Life Fitness 8860701 owner manual Men, Rating 60+, Women

If you make an error when entering any Fit Test data, you can correct it by using the back arrow, inputting the correct information, and pressing ENTER. Once the test starts, you cannot change the workout time or speed. Use the STOP, RESET, SPEEDUP, SPEED DOWN, or PAUSE key to terminate the test.

It is important for you to take the Fit Test under similar circumstances each time. Your heart rate is dependent on many factors, including:

•amount of sleep the previous night (at least seven hours is recommended)

•time of day

•time you last ate (two to four hours after the last meal is recommended)

•time since you last drank a liquid containing caffeine or alcohol, or smoked a cigarette (at least four hours is recommended)

•time since you last exercised (at least six hours is recommended)

For the most accurate Fit Test results, you should perform the Fit Test on three consecutive days and average the three scores.

NOTE: To receive a proper Fit Test score, the work done must be within a training heart rate zone that is 60 percent to 85 percent of the theoretical maximum heart rate (HRmax). This rate is defined by the American College of Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription" as equal to 220 minus an individual's age.

The tables below list fit test results.

RELATIVE FITNESS CLASSIFICATION FOR MEN

Men Estimated VO2 Max (ml/kg/min) Per Age Category

Rating	10 - 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60+
Elite	55+	53+	51+	47+	43+
Excellent	53 - 54	50 - 52	49 - 50	45 - 46	41 - 42
Very Good	50 - 52	48 - 49	46 - 48	43 - 44	39 -40
Above Average	45 - 49	43 - 47	42 - 45	39 - 42	35 - 38
Average	41 - 44	38 - 42	37 - 41	34 - 38	31 - 34
Below Average	38 - 40	36 - 37	34 - 36	32 - 33	29 - 30
Low	35 - 37	34 - 35	32 - 33	29 - 31	26 - 28
Very Low	<35	<34	<32	<29	<26

RELATIVE FITNESS CLASSIFICATION FOR WOMEN

Women Estimated VO2 Max (ml/kg/min) Per Age Category

Rating	10 - 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60+
Elite	47+	44+	42+	37+	35+
Excellent	45 - 46	42 - 43	40 - 41	35 - 36	33 - 34
Very Good	43 - 44	40 - 41	38 - 39	33 - 34	31 - 32
Above Average	38 - 42	36 - 39	34 - 37	30 - 32	27 - 30
Average	33 - 37	31 - 35	30 - 33	26 - 29	24 - 26
Below Average	31 - 32	29 - 30	28 - 29	24 - 25	22 - 23
Low	28 - 30	27 - 28	25 - 27	22 - 23	20 - 21
Very Low	<28	<27	<25	<22	<20

Life Fitness developed this rating scale based on VO2 max percentile distributions referenced in American College of Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription" (7th Ed. 2006), which were obtained from the data collected by the Cooper Institute Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, 1970 - 2002. It is designed to provide a qualitative description of a user's VO2 max estimation, and a means of assessing initial fitness level and tracking improvement.

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