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IMPORTANT
THIS PRODUCT IS
DESIGNED FOR ADULT
USE.
DO NOT
ALLOW
CHILDREN
TO PLAY
ON OR
AROUND
THIS
PRODUCT.
BEFORE
STARTING
PHYSICIAN.
IMPORTANT
ANY EXERCISE PROGRAM. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU
CONSULT
YOUR
TOOLS REQUIRED:
Adjustable
Wrench
IMPORTANT
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you
for
purchasing
our
product.
Although
we
go
tc,
great
effort
to ensure the
quality
of our
products,
oc-
casionally errors or omissions occur. Should
you
find
that a
part
of this
product
is
either missing or defective,
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for
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replacement
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following
address or
telephone nu mber.
You MUST have
the Serial
Number
of this
fitness
equipment
ready for
the Customer Service
Repre-
sentative
in
all communications.
In
the United States,
call
1-800-633-5730,
or
write
to:
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ied Products
Corporation
P.O. Box 100
Opelika, AL
36803
Attn:
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you
live in
the United Kingdom, Western Europe, or
the
Middle East,
contact:
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IMPORTANT.-
SAFETY
TO AVOID ACCIDENT
OR
INJURY READ
AND FOL-
LOW THESE
SIMPLE SAFETY
RULES.
1.
Do not
allow children to
play
on or around the
DP
AIR
GOMETERTM
when it
is in
use.
2.
Regularly
check
to see that all
nuls, bolts,
and
screws are securely tightened.
3.
Keep hands
and
feet
away
from
linkage
mechanism.
4.
Always
check to see
that seat
is
securely
fastened
before using the
DP AIR
GOMETERTM.
5.
Do not ride
standing
up.
6.
Do not ride
while wearing loose robes,
gowns,
loose
pants,
long skirts, or
jewelry
such
as
neck-
laces,
chains,
rings,
etc..
7.
Always wear rubber
soled shoes
such as
tennis
shoes
when
using
your
DP AIR
GOMETERTM.
L
Do not
position
your
DP
AIR
GOM
ETERTM
on
loose
rugs
or uneven surfaces.
9.
Do not
place
head, hands,
or
legs
between
handle-
bars.
10.
The DPAIR
GOMETERTM
should
notbeusedwhen
alone.
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Products
Corooration
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Why EXERCISE
Why
exercise.?
The
answer
is.
simple
-
to.live
a,longer,
happier.and
healthier life.
lt is known that
a
planned.,
regr+{jAgq?S
programcantmprovephysicalandmentalhealth.T6oofteh'ourlifestylelimitsouriimeoropportunitytoexercise.
IheDPAIH
GO"Vgfe
n.M
piovides
aconvenient
and simple
method to embark
on a
program
ol self
improvement.
Cycling
and
Rowing are
recognized as
two of
the best
forms of exercise.
With
the
DP
AIR
GOMETERTM
the
benefit
of these
ex-
eicisei
can
now bdper,formeE
within the safety
and
comfort
of
your
own
home and at
your
convenience.
The
Dp
AIR GOMETERTM
provides
the user
with the
latest,
most accurate electronic
means.of
measuring
the.quantity
ol
ener-
giicaioiies)
;xpended
durihg
exercise.
tnis
information
is
blectronically
calculated
and
displayed
for each
individual
based on
his
or
her age, sex, and
pulse
rate.
With
the
MONTTOR
you
can
pre-set (1)
the time
you
wish
to
exercise
(2)
the distance
"traveled"
(3)
the
pace (cadence) at
which
you
wish to
work and
(4)
the amount
of calories
you
wish
to
burn.
Included
in
this
booklet
is
a
program
designed
to
put you
on
the
road
to
improved
physical
condition.
Good
exercise
habits
will
help
you
feel
better,
look better and
enjoy
life
more
fully.
Training
Tips
1.
Consult
Your
physician
before
starting
this
or
any other
physicaltraining
program.
2.
Start
your
exercise
program
now!
Don't
procrastinate.
3. Each training
session
should
consist
of
:
a.
Five
tolen
minutes of stretching
and
warm up
and a
minute or two
of
relaxed
riding at a
slow
pace.
b.
A
target
pulse
rate exercise.
c.
A coo-l dciwn
period
of
lrom
one
to to
two
minutes of slow
relaxed
riding and some
gentle
stretching.
4.
For best
results,
include
a
good
approved
diet and
start
it
simultaneously
with
your
exercise
program.
5.
proper
attire
includes
cotton
shorts and
T-shirt
for warm
weather or a
polyester,
acrylic,
or cotton
warm-up
suit
for cooler
weather.
Do not attempt
to
progress
too
rapidly. Gradually
increase the
intensity of
your
workouts.
Breathe deeply
while exercising.
Don't
hesitate to breathe
through.your
mouth.i{
you
need
more oxygen.
Use
the
"Talk
Test"'
lf
you
cannoi
iarry on a
conveisation
while training,
you
are
working too
hard!
Rest
is essential.
No
exercise
program
can
improve
your
f
itness
il
you
do
not
get
adequate
rest.
Schedule
your
exercise.
Beginners
-
Excercise
ev.gry
other
day-for at
least
a
month.
Intermediates
-
Exercise
at
least
five
OiVJi-*e'e6
Oul
generatty
n"ot more than
six.
ldeally,
you
shouid
exercise
three
days
consecutively
followed
by one
day of
redt, then
two days
of exercise
followed by
a day of
rest.
6.
7.
8.
9.
1
0 . There
is no
"best
time"
to train.
The important
thing
is to train
when
your
energy
is hrgh. Some
individuals
f eel better
training
Orrring
inJeirti
morning
hours
and
others
in thdevening.
Throufh experim-e.ntation
you,must find
your
own
ideal
time.
Howe-ver,
you
dhould
avoid
training
within two
hours alter
eating or
one
hour
prior
to
a meal.
Pre-exercise
Stretch
i ng
A
thorough
warm
up of
the
large
muscles used
in
your
training
program
will help avoid
pulls,,
st;qi5s
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gl.|qp.tj-T!^.-!oll.oy]19
stretcheiwillhelpprepareyorltoenjoyyourexercisesession.Holdeachstretchforacount0f
l5andrelax.
Inenrepeateacn
severaltimes.
Begin by
bending
at the
hips and
place your
hands on
your
knees.
Lower
your
head toward
the
f loor
until
you
feel the
stretch
in
the-back
of
your
thighs and
press
back
on
your
knees
with steady
preasure,
Using
a
wall or other
large object
to steady
you,
grasp
one
foot and
gently
pull
it
as
close
to
your
buttocks
and
as
high as
you
can.
Repeat
with
the other
foot.
Turn towards
the
wall and
place
both
hands on
it
and
support
yourself
with
one
Ieg while the
cther
is
placed
behind
you.with.the
sote
flat on
the
tfoor.
ben!
inelorwirO
teg and
lean towaicis
thrS
wall
keeping
the
rear
leg
straiglt
so that
the
calf
and achilles
ten-
60; t;e
atretched.
nepeatioi the
other
tEg.
Some
benelit
lor
the
upper'Oody can
also
be derlved
f rom this stretch.
Next, Sit on
the
lloor and
draw
your
legs up
toward
your
groin,
the
soles of
your f
eet
together
and
holding
your
back
straight,
lean
forward over
your
feet.
Warm
up
(Minimum
of
5
minutes
total)
Stand
direcily
in front of the
Dp
AIR
GOMETERTM,
with
your
feet set apart.slighlly
to allow
the
tower
ponion
of
the
handlebars
to
move
treety.'Grasp
the
handlegrips
and
alternately
nxrve the
handles
back and
fodh
at
a
noderate
.pace'
AiVourleriarm
eitenOs,-iuiniorirnips
and
headio the
right.
Reverse this
motion as the
right arm
is extending.
ADVANTAGE:
This rotation
provides
stretch
and
f lex o{ the
lower back, upper
shoulders
and
neck
while slowly
increasing
your
pulse
rate and
blood circulation.
Stand behind the
DP
AIR
GOMETERTM
with
the balls
of
yourfeet
on the
floor
tube,
lean
over the seat and
grasp
the
handlegrips.
Alternately move
the handles
back and
forth
at a
moderate
pace.
Turn
the upper body and
head
to the
right
as
you
extend
your
left
arm.
Reverse
this motion
as the
right
arm extends.
ADVANTAGE: Provides
stretch and f
lex
of the upper back and sides
while
slowly
increasing
the
pulse
rate
and
blood circulation.
Sitting on the
DP AIR
GOMETERTM,
place
your
hands
on the
handlegrips
(or
rest
them on
your
thighs).
Place
the
balls of
your
feet
on the
pedals
and
slowly begin
pedaling.
ADVANTAGE:
Provides flex
to
hip, knee,
and ankle
joints
while
slowly
increasing
the
pulse
rate and blood
circulation.
The Exercise
Program*
CONSULT YOUR
PHYSICIAN BEFORE
PARTICIATING
IN THIS
OR
ANY
OTHER
PHYSICAL TRA]NING
PROGRAM
lqchpels_o4.is
different
in
age,
weight,
and overallfitness;
each
must
tailor their
program
to their own
needs. The DP AIR
GOMETERTM with its
electronic
MONITOR
will
simplify attainment of
your goal.
In
any
program
of exercise, maximum
physical
benefit
will
be
realized
only
when
exertion occurs. However;the old adage
"No
p_a!n,
1qgqi1"
is NOT
true in
terms of simple cardiovascular
training.
Your
pulse
rate is
a
good
indicator
of exertion.
The DP AIR
GOM
ETERTM
allows
you
to continuously
monitor
your
pulse
rate
and thus
t'ailor
your
trainihg
program
to suit
your
level
of
f itness.
To
begin,
f irst
determine
at
what level
of
fitness
you
are.
We
strongly urge
that
you
involve
your
physician
in
this
basic decision.
Then
find
your
age
group
in
the age
column of the training chart
(below)
and lead
acrossthe chart to the
right
to
find
the ap-
Then
find
your
age
group
in
the age
column of the training chart
(below)
and
lead
acrossthe chart to the
right
to
find
the ap-
propriate pulse
rate range
for
you.
Use these
numbers
to set the
pulse
targets on
your
MONITOR.
propriate pulse
rate range
for
you.
Use these
numbers
to set the
pulse
targets on
your
MONITOR.
As
you-beg_in
to use
your
DP AIR
GOMETERTM,
work
at the
lower
end
of
your
target
pulse
range.
that
vou
will need
to ride faster in order to stav in the oulse ranoe vou have chosen. This is voirr I
that
you
e
your
DP AIR
GOMETERTM,
work
at the
lower
end
of
your
target
pulse
range. As
you
progress
to
ride faster in
order to stay
in
the
pulse
range
you
have
chosen.
This is
your
body's way of tel
your
fitness.is increasing.
As
this occurs,
you
may
begin
to
work in
the higher
end of
your pulse
range. lf
you
started
in
the
"Low
Fitness."
training
program, you
may increase
your pulse
rate
a little
eaclrweek after
the
first month-until-you
are
working in
the
desired'target
pulse
rate range
for
your
age bracket.
Wh3t!
gvgr
ygq[
P.eJcgiyedJ@es_q
level,
unless
you
are already
cycling more
than 5
miles
daily,
plan
to start
your program
slow-
ly.
Ride
the
DP AIR
GOMETERTM
at a
low
speed and
thus a
lbw level
of
resistance
and trainioi only a shorf
peribd
every other
day
for
the f irst
two
weeks.
Every week
add a
few minutes
per
session until
you
are
exercising
for
at
least
tr,ienty
minutbs
at a
time. As
your
f itness
improves,
you
may wish
to exercise five
or six days a
week.
Since
the
MONITOR
will
calculate
the
number
of calories u'sed,
you
may
decide to
work
using calories
rather than relying
on
time.
EACH TRAINING
SESSION
SHOULD
CONSIST OF:
1.
FROM FIVE TO TEN
MINUTES
OF STRETCHING
AND WARM
UP
AND A MINUTE
OR TWO
OF
RELAXED
RIDING
AT
A SLOW PACE.
2. TARGET
PULSE RATE
EXERCISE.
3.
A
COOL DOWN PERIOD
OF
FROM
ONE
TO TWO MINUTES
OF SLOW.
RELAXED RIDING
AND
SOME
GENTLE
STRETCHING.
Training
Ghart*
AGE
LOW FITNESS
TRAINING
HIGH FITNESS
TRAINING
CARDIOVASCULAR
TRAINING
16 - 20
21
-25
26-30
31
-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51
-55
56-60
61
-65
Over
65
120 - 130
115- 125
115- 120
110-120
110-115
105
-
115
100-110
95
-
105
90
-
105
85
-
100
85
-
100
130
-
150
125
-
145
120
-
145
120 - 135
115- 135
115- 130
110-125
105 - 125
105 - 120
100 - 115
100-110
150
-
170
145
-
165
145
-
160
135
-
155
135
-
155
130
-
150
125
-
145
125
-
140
120
-
135
115- 130
110
-
125
WAHNING: Persons
Over 50
Years
Of
Age Must Not Exceed The Pulse
Rate Schedule
For Their Age
Group.
*Exercise
program
and training
chart
based
on Sharkey, Brian J., 1984, Physiology of Fitness,
2nd
ed., Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc., Champaign,
ll.
3
Using the DP AIR
GOMETERTM
The secret to aerobic
training
is
achieving
a selected
heart
rate and maintaining
it. The DP AIR
GoMETERTM,
with
its
air
resistance
sytem and
integrated
electronic
MONITOR
allows the user
to easily attain the
desired
pulse
rate.
Since
no
two
people
or
life
styles
are alike, the
DP
AIR GOMETERTM has
been designed
to allow the user to
isolate
por-
tions
of the body that may need
greater
emphasis
in
training.
These
exercises
provide
cardiovascular
conditioning, muscle toning
and
joint
llexing with
the
ability to exercise both the
upper and
lower
body simultaneously or
independently. Increase
the
workout
intensity
by
increasing
the speed of the
leg
and/or
arm
movements.
1.
Position
the
seat so that
you
are comfortable
and
your
leg
is extended
as
lar
as
possible
when
your
heel is
on
the
pedal
and
the
pedal
is in
its
lowest
position.
2. Place
the
"BALL"
of
your
foot
on the
pedal
for
proper pedaling position.
The following
photographs
illustrate
the basic
positions
for
use
of
your
DP AIR
GOMETERTM
FIGURE
1.
FULL BODY
WORKOUT:
Sitting cornfortab-
ly
erect, use the
handlebars
to either
push
or
pull
while
simultaneously
pedaling.
Alternate the effort to
your
arms
or
legs
to
intensify
or
reduce
the
work
of the upper
or
lower
body. The handles
may
be
gripped
from
under-
neath
(palm
up) to change the
muscle
groups
used
in
the arm.
ADVANTAGES:
1. Forthe
upperbody:
a.
Handlebar Push: Provides cardiovascular
conditioning, tricep, upper back,
and shoulder
muscle
training.
b.
Handlebar
pull:
Provides
cardiovascular
con-
ditioning, bicep, shoulder,
and chest
muscle
training.
2. For
the
lower
body:
Pedaling: Provides
cardiovascular
conditioning,
thigh and catf
muscle toning, and
hip,
knee,
and
ankle
flexion
To
ISOLATE THE LOWER
BODY, simply
release the
handlebars
and
place your
hands on
your
hips or thighs
as
you pedal.
This
concentrates
the exercise
on the
Iower
body .
ADVANTAGES:
For
the
lower
body:
Pedaling : Provides
cardiovascular
conditioning,
thigh and calJ
muscle toning,
and
hip, knee, and
ankle
f lexion.
FIGURE
2.
To ISOLATE
THE
UPPER BODY,
ptacefeer
on the foot
supports
and use
the
handlebars'and your
arms to activate
the
fan.
Try
to minimize
the
amouht of
torso twisling
to
just
that
necessary
to
complete the
ex-
ercise.
The
handles
may
also
be
gripped
from
beneath
to change
the muscle
groups
used
in
the arms.
ADVANTAGES:
For
the upper
body:
a. Handlebar
Push:
Provides
cardiovascular
conditioning,
tricep,
upper back,
and
shoulder
muscle
training.
b.
Handlebar
pull:
Provides
cardiovascular
con-
ditioning,
bicep,
shoulder,
and chest muscle
training.
FIGURE
3.
To
EXERCISE THE TORSO,
stand
with feet
on the foot
tube,
lean
over
the seat and
aclivate the
fan
using
the
handlebars.
This
exercise
is most
effective
when
the
muscles
of the
torso are used
in
a twisting
mo-
tion.
ADVANTAGES:
Forthe
upper
body:
a. Handlebar
Push: Provides
cardiovascular
conditioning,
tricep,
upper back,
and shoulder
muscle
training.
b. Handlebar
pull:
Provides
cardiovascular con-
ditioning,
bicep, shoulder,
and chest
muscle
training.
CALORIES
PULSE
PULSE
TARGET
SCAN
Using
the MONITOR
The
MONITOR
provides
the
user
with
eight
functions:
TIME
SPEED
DISTANCE
CADENCE
The
unit
is
turned
on and
off by
pressing
the ON/OFF
button.
The functions
are
changel fLom
one to
another by
pressing
the MODE
button. A
smalltriangle is
shown
in
the display arcaabove
the function name
which
indicates
the mode
that is
active.
A
IS
OPERATIVE WHEN
THE
TRIANGLE
IS FLASHING.
AN
ONLY
BE
SET
WHEN
TRIANGLE
IS
NOT FLASHTNG.
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