Z8 and Z9 Series
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
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Table of Contents
Appendix A - Target Heart Rate Chart A guide to help you pick an
1 - Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduct
Model Differences
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Top Features
Z9 and Z9.1
Safety
Introduct
Where to go from Here
Where to Go From Here
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Introduction
Where to Go From Here
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The Console
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Start/ResetNumeric Keys
Lower Console - Common to all Models
Lower Console
Safety Key
The Console
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Z8.1 Console
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Z8.1 two The Console
The Console
Z8 Standard Console
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Basic Operation
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Starting Your Treadmill Safely
Starting Your Treadmill
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Adjusting Speed and Incline
Speed and Incline Adjustment
Basic Operation
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Setting Your Weight
Stopping Your Treadmill Safely Setting Your Weight
A Note About Calorie Expenditure Calculations
Calorie Expenditure Calculations
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Heart Rate Monitoring
Using the Heart Rate Transmitter Strap
Monitoring Your Heart Rate
The Treadmill’s Heart Rate Display
The Heart Rate Display
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The contact heart rate system lets you monitor your heart rate
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Operation in Greater Detail
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Starting Cool-Down Manual Operation
Workout Setup
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Making Time and/or Distance Count Down Instead of
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Pre-Set Program Details
when done
Press
Runner’s Mode
Tuning Your Workout
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Weight Loss Workout
Pre-Set Program Profiles
Hill Interval Workout
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Cardiovascular
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Speed Interval
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Heart Rate Control Workouts
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HRC Introduction
HRC
Workout Introduction
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HRC Types and a Workout Quick-Guide
During Workout Setup
The Easy Steps to a Heart Rate Control Workout
Tips on the Warm Up Stage
Choices During Workout Setup
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How the HRC System Controls your Heart Rate Examples of
During Your Workout
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Workouts
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Tips and How HRC Works
Cruise Control How Cruise Control Determines How to Change Your
Excercise Intensity
Workouts Using Cruise Control General Tips
Examples and Cruise Control
Examples of Walking Workouts Using Cruise Control Examples of Running
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More Examples
Heart Rate Control Safety Features
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User Programs
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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
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Frequency How Often You Exercise
The F.I.T. Concept Defined
the F.I.T
Intensity How Hard You Exercise
Time How Long You Exercise
More F.I.T. Concept Overview
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Utilizing the F.I.T. Concept
F.I.T. Concept
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Beginning Your F.