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COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS DIVISION
USING THE SMARTRATE
®
FEATURE
Add the benefit of SmartRate to every course on the EFX. Using SmartRate as a
visual cue helps you adjust your exercise routine to suit specific needs. SmartRate
simplifies the correlation between heart rate and exercise. You don’t have to stop
concentrating on your workout to find your pulse. It is displayed right in front of you
along with the SmartRate zone. Once you begin a course, a blinking segment in
the bar graph appears on the left of the display (if you entered your age during the
Setup prompts). The blinking segment indicates the zone that your heart rate is in:
Weight Loss or Cardiovascular.
Important: Access to SmartRate is only available when the person exercising
wears a POLAR
®
chest strap or uses the touch-sensitive grips on the handrails.
(The POLAR
®
chest strap is a separate purchase option.) The touch-sensitive grips
on the stationary handrails are standard equipment. The SmartRate indicator lights
do not appear when QuickStart is used to select a course.
For the ideal “weight loss” range, your heart rate should be between 55% and 70%
of your maximum aerobic heart rate. It should never exceed 80% of your maxi-
mum aerobic heart rate or go above your target zone. Refer to Diagram 13 for
your appropriate target zone.
When you maintain your heart rate between 70% and 80% of your maximum
aerobic heart rate, you are improving your overall cardiovascular/cardiorespira-
tory fitness level. Maintaining your heart rate in either zone (weight loss or cardio-
vascular) for 30 minutes or more on a regular basis (minimum three times a week)
provides the greatest benefits.
Diagram 13
Target Zones
HEART RATE TARGET ZONES
20
25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75
70
80
90
100
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
YOUR AGE
YOUR HEART RATE
MAX.
HEART
RATE
RECOMMENDED WEIGHT LOSS ZONE
RECOMMENDED CARDIOVASCULAR ZONE
Cardio
Zone
Weight
Loss
Zone
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