Stairmaster 2100 LC, 2100 LE manual FireFighter Fitness Test

FireFighter Fitness Test

The Firefighter Fit Test has a total of 16 stages lasting one minute each. The first 3 stages are a warm-up set with a speed of 3 mph and 0% incline. The following stages increase speed or incline from the previous stage. When the test terminates, the “Cool Down” mode will be entered. The “Cool Down” mode will set the speed to 1 mph and the incline to 0%.

Speed and Incline settings for Firefighter FIT TEST Stages

The Firefighter Treadmill Protocol is as follows:

Stage		Speed	Incline
1	Warm-up	3 mph	0 %
2	Warm-up	3 mph	0 %
3	Warm-up	3 mph	0 %
4	Stage 1 Test	4.5 mph	0 %
5	Stage 2 Test	4.5 mph	2 %
6	Stage 3 Test	5.0 mph	2 %
7	Stage 4 Test	5.0 mph	4 %
8	Stage 5 Test	5.5 mph	4 %
9	Stage 6 Test	5.5 mph	6 %
10	Stage 7 Test	6.0 mph	6 %
11	Stage 8 Test	6.0 mph	8 %
12	Stage 9 Test	6.5 mph	8 %
13	Stage 10 Test	6.5 mph	10 %
14	Stage 11 Test	7.0 mph	10 %
15	Stage 12 Test	7.0 mph	12 %
16	Stage 13 Test	7.5 mph	12 %

To use the Firefighter Fit Test program:

1.Put the chest strap on. Remember to wet the underneath of the chest strap, over the electrodes.

2.Press [ADVANCED PROGRAMS] workout key, followed by the Speed UP key. The controller will display “FIREMAN FIT TEST.”

3.The controller will then display “ENTER WEIGHT - LBS” (or “ENTER WEIGHT - KG” if in Metric mode). Enter your weight using the numeric key keypad.

4.The controller will display “ENTER AGE 10 -99.” Enter your age using the numeric keypad.

5.The controller will display “ENTER GENDER / 1 - MALE / 2 - FEMALE. Enter your gender code using the numeric keypad.

6.The controller will display “PRESS START”. Press the [START] key to begin the test. Follow the onscreen prompts. The first 3 stages represent a 3-minute warm-up at 3 mph and 0% incline. The exercise time does not start until the warm-up is completed. At the beginning of the test, the timer will count up from 0:00.

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