Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PS900 True Fitness
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800.426.6570 / ww w .truefitness.com PS900 Recu mb e nt & U pright B ike Owne r’ s Gu ide.
In 1981 F rank T r ulaske launched T rue Fitness T echnolog y with one goal in mind – to make the fine st f itne ss e quipment on the market. His team be gan by manufacturing premium, handcrafte d treadmills with a focus on quality and durability .
3 PS900 Owner’ s Guid e Review fo r Y our Saf et y Whe n u sing this e xerc ise machine, ba sic prec autions should always be followe d, which includes the following : Read and understand all instr uctions and war nings prior to use.
Jus t Get O n and Rid e! St ar tin g U p PS900 Owner’ s Guid e 5 Qu ick St ar t Gu ide P a us ing Y ou r Wo rk out Cha nge the Da t a D is pla y The best way to learn to use the P S900 Bike is to keep pressing keys to se e what happens — explor e it at your own p ace.
T ab le o f Co ntents PS900 Owner’ s Guid e 6 1 - R iding Y our Bike page7 2 - The Display page 15 3 - Manual and Pr e -S et Programs page 19 4 - Hear t Rate Con trol page 23 5 - Designing an Exer c.
Chapte r O ne Ridin g Y ou r B ike .
G etting Comfo r t ab le S e tt in g Y ou r W e ig h t S ea t Ad just me nt The body weight setting do es not affec t the calorie expenditure calculation.
Foo t Pos it io n Riders are most efficient if they place the b all of their foot in the center of the p ed al. Other riders are more comfortable if the arch of their foot is against the pe dal. Riders are encourage d to b e a s effic ient a s p ossible, but use your own judgement in the comfort/efficienc y tradeof f.
The PS900 Bike has two ways of monitoring your he art rate: ...By using a chest strap that transmit s your hear t rate to the bike via radio... ...or by u sing the metal contact hear t rate pads on the handlebars .
When you wear a Polar® or com patible transmitter strap, the bik e will display your hear t rate as a digital b eats -p er -minute (bpm) readout . The transmit ter strap should be worn directly against your skin, ab out one inch below the pe ctoral muscles/breast line (see pic ture below).
Co nt a ct H ear t Ra t e (CH R) PS900 Owner’ s Guid e Co nt act H ear t Ra te 12 The c ontac t heart rate system let s you monitor your heart rate without wear ing a strap.
PS900 Owner’ s Guid e 13 Fo r B est Resu l ts Fo r B est Res ul ts 1. Exercise with smooth b ody motions . A void ex cessive b ody motion, especi ally in your arms and upper b ody .
Chapte r T wo The D is pl a y .
Y our D is pl a y Y o u r D is pla y The bike displa y ha s two jobs : to let you control t he bike op era- tion, and to give you fee dback about your workout. The contr ol s are sim ple and de signe d to be foolproof ; it’ s hard to pr e ss a “wrong ” ke y .
PS900 Owner’ s Guid e 17 The U pper P anel T i me: The amoun t of time remaining in your workout. If you press , this be comes elapsed time: how long you’ve been working out so far .
The Lowe r P anel PS900 Owner’ s Guid e 18 Start : Starts a workout W orklo ad: Adjusts work - load up and down. Ke ys repeat if held down. Enter: Accepts the current data entr y .
Chapte r Three Manual and Pre-S et Progra ms .
How Thes e Mo des Wo rk Ma n ua l M o d e Manual con trol mo de changes workload in 10-w att incremen t s. The workload stays the same a t any pe dal cadence (called constant power contr ol) unle ss you drop below 55 rpm.
PS900 Owner’ s Guid e 21 Progra m Pro files Pr ogram Pr o fi les C-V .
PS900 Owner’ s Guid e 22 How Y our B ike Co ntro ls You r Wo rk out The PS900 Bike closely c ontrols how hard you’ re working, s o that you get just the workout you’ re looking for .
Chapte r Four H ear t Ra te Co ntro l .
How Thes e Mo des Wo rk C o ns t a nt H RC T rue’ s heart rate contr ol (H RC) workout lets the .
PS900 Owner’ s Guid e 25 How Thes e Mo des Wo rk T ype s o f HR C Ma xim u m H ear t Ra t e And .
Co ns t ant HR C Cr ui se Co nt ro l Constant HRC is the best-known typ e of HRC, and is the ea siest to use. The bike will gradually rai se your hear t rate so tha t you reach your target within 5 to 7 minutes.
T ar g et H e ar t R a t e T ip s The heart rate monitor transmit ter strap should be worn accor ding to the guidelines in C hapter 1 . If the transmitter stra p is adju sted or moved while exercising , hear t rat e monitoring may be temporar ily affec ted.
Chapte r Five D es i gning an E xe rcis e Progra m .
The F .I.T . Co nce pt D e f ine d W ha t i s t he F .I . T . C o n ce pt ? The work out p ortion of your exercise program consists of three major variables : Frequenc y , Intensity , and T ime.
PS900 Owner’ s Guid e 31 Mo re F .I.T . Co nce pt Ove rview As your f itness level improves , you will ne ed to increa se your workout int ensity in order to reach your target hear t rate.
PS900 Owner’ s Guid e 32 Utilizing the F .I.T . Co nce pt Us in g the F .I. T . Co n ce pt Y ou r F itne ss Pr ogram D et er mini ng Y ou r N e ed s The F .
In addition to monitoring your heart rate as you exercise, be certain of how quickly your hear t rate recovers. If your he art rate is over 120 be ats per minute five minutes after exer c ising , or is higher than normal the morning af ter ex ercising , your exertion may be too strenuous for your current level of fitness .
PS900 Owner’ s Guid e 34 Y our F .I.T . Co nce pt Co ntinu e d W or kout : Bri sk and Rhy thmic Exercis e The work out trains and conditions your hear t, lung s , and muscles to operate more efficiently .
PS900 Owner’ s Guid e 35 Est ab lis hing and Maint aining Fitness .
PS900 Owner’ s Guid e 36 We ight Management Consistent aerobic e xercise will help you change your bo dy composition by lowering your p ercen tage of b ody f at.
PS900 Owner’ s Guid e 37 A S po r ts Trainin g Progra m S po r ts Tra inin g When you are training to im prove strength and p erformance: Exercise four to five days a week .
Chapte r Six C are and M ainte nan ce 39 Chapter 1: Riding Y our Bik e.
The F .I.T . Co nce pt D e f ine d H ow t o C a re F o r Y ou r B i ke PS900 Owner’ s Guid e 40 Y our P S900 Bike doesn ’t require any r outine maintenance, not even lubr ication.
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PS900 Owner’ s Guid e Appe ndix A 42 T a rge t H ear t Ra t e Cha r t.
Remember to check with your physici an b efore b eginning any ex ercis e prog ram. She c an help determine an appropriate t arget hear t rate. Medications often affec t he art rate.
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PS900 Owner’ s Guid e Appe ndix B 46 W ork load R ange: 30 – 450watts . W e ight : Re cumbent , 180 pound s. Upright , 160 p ounds . Maximum User W eight : 350 p ounds . W ork load C ontrol S y stem : self-generating hybrid brake. Specif ication s and op eration subject to change w ithout not ice.
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