Diamondback 500ER Exercise Bike User Manual


 
500ErOwner’sManual
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Touchheartratesensors.
HeartRateisanImportantKeytoYourExercise
TheSurgeonGeneralalsoreleasedareportonphysicalactivityandhealth.Thisreportdictatesthatexerciseand
fitnessarebeneficialforaperson’shealthandreiteratedtheneedforexerciseasakeycomponentfordisease
preventionandhealthierliving.
The
bestwaytodetermineexerciseintensityistomonitoryourpulserate.Yourheartratecaneasilybedetermined
bycountingthenumberofheartbeatsperminuteatthechest,wristorthecarotidarteryonyourneck.Itisdifficult
howevertocountyourownpulsewhileexercising
asitisnotpossibletocountfastenoughtoaccuratelytrackthe
numberofbeatsperminute.TheDiamondbackFitness500Erisequippedwithasetoftouchheartratesensorsfor
monitoringyourheartrate.
UsingtheTouchHeartRateSensors
Whiletheunitispoweredonanda
workoutprogramisoperating,gentlygraspbothtouchheartratesensorsonthe
fixedhandlebarbelowtheconsole.Thecomputerwilldetectyourpulserateandregisterthevalueasatwo(2)or
three(3)digitnumberinthePulsewindowontheLCDdisplay.
NOTE: Ifaninconsistent
heartrateisdisplayedwhileusingthehandpulsesensors:
Ensurethepalmsofbothhandsaretouchingthecontactareasofthe
touchheartratesensors.
Applyandmaintainconstantandevenpressureuponthegrips.
Donotclutchthetouchheartratesensorstightly.
Try
tokeepbothhandsstillwhilegripingthetouchheartratesensor.
YourEstimatedMaximumHeartRate&TargetTrainingZone
Yourcalculatedtargetheartrate,ortheidealintensityneededtoimprove
cardiovascularfitness,dependsprimarilyuponyourageratherthanyourcurrentstateoffitness.Iftheexercise
intensityistoolowortoohigh,onlymodestgainswillbemadeinstrengthandcardiovascularfitness.Aworkoutat