C o m m e r c i a l T r e a d m i l l O w n e r ’ s G u i d e
Z8 and Z9 Series
Thank You For Selecting A True Treadmill
Appendix A - Target Heart Rate Chart A guide to help you pick an
Table of Contents
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1 - Introduction
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chapter one
Introduction
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Z8.1
Model Differences
Introduct
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Top Features
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Safety
Where to Go From Here
Where to go from Here
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Where to Go From Here
Introduction
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The Console
In This Chapter
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Lower Console
Lower Console - Common to all Models
Start/ResetNumeric Keys
Safety Key
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The Console
Matrix Display
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Z8.1 two The Console
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The Console
Z8 Standard Console two Basic Operation
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Basic Operation
In This Chapter
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Starting Your Treadmill
Starting Your Treadmill Safely
Speed and Incline Adjustment
Adjusting Speed and Incline
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Basic Operation
Stopping Your Treadmill Safely Setting Your Weight
Setting Your Weight
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Calorie Expenditure Calculations
A Note About Calorie Expenditure Calculations
Using the Heart Rate Transmitter Strap
Heart Rate Monitoring
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Monitoring Your Heart Rate
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The Heart Rate Display
The Treadmill’s Heart Rate Display
The contact heart rate system lets you monitor your heart rate
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Operation in Greater Detail
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Workout Setup
Starting Cool-Down Manual Operation
Making Time and/or Distance Count Down Instead of
when done
Pre-Set Program Details
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Press
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Tuning Your Workout
Runner’s Mode
Hill Interval Workout
Pre-Set Program Profiles
Weight Loss Workout
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Cardiovascular
Pre-Set Program Profiles
Speed Interval
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Heart Rate Control Workouts
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HRC
HRC Introduction
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Workout Introduction
During Workout Setup
HRC Types and a Workout Quick-Guide
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The Easy Steps to a Heart Rate Control Workout
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Choices During Workout Setup
Tips on the Warm Up Stage
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During Your Workout
How the HRC System Controls your Heart Rate Examples of
Workouts
Cruise Control How Cruise Control Determines How to Change Your
Tips and How HRC Works
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Excercise Intensity
Examples of Walking Workouts Using Cruise Control Examples of Running
Examples and Cruise Control
Workouts Using Cruise Control General Tips
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Heart Rate Control Safety Features
More Examples
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User Programs
In This Chapter
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How to Record and Run User Programs
How to Record and Run User Programs
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Designing an Exercise Program
chapter seven
In This Chapter
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the F.I.T
The F.I.T. Concept Defined
Frequency How Often You Exercise
Intensity How Hard You Exercise
METs
More F.I.T. Concept Overview
Time How Long You Exercise
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F.I.T. Concept
Utilizing the F.I.T. Concept
Using the
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Warm-Up Slow and Deliberate Exercise
Beginning Your F.I.T. Program
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Beginning Your Exercise Program
Workout Brisk and Rhythmic Exercise
Your F.I.T. Program Continued
Cool-Down Slow and Relaxed Exercise
Beginning a Fitness Program
Managing Weight
Establishing and Maintaining Fitness
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Establishing Aerobic Fitness Maintaining Aerobic Fitness
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Weight and Sports Training Programs
Training
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Care and Maintenance
In This Chapter
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Daily Care and Service Weekly Care and Service
Maintenance Schedules
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Service
Maintenance Schedules
Service
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Calibration
Incline and Speed Calibration
Error and Service Codes
Error Codes
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E6 Level and Blink Codes
Status Code
Diagnostics
Diagnostics
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Diagnostics cont
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Important Safety Instructions
In This Chapter
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Review for Your Safety
Keep the power cord away from heated surfaces
Review for Your Safety
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Review for Your Safety
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A Guide to Help You Pick an Initial Target Heart Rate
appendix a
Target Heart Rate Chart
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Appendix A - Target Heart Rate Chart
Contact Heart Rate Monitoring
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Causes of CHR Performance Variation
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exercise program. He can help
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METs Table
How Speed and Incline Affect Workload, Expressed in METs
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METs Explanation and Formulas
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The Metabolic Formulas Behind Energy Expenditure Estimates
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METs
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Specifications
The Size and Performance Attributes of Your Z8 or Z9 Series Treadmill
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Specifications
Appendix D - Specifications
Treadmill Weight 400 Pounds Maximum user weight 400 pounds
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Glossary
Definitions of common terms used throughout this document
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Appendix E - Glossary
Glossary
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chest strap, transmitter use to detect heart rate, then transmit using a 5 kHz radio signal to a receiver in fitness equipment or wristwatch. Originally invented by the Finnish company Polar in the early 1980s, this technology is now widely available from other sources
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Quinton, Schwinn, Stairmaster, Star Trac, Tectrix, and Trotter. See fitlinxx.com/csafe
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heart rate, resting the morning, with vious three hours
Appendix E - Glossary
Interval workouts are popular because they are superior training for sports activities, which almost always involve highly varying exer- cise intensities. Interval workouts are not optimal for weight loss or weight control, since steady-state exercise is most efficient for maxi- mal total energy expended for a given effort
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VO2 see oxygen uptake
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