Cardiovascular Fitness Procedures Manual

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4.6.3 Increasing the Exercise Protocol


Exhibit 4-56. Increasing the exercise protocol

„ The method for increasing the protocol is similar to decreasing the protocol. If the
heart rate is less than 50 percent during Warm-up, you should increase the protocol for
the remainder of the exam.

„ Click ‘Change Protocol’ button. Click the up arrow to increase the protocol. Click
Apply.

„ The ISIS system will give an auditory message:

“At the beginning of the next stage, change treadmill controller to the next higher
protocol.”

„ When the Warm-up is finished, the ISIS system will advance to Stage 1 and will
automatically select the next higher protocol. This protocol will be highlighted in red
below Stage 1. The same protocol will be used for Stage 2.

„ In contrast, the treadmill controller does not move to the next higher protocol
automatically even though ISIS was changed. Press ‘Next Stage’ on the treadmill
controller to advance to Stage 1 on the next higher protocol.

„ When the protocol changes to Stage 2, the treadmill controller will now go
automatically to Stage 2 of the current protocol (the higher protocol).
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