Life Fitness Platinum Club Series 15" Console - Manual (Page 32)

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R ELATIVE F ITNESS C LASSIFICATION FOR W OMEN
Women Estimated VO2 Max (ml/kg/min) Per Age Category
Rating 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Elite 44+ 42+ 39+ 35+ 34+
Excellent 42-43 40-41 37-38 33-34 32-33
Very Good 39-41 37-39 35-36 31-32 30-31
Above Average 37-38 35-36 32-34 29-30 28-29
Average 34-36 32-34 30-31 27-28 25-27
Below Average 31-33 29-31 27-29 25-26 23-24
Low 28-30 27-28 25-26 22-24 20-22
Very Low <28 <27 <25 <22 <20
Life Fitness developed this rating scale based on VO2 max percentile distributions referenced in American College of
Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription" (6th Ed. 2000). It is designed to provide a qualita-
tive description of a user's VO2 max estimation, and a means of assessing initial fitness level and tracking improvement.
M ILITARY
When enabled the Life Fitness Treadmill features additional fitness tests based upon specific predefined protocols. (See
Section 5.2, Manager’s Configuration 2, Fit Tests, for information on how to enable these tests.)
• NAVY PRT: 1.5 miles
The running portion of the U.S. Navy Physical Readiness Test is a distance goal test based on the time needed
to complete the required distance and is used by the U.S. Navy and Naval academies to measure aerobic
capacity.
• AIR FORCE PRT: 1.5 miles
The U.S. Air Force Physical Readiness Test is a physical performance test used to assess muscular endurance
and cardiorespiratory fitness.
• ARMY PFT: 2.0 miles
The U.S. Army Physical Fitness Test is a physical performance test used to assess muscular endurance and
cardiorespiratory fitness.
• MARINES PFT: 3.0 miles
The U.S. Marines Physical Fitness Test is a physical performance test used to assess muscular endurance and
cardiorespiratory fitness.
Scores for these tests are based on finishing time, age, and gender.
To set up one of these tests, choose ADVANCED workouts, FIT TESTS, MILITARY, and choose the desired test. Then
press ENTER. If the selected test is either the NAVY or MARINES test, the Message Area displays a question as to
whether the test is taking place below a certain altitude. For the NAVY test, the altitude is 5,000 feet above sea level;
and for the MARINES test, the altitude is 4,500 feet above sea level. Using the ARROW KEYS, select the correct
answer from: “ABOVE 5,000 FEET”(NAVY) / “ABOVE 4,500 FEET”(MARINES) or “BELOW 5,000 FEET”(NAVY) /
“BELOW 4,500 FEET”(MARINES)
Go through the setup screens for the Fit Test, which may include Weight, Age, and Gender. Press ENTER after each entry.
Then, begin the workout. To ensure an accurate test score, do not change these entries once the workout begins.
For all FITNESS TESTS except GERKIN, after the distance goal is reached, the workout program goes into a cool down.
The duration of this phase depends on the amount of time taken to complete the test. For less than five minutes, the cool
down is one minute. For five to 15 minutes, the cool down is three minutes. For longer times, the cool down is five minutes.
The user can abort the cool down by pressing the STOP key. After the cool down is aborted or completed, the Message
Area displays the finishing time and a point score for the PEB, Army, Air Force, and Marines tests; or a qualitative score,
such as EXCELLENT, for the Navy test.
For the Gerkin test, the time at which the heart rate reached the target heart rate and is maintained for 15 seconds, and a
converted VO2 MAX value will be shown in the MESSAGE AREA during the workout summary.