Life Fitness 5500 How to Use the Display Console, ~~~, Exercise program by pressing the Enter key

How to Use the Display Console

The computerized display console allows you to watch your progress as you walk, jog or run.

The on-board computer lets you tailor your workout to your individual fitness capabilities and provides a unique means of measuring your fitness improvement from one workout to the next. You'll want to challenge yourself by gradually increasing exercise intensity and

. exercise time as your endurance improves.

The display console is simple to program and easy to use.

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A. INSTRUCTIONS (MESSAGE CENTER): Provides simple

step-by-step instructions.

TOP ROW

oTIME: Provides an elapsed time of your workout and as a stop- watch enabling you to check your pulse at the end of your FitTest or during the Pause mode.

oMILES: Displays distance (miles) traveled. At the end of your workout, the total distance traveled willbe displayed.

o CALORIES BURNED: Displays total calories burned.

o SPEED: Displays the current belt speed in miles per hour.

BOTTOM ROW

oHEART RATE: When used in conjunction with the optional Heart Rate program, your current heart rate will be displayed.

oCALORIES HOUR: Displays calories burned per hour. o PACE: Displays your selected speed in minutes per mile.

The Message Center scrolls between the top and bottom row

every 10 seconds. Toggle between a constant display of the

top or bottom row by pressing the ENTER-START-HOLD key.

B.PROGRAM OPTIONS: These diagrams depict the various profiles as well as hills and valleys encountered within the six Lifestride programs.

C.PROGRAM PROFILE WINDOW: A "flashing" matrix of LED lights shows your present position, while the "steady" matrix of lights show your upcoming terrain. As your workout progresses, the lights move across the screen from right to left. With the Hill Profile, you will encounter the terrain identified in Figure 4 on page 14. If you choose to use the Random program, you will encounter a series of random hills and valleys with over one million variations, so you will never experience the same workout twice. Ifyou choose the Manual, Quick Start, or Fit Test program, you willwalk or jog at a steady pace with no hillsand valleys appearing in the LED matrix window. Ifyou choose the optional Heart Rate program, you willbegin at a lower speed and incline, progressing to a constant rate.

D.ENTER START HOLD: This key is used to begin an exercise program, to restart a program after pausing or to enter the data displayed in the message center.

E.CLEAR-PAUSE: Press this key once to put an exercise program on hold for up to five minutes. The striding belt stops while the program is on hold. The stopwatch can be used to time your rest period or to time the pulse check procedure. You can resume your

exercise program by pressing the ENTER key. The

CLEAR-PAUSE key may also be used to clear any entry. Pressing this key two successive times during the data entry stage will reset the programs.

F. SPEED" T: Pressing the" or T keys allow you to increase or decrease the belt speed from 0.5 m.p.h. to 11.0 m.p.h. You may change the belt speed at any time during a program.

G. INCLINE"'" T: Pressing the"'" or T keys allows you to

increase or decrease the' elevation of the Lifestride deck from 0%

to 15%. You may change the incline at any time during a program.

o INCLINE:Displays the current treadmill elevation.