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Z5 Bike Owner’s Guide
Using Your Heart Rate During Exercise
RIDING YOUR BIKE
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RIDING YOUR BIKE
Riders are most efficient if they
place the ball of their foot in the
center of the pedal.
Other riders are more
comfortable if the arch of their
foot is against the pedal. Riders
are encouraged to be as efficient
as possible, but use your own
judgement in the
comfort/efficiency tradeoff.
Most riders will find a comfort/efficiency sweet spot at a
pedal cadence around 80 rpm. More serious riders desiring
maximum performance typically pedal at around 100 rpm. For
electromechanical and safety reasons, the bike will not provide
the fully requested workload when your pedal cadence falls
below 55 rpm. It will, however, accurately display the
workload it does provide.
Breathe in a regular and relaxed manner. Many exercisers do
not breathe enough, which reduces their exercise capacity and
comfort. You might want to try breathing deeper and more
frequently to see if it helps your exercise regime.
BREATHING
PEDAL
CADENCE
FOOT POSITION