Life Fitness LIFECYCLE 8500 - Manual (Page 3)

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1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 How to Stabilize the Lifecycle ® Exercise Bike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3 How to Adjust the Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.4 How to Adjust the Footstraps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.5 Optional Settings for the Lifecycle Exercise Bike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2. The Display Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1 Display Console Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2 Console Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Elapsed Time Window
Data Entry Window
Data Entry Zone
Program Profile Window
Summary Instructions
Speed Window
Feedback Window
3. Heart Rate Zone Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.1 Why Heart Rate Zone Training? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.2 Heart Rate Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The Lifepulse ® Digital Heart Rate Sensors
The Optional Heart Rate Chest Strap
4. The Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.1 Program Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The Programs Step by Step
4.2 Program Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
To Begin a Lifecycle Exercise Bike Workout
Manual
Random
Hill
Fat Burn
Cardio
Fit Test
4.3 How to Maximize Workouts on the Lifecycle Exercise Bike . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Selecting the Correct Intensity Level
4.4 Watts / METS Programmability Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.5 Race Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5. Service and Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.1 Preventive Maintenance Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.2 How to Solve Basic Operating Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.3 Troubleshooting the Optional Heart Rate Chest Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.4 How to Obtain Product Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.5 Lifecycle Exercise Bike Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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Trademark Office, Certificate No. 1,400,502, issued July 8, 1986. Life Fitness, Lifecycle and Lifepulse are registered
trademarks, and Heart Rate Zone Training is a trademark of Brunswick Corporation. Polar is a registered trademark of
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