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Aerobiczone.
BMI.
Bio-Feedback.
Coaching.
Distance.
Energybalance.
Joule(Abrev.:J);kilojoules(Abrev.:kJ)=1000Joule;MegaJoule(Abrev.:MJ)=1000000Joule.
Calorie(cal).
LED.
Soremuscles.
Physiology.
Physicalkilojoules(Abbr.phys-kJ)/physicalMegaJoule(Abbr.phys-MJ).
Realistickilojoules(Abbr.real-kJ)realisticMegaJoule(Abbr.real-MJ).
RPM.
Selftest.
VirtualReality.
Watt(abbr.W).
WHO.
Eddycurrentbrake.
Time.
Thetrainingphaseduringwhichtheloadonthemusclesisenoughtokeepthemsuppliedwithoxygen,
butnotenoughtocauseanoverproductionoflacticacid(achingmuscles).Aerobicsalsomakesuseoftheaerobiczone.
BodyMassIndex
Acousticand/oropticalfeedbackonthemetabolismandconditionofthebody.
Automatictrainingcontrolorientedtowardspredefinedtrainingobjectives.
Distancecoveredinkilometres(km)
Thebalancebetweenenergyintakeandenergyusage.Therecanonlybea“balance”ifintakeandoutput
arethesame.Forexample,inGermanyeverypersonconsumesonaverage400-500Kcalmorethanheorshecanuse.
EnergyunitnamedaftertheBritishphysicistJamesPrescottJoule.(seeCalorie)
Energymeasurementunit.Officiallyobsolete,butstillincommonuse.Itreferstothermalenergyinparticular.
Theconversionfactortotheunitinusetoday(J):1cal=4.1868J,ortheotherwayaround1J=0.2388cal
LightEmittingDiode:whencurrentispassedthroughaLEDitemitslight,eithervisibleorinvisible.
Itisusedforindicatorlampsorremotecontrols.
Painfulphenomenonofthemusclestissues,occurringwhentheaerobiczoneisexceededleadingtoan
overproductionoflacticacid.Inordertoavoidit,theergo_bikecomparesmeasureddata,inputparametersandstatistical
valuesanddisplaystheresultingaerobiczonestatus.
Thescienceoflifeprocesses.
Representsonlythemechanicalworkdoneontheergometer;itiscomputedbymeanofthefollowingformula:
Power[Watt]*Time[Sec]=Work[Joule].Example100Watt*60s=6000Joule=6kJoule.
Thisvaluedoesnotcovertheenergyneededbythebodytomaintainitsvitalfunctions(e.g.respiration,bloodcirculation,
metabolism).
Usingthedataoftheheight,theweight,
theage,andthesex,thesystemcomputestheapproximatebasicandtotalquantityofburnedenergy.Thesystemwill
thendisplaytheapproximateamountofkJouleactuallyburnedduringthetrainingontheergometer.
PedalspeedinRevolutionsperMinute.
Whenswitchedon,themicroprocessorcheckstheelectroniccircuitsitusestomakesureeverythingfunctions
properly.
Anillusionofrealitygeneratedbytechnicalmeansthatisinfluencedbyexternalimpulsesorgives
impulsestoitssurrounding.Thedeviceusesthesepossibilitiesthroughanoptionalaccessoryset.
Unitofmeasureoftheworkdoneperunittime:
1W=1J/s=1Nm/s=1VA
WorldHealthOrganization
Usesthefactthatelectriccurrentsinducedinaconductorbyafluctuatingmagneticfieldproducejoule-typeenergywhich
canbeusedforanelectronicallycontrolledbrake.
Trainingtimeinminutes(forpresenttrainingdata)/inhours(fortotaltrainingdata)