LiftthetransmitteroffyourchestandmoistenthetwoGrooved
ElectrodeAreasontheback.
Checkthatthewetelectrodeareasarefirmlyagainstyourskin.
Thetransmitterwillsendyourheartratetothemachine’sreceiveranddisplayyourBeatsPerMinute(BPM).
Alwaysremovethetransmitterbeforeyoucleanthecheststrap.Cleanthecheststrapregularlywithmildsoapandwater,and
thoroughlydryit.Residualsweatandmoisturekeepthetransmitteractiveanddrainthebatteryinthetransmitter.
Note:Donotuseabrasivesorchemicalssuchassteelwooloralcoholwhenyoucleanthecheststrap,asthey
candamagetheelectrodespermanently.
IftheConsoledisplaysaheartratevalueof“0”,thenthetransmitterisnotsendingasignal.Checkthatthetexturedcontactareas
onthecheststraparecontactingwithyourskin.Youmayneedtolightlywetthecontactareas.Ifnosignalappearsoryou
needfurtherassistance,callyourNautilus
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Representative.
HeartRateCalculations
Yourmaximumheartrateusuallydecreasesfrom220BeatsPerMinute(BPM)inchildhoodtoapproximately160BPMbyage60.
Thisfallinheartrateisusuallylinear,decreasingbyapproximatelyoneBPMforeachyear.Thereisnoindicationthattraining
influencesthedecreaseinmaximumheartrate.Individualsofthesameagecouldhavedifferentmaximumheartrates.Itismore
accuratetofindthisvaluebygettingastresstestthanbyusinganagerelatedformula.
Youratrestheartrateisinfluencedbyendurancetraining.Thetypicaladulthasanatrestheartrateofapproximately72BPM,
whereashighlytrainedrunnersmayhavereadingsof40BPMorlower.
TheHeartRatetableisanestimateofwhatHeartRateZone(HRZ)iseffectivetoburnfatandbetteryourcardiovascularsystem.
Physicalconditionsvary,thereforeyourindividualHRZcouldbeseveralbeatshigherorlowerthanwhatisshown.
Themostefficientproceduretoburnfatduringexerciseistostartataslowpaceandgraduallyincreaseyourintensityuntilyour
heartratereachesbetween60–85%ofyourmaximumheartrate.Continueatthatpace,keepingyourheartrateinthattargetzone
forover20minutes.Thelongeryoumaintainyourtargetheartrate,themorefatyourbodywillburn.
Thegraphisabriefguideline,describingthegenerallysuggestedtargetheartratesbasedonage.Asnotedabove,youroptimal
targetratemaybehigherorlower.Consultyourphysicianforyourindividualtargetheartratezone.
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