Diamondback 500ER Manual

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averylowintensitywillnotoffermaximumbenefits.Conversely,iftheworkoutintensityistoohigh,injuryorfatigue

mayslowtheprogressionofyourexercisegoalsasthebodyattemptstorecover.

Itismosteffectivetotrainataheartratebetween60%and85%of

yourmaximumheartrate.Maximumheartrate

iscalculatedasapercentageofyourmaximumheartrate(estimatedas220beats‐per‐minuteminusyourage).

Tocalculateyourmaximumheartrateandfindtheappropriatetargettrainingzone,usethefollowingformulas.For

example,thefollowingestimationwouldberelevant

fora35year‐olduser:

 220–35=185Bpm (220–Age=CalculatedMaximumHeartRateinBeats‐per‐minute/Bpm)

 0.60x185=111Bpm (60%of185BPM[CalculatedMaximumHeartRate]=111Bpm)

 0.85x185=157Bpm

(85%of185BPM[CalculatedMaximumHeartRate]=157Bpm)

Basedonthesecalculations,therecommendedheartratetrainingzoneforthisuserwouldbebetween111Bpm–

157Bpm.Belowisagraphwhichdisplaystherecommendedheartratetrainingzoneforuserstwentyyearsofageto

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seventy‐fiveyearsofage.

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