Owner’s Manual: Heart Rate Features 18
Exercise to Your Target Heart Rate
A dedicated window displays your heart rate while
exercising. To view your heart rate (beats per minute) on the
display, either wear a chest strap or grasp both touch-
sensitive handrail grips.
Note: The EFX5.31 does not have the touch-sensitive
handrail grips so you must purchase the optional chest strap
transmitter to monitor your heart rate.
The Precor web site (www.precor.com) has several
suggestions for workouts with varying levels of intensity. It
provides many workout details that include the appropriate
target heart rate.
The EFX includes a program that lets you exercise based on
a specified target heart rate. As you exercise, the Basic HRC
Program monitors your heart rate and automatically
maintains it within a few beats per minute (bpm) of your
selected target.
To use this program, press the PROGRAMS - HEART RATE
key. For more information, refer to Programs.
Heart Rate Analysis
Every time you complete a program using the chest strap or
touch-sensitive handrail grips, the EFX provides a heart rate
analysis after the workout summary.
Your average heart rate appears followed by the maximum
heart rate achieved during your workout. A third display
appears, if you entered your age, and indicates the amount of
time your heart rate remained between the target zones
shown.
The heart rate analysis is based on how often your heart rate
signal is received while exercising. If you use the chest strap,
the average heart rate will be more accurate than if you
occasionally grasp the touch-sensitive handrail grips.
