Workouts, Workout Overviews | Life Fitness CU300, CR300 specs

4THE WORKOUTS

4.1WORKOUT OVERVIEWS

This section lists the Lifecycle exercise bike’s pre-programmed workouts. For more detailed information, see Section 4.2, titled Using the Workouts.

QUICK START is the fastest way to begin exercising, and it bypasses the steps involved in selecting a specific workout program. After the QUICK START key is pressed, a constant-level workout begins. The intensity level does not change automatically.

HILL is an interval-training workout combining “hills” and “valleys” of different intensity levels, which is proven to provide effective, time-efficient cardiovascular results.

RANDOM is an interval training workout of constantly changing intensity levels that occur in no regular pattern or pro- gression.

MANUAL is a workout in which the intensity level does not change automatically.

OUTDOOR TRAINING simulates an outdoor cycling terrain by setting different hills, or intensity levels, throughout the course.

GRADUAL HILL features a gradual, subtle increase in resistance, lowering perceived exertion. A peak in resistance is followed by an equally subtle decrease in resistance.

FAT BURNER (optional) is a low-intensity workout for burning the body’s fat reserves. The user must wear a telemetry heart rate chest strap. The workout program automaticaly adjusts the intensity level, based on the actual heart rate, to maintain the rate at 65 percent of the theoretical maximum†.

CARDIO (optional) is a higher intensity workout for more fit users, emphasizing cardiovascular benefits and maximum fat burn- ing. The user must wear a telemetry heart rate chest strap. The workout program automatically adjusts the intensity level, based on the actual heart rate, to maintain the rate at 80 percent of the theoretical maximum.

4.2USING THE WORKOUTS

Different workouts require different setup steps. See the chart titled Bally Exercise Bike Workout Set-up Steps, which appears later in this section, for a quick glance at the steps for setting up any workout. This section provides details on the steps themselves.

TO BEGIN ANY WORKOUT

Simply start pedaling to activate the console. The MESSAGE CENTER displays the prompt: “SELECT WORKOUT USING ARROW KEYS OR PRESS QUICK START”. If it displays a different message, press the CLEAR key twice rapidly.

SELECTING QUICK START

QUICK START is the fastest way to begin exercising, and it bypasses the steps involved in selecting a specific workout. Simply press the QUICK START key to begin a constant-level workout begins. As with a MANUAL workout, the intensity level for does not change automatically.

SELECTING A WORKOUT

For HILL, RANDOM, MANUAL, OUTDOOR TRAINING, GRADUAL HILL, FAT BURNER (optional), and CARDIO (optional): When prompted to select a workout, use the WORKOUT PROFILE key to scroll through the options displayed in the MES- SAGE CENTER. Then, use the ARROW keys to scroll through the workout names as they appear in the MESSAGE CEN- TER. When the desired workout appears, press ENTER.

ENTERING A DURATION

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

†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.