Platinum Tunturi, User Manual

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5

Heart Rate Training

A word about Heart Rate:

The old motto, “no pain, no gain”, is a 

myth that has been overpowered by the 

benefits of exercising comfortably. 

A great deal of this success has been  

promoted by the use of heart rate 

monitors. With the proper use of a heart 

rate monitor, many people find that their 

usual choice of exercise intensity was 

either too high or too low and exercise 

is much more enjoyable by maintaining 

their heart rate in the desired benefit 

range.

To determine the benefit range in 

which you wish to train, you must first 

determine your Maximum Heart Rate. 

This can be accomplished by using the 

following formula: 220 minus your age. 

This will give you the Maximum heart 

rate (MHR) for someone of your age. To 

determine the effective heart rate range 

for specific goals you simply calculate 

a percentage your MHR. Your Heart 

rate training zone is 50% to 90% of your 

maximum heart rate. 70% of your MHR 

is the zone that burns fat while 80% is 

for strengthening the cardio vascular 

system. This 70% to 80% is the zone to 

stay in for maximum benefit.

For someone who is 40 years old their 

target heart rate zone is calculated:

220 – 40 = 180 (maximum heart rate)

180 x 0.7 = 126 beats per minute (70% 

of maximum)

180 X 0.8 = 144 beats per minute (80% 

of maximum)

So for a 40 year old the training zone 

would be 126 to 144 beats per minute.

General Instructions

•  NEVER operate this treadmill 

without reading and completely 

understanding the results of any 

operational change you request from 

the computer.

•  Understand that changes in speed 

and incline do not occur immediately. 

Set your desired speed on the 

computer console and release the 

adjustment key. The computer will 

obey the command gradually.

•  NEVER use your treadmill during an 

electrical storm. Surges may occur 

in your household power supply that 

could damage treadmill components.

•  Use caution while participating in 

other activities while walking on your 

treadmill; such as watching television, 

reading, etc. These distractions may 

cause you to lose balance or stray 

from walking in the centre of the belt; 

which may result in serious injury.

•  NEVER mount or dismount the 

treadmill while the belt is moving. 

The treadmills start with at a very 

low speed and it is unnecessary 

to straddle the belt during start up. 

Simply standing on the belt during 

slow acceleration is proper after you 

have learned to operate the unit.

•  Always hold on to a handrail or hand 

bar while making control changes 

(incline, speed, etc.).

Do not use excessive pressure on 

console control keys. They are precision 

set to function properly with little finger 

pressure. Pushing harder is not going 

to make the unit go faster or slower. If 

you feel the buttons are not functioning 

properly with normal pressure contact 

your dealer.