True Fitness Z7 Series manual Calorie Expenditure Calculations

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Calorie Expenditure Calculations

THREE : BASIC OPERATION

BASIC OPERATION

True treadmills use the calorie expenditure formula as described in Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription from the American College of Sports Medicine. This is the most widely

accepted formula for running and walking.

The ACSM guide says that running burns calories twice as fast as walking, e.g., a 150-pound person jogging at 5 mph requires 548 calories per hour, while walking at 5 mph requires 274 per hour. See Appendix C for more details.

(Other respected researchers such as David Costill think the ACSM overstates the energy difference between running and walking. Costill believes running requires 60% more energy than walking, not 100% as calculated by the ACSM. Using the same example, Costill's calculations result in 496 cal/hour for running 5 mph, with 313 cal/ hour for walking 5 mph.)

One potential source of calorie estimate error is that the treadmill doesn't know if you are running or walking, so it has to make some assumptions. It assumes you are walking at 3 mph and slower,

and running at 5 mph and faster. Between those two speeds, the treadmill combines the walking and running formulas to make its best guess.

Variations in human exercise efficiency are another potential source of error, with differences of plus or minus 10% common in the population

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Contents Z7 Series Thank You For Selecting a True Treadmill Table of Contents Introduction Model Model DifferencesHere Top FeaturesWhere to go from Here Console Lower Console ConsoleLowerZ7 Console Basic Operation Starting Your Treadmill Safely Starting Your TreadmillSpeed Incline Adjustment Adjusting Speed and InclineStopping Your Treadmill Safely Setting Your WeightCalorie Expenditure Calculations Monitoring Your Heart Rate Using Heart Rate MonitoringStrap Heart Rate Display TREADMILL’S Heart Rate DisplayContact Making Time AND/OR Distance Count Down Instead Workout SetupPRE-SET Program Operation Pre-Set Program DetailsTuning Your Workout Hill Interval Workout Pre-Set Program ProfilesCardiovascular Workout Page Heart Rate Control Workouts HRC HRC IntroductionDuring Workout Setup HRC Types and a Workout Quick-GuideEasy Steps to a Heart Rate Control Workout Tips on Warm UP Stage Choices During Workout SetupWorkouts During Your WorkoutHOW Controls Your Heart Rate ExamplesExcercise Intensity Cruise Control HOW Cruise Determines HOW toExamples and Cruise Control More Examples Heart Rate Control Safety FeaturesUser Programs HOW to Record RUN User Programs How to Record and Run User ProgramsDesigning an Exercise Program CONCEPT? What isMETs More F.I.T. Concept OverviewT. Concept Utilizing the F.I.T. ConceptBeginning Your Exercise Program Beginning Your F.I.T. ProgramYour F.I.T. Program Establishing and Maintaining Fitness Establishing Aerobic Fitness Maintaining Managing WeightWeight and Sports Training Programs Care Maintenance Daily Care and Service Maintenance SchedulesMonthly ServiceIncline Speed Calibration CalibrationError Service Codes Error CodesE6 Level and Blink Codes Diagnostics DiagnosticsError Code Important Safety Instructions Review for Your Safety Review for Your Safety Review for Your Safety Target Heart Rate Chart Appendix a Target Heart Rate Chart Appendix a Target Heart Rate Chart Appendix a Target Heart Rate Chart METs Table Appendix B Mets Table METs Explanation and Formulas Mets Specifications Appendix D Specifications Glossary Appendix E Glossary Tr e a d m i l l O w n e r s G u i d e Tr e a d m i l l O w n e r s G u i d e Heart rate, resting the morning, with vious three hours Tr e a d m i l l O w n e r s G u i d e VO2 see oxygen uptake Bibliography Bibliography Article URL Series Bikes Truefitness.com