Watts / Mets Programmability Options | Life Fitness 8500 specification

4.4 Watts / METS Programmability Options

A Watt is a unit of power which measures the amount of mechanical work required to operate a device such as an exercise bike (roughly equal to 1/4 of calories per hour).

For example, if your doctor should recommend that you exercise three times per week for 20 minutes at 100 Watts (the value must be between 33 and 338), this option would ensure that you maintain the 100 Watt level by altering the pedal resistance in proportion to your pedaling speed.

METS are a unit of measure used to express the metabolic rate of work (oxygen consumption per unit of body weight) required to perform a task. One MET is approximately equal to a person’s metabolism when seated and relaxed.

Both the Watts and METS options will “lock” the feedback window, displaying only the Watts or METS values.

It is possible to enter a value of Watts or METS to maintain on your Lifecycle, rather than a resistance level.

To enter a value of Watts to maintain, you must first enter into the Manual program as you normally would:

Continue pedaling

Press 0 / Watts, then within two seconds

Enter a Watts value between 33 and 338, then press ENTER.

To enter a value of METS to maintain:

Begin pedaling and press the START key Press the 8 / METS key, then the ENTER key

When you are prompted, enter your weight and press the ENTER key

When you are prompted, enter into the Manual program as you normally would.

You may change your setting in either the Watts or METS mode at anytime during a workout by pressing the 0 / Watts or 8 / METS key and keying in a new Watts or METS value to maintain followed by ENTER. To return to a resistance level, key in a number between 1 – 20.

Both the Watts and METS options will “lock” the feedback window, displaying only the Watts and METS values.

4.5 The Race Option

The Race mode allows pedal resistance variance to simulate the feel of an actual 20-speed racing bike in the Manual, Random and Hill programs. Turn the Race mode on at any time and the Life Fitness exercise bike’s 20 effort levels are transformed into the “gears” of a high performance, road-racing bicycle! The pedal resistance will change with the speed at which you pedal, enhancing the workout enjoyment while also allowing greater control over the program’s intensity (the greater the resistance, the more LEDs will be illuminated). The distance traveled and the calories burned during the workout will also vary with the pedal speed.