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Defined by the American College of Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription" as equal to 220 minus an individual’s age.
* Target Heart Rate (THR) is a percentage of the theoretical maximum (HRmax). A 40-year-old user's recommended THR for the HEART RATE HILL
workout is 144, or 80 percent of the maximum; so the equation would be (220-40)*.80 = 144.
HEART RATE HILL
TM
This program combines the standard HILL workout profile with the concept of Heart Rate Zone Training. The default tar-
get heart rate* is calculated as 80 percent of the theoretical maximum
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(HRmax), but the user can adjust the target rate
during the workout setup. All hills and valleys are percentages of HRmax. The workout consists of three hills that target
three heart rate goals: The first hill brings the heart rate to 70 percent of HRmax. The second hill increases the rate to 75
percent of HRmax. The third hill matches the Target Heart Rate bringing the heart rate to 80 percent of HRmax. The val-
ley always is defined as 65 percent of HRmax.
After a standard three-minute warm-up, the workout progresses toward the first hill and heart rate goal. Once the user reach-
es 70 percent of HRmax, the hill continues for one minute. When the minute expires, the level decreases into a valley. Once
the user's heart rate falls to 65 percent of HRmax, the valley continues for one minute. Then, the next hill begins with its cor-
responding heart rate goal. After the user completes the third hill/valley pair, the program returns to the first hill and repeats
the cycle as long as the duration allows. At the end of the duration, the workout goes into a cool-down phase. If the heart rate
goes above the theoretical maximum for more than 45 seconds, the treadmill automatically goes into pause mode. If the user
does not reach a heart rate goal after five minutes, the MESSAGE CENTER displays a prompt to increase or decrease
speed, depending on whether the workout is in a hill or valley phase. The program does not proceed to a new heart rate goal
until the user reaches the current goal.
117 BPM
85% THR
65% HRmax
70% HRmax
75% HRmax
HEART RATE HILL Workout Profile
80% HRmax
Hill
Hill
Hill
Valley Valley Valley
65% HRmax 65% HRmax65% HRmax
117 BPM 117 BPM 117 BPM
127 BPM
135 BPM
User Example: 80 (40 year old / 144 recommended BPM)percent of theoretical maximum (HR )max
144 BPM