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CARDIO WORKOUTS
TRAIN LESS AND BENEFIT MORE FROM YOUR WORKOUTS
To maximize the benefits from your workouts, you must maintain a sufficiently high heart rate. Target heart rate training takes the
guesswork out of exercising. It provides you with the means to train within safe and effective ranges, all the while maximizing your
exercise time and effort.
The PaceMaster Platinum Pro VR has integrated heart rate control programs, which act as your personal trainer. You set your target
based on your individual fitness goal (weight management or cardiovascular improvement), the time and maximum speed and incline
parameters and the treadmill does the rest.
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Based on the age entered, your PaceMaster treadmill automatically calculates your theoretical maximum heart rate and the Heart
Rate Zone bar indicates which portion of your heart rate training zone (fat burn or aerobic) you are currently training. The fat burn zone is
between 55% and 69% of your theoretical maximum heart rate. The aerobic zone is between 70% and 85% of your theoretical maximum
heart rate.
The PaceMaster Platinum Pro VR uses the Runners World standard formula to calculate your theoretical maximum heart rate. The
formula uses ½ your age subtracted by 205. For example, if you are 40 years old, your theoretical maximum is 185 beats per minute
(bpm). When your heart rate is between 102 and 128 bpm, you are training in the fat burn zone for weight management. When your heart
rate is between 130 to 157 bpm, you are training in the aerobic training zone for cardiovascular improvement. The safest and most
recommended method of determining your maximum heart rate is to have a physician administer a stress test.
THE WIRELESS CHEST STRAP TRANSMITTER
The PaceMaster Platinum Pro VR treadmill comes equipped
with a WIRELESS CHEST STRAP TRANSMITTER,
which, when
worn, measures pulse (number of heart beats per minute) and
relays the information by way of an electro-magnetic field to a
receiver built into the treadmill’s computer. This system is
extremely accurate to within one beat per minute.
This chest strap must be worn to activate the HeartSmart
™
Pulse
Monitoring. The Heart Rate Control workouts are non-operational
unless the chest strap is worn.
PUTTING ON THE CHEST STRAP
To properly wear your chest strap, adjust the strap to fit snugly
and comfortably around your chest with the electrodes (the
grooved areas) directly over your sternum, as pictured to the right.
For best results, the strap should be worn against skin. Moisture
is necessary for the transmitter to function properly. Usually,
perspiration is sufficient, but you may need to moisten the electrodes with water.
CARDIO WORKOUTS
Your PaceMaster Platinum Pro VR treadmill offers the following Heart Rate Control workouts:
C1 - Heart Rate Monitor: Displays your heart rate and the training zone during workouts.
C2 - Target HRC: Choose a heart rate training zone between 55% and 85% of your theoretical maximum.
C3 - Fat Burn HRC: Choose one of five levels in the fat burn training zone, between 55% and 69% of your theoretical maximum.
C4 - Cardio HRC: Choose one of five levels in the aerobic training zone, between 70% and 85% of your theoretical maximum.
C5 - Interval HRC: The treadmill automatically alternates between 70% and 85% of your theoretical maximum.
NOTE: The PAUSE feature will not operate in ANY heart rate control program to avoid any undue cardiovascular stress.
