Life Fitness T3i Workout Descriptions, GO SYSTEM-QUICK Start, English Units Metric Units, Hill

4.3WORKOUT DESCRIPTIONS

GO SYSTEM-QUICK START

This is the fastest way to begin exercising, and it bypasses the steps involved in selecting a specific workout program. Press one of the GO SYSTEM-QUICK START keys to begin a MANUAL workout at a preset speed:

	English Units	Metric Units
WALK	3.0 mph (0.5-4)	5,0 kph (0,8-6,5)
JOG	5.0 mph (0.5-7)	8,0 kph (0,8-11,0)
RUN	7.0 mph (0.5-10/12)	11,0 kph (0,8-16/20)

These speeds can be changed. To do so, use the SPEED ARROW keys to adjust the speed value displayed in the MESSAGE CENTER. Then, press, and hold down the WALK, JOG, or RUN key until the console beeps twice, indicating that the new speed has been programmed. When the WALK, JOG, and RUN keys are used to select, or change, a speed, the MESSAGE CENTER displays the new speed.

NOTE: All changed preset values are lost when the treadmill is turned off or unplugged.

HILL

The Life Fitness-patented HILL workout offers a variety of configurations for interval training. Intervals are periods of intense aerobic exercise separated by regular periods of lower-intensity exercise. The WORKOUT PROFILE window represents these high and low intervals as columns of light, which together have the appearance of hills and valleys. The computerized interval training workout has been scientifically demonstrated to promote greater cardio-respiratory improvement than steady-pace training.

The HILL workout goes through four phases, each marked by different intensity levels. The WORKOUT PROFILE window displays the progress of these phases. As noted in the descriptions below, although this is not a heart rate interactive program, the heart rate should be measured at two stages in the workout to gauge its effectiveness.

Wear the chest strap.

1Warm-upis a phase of low, gradually rising resistance, which brings the heart rate into the lower end of the target zone and increases respiration and blood flow to working muscles.

2Plateau increases the intensity slightly, and keeps it steady, to bring the heart rate to the low end of the target zone. Check the heart rate at the end of this phase.

3Interval Training is a series of increasingly steeper hills, alternating with valleys, or stints of recovery. The heart rate should rise to the high end of the target zone. Check the heart rate at the end of this phase.

4Cool-downis a low-intensity phase that allows the body to begin removing lactic acid, and other exercise by-products, which build up in muscles and contribute to soreness.

TERRAIN (HILLS AND VALLEYS)

WARM-UP	PLATEAU	INTERVAL TRAINING		COOL-DOWN
	FIRST HR		SECOND HR
	CHECK POINT		CHECK POINT

Each column, as seen in the WORKOUT PROFILE WINDOW and the chart above, represents one interval. The overall duration of the workout determines the length of each interval.

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