User’s Reference Manual: Heart Rate Features 7
Exercise to Your Target Heart Rate
A heart rate receiver is an integral part of the display so you can
monitor your heart rate while exercising. If you wear a chest strap or
grasp both touch-sensitive handrail grips, your heart rate (beats per
minute) appears on the display.
The Precor web site (www.precor.com) has several suggestions for
workouts with varying levels of intensity. It provides many workout
details that include the appropriate target heart rate.
The EFX includes a heart rate program that lets you exercise based on
a specified target heart rate. As you exercise, the program monitors
your heart rate and automatically maintains it within a few beats per
minutes of your selected target. To use this program, press the
PROGRAMS - HEART RATE key. For more information, refer to
Programs.
Heart Rate Analysis
Every time you complete a program using the chest strap or touch-
sensitive handrail grips, the display provides a heart rate analysis after
the workout summary.
Your average heart rate appears followed by the maximum heart rate
achieved during your workout. A third display appears, if you entered
your age, and indicates the amount of time your heart rate remained
between the target zones shown.
The heart rate analysis is based on how often your heart rate signal is
received while exercising. If you use the chest strap, the average heart
rate will be more accurate than if you occasionally grasp the touch-
sensitive handrail grips.
The Fitness Test, found in the PERFORMANCE key menu, provides a
heart rate analysis display along with a fitness score. For more
information, refer to Programs.
