Entering Time

When prompted by the MESSAGE CENTER to enter a time, use the ARROW KEYS to increase or decrease the displayed time to the desired value, and press ENTER.

SELECTING AND ADJUSTING THE INTENSITY LEVEL

When prompted by the MESSAGE CENTER, use the ARROW KEYS to increase or decrease the displayed intensity level or target heart rate* to the desired value, and press ENTER. Adjust the level as needed or desired during the workout.

•Intensity level: The Life Fitness Stairclimber provides a selection of 20 intensity levels. The step speed for Level 1, the easiest setting, is two floors per minute; the tiers of difficulty increase up to Level 20, with a step rate of 13 floors per minute. The intensity level appears in the WORKOUT PROFILE window as columns of light. Selecting a low intensity level at first is recommended. As physical conditioning improves, the levels can increase.

•Target heart rate: Life Fitness Stairclimber workouts that calculate a target heart rate base this number on the age of the user and the type of workout. The user accepts or adjusts the rate when setting up the workout. During the workout itself, the workout reads the heart rate, which is transmitted via the chest strap; and it uses this data to adjust the resistance. Manually raising the rate increases the intensity of the cardiovascular exercise.

SWITCHING WORKOUTS “ON-THE-FLY” (93Si ONLY)

It is possible, during a workout, to switch to another workout. After a switch, the console retains all the progress information about the workout since its beginning. To change workouts “on the fly,” press the CHANGE WORKOUT key. Then, using the ARROW KEYS, scroll through the workout options dis- played by the MESSAGE CENTER. When the desired workout appears, press ENTER.

PAUSING WORKOUTS

To pause a workout in progress, press the PAUSE key, or simply stop climbing. Press the PAUSE key again, and resume climbing to continue the workout. The workout can be paused for a duration of 60 seconds. During that time, it is possible to step off and back on without stopping the workout. If the workout is not resumed in 60 seconds, the console automatically shuts down.

ENDING WORKOUTS EARLY

To end a workout before the pre-set duration expires, press Clear once. The MESSAGE CENTER then displays a workout summary, which includes the number or floors climbed, the total calories burned and other statistics. Press CLEAR a second time, and the MESSAGE CEN- TER displays “SELECT WORKOUT USING ARROW KEYS OR PRESS QUICK START” for a new 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 CARDIO workout is 144. This workout targets 80 percent of the maximum, so the equation would be (220-40)*.80=144. A 20-year-old user’s THR is 160, so the equation would be (220-20)*.80=160.