CAUTION: The treadmill may automatically change incline when you enter a program. Stay clear of the lift mechanism and hood area until the treadmill has completed its recalibration.
Using the Interval Courses
The interval courses are among the best for conditioning your cardiovascular system. The courses are designed to raise and lower your heart rate in a repeating fashion for an indefinite period of time. Refer to Using Smart Rate and Getting the Most Out of Your Workout to learn about your target and training zones.
The interval courses on the M9.25i treadmill allow you to set the rest and work intervals according to your training regimen. You set the speed and incline for the first rest and work intervals (first two segments of the course) and the software takes over from there, repeating the intervals throughout the course until you press the STOP key.
To use the interval courses, follow the steps in Working Out on the M9.25i Low Impact Tread- mill. At the Program prompt, enter program number “10” for a one minute rest/one minute work interval or enter program number “11” for a one minute rest/two minute work interval.
To set the interval for a course, take the following steps:
1.When the course profile appears in the left window display, continue to straddle the running belt while you press the SPEED ▲ key. Step onto the running belt while the speed is at or below 1 mph (1.6 kph). Hold onto the handrail with one hand until you have completed setting the rest and work speeds for the course. Be sure you are comfortable with the speed of the running belt before you release your grip from the handrail.
2.While the cell is blinking at the top of the first rest interval, press the SPEED▼▲ keys to set your rest speed. Then, press the INCLINE▼▲ keys to choose an appropriate incline.
Important: You have one or two minutes, depending on the segment time, to set the speed and incline settings for your rest or work intervals.
3.When the work interval begins to blink, use the SPEED▼▲ keys to set your “work” speed. Choose an appropriate incline by pressing the INCLINE ▼▲ keys.
Note: A 30 second count down occurs at the appropriate time and signals the end of a particular time interval. The count down appears in the TIME display.
After you set the speed and incline for the first two intervals of the course profile, the treadmill’s software takes over and continues repeating the rest and work intervals, through- out the remaining portions of your workout, at the levels you selected.
Note: Anytime during your workout, you can change the rest and work interval levels by using the SPEED ▼▲ or INCLINE ▼▲ keys. The treadmill’s software reprograms the remainder of the course profile to the newly specified rest and work intervals.
4.At the end of your workout, press Hold to Reset for several seconds to store the incline settings with your user I.D. and save the Time, Distance, and Calories to your cumulative totals. The interval course inclines will be preset next time you select the same user I.D. and program number. Note that the running belt speeds cannot be saved and need to be reentered during every session.
Important: You need to press STOP to end a workout in interval mode. Otherwise the course continues on
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