Life Fitness Platinum Club Series 15" Console - Manual (Page 30)

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H ILL + W ORKOUTS
H ILL P LUS
The Life Fitness patented HILL PLUS workouts give even more ways to vary interval training. Based on the same princi-
ples as the HILL workout, Hill Plus workouts are customized to resemble different locations/training scenarios to add
variety and challenge to Hill workouts
1) A ROUND THE W ORLD
An interval-training workout in which the hills resemble scenes of various geographical areas.
2) C ASCADES
A two-peak workout in which intensity levels gradually increase and decrease.
3) F OOTHILLS
A rolling hill workout with low intensity levels.
5) K ILIMANJARO
A Hill workout in which the intensity levels gradually incline toward one ultimate peak and then gradually decline.
A DVANCED W ORKOUTS
F IT T ESTS
L IFE F ITNESS F IT T EST
The treadmill Life Fitness Fit Test program is another exclusive feature of this versatile treadmill. The Fit Test workout
measures cardiovascular fitness and can be used to monitor improvements in endurance every four to six weeks. The
user must grasp the hand sensors when prompted or wear a heart rate chest strap, as the test score calculation is
based on a heart rate reading. The workout duration will be five minutes at a 5% incline. Immediately afterward, the con-
sole will take the user's heart rate reading, calculate a fitness score, and display the score in the Message Area.
The Fit Test is considered to be a submax VO2 (volume of oxygen) test. It gauges how well the heart supplies oxygenat-
ed blood to the exercising muscles, and how efficiently those muscles receive oxygen from the blood. Physicians and
exercise physiologists generally regard this test as a good measure of aerobic capacity.
To set up the Fit Test:
z
Choose ADVANCED, FIT TESTS, LIFE FITNESS FIT TEST.
z
Go through the setup screens for the Fit Test, including weight, and age and gender. Press ENTER after each
selection to record the entry. (Gender does not require selecting ENTER afterwards.)
z
The setup screen for Speed will appear. (ENTER SPEED: 2-4.5 mph). Consult the following recommended fit test
level chart for an appropriate effort level based on age, gender and activity level. Press ENTER after the selection.
After the five-minute FIT TEST is completed, a FIT TEST score will be displayed.
F IT T EST P ROGRAM S UGGESTED E XERTION L EVELS
Inactive Active Very Active
Treadmill Fit Test Level 2-3 mph 3-4 mph 3.5-4.5 mph
3.2-4.8 kph 4.8-6.4 kph 5.6-7.2 kph
NOTE: Treadmill will incline to 5% after a one minute warm-up.Suggested exertion levels should be used as a guideline
for setting up the Fit Test program. The goal is to elevate the user's heart rate to a level that is between 60%-85% of
their theoretical maximum heart rate (220-age).