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    truefitness.com / 800.426.6570 / 1.636.272.7100 Recu mb e nt B ike Owne r’ s Gu ide[...]

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    Thank Y ou Fo r S e lectin g Tru e “Our ori ginal goal w as to build the wo rld’ s best fitness equipme nt , and to da y we b elieve we’re do ing it!” -Frank Trulaske In 1981, Frank T rula ske launched TRUE Fitness®, and be gan manufacturing hand- craf ted treadmill s . His team ’ s obs ession w ith quality ha s propelle d TRUE to the to[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 3 Review fo r Y ou r Safety I   S I  Whe n using this e x erc ise mach ine, b a sic prec autions should always be follow ed , which includes the following : Read and understand all instr uctions and war nings pr ior to use. Obtain a me di[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 4 St ar ting U p Qu i ck St ar t P aus i ng Y ou r Wo rkout Changing the Da t a D is pla y • Be ginp ed aling . • Thedisplaywilllightupandprom ptyouforyourweight,  workout selection, and workout time. • Enteryourwor koutparametersandpress[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 5 T ab le o f Co nte nts Quick Start .....................................................................................................................4 1.RidingY ourBike.......................................................................................................6  Ba sicoperation?[...]

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    Chapte r O ne Ridin g Y ou r B ike In T h is Chapter: Gettin g Co mfo r t ab le Ri di ng Effi ci entl y & C omfo r t ab l y Us in g th e Ch est Strap Us in g C o nt act Hear t Ra te Gettin g th e Best Resul ts Possi b le Chapter 1: R iding Y our Bike Chapter 2: The Display Chapter 3: Pre-S et W or kouts Chapter 4: Hear t R ate Control Chapter 5[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 7 G ettin g Comfo r t ab le C O: R    Y B  Settin g You r Wei ght S e at Adjust ment The body weight setting do es not affe ct the calor ie expenditure calculation. Unlike treadmills or other weight -bearing exercises , calorie s burne d during exer cis[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 8 Most riders w ill find a comfort/eff icienc y swe et sp ot at a pe dal cadence around 80 rpm. More ser ious riders desir ing maximum per formance typic ally pe dal at around 100 r pm. F or electrome chanical and safety reas ons , the bike w ill not pr[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 9 Us in g the Chest Strap C O: R    Y B  Mo nit o ring You r Hear t Ra te The PS50 bike ha s two ways of monitoring your hear t rate: 1. By using a chest strap thattransmit s your heart rat e tothe bike v ia radio.[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 10 Us in g the Chest Strap C O: R    Y B  When you wear a Polar ® or com patible transmitter stra p, the bike will display your hear t rate as a digital b eats - per-min ute (bpm)re adout. The transmit ter strap should be worn directly against yo[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 11 Us in g Co nt act H ear t Ra te C O: R    Y B  The CHR sy stem lets you monitor your hear t rate without wearing a strap. Gently gra sp the contact heart rate pads a s shown below . When the system detec ts your hands , a re d hear t will appe ar in [...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 12 G etting the B est Resu l ts Poss ib le C O: R    Y B  Fo r B est Resul ts 1. Exercise with smooth b ody motions . A void ex cessive bo dy motion, esp eci ally in your arms and upp er bo dy . 2. Breathesmoothlyandregularly ,anda [...]

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    Chapte r T wo The D is pl a y In T h is Chapter: T he D is pla y T he U pp er P anel T he L ower P anel Chapter 1: R iding Y our Bike Chapter 2: The Display Chapter 3: Pre-S et W or kouts Chapter 4: Hear t R ate Control Chapter 5: Creating an Exercise Progr am Chapter 6: Care and M aintenance[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 14 Y ou r D is pl a y C T: T D    The bike displa y has two j obs : to let you control t he bike operation, and to give you fee dback about your workout . The contr ols are simple and designe d to be foolpro of ; it’ s hard to press a “wrong ” ke y . Y ou [...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 15 The U ppe r P anel C T: T D    T ime: The amount of time remaining in your workout. If you press , this becomes elapsed time: how long you’ve been working out so far .* W ork Le vel: The selected workout level. Distance: An estimate of how far you would hav[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 16 The Lowe r P ane l C T: T D    Start : Starts a workout W orklo ad: Adjusts work - load up and down. Key s repeat if held down. Enter: Accepts the current data entry. Pre-set W orkouts: Selec ts desired workout profile. Random: G enerates a different workout [...]

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    Chapte r Thre e Pre-S et Wo rkouts In T h is Chapter: Ho w T hes e Mo des Wo rk Wo rkout Pro fi les Chapter 1: R iding Y our Bike Chapter 2: The Display Chapter 3: Pre-S et W or kouts Chapter 4: Hear t R ate Control Chapter 5: Creating an Exercise Progr am Chapter 6: Care and M aintenance[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 18 How Thes e Mo d es Wo rk C T: P-S W   F ivedifferentpre-setworkoutsarediscu sse dbelow(HRC Cruis eControliscover edinC hapter4): • Manual : this mo de changes workload in 10-w att increments . The [...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 19 Wo rkout Pro f iles C T: P-S W   Wo rkout Pro f iles C ard io Challe n ge F a t Bu rn H ills[...]

