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COMPUTER OPERATION
P8 –FITNESS LEVEL TEST:
The FITNESS LEVEL TEST is based on YMCA Protocol Standards which are provided as a tool to evaluate your
fitness level. During exercise, the muscles convert oxygen into the fuel needed for the muscles to do the
required work. The harder you workout, the more oxygen the muscles need. The oxygen is delivered to the
muscles by the cardiovascular or blood system. The harder you workout, the faster your heart beats to maintain
the oxygen supply to the muscles. As your fitness level improves, your muscles become more efficient and
therefore do not require as much oxygen as before. This means your heart does not have to beat as fast as
before to do the same amount of work.
A heart rate monitoring device must be used for this test. The equipment provides a standard handgrip pulse on
the moving handle bar to sense the user’s heart beat during the workout. Pulse detection can be confirmed by
observing the top LED light on the TARGET HEART RATE display as well as the PULSE display on the MODE-1
window. If your heart rate exceeds 95% of your maximum target rate the test will terminate. The Target Heart
Rate calculation is as follows:
(220 – user age) x %
A 35 year old user needs to reach a minimum of 50% of their TARGET HEART RATE.
Which means: (220 - 35) x 50% = 93 bpm (Beats per minute)
After enter this program, The DATA-1 window will show the test timer “
12:00
” which is the standard test time.
This can not be changed by the user. Press the START button to begin the test. If the test has been completed
successfully, the Dot Matrix display will show the score.
P 9 – HEART RATE CONTROL PROGRAM
The TARGET HEART RATE CONTROL program is designed to keep the user training at their chosen heart rate
level to achieve the proper workout result. A heart rate monitoring device must be used for this program. The
equipment provides a standard contact handgrip on the moving handle bar to sense the user heart beat during
the workout. The user must hold the contact handgrips on the moving handle bar constantly in order to monitor
the user heart rate during the workout. A wireless chest belt transmitter is highly recommended for this program.
