Workout guidelines – Diamondback Fitness 1000Sr User Manual
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Workout Guidelines
Good health is an exercise in common sense
The Surgeon General released a study in 2001, The Surgeon General’s Call To Action To Prevent and De-
crease Overweight and Obesity. It indicates that 61% of American adults are either overweight or obese.
The study states that overweight increases the risk of health problems, such as heart disease, certain
type of cancer, type 2 diabetes, etc. It further points out that overweight needs to be regarded primarily
as a Health rather than as an Appearance issue.
The Surgeon General’s Healthy weight advice for consumers is:
Aim for a healthy weight: Find your Body Mass Index (BMI) on the chart below.
1.
Be active: Keep physically active to balance the calories you consume.
2.
Eat well: Select sensible portion sizes.
3.
BMI = (weight (lb)/ height² (in)) x 703
Weight in Pounds
120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250
4’6 29
31
34
36
39
41
43
46
48
51
53
56
58
60
Height in Feet and Inches
4’8
27
29
31
34
36
38
40
43
45
47
49
52
54
56
4’10 25
27
29
31
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
48
50
52
5’0 23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
47
49
5’2 22
24
26
27
29
31
33
35
37
38
40
42
44
46
5’4
21
22
24
26
28
29
31
33
34
36
38
40
41
43
5’6
19
21
23
24
26
27
29
31
32
34
36
37
39
40
5’8
18
20
21
23
24
26
27
29
30
32
34
35
37
38
5’10 17
19
20
22
23
24
26
27
29
30
32
33
35
36
6’0
16
18
19
20
22
23
24
26
27
28
30
31
33
34
6’2
15
17
18
19
21
22
23
24
26
27
28
30
31
32
6’4
15
16
17
18
20
21
22
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
6’6
14
15
16
17
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
27
28
29
6’8
13
14
15
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
28
Healthy
Weight
Overweight
Obese
Note: This chart is for adults (aged 20 years and older).
Heart rate is an important key to your exercise.
The Surgeon General also released a report on physical activity and health. This report defi nitively stated
that exercise and fi tness are benefi cial for a person’s health and redefi ned that exercise is a key compo-
nent of disease prevention and healthier living.
Medical research has shown us that there is an amount of exercise, which is enough to condition the
cardio respiratory system and the muscles of the body. This amount of exercise is between 60% and
85% of your maximum heart rate measured during a training session. This range allows enough exer-
cise to achieve fi tness, but not an excessive amount to cause injury. Your heart rate is an excellent indi-
cator of the amount of stress placed on the cardiovascular system. Taking full advantage of this informa-
tion, the 1000Sr is designed to include heart rate monitoring features.
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