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CS 8.0 Bike
Owner’s Guide
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Thank You For Selecting True In 1981 Frank Trulaske launched experts, its line of products has True Fitness expanded. Technology with one goal in mind – to Today True also produces make the finest fitness award-winning exercise equipment on the bikes, ellipticals, and market. TrueStretch, our patented flexibility unit. His team began by manufacturing True Fitness is dedicated premium, handcrafted to always staying a step “Our original treadmills with a ahead of the competition goal
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Review for Your Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using this exercise machine, basic precautions should always be followed, which includes the following: Read and understand all instructions and warnings prior to use. Obtain a medical exam before beginning any exercise program. If at any time during exercise you feel faint, dizzy, or experience pain, stop and consult your physician. Obtain proper instruction prior to use. Inspect the bike for incorrect, worn, or loose components and
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Quick Start Guide Begin pedaling. The display will start up in WORKOUT SETUP. Starting Up QUICK START into a manual workout by pressing . SELECT A DIFFERENT WORKOUT by pressing the program keys. Press program keys more than once for more programs. ACCEPT EACH SETTING AND MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE by pressing . Enter your personal data — weight, age, and sex — for best results. BEGIN YOUR WORKOUT by pressing at any time. ADJUST YOUR EXERCISE WORKLOAD by using the or During keys or the numer
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Table of Contents 1 - Introduction 2 - Riding Your 3 - The Display Top Features, Fancy Keypad Layout, Bike Features, Basic Console and Display Workout Program Features Basics, Heart Rate Monitoring, Contact Heart Rate page 21 page9 page 13 4 - Workout 5 - Manual 6 - Pre-Set Setup Control Programs Setting Up Workout, Personal Power Fine Program Choices During Workout and Control, Bike Mode and Profiles, Custom Smart Start Intervals page 27 page 31 page 33 7 - Heart Rate 8 - Calorie Goal 9
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Table of Contents 12 - Other 13 - Creating an 14 - Setup Mode Setup mode and Functions Exercise Plan customizable options More workout options Using the F.I.T. concept to create a fitness program page 81 page 69 page 71 15 - Care and Appendix A Appendix B Maximum Heart Rate Maximal Oxygen Maintenance and Target Heart Rate Upake and METS page 93 page 89 page 87 Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E CS 8.0 Bike controls American College Specifications and exercise intensity of Sports Medicine Pos
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Chapter One Introduction In This Chapter: Top Features Fancy Features Basic Features Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 9: Designing Your Own Workout Chapter 2: Riding Your Bike Chapter 10: Fitness Test Chapter 3: The Display Chapter 11: Medical and Ergometer Mode Chapter 4: Workout Setup Chapter 12: Other Functions Chapter 5: Manual Control Chapter 13: Creating an Exercise Plan Chapter 6: Pre-Set Programs Chapter 14: Setup Mode Chapter 7: Heart Rate Control Chapter 15: Care and Maintenance Chapte
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Top Features CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Your new CS 8.0 Bike console, the CS 8.0 console, is the most Introduction sophisticated exercise computer in the fitness industry. Even the simplest operation, Manual Control, works in a special and useful way. But the CS.80 console is also extremely easy to use; the user can ignore all the fancy stuff and use it with just one or two keystrokes. Smart Start: Intelligently picks useful workout settings — every Top workout, even an advanced one, is ea
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Fancy Features CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Advanced Custom Programming: Create up to three different Fancy program profiles, up to 60 segments long, using any of four Features different programming methods, including a Record mode. Custom Intervals: Choose your own interval workload and duration. HRC Ultra: Both continuous and interval heart rate control workouts, with gradually increasing target heart rates that replicate real-world maximum-intensity workouts. Improved Maximum Heart Rate E
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Basic Features CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Three-mode Manual Control: MET-based, bicycle simulation, Basic or 10-watt increments. Features Four Pre-set Programs: Easy intervals, speed intervals, rolling hills, and one big hill. CSAFE Audio Control: Volume and channel remote control of compatible systems. CSAFE Power: Supply power to an external audio remote control. Fully Configurable Setup Mode: Choose default operational mode, metric or U.S. units of measure, maximum workout time, defaul
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Chapter Two Riding Your Bike In This Chapter: Workout Program Basics Heart Rate Monitoring Chest Strap Use Contact Heart Rate Use Getting the Most From CHR Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 9: Designing Your Own Workout Chapter 2: Riding Your Bike Chapter 10: Fitness Test Chapter 3: The Display Chapter 11: Medical and Ergometer Mode Chapter 4: Workout Setup Chapter 12: Other Functions Chapter 5: Manual Control Chapter 13: Creating an Exercise Plan Chapter 6: Pre-Set Programs Chapter 14: Setup Mod
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Getting Started on Your Bike CHAPTER TWO: RIDING YOUR BIKE Set your weight before every Setting Variations in human workout. This allows the CS 8.0 Your exercise efficiency Bike to control your workout more Weight are another potential effectively. See the Personal Power source of error, with section in Chapter 5 for more differences of plus or information. minus 10% common in the population. The body weight setting does not affect the calorie expenditure calculation. Unlike trea
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Riding Form CHAPTER TWO: RIDING YOUR BIKE Riders are most efficient if they Foot place the ball of their foot in the Position center of the pedal. Other riders are more comfortable if the arch of their foot is against the pedal. Riders are encouraged to be as efficient as possible, but use your own judgement in the comfort/efficiency tradeoff. Most riders will find a comfort/efficiency sweet spot at a Pedal pedal cadence around 80 rpm. More serious riders desiring Cadence maximum per
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Monitoring Your Heart Rate CHAPTER TWO: RIDING YOUR BIKE The CS 8.0 Bike has two ways of monitoring your heart rate: Monitoring Your Heart ...By using a chest strap that transmits your heart rate to the bike Rate via radio... ...or by using the metal contact heart rate pads on the handlebars. Upright Upper HRC Pads Upright Lower HRC Pads Recumbent HRC Pads Although your bike functions fine without using the heart rate monitoring feature, this kind of monitoring gives you valuable feedba
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Chest Strap Use CHAPTER TWO: RIDING YOUR BIKE When you wear a Polar or compatible transmitter strap, the bike Chest Strap will display your heart rate as a digital beats-per-minute (bpm) Heart Rate readout. This monitoring is very accurate, typically within one Monitoring beat per minute. Examples of Heart Rates Found in Daily Life The transmitter strap should be worn directly against your An average 30-year-old skin, about one inch below the might have a resting heart pectoral musc
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Contact Heart Rate Use CHAPTER TWO: RIDING YOUR BIKE The contact heart rate system lets you monitor your heart rate Contact without wearing a strap. Heart Rate (CHR) A Note on CHR Accuracy Gently grasp the contact heart rate pads as shown below. CHR monitoring may be a bit less accurate than a chest strap, since the heart rate signals are much stronger at the chest. The CS 8.0 Bike uses the most advanced CHR system avail- able. It converts your heart rate waveform to a digital signal
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Getting the Most From CHR CHAPTER TWO: RIDING YOUR BIKE 1. Exercise with smooth body motions. Avoid excessive body For Best motion, especially in your arms and upper body. Results 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 i
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Chapter Three The Display In This Chapter: Keypad Layout What the Keys Do Upper Console How to Read Your Display Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 9: Designing Your Own Workout Chapter 2: Riding Your Bike Chapter 10: Fitness Test Chapter 3: The Display Chapter 11: Medical and Ergometer Mode Chapter 4: Workout Setup Chapter 12: Other Functions Chapter 5: Manual Control Chapter 13: Creating an Exercise Plan Chapter 6: Pre-Set Programs Chapter 14: Setup Mode Chapter 7: Heart Rate Control Chapter 15:
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Keypad Layout CHAPTER THREE: THE DISPLAY 22 CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide Display and Workout Setup Keys Choice Keys Numeric Keys Clear Key Backspace Key Workload Enter Key Start Key Adjust Keys
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What the Keys Do CHAPTER THREE: THE DISPLAY The Keys Workout Setup: Switches into Workout Setup mode. Workload is reduced and all data accumulation is paused while in Workout Setup. Change Display: Changes data readouts from one set of four to the other set. Press and hold for two seconds to have the sets automatically alternate back and forth every five seconds. , Workload: Adjusts workload higher and lower. Keys repeat if held down. through Numeric Keys: Used for data entry in Wor
