Cybex 445T Treadmill Owner’s Manual

Cardio (P-8)

Program Overview

This program was designed for the exercise participant who wants to improve the overall efficiency of their cardio-respiratory system. Unlike some of the other treadmill programs that incorporate low and moderate intensity segments, the Cardio program contains overall higher intensity levels with more moderate recovery segments.

The speed range of the program includes walking speeds at the lower levels up through a moderate jog in the higher levels.

Elevation is used to emphasize the high intensity portion of this program while decreased elevation and a small increase in speed mark the recovery segment. High intensity and recovery segments are always in a one-to-one time based ratio and make up the core eight minutes of the program. See table below and Figure 12.

Base Speed

/ Peak Elevation

Base Speed

/ Peak Elevation

mph

% grade

mph

% grade

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10

3.2

2%

3.5

0%

3.5

3%

3.8

0%

3.8

4%

4.0

0%

4.0

5%

4.2

0%

4.2

5%

5.0

2%

5.0

5%

5.5

2%

5.5

5%

5.8

2%

6.0

6%

6.2

2%

6.2

6%

6.5

2%

6.5

6%

6.8

2%

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Cybex International CX-445T manual Cardio P-8, Peak Elevation