PRESENTATION
The cross-trainer is an excellent activity that will increase your cardiovascular and respiratory capacity whilst toning your entire body: buttocks, quadriceps, calves, back, chest, biceps and abdominals.
The back-pedalling function lets you enhance work on the buttocks and the back of the thighs. The cross-trainer is ideal for losing weight and refining your figure when combined with a balanced diet.
SETTINGS
Warning: you must get off the bike in order to make any adjustments.
ADJUSTING THE ANGLE:
You can choose an angle of up to 20°. This setting will allow you to work your major muscle groups, such as the quadriceps and buttocks.
MOVING:
Stand behind your cross-trainer and bend your knees, while keeping a straight back.
Use the handle to tip the product forwards on its wheels and move it in the required direction. Once you have finished, place the rear foot on the floor.
CONSOLE
Your console offers numerous features to enhance your workout. You will find all of the instructions below for easy use.
PRESENTATION
Button Central button to switch on the console, confirm your choices, start a training session.
Button Browse through the programme selection menu.
Button Exit a programme, return to the main menu, switch off the console.
Button Adjust (increase or decrease) the pedalling difficulty level, adjust (increase or decrease) your settings.
Speed in kmh (or mph)
Time before the end of the session (or accumulated time since the start of the session, in the case of a quick-start session).
Heart rate in beats per minute.
Distance in km (or Mi). Also allows you to set the total distance to be travelled during a programme.
Selection switch: Select the type of machine (VE, RO, VM).
VE: cross trainer / VM: exercise bike / RO: rowing machine / RESET: Reset the selection.
KM/MILES SELECTION
By default, your console will give you distance and speed information in km and km/h.
To change the unit to Miles (Mi):
1. Switch off the console.
2. Press and hold the central button
3. Select the unit with the
4. Confirm by pressing the central button
THE HOME SCREEN
MENU
MAXIMUM HEART RATE SETTING:
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Max HR, linked with a goal:
<60% of MAX HR (BLUE) => MAX HR recovery phase
between 60% and 69% of MAX HR (GREEN) => gentle exercise
between 70% and 79% of MAX HR (YELLOW) => weight loss
between 80% and 89% of MAX HR (ORANGE) => stamina improvement
90% of MAX HR (RED) => performance improvement
Please note that, to find out your target zones, it is recommended to conduct an exercise stress test with a cardiologist.
or more than 3 seconds.
buttons.
, the console will automatically display the start screen.
From the start screen, press the
button to access the maximum heart rate setting menu.
Set your maximum heart rate by pressing the
Maximum heart rate calculation (max HR):
For women: 226 - age. / For men: 220 - age.
Adjustment based on level of experience:
Add 10 for beginners, inexperienced people.
Recreational exercisers should stick with the basic calculation given above.
Take off 10 for regular exercisers.
buttons. Confirm by pressing the
button.
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