4.4MAXIMIZING WORKOUTS ON A LIFE FITNESS TREADMILL

SELECTING AN INTENSITY LEVEL

The steps for setting up a HILL or RANDOM workout include selecting a level. The word “level” refers to a range of incline percentages. The treadmill features 20 levels, with Level 1 having the lowest average incline grade and Level 20 having the highest.

LEVEL

% Incline

LEVEL

% Incline

1

0.0 - 1.5

11

2.0

- 8.5

2

0.0 - 2.2

12

3.0

- 9.2

3

0.0 - 2.9

13

3.5

- 9.9

4

0.0 - 3.6

14

5.0

- 10.6

5

0.0 - 4.3

15

5.5

- 11.3

6

0.0 - 5.0

16

6.5

- 12.0

7

0.0 - 5.7

17

7.0

- 12.7

8

0.0 - 6.4

18

8.0

- 13.4

9

0.5 - 7.1

19

8.7

- 14.1

10

1.5 - 7.8

20

9.0

- 15.0

Within each level are seven incline percentages, or hills. During a workout, each hill appears in the WORKOUT PROFILE window as rows of light stacked in a column. The number of lit rows within a column corresponds to an incline percentage. For example, in Level 5, the lowest incline is 0.0 percent and is represented as one lit row. The highest incline, 4.3 percent, is repre- sented by a column with all seven rows lit.

In the HILL and RANDOM workouts, these varying hills occur for equal durations, as discussed in the HILL workout description. When the workout program brings up a new hill, the incline per- centage changes automatically to match that hill.

To change levels during a workout, use any of the ARROW keys.

USING INSTAPACETM FEEDBACK

The InstaPaceTM Feedback feature enables users to monitor their pace, or rate of minutes per mile, while running on the treadmill. This feature must be enabled in the Manager’s Configuration. See Section 5, titled The Manager’s Configuration, for more information. When the user adjusts the treadmill speed, using the SPEED ARROW KEYS, the MESSAGE CENTER displays the MPH and pace simultaneously.

USING ZEROUTTM SPEED CONTROL

If, during a workout, a user decreases the speed to the minimum and continues to hold the DECREASE SPEED ARROW, the speed falls to 0 MPH, which is pause mode. The minimum speed is 0.5 MPH, unless changed in the Manager’s Configuration. See section 5.2, titled Configuration Settings, for more information.

COOL-DOWN

Life Fitness' unique Cool-Down Protocol automatically customizes every cool-down based on

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Life Fitness 93T Maximizing Workouts on a Life Fitness Treadmill, Selecting AN Intensity Level, Using Instapacetm Feedback