Life Fitness 91Xi - Manual (Page 16)

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This section lists the Life Fitness Total Body Trainer’s pre-programmed workouts. For more detailed
information, see Section 4.2, titled Using the Workouts.
QUICK START is the fastest way to begin exercising and bypasses the steps involved in select-
ing a specific workout program. After the QUICK START key is pressed, a constant-level work-
out begins. The intensity level does not change automatically.
MANUAL is a workout in which the intensity level does not change automatically. It is accessed
with the MANUAL key.
RANDOM is an interval training workout of constantly changing intensity levels that occur in no
regular pattern or progression. It is accessed with the RANDOM key.
FAT BURN is a low-intensity workout for burning the body’s fat reserves. The user must wear
a heart rate chest strap or grasp the Lifepulse system sensors continuously. The workout pro-
gram automaticallly adjusts the intensity level, based on the actual heart rate, to maintain the
rate at 65 percent of the theoretical maximum
† . It is accessed with the FAT BURN key.
CARDIO is a higher intensity workout for more fit users, emphasizing cardiovascular benefits
and maximum fat burning. The user must wear a heart rate chest strap or grasp the Lifepulse
system sensors continuously. The workout program automatically adjusts the intensity level,
based on the actual heart rate, to maintain the rate at 80 percent of the theoretical maximum. It
is accessed with the CARDIO key.
The following workouts are accessed by pressing the HILL PLUS key:
HILL is an interval-training workout combining “hills” and “valleys” of different intensity levels,
which is proven to provide effective, time-efficient cardiovascular results.
AROUND THE WORLD is an interval-training workout in which the hills resemble scenes of
various geographical areas.
CASCADES is a two-peak workout in which intensity levels gradually increase and decrease.
FOOTHILLS is a rolling hill workout with low intensity levels.
INTERVAL is a Hill workout in which intensity levels rise and fall. The higher levels gradually
incline toward a peak and then gradually decline.
KILIMANJARO is a Hill workout in which the intensity levels gradually incline toward one ulti-
mate peak and then gradually decline.
SPEED TRAINING is a Hill workout in which the intensity level alternates between high and low
levels very quickly to simulate a typical speed training workout.
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† Defined by the American College of Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription" as equal to
220 minus an individual’s age.