SEMI-COMPUTERIZED USE
If + SEL/OK key is pushed on stand-by, it is possible to go to exercise TIME. If – SEL/OK key is
pushed on stand-by, it is possible to set up user’s PERSONAL DATA (INFO) for a correct
calculation of calories.
COMPUTERIZED USE
If SEL/OK key is pushed on stand-by, it is possible to use the machine in computerized use mode
choosing the type of exercise to do: CARDIO, FAT BURNING, PROFILES, FREE PROFILES,
TEST. To change exercise use the +/- SEL/OK keys, pushing SEL/OK key to confirm the choice.
CARDIO / FAT BURNING
Studies and researches underline that to get remarkable results and to have no risks concerning too
heavy or "soft" trainings it is important to work keeping the heart-beats frequency within max. and
min. values. Cardio and Fat Burning training programmes are studied on these basis. The difficulty
level is automatically set up on heart rate values to keep them within the values of own best heart
beats. Select the exercise, set up the user’s age and time, change or confirm the heart rate max. to be
reached and user’s weight.
PROFILES
After having selected one of 6 profiles or re-call one of 50 free-profiles, the computer will ask to
digit:
time, maximum speed and inclination value and minimum speed and inclination value if one of 6
profiles has been selected;
the number of profile, if one of 50 free-profiles has been selected.
After pressing START key, the execution of the profile will start and the software will automatically
calculate the speed and the inclination at the current step. It is possible to modify the temporary
speed or the inclination of the profile, the machine will calculate the new speed and inclination
values for each step. If at minimum speed it is entered an inclination value bigger than one that shall
be entered at maximum speed, the increase of the inclination will be inversely proportional to the
increase of the speed. If at minimum speed it is entered an inclination value lower than the one that
shall be entered at maximum speed, the increase of the inclination will be directly proportional to the
increase of the speed. This program offers the ideal configuration of a “mixed” training: intense
periods of aerobic activity are spaced by periods of less intense activity.
Each one of these six profiles consists of three phases:
( 1 ) Warming-up; ( 2 ) Interval Training; ( 3 ) Untiring
Warming-up: it gradually increases heartbeats and brings them within the lowest value of the
optimal heart rate.
Interval Training: it includes a certain number of hills of different intensity. During this phase of
the program some challenging hills are to be faced, followed by others less challenging or by a
untiring phase.
Untiring : this phase gradually slows down the heart rate by bringing it almost within the initial
values and allowing the body to drain the lactic acid developed in the muscles due to the prolonged
effort that may cause stiffness and cramps.