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    Chapte r Fou r H ear t Ra te Co ntro l In T h is Chapter: HRC Intr oduc tio n Ho w T hes e Mo des Wo rk HRC Progr a ms Impo r t ant Po i nt s About HRC Chapter 1: R iding Y our Bike Chapter 2: The Display Chapter 3: Pre-S et W or kouts Chapter 4: Hear t R ate Control Chapter 5: Creating an Exercise Progr am Chapter 6: Care and M aintenance[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 21 HRC I ntr o ductio n C F: H  R  C  HRC Intr o ductio n TRUE’ s H RC workout lets the bike monitor your re lative ex ercise intensity by way of your heart rate, then a utomatically adjust the workload to keep you at your desired exercise in[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 22 How Thes e Mo d es Wo rk C F: H  R  C   Constant HRC is the best-known typ e of HRC , and is the ea siest to use. The bike will gradually rais e your hear t rate so tha t you reach your target within 5 to 7 minutes. Note tha t as you tire du[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 23 The PS50 bike has two typ es of he art rate contr ol: • Con st ant : pick a target he art rate, and the bike will contr ol your workout from the ver y beg inning so that you reach your target within five to se ven minutes . • Crui seCont rol : while in any program, set your current heart ra[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 24 T ar g e t H e a r t R a te Tips The heart rate monitor transmit ter strap should be worn accor ding to the guidelines in Chapter 1 . If the transmitter stra p is adjusted or move d while exer cising , hear t rate monit oring may be temporarily af fecte d. If communication is lost for 30 seconds , the bike[...]

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    Chapte r F ive Crea tin g An E xe rcis e Progra m In T h is Chapter: Wha t is th e F .I.T . C o n cept? Us in g th e F .I.T . C o n cept Y our F .I.T . P rogra m Est ablis h i n g and Maint ai ni n g Fitn ess Weight C o ntro l & Weight an d Spo r ts T rai n i ng Chapter 1: R iding Y our Bike Chapter 2: The Display Chapter 3: Pre-S et W or kouts[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 26 The workout por tion of your ex ercise prog ram consists of three major v ariables : Frequenc y , Intensity , and T ime. Frequenc y: HowO ften Y ouE xe rci se Y ou should ex ercise three to five time s a week to improve your cardiova scular and mus cle f itness . Improvements are signific antly[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 27 Wha t is the F .I.T . Co nce pt? C F: C    E P  As your f itness le vel improves , you w ill nee d to increa se your workout intensity in order to reach your target hear t rate. The first increa se may be ne cessar[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 28 The F .I. T . concept is desig ne d to help you b egin a prog ram tailored to your ne eds . Y ou may wish to kee p an ex ercise log to monitor your prog ress . Y ou can get v aluable fitness b enefit s from your TRUE PS Bike.Using the bikereg ularly mayinc rease theability of [...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 29 Y ou r F .I.T . Progra m C F: C    E P  B eginning Yo ur Exercis e Program In addition to monitoring your heart rate a s you exer cise, b e certain of how quickly your he art rate re covers . If your hear t rate is[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 30 Y ou r F .I.T . Progra m C F: C    E P  W orkout :Br isk and Rhythmic E x erc ise W orking out trains and conditions your hear t , lungs , and muscles so your b ody c an operate more ef ficiently . Grad[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 31 Est ab lishin g & Maint aining F itness C F: C    E P  Est ab lis hing A e r obi c Fitness Maint aining A e r obi c Fitness Managing We ight If you can sustain 12 but not 20 continuous minutes of ex ercise in y[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 32 We ight & S po r ts Training Programs C F: D     E P  S po r ts Training T r y to reach and maintain 60-75 percentof your ma ximum hear t rate with mo derate exer cis e. Exercis[...]

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    Chapte r S ix C are and M ainte nan ce In T h is Chapter: Ho w t o Care fo r Y our Bi ke Chapter 1: R iding Y our Bike Chapter 2: The Display Chapter 3: Pre-S et W or kouts Chapter 4: Hear t R ate Control Chapter 5: Creating an Exercise Progr am Chapter 6: Care and M aintenance[...]

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    PS50 & PS100 Bike Owne r’ s Guid e 34 How t o C are fo r Y ou r B ike C S: C  M   Y our PS50 bike doe s not require any routine maint enance, including lubrication. Keeping it clean i s the most import ant ta sk . After e ver y workout : Perspiration should be wipe d from[...]

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    Appe nd ix A T Arget Hear t R a te Char t Appe ndix A[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 36 Che ck wit h Yo u r Physi cian Appe nd ix A T arget Hear t Ra te Char t Remember to check w ith your physician before b eginning any exercise prog ram. Y our physician c an help de termine an appropriatetarget hear t rate.Me dications often affe ct hear t rate.[...]

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    Appe nd ix B Sp eci fica tio ns Appe ndix B[...]

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    PS50 Recumb ent B ike Owne r’ s Guide 38 Appe nd ix B Specif ica tions PS50 Re cumbent BrakeSystem Self-Generating W orkload Range 30 to 450 W at ts Belt Poly- V Display T y pe Led Data Readout s T ime,W orkLevel,Distance,W atts ,Rpm,Mets ,HeartR ate,Calories MessageCenter 16Characters HeartR ate[...]

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    ©2008 TRUE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY , INC. TRUE is a registered trademark of TRUE FITNESS. Specifications subject to change. Founded 1981 865 Hoff R oad St. Louis, MO 63366 800.426.6570 truefitness.c om 071008[...]