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UNDERSTANDING THE DISPLAY AND CONTROLS
Max Heart Rate = 215 –
(Age * .75) . Percentage
of maximum heart rate will only be shown in HRC
programs.
Example:
For a person 40 years of age, max HR is
estimated as (215— (40 (age) * .75) = 185 .
185 beats per minute would be the approximate
maximum heart rate for a 40-year-old user.
If the user works out at 140 beats per minute, then
76% (140 / 185 = 76%) will be displayed in the upper
left corner of the lower display area. This means that
the 40 year old user working at 140 beats per minute is
at 76% of their maximum heart rate.
(See the Heart Training programs for more
information.)
Distance—
Provides a cumulative total of the
equivalent distance, in miles (or kilometers if your
display is set to metric units), you have traveled.
Calories—
Provides a current total of the number
of Calories burned during a workout. Note: this
number is only an approximation as a user’s caloric
expenditure will vary signifi cantly based on a person’s
age, gender, weight and metabolism.
Calories/Hour—
Provides the rate at which calories
are burned per hour at the current resistance level
and stride rate.
Strides Per Minute—
Provides the rate of your
strides, or how fast your legs are moving. The
higher your strides per minute, the faster you would
be traveling. Monitoring this number can help you
maintain a constant stride rate for the entire workout.
Maintaining a constant stride rate and increasing the
intensity Level will result in you doing more work and
burning more calories. Or, if you increase your stride
rate and maintain the same intensity Level, you will
also be doing more work and burning more calories.
Vary your strides per minute and/or intensity Level to
provide variety in your workout.
Stride Length (EV916 only) —
the EV916 features
patented dynamic variable stride length technology.
That means you can vary your stride length up to
30” in length. This is done automatically without
electronic controls. As you stride faster, your stride
length will get longer. Stride length tells you the
length of your stride in inches (or cms if the display is
set to Metric units).
Watts—
During a workout, this statistic displays the
power output at the current stride rate and intensity
Level, displayed in watts (746 watts = 1 hp).
METs—
Gives you the relative energy cost of exercise.
MET stands for multiple of the resting metabolic rate.
While you are sitting quietly, your body consumes
oxygen at the rate of 1 MET or about 3.5 milliliters per
kilogram of body mass per minute. When you exercise,
your body needs more oxygen in order to function. For
example, exercising at 10 METs requires ten times
the resting rate of oxygen consumption, or about 35
milliliters per kilogram per minute. During a workout,
the display shows the current MET level. During the
workout summary, the average MET level is displayed.
During your workout, keeping track of the METs will
show you how hard you are working— the higher the
MET level, the harder you are working.
Workout Profi le—
The dot-matrix area of the display
shows the actual course profi le of the selected
exercise program. The taller the column, the higher
the resistance level and/or METs for that interval. The
fl ashing column shows your current interval.
WARNING!
User should consult a physician to determine
an appropriate target heart rate in which
to exercise in based on age, weight and
physical condition. While Nautilus provides
some target heart rate ranges, these are only
approximations and should not be viewed as
a medical recommendation.
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