FITNESS TESTS
The Life Fitness Treadmill features fitness tests based upon specific predefined protocols.
•ARMY PFT: 2.0 miles
The U.S. Army Physical Fitness Test is a physical performance test used to assess muscular endurance and car-
diorespiratory fitness.
•NAVY PRT: 1.5 miles
The running portion of the U.S. Navy Physical Readiness Test is a distance goal test based on the time needed to
complete the required distance and is used by the U.S. Navy and Naval academies to measure aerobic capacity.
•MARINES PFT: 3.0 miles
The U.S. Marines Physical Fitness Test is a physical performance test used to assess muscular endurance and
cardiorespiratory fitness.
•AIR FORCE PRT: 1.5 miles
The U.S. Air Force Physical Readiness Test is a physical performance test used to assess muscular endurance
and cardiorespiratory fitness.
•WFI Submax Protocol: Submaximal VO2
The WFI Submax Protocol is a graded submax assessment used to predict a fire fighter’s aerobic capacity. This
test automatically increases speed and incline until a target heart rate is reached. This assessment replaces the
Gerkin assessment.
•PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY BATTERY: 1.5 miles
The Physical Efficiency Battery is used by U.S. Federal Law Enforcement, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation,
and other federal organizations for the hiring and maintenance of federal jobs.
Scores for these tests are based on finishing time, age, and gender.
To set up one of these tests, press the FIT TESTkey repeatedly until the MESSAGE CENTER displays the name of the
desired test, then press ENTER. If the selected test is either the NAVYor MARINES test, the MESSAGE CENTER dis-
plays a question as to whether or not the test is taking place below a certain altitude. For the NAVYtest, the altitude is
5,000 feet above sea level; and for the MARINEStest, the altitude is 4,500 feet above sea level. Press 1 for YES and 2
for NO then press Enter.
At the MESSAGE CENTER prompts, enter the weight, age, gender, and desired speed, using the ARROW keys or the
NUMERIC keypad. Press ENTER after each entry. Then, begin the workout. To ensure an accurate test score, do not
change these entries once the workout begins.
For all FITNESS TESTS except WFI SUBMAX PROTOCOL, after the distance goal is reached, the workout program
goes into a cool down. The duration of this phase depends on the amount of time taken to complete the test. For less than
five minutes, the cool down is one minute. For five to fifteen minutes, the cool down is three minutes. For longer times, the
cool down is five minutes. The user can abort the cool down by pressing the STOP button or the CLEAR key. After the
cool down is aborted or completed, the MESSAGE CENTER displays the finishing time and a point score for the PEB,
Army, and Marines tests; or a qualitative score, such as EXCELLENT, for the Navy test.
For the WFI SUBMAX PROTOCOL, once the target heart rate has been exceeded for fifteen seconds, the program goes
into a cool down. The cool down last for three minutes at 3 mph at a 0% grade. The workout summary includes the
following information:
• The test time is displayed in the TIME window.
• The VO2max test score is displayed in the SPEED window.
• The recovery heart rate is displayed in the HEART RATE window.
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