True Fitness CS8 Bicycle User Manual


 
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide
How to Read Your Display
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How to
Read Your
Display
Level: In all other workout modes, indicates which workout level
is selected. In Bike Mode, indicates which of 21 gears is selected.
Time: Shows the amount of time remaining in your workout. If
you press
, this becomes elapsed time: how long you’ve been
working out so far.
Miles: Shows an estimate of how far you would have traveled on
an outdoor road bike.
Calories: Displays an estimate of your calories burned. This
doesn’t include your basal metabolic rate, which is about 72
calories per hour for a 150-pound person.
RPM: Shows your pedal cadence.
Watts: The amount of mechanical power the bike is receiving
from your exercise. This is not the same as the amount of power
your body is using, since the average person is only about 20%
efficient at generating mechanical power.
Heart Rate: In beats per minute (bpm).
METs: Your METs rate. See Appendix B
.