True Z7 Elliptical Owner's Manual
Table of Contents
Z7 Elliptical Owner’s Guide
1 - Quick Start
It’s easy to use your
new bike.
2 - Riding Your
Elliptical
Basic operation of
everything except the
console.
4 - Manual and
Pre-Set Programs
Details on basic
exercise modes.
5 - Heart Rate
Control
Foolproof heart rate
feedback workouts.
6 - Creating an
Exercise Plan
Advice on using your
bike in a rewarding
exercise program.
7 - Care and
Maintenance
Keeping your bike in
the best shape.
8 - Important
Safety Instructions
Be sure to familiarize
yourself with this
section.
9 - Elliptical
Specifications
Operational and
physical attributes of
your bike.
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3 - The Display
Describes each key
and data display
feature.
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Quick Start
In This Chapter:
Just Get on and Ride!
Starting Up
Change Workouts Any Time You Want
Pausing Your Workout
Change the Data Display
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C
HAPTER
1:
Quick Start
CHAPTER 2: Riding Your Elliptical
CHAPTER 3: The Display
CHAPTER 4: Manual and Pre-Set Programs
CHAPTER 5: Heart Rate Control
CHAPTER 6: Designing an Exercise Program
CHAPTER 7: Care and Maintenance
CHAPTER 8: Important Safety Instructions
CHAPTER 9: Elliptical Specifications
Just Get on and Ride!
QUICK START
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QUICK S
TART
JUST
GET ON
AND
RIDE!
S
TARTING UP
PAUSING YOUR
WORKOUT
CHANGE
WORKOUTS AT
ANY TIME
CHANGE THE
DATA DISPLAY
The best way to learn to use the Z7 Elliptical is to keep
pressing keys to see what happens — explore it at your own
pace.
Begin pedaling.
The display will wake up and prompt for your weight,
workout selection, and workout time.
Enter your workout parameters and press , or
immediately press for a quick start into a manual
workout.
At any time during your workout, change workouts by pressing
a program key.
The bike will retain your workout data for about 15 seconds
after you stop pedaling.
Press the Change Display key to change the workout data
display.
Riding Your Elliptical
In This Chapter:
Getting Comfortable
Using Your Heart Rate to Exercise
Using the Chest Strap
Using Contact Heart Rate
Getting the Best Results Possible
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CHAPTER 1: Quick Start
C
HAPTER
2:
Riding Your Elliptical
CHAPTER 3: The Display
CHAPTER 4: Manual and Pre-Set Programs
CHAPTER 5: Heart Rate Control
CHAPTER 6: Creating an Exercise Plan
CHAPTER 7: Care and Maintenance
CHAPTER 8: Important Safety Instructions
CHAPTER 9: Elliptical Specifications
Getting Comfortable
RIDING YOUR ELLIPTICAL
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RIDING YOUR ELLIPTICAL
Set your weight before every workout. This
allows the Z5 Elliptical to control your
workout more effectively.
The body weight setting does not affect the
calorie expenditure calculation. Unlike
treadmills or other weight-bearing
exercises, calories burned during exercise
biking does not change with different body weights.
Place your feet anywhere on the foot pads.
Most riders prefer their feet to be as close together as
possible, but choose your own position for maximum comfort.
SETTING YOUR
WEIGHT
Variations in human
exercise efficiency are
another potential
source of error, with
differences of plus or
minus 10% common
in the population.
FOOT POSITION
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Using the Exercise Arms
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RIDING YOUR ELLIPTICAL
You have three hand and arm options when exercising:
Use the upper-body exercise arms.
The elliptical's motion will complement your body's natural
rhythm, encouraging extra exercise from your upper body and
making for an easy exercise balance.
Grasp the exercise arms in a position so that you are wellbalanced and your arm motion is comfortable. Grip the
handles with a relaxed, not tight, grip.
You can use the exercise arms for mainly balance, or you can
use them for significant upper-body exercise. Any power you
apply to them will be accurately recorded by the elliptical
console.
USING THE
EXERCISE
ARMS
Other Options
RIDING YOUR ELLIPTICAL
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RIDING YOUR ELLIPTICAL
Use the balance bar.
Again, grasp the handles with a relaxed grip.
Keep your hands free.
Use caution with this method, as this requires good balance
and exercise form.
Many exercisers use all three options during their workout.
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Monitoring Your Heart Rate
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RIDING YOUR ELLIPTICAL
Breathe in a regular and relaxed manner. Many exercisers do
not breathe enough, which reduces their exercise capacity and
comfort. You might want to try breathing deeper and more
frequently to see if it helps your exercise regime.
The Z7 Elliptical has two ways of monitoring your heart rate:
...By using a chest strap that transmits your heart rate to the
bike via radio...
...or by using the metal contact heart rate pads on the
handlebars.
Although your bike functions fine without using the heart rate
monitoring feature, this kind of monitoring gives you valuable
feedback on your effort level. Chest strap monitoring also
allows you to use Heart Rate Control, which is the most
advanced exercise control system available.
MONITORING
YOUR H
EART
RATE
BREATHING
Chest Strap Use
RIDING YOUR ELLIPTICAL
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RIDING YOUR ELLIPTICAL
When you wear a Polar® or compatible transmitter strap, the
elliptical will display your heart rate as a digital beats-perminute (bpm) readout.
The transmitter strap should be worn
directly against your skin, about one
inch below the pectoral muscles/breast
line (see picture below). Women should
be careful to place the transmitter
below their bra line.
Some moisture is necessary between the strap and your skin.
Sweat from your exercise works best, but ordinary tap water
may be used prior to your workout if desired.
Examples of Heart Rates
Found in Daily Life
An average 30-year-old
might have a resting heart
rate, when sitting totally
still for several minutes, of
65. During hard exercise
that can be sustained for
10 to 15 minutes it might
be around 140 continuous-
ly. A maximum heart rate
that requires maximal
exercise for several minutes to attain is 185.
A 30-year-old in good
shape might have a resting heart rate near 55,
and might exercise for 20
minutes at a heart rate of
160.
A world-class distance runner or professional cyclist
might have a resting heart
rate near 45.
CHEST STRAP
HEART RATE
MONITORING
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Contact Heart Rate
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The contact heart rate system lets you monitor your heart rate
without wearing a strap.
Gently grasp the contact heart rate pads
as shown below.
When the system detects your hands, a red heart will appear
in the Heart Rate field of the data display and will flash in
time with your heart beat. During this time, the system is
analyzing and locking in your heart rate. Within about 15
seconds, your digital heart rate in beats per minute (bpm)
should be displayed.
RIDING YOUR ELLIPTICAL
CONTACT
HEART RATE
(CHR)
A Note on CHR
Accuracy
CHR monitoring may be
a bit less accurate than
a chest strap, since the
heart rate signals are
much stronger at the
chest.
About 5% of the population cannot be picked up
by any CHR system. This
is because their heart is
positioned in a more upand-down manner in
their chest, as opposed
to leaning over to one
side.
For Best Results
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1. Exercise with smooth body motions.
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, it is best to
use chest strap monitoring. These workouts work best with
the extra accuracy gained from a chest-contact heart rate
monitoring system.
RIDING YOUR ELLIPTICAL
FOR BEST
RESULTS
:
The Display
In This Chapter:
Your Display
The Upper Panel
The Lower Panel
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CHAPTER 1: Quick Start
CHAPTER 2: Riding Your Elliptical
C
HAPTER
3:
The Display
CHAPTER 4: Manual and Pre-Set Programs
CHAPTER 5: Heart Rate Control
CHAPTER 6: Creating an Exercise Plan
CHAPTER 7: Care and Maintenance
CHAPTER 8: Important Safety Instructions
CHAPTER 9: Elliptical Specifications
Your Display
THE DISPLAY
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The elliptical display has two jobs: to let you control the
elliptical operation, and to give you feedback about your
workout. The controls are simple and designed to be
foolproof; it's hard to press a "wrong" key. You can monitor
eight different kinds of physiological data, and your workout
progress is tracked graphically with the center matrix display
THE
DISPLAY
YOUR DISPLAY
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