Diamondback 500ER Manual

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500ErOwner’sManual

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Touchheartratesensors.

HeartRateisanImportantKeytoYourExercise

TheSurgeonGeneralalsoreleasedareportonphysicalactivityandhealth.Thisreportdictatesthatexerciseand

fitnessarebeneficialforaperson’shealthandreiteratedtheneedforexerciseasakeycomponentfordisease

preventionandhealthierliving.

The

bestwaytodetermineexerciseintensityistomonitoryourpulserate.Yourheartratecaneasilybedetermined

bycountingthenumberofheartbeatsperminuteatthechest,wristorthecarotidarteryonyourneck.Itisdifficult

howevertocountyourownpulsewhileexercising

asitisnotpossibletocountfastenoughtoaccuratelytrackthe

numberofbeatsperminute.TheDiamondbackFitness500Erisequippedwithasetoftouchheartratesensorsfor

monitoringyourheartrate.

UsingtheTouchHeartRateSensors

Whiletheunitispowered‐onanda

workoutprogramisoperating,gentlygraspbothtouchheartratesensorsonthe

fixedhandlebarbelowtheconsole.Thecomputerwilldetectyourpulserateandregisterthevalueasatwo(2)or

three(3)digitnumberinthePulsewindowontheLCDdisplay.

NOTE: Ifaninconsistent

heartrateisdisplayedwhileusingthehandpulsesensors:

• Ensurethepalmsofbothhandsaretouchingthecontactareasofthe

touchheartratesensors.

• Applyandmaintainconstantandevenpressureuponthegrips.

• Donotclutchthetouchheartratesensorstightly.

• Try

tokeepbothhandsstillwhilegripingthetouchheartratesensor.

YourEstimatedMaximumHeartRate&TargetTrainingZone

Yourcalculatedtargetheartrate,ortheidealintensityneededtoimprove

cardiovascularfitness,dependsprimarilyuponyourageratherthanyourcurrentstateoffitness.Iftheexercise

intensityistoolowortoohigh,onlymodestgainswillbemadeinstrengthandcardio‐vascularfitness.Aworkoutat