Life Fitness Treadmill - Manual (Page 30)

D
ISTANCE
G
OAL
This workout is designed to build endurance. The objective is to cover a certain distance in
miles. Once the objective is met, the workout automatically goes into a cool-down phase, and
ends afterward.
Note: When a user sets this goal with the TIME ARROW keys, the console displays the values
in .10-mile increments.
C
ALORIES
G
OAL
This workout is designed to promote weight loss and weight control. The objective is to burn a
certain number of calories in the selected time duration. Once the objective is met, the workout
automatically goes into a cool-down phase, and ends afterward.
C
USTOM
W
ORKOUTS
The treadmill console stores up to six custom workouts. These workouts are created by fitness
club managers or other authorized personnel. For information on creating these workouts, see
the topic titled Programming Custom Workouts in Section 5, titled The Manager’s Configuration.
To use custom workouts, press the CUSTOM PLUS button repeatedly until the MESSAGE CEN-
TER displays CUSTOM WORKOUTS. Then, press ENTER. The MESSAGE CENTER displays
a prompt to select a custom workout number, ranging from 1 to 6. Using the ARROW keys or
the NUMERIC keypad, select the number and press ENTER. If a workout has not been created
for that number, the MESSAGE CENTER simply scrolls to the next number. If a workout has
been been created for the selected number, the MESSAGE CENTER displays successive
prompts to enter the weight and choose a speed. After these entries are provided, the workout
begins.
F
IT
T
EST
The FIT TEST workout measures cardiovascular fitness and can be used to monitor improve-
ments in endurance every four to six weeks. The user must wear the heart rate chest strap, as
the test score calculation is based on a heart rate reading. The five-minute workout begins with
a 60-second warm-up, followed by four minutes of constant effort. Immediately afterward, the
console takes the user’s heart rate reading, calculates a fitness score, and displays the score in
the MESSAGE CENTER.
The FIT TEST is considered to be a submax VO2 (volume of oxygen) test*. It gauges how well
the heart supplies oxygenated blood to the exercising muscles, and how efficiently those mus-
cles receive oxygen from the blood. Physicians and exercise physiologists generally regard this
test as a good measure of aerobic capacity. Please note that the estimated VO2 max scores
achieved will be 10 percent to15 percent higher on other Life Fitness cardiovascular equipment
than those achieved on a stationary cycle. Stationary cycling has a higher rate of isolated mus-
cle fatigue of the quadriceps when compared to walking/running on the treadmill or climbing on
the treadmill. This higher rate of fatigue corresponds to lower levels of estimated VO2 max
scores.
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