True Manufacturing Company ES9.0 - Manual (Page 16)

ES9.0 Recumbent Bike Owner’s Guide
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Getting the Most From CHR
chapter Two: Riding Your Bike
For Best
Results
External
Power
Option
1. Exercise with smooth body motions. Avoid excessive body
motion, especially in your arms and upper body.
2. Breathe smoothly and regularly, and avoid talking. (Talking
will cause unrepresentative heart rate spikes of 5 to 10 bpm.)
3. Grip the pads lightly, not tightly.
4. Make sure your hands are clean, free of both dirt and hand
lotions.
When using a Heart Rate Control (HRC) workout or the Fitness
Test, it is best to use chest strap monitoring. These workouts
work best with the extra accuracy gained from a chest-contact
heart rate monitoring system.
A wall transformer external power option is available which
gives the ES9.0 bike some additional capabilities:
• The bike’s display is always lit in Attract Mode (see
Chapter 13). This can make the bike more friendly and
interesting to prospective riders.
• Test Mode diagnostics are more versatile (see Chapter
15).
• The bike’s minimum workload is lower, which is
required by the Medical and Ergometer modes (see
Chapter 11) and recommended for the Fitness Test (see
Chapter 10).