530 TREADMILL 2016 User Manual

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Remote Heart Rate Monitor

MonitoringyourHeartRateisoneofthebestprocedurestocontroltheintensityofyourexercise.ContactHeartRate

(CHR) sensors are installed to send your heart rate signals to the Console. The Console can also read telemetry HR sig-

nals from a Heart Rate Chest Strap Transmitter that operates in the 4.5kHz - 5.5kHz range.

Note: The heart rate chest strap must be an uncoded heart rate strap from Polar Electro or an uncoded POLAR

compatible model. (Coded POLAR

heart rate straps such as POLAR

OwnCode

chest straps will not work with this

equipment.)

If you have a pacemaker or other implanted electronic device, consult your doctor before using a wireless

chest strap or other telemetric heart rate monitor.

Contact Heart Rate Sensors

Contact Heart Rate (CHR) sensors send your heart rate signals to the Console. The CHR sensors are the stainless steel

parts of the Handlebars. To use, put your hands comfortably around the sensors. Be sure that your hands touch both the

topandthebottomofthesensors.Holdrm,butnottootightorloose.Bothhandsmustmakecontactwiththesensorsfor

the Console to detect a pulse. After the Console detects four stable pulse signals, your initial pulse rate will be shown.

Once the Console has your initial heart rate, do not move or shift your hands for 10 to 15 seconds. The Console will now

validatetheheartrate.Manyfactorsinuencetheabilityofthesensorstodetectyourheartratesignal:

• Movement of the upper body muscles (including arms) produces an electrical signal (muscle artifact) that can interfere

with pulse detection. Slight hand movement while in contact with the sensors can also produce interference.

• Calluses and hand lotion may act as an insulating layer to reduce the signal strength.

• Some Electrocardiogram (EKG) signals generated by individuals are not strong enough to be detected by the sensors.

• Theproximityofotherelectronicmachinescangenerateinterference.

If your heart rate signal ever seems erratic after validation, wipe off your hands and the sensors and try again.

Heart Rate Calculations

Yourmaximumheartrateusuallydecreasesfrom220BeatsPerMinute(BPM)inchildhoodtoapproximately160BPMby

age60.Thisfallinheartrateisusuallylinear,decreasingbyapproximatelyoneBPMforeachyear.Thereisnoindication

thattraininginuencesthedecreaseinmaximumheartrate.Individualsofthesameagecouldhavedifferentmaximum

heartrates.Itismoreaccuratetondthisvaluebycompletingastresstestthanbyusinganagerelatedformula.

Yourat-restheartrateisinuencedbyendurancetraining.Thetypicaladulthasanatrestheartrateofapproximately72

BPM, whereas highly trained runners may have readings of 40 BPM or lower.

The Heart Rate table is an estimate of what Heart Rate Zone (HRZ) is effective to burn fat and improve your cardiovas-

cular system. Physical conditions vary, therefore your individual HRZ could be several beats higher or lower than what is

shown.

Themostefcientproceduretoburnfatduringexerciseistostartataslowpaceandgraduallyincreaseyourintensityun-

tilyourheartratereachesbetween50–70%ofyourmaximumheartrate.Continueatthatpace,keepingyourheartrate

in that target zone for over 20 minutes. The longer you maintain your target heart rate, the more fat your body will burn.

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Schwinn 530 Treadmill 2016