4 THE WORKOUTS
4.1WORKOUT OVERVIEWS
The following workouts are preprogrammed for the Life Fitness treadmill. Access them by press- ing the SELECT ARROW keys.
MANUAL is a workout in which the intensity level does not change automatically. It is avaialble on the 91Ti and 90T models. On the 91Ti model, a MANUAL workout can be programmed to target certain type of goals other than the default time goal. See the topic titled Selecting an Alternate Goal Type in the following section.
The following workouts are available on the 91Ti model only:
HILL is an interval training workout. Intervals are periods of intense aerobic exercise separated by regular periods of lower-intensity exercise.
RANDOM is an interval training workout of constantly changing intensity levels that occur in no regular pattern or progression.
FAT BURN is a lower-intensity workout for burning the body’s fat reserves. The user grasps the Lifepulse system sensors continuously or wears a Polar heart rate chest strap. The program adjusts the intensity level, based on the actual heart rate, to maintain the target rate* at 65 percent of the theoretical maximum†.
CARDIO is a higher-intensity workout for more fit users, emphasizing cardiovascular benefits and maximum fat burning. The user grasps the Lifepulse system sensors continuously or wears a Polar heart rate chest strap. The program adjusts the intensity level, based on the actual heart rate, to maintain the target rate at 80 percent of the theoretical maximum.
4.2USING THE WORKOUTS
LOGGING ON TO A NETWORK (91TI ONLY)
If the Life Fitness treadmill is connected to a fitness network, the console downloads personal, pre-configured workouts, making it uncessary to set up a workout manually. To start a workout with networking enabled, first step on the treadmill. The MESSAGE CENTER displays a prompt to log on with a personal ID number. Press ENTER. Select each digit of the number by using the SELECT ARROW keys, and press ENTER. Repeat this step for all digits of the ID number. Then, when prompted by the MESSAGE CENTER, begin the workout.
†Defined by the American College of Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription" as equal to 220 minus an individual’s age.
* Target Heart Rate (THR) is a percentage of the theoretical maximum. For example, a 40-year-old user's THR for the FAT BURN workout is 117. This workout targets 65 percent of the maximum, so the equation would be (220-40)*.65=117.