Assembly / Owner’s Manual
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Fitness Basics
Frequency
Tomaintaingoodhealth,loseweightandimproveyourcardiovascularendurance,usetheBowexMaxTrainer
®
cardio machine a minimum of 3
times per week, around 14 minutes each day.
Ifyouarenewtoexercise(orreturningtoaregularexerciseprogram),andyouareunabletocomfortablycomplete14minutesofcontinuousexer-
ciseatonetime,justdo5–10minutes,andgraduallyincreaseyourworkouttimeuntilyoucanreacha14minutetotal.
Ifyourscheduleisbusy,andyouareunabletot14minutesofcontinuousexerciseintoyourday,tryaccumulating14minutesbydoingmultiple
shorterworkoutsonthesameday.Forexample,7minutesinthemorningand7minutesintheevening.Thismaybeagreatwaytostartyourcardio
training if you are new to vigorous activity.
Forbestresults,combineyourBowexMaxTrainer
®
cardiomachineworkoutswithastrengthtrainingprogramusingaBowex
®
home gym or Bow-
ex
®
SelectTech
®
dumbbells,andfollowtheBowex™BodyWeightLossGuideincludedinthismanual.
Consistency
Busyworkschedules,familyobligationsanddailychorescanmakeitdifculttotregularexerciseintoyourlife.Trythesetipstoincreaseyour
chances of success:
Scheduleyourworkoutsthesamewayyouschedulemeetingsorappointments.Selectspecicdaysandtimeseachweek,anddon’tchangeyour
workout times unless it is absolutely necessary.
Make a commitment to a family member, friend or spouse, and encourage each other to stay on track each week. Leave messages with friendly
reminders to be consistent, and keep each other accountable.
Make your workouts more interesting by alternating between steady state (single-speed) workouts and interval training (varied speed) workouts. The
BowexMaxTrainer
®
cardio machine is even more fun when you add this kind of variety.
Apparel
Itisimportanttowearappropriate,safeandcomfortablefootwearandclothingwhenusingtheBowexMaxTrainer
®
cardio machine, including:
• Rubber-soled athletic walking or running shoes.
• Exerciseclothingthatallowsyoutomovefreely,andkeepcomfortablycool.
• Athletic support that provides stability and comfort.
• Exercisefriendlywaterbottleforconstanthydration.