Bowflex TC5500 How Often Should You Exercise, Workout Setting Cylinders, What to Wear, Stretching

Workout Setting Cylinders

Your TreadClimber® machine uses Hydraulic Resistance Cylinders to absorb your steps and cushion your joints, decreasing your overall fatigue and removing muscle strain. The intensity of a workout can be subtly adjusted through the Workout Intensity Settings. These add a slight level of control to the resistance of the cylinders.

The Workout Intensity Settings dial is found at the top of the Hydraulic Cylinders. Use the dials to line up the setting with the white arrow. Be sure the settings match for both cylinders.

Do not try to change the resistance level on the Resistance Cylinders during a workout. Stop the workout and step off the machine before you adjust the resistance level.

The higher the Workout Intensity Setting, the more the Treadle travels. A setting of 12 is more intense than a setting of 1. Although the Workout Intensity Settings dial can move continuously in either direction, it is recommended that you only turn the dial clockwise to setting 12 and counterclockwise to setting 1.

Note: “Bottoming out” occurs when the Treadle travels through too great a range of motion. When this occurs, the Treadles hit against the base on the down step. To reduce treadle travel, decrease the Workout Intensity Setting or increase belt speed.

How Often Should You Exercise

Consult a physician before you start an exercise program. Stop exercising if you feel pain or tightness in your chest, become short of breath, or feel faint. Contact your doctor before you use the machine again. Use the values calculated or measured by the machine’s computer for reference purposes only.

•3 times a week for 30 minutes each day.

•Schedule workouts in advance. Try to work out even when you do not want to.

What to Wear

Wear rubber-soled athletic shoes. You will need the appropriate clothes for exercise that allow you to move freely.

Stretching

Stretch before you start your exercise session. Warm muscles respond better to exercise.

•Achilles Tendon and Calf - With both hands against a wall, place one foot behind you. Lean in toward the wall while keeping the rear leg straight and your heel on the ground. Repeat for the other leg.

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