHANCE ADHERENCE TO EXERCISE PLAN.
Interval training adds variety to workouts and increases the chances that you’ll
stick with your exercise program.
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