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4.3.3 MEDIUM (pre-programmed)
Training objectives:
k Basic training, used generally to improve overall
endurance performance (aerobic condition).
k Increases competition speed as the VO
2
max. can
be exploited over a longer period.
k Increases the beating volume of the heart (i.e. increases the
quantity of blood that can be pumped by one heart beat).
k Increases the number of mitochondria (cell’s power plant)
k improved provision of energy
k Improved O
2
intake and CO
2
output by increasing blood volume
and density of capillaries in the lungs and tissues
k Improves VO
2
max.
Note: Medium endurance training starts with a 5 min warm-up and
ends with a 5 min cool-down. At the end of the 5 min fixed warm-up
and cool-down times these phases end automatically. You can also
end the warm-up and cool-down prematurely with the Navigation
button k SKIP and start the main part of the training program.
Note:
You can program your own personal endurance
training. Please refer to Chapter 3.3.1 Own
endurance training for more information on
this subject.
4.3.4 OWN (freely programmable)
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