Life Fitness 8860701 - Manual (Page 22)

CARDIO WORKOUT * (Experienced – Fit)
*Chest strap must be worn to execute the workout
Access: This workout can be started by pressing the CARDIO workout key.
Description: The user must wear a chest strap for this workout to function properly.
This program uses incline adjustments to increase and decrease heart rate. CARDIO
maintains the user at 80% of the user’s theoretical maximum heart rate. The console
continuously monitors and displays the heart rate, adjusting the intensity level of the
product to reach and maintain the target heart rate range. The intensity will not
change as long as the user is between 72%-85% of their target heart rate.
If the user’s heart rate cannot reach the target using incline, a message in the
MESSAGE CENTER will appear requesting the user to change speed.
Goal: The goal of the CARDIO workout is to place a heavier workload on the heart muscle to emphasize
cardiovascular endurance.
FIT TEST (All levels)
Access: This workout can be started by pressing the FIT TEST workout key.
Description: The FIT TEST workout estimates cardiovascular fitness and can be used to monitor improvements in
endurance every four to six weeks. The user must wear a telemetry 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 console will take the user's heart rate reading, calculate a fitness score and display the score in the
MESSAGE CENTER.
The Fit Test is considered to be a submax VO
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(volume of oxygen) test. It gauges how well the heart supplies
oxygenated 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.
Goal: The goal of the FIT TEST workout is to elevate the user’s hear rate to a level that is between 60% - 85% of
their theoretical maximum heart rate.
Suggested Exertion Levels
Note: Treadmill will incline to 5% after a one minute warm-up.
Within each suggested range, these additional guidelines can be used:
* In cases of excessive weight, use lower half of range
The treadmill will not accept:
• heart rates less than 52 or greater than 200 beats per minute
• body weights less than 75 pounds (34 kg) or greater than 400 pounds (181 kg)
• ages below 10 or over 99 years
• data input that exceeds human potential
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
Lower Half of Range Upper Half of Range
higher age lower age
lower weight higher weight*
short taller
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