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blood circulation. Pulse measuring will start when the heart in the display
flashes in the cycle of your pulse beat. Because of the necessary high
amplification of the input pulses, disturbing pulses have to be avoided.
• Carefully attach the ear-clip to your ear lob and try to find the most favou-
rable point for measuring (heart symbol will flash without any interruption).
• Do not train directly under strong incidence of light (e.g. neon light,
halogen light, spotlights, sunlight).
• Completely exclude vibrations and shaking of the ear sensor including
cable. Always attach the cable with clip to your clothes or - even better
- to a headband.
With hand pulse sensors
A extra-low voltage generated by the contraction of your heart will be mesured
by the hand sensors and evaluated by the electronic system.
• Always grasp the contact areas with both hands
• Avoid a jerky grasping
• Hold your hands calm and avoid contractions and rubbing on the contact
areas.
With Cardio Puls set
Please refer to the appropriate instructions.
Faults in pulse display
Should there nevertheless be any wrong displays, please once again check
the above points.
Check the battery voltage.
If the pulse sensor is wrongly connected, the display field will show a “P”.
Malfunctions of the training computer
In case of a strange behaviour of the training computer please take out the
batteries, check the battery voltage and insert the batteries again. When
changing the batteries, the stored total kilometres will get lost.
Exercising instructions
The crosstrainer has been specially developed for the amateur sportsman.
It is ideal for improving heart and circulatory functions.
Benefite of training
Exercising with the crrosstrainer should be done systematically according
to the principles of general endurance training. This is aimed mainly at bringing
about improvements in the function of the heart and circulatory systems. This
includes lowering the pulse rate both during the exercise and recovery periods.
This allows more time for the heart ventricles to fill, and improves the cir-
culation of blood in the heart itself (through the coronary vessels). In addition,
the depth of breathing and the amount of air inhaled increase. Other
important changes also take place in the metabolism of the body. To gain
the full benefit from these changes, a systematic program of exercise is indi-
spensible.
Intensity of exercise
The intensity with which exercising takes place is controlled both by the fre-
quency (i.e. speed) of pedalling and the resistance to be overcome. The resi-
stance is set by the user by means of the 10-stage setting knob.
It is extremely important to avoid over-exertion, as this may have serious
consequences for your health.
Use the pulse rate indicator to ensure that you have selected the correct intensity
for your exercising session. A useful rule of thumb is:
180 minus age in years.
This would mean, for example, that the pulse rate of a 50-year-old should
be around 130 during exercise.
This method of calculating the correct pulse rate for training has approved
by many medical scientists. You should therefore adjust your pedalling
speed and the amount of resistance to comply with the above rule.
These recommendations apply only to healthy persons, and not to
persons with heart or circulatory complaints.
Degree of exertion
The beginner is advised to increase his degree of exertion only gradually.
The first training sessions should be relatively short with intervals of varying
lenghts between them.
The following pattern has been shown to be most effective:
Training sessions of 30 - 60 minutes are not suitable for beginners.
For beginners, the following pattern should be observed in the first 4 week:
Frequency Lenght of exercise blocks
1st week
three 2 minutes training
1 minute break for gymnastics
2 minutes training
1 minute break for gymnastics
2 minutes training
2 nd week
three 3 minutes training
1 minute break for gymnastics
3 minutes training
1 minute break for gymnastics
2 minutes training
3 rd week
three 4 minutes training
1 minute break for gymnastics
3 minutes training
1 minute break for gymnastics
3 minutes training
4 th week
three 5 minutes training
1 minute break for gymnastics
4 minutes training
1 minute break for gymnastics
4 minutes training
Frequency Duration
daily 10 min
2-3 times weekly 20-30 min
1-2 times weekly 30-60 min
