Diamondback 900ER Exercise Bike User Manual


 
900ErOwner’sManual
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WORKOUTQUALITYANDQUANTITY
Itisrecommendedthatyouaccumulateatleastthirty(30)minutesofphysicalactivitymostdaysoftheweek.TheAmerican
CollegeofSportsMedicinemakesthefollowingrecommendationsforthequantityandqualityoftrainingfordevelopingand
maintainingcardiorespiratoryfitnessinhealthyadults:
Anactivitythatuseslargemusclegroups,maintainedcontinuously,andisrhythmicalandaerobicinnature.
Duration: 20to60minutesofcontinuousaerobicactivity,includingawarmupandcooldownperiodforeach
session.
Frequency: 3to5timesperweek.
Intensity: 60%to85%
ofmaximumheartrate.
Inadditiontoaerobicexercise,strengthtrainingofmoderateintensitytwiceperweekisrecommended.Womenespeciallymay
benefitfromweightbearingexercises.Selectactivitiesyouenjoyandcanfitintodailylife.HavingDiamondbackFitness
equipmentathomeoffersyoutheopportunitytoworkout
withoutgoingtothegym.
GetaSmartStartonExercising
Anyoneovertheageof35,aswellasyoungerpersonswhomareoverweight,shouldcheckwithhis/herphysicianbefore
commencinganexerciseprogram.Personswhohavediabetesorhighbloodpressure,afamilyhistoryofheartdisease,high
cholesterol
orhaveledsedentarylifestylesshouldprotectthemselveswithamedicalcheckupandstresstestadministeredbya
healthcareprofessional.
Stretchingandmassagingmajormuscles(suchasyourquadriceps)followingaworkoutsessionwillaidinthe
dissipationoflacticacidandspeedyourbody’srecovery.
The
firstfewminutesofyourworkoutshouldbedevotedtowarmingupthemusclesbeforeavigorousworkout.
Concentrateonraisingyourheartrateslowly.
Afteranaerobicworkoutofroughly2030minutes,spend10minutesgraduallyreducingyourheartratebymoving
slowerorwithlessresistance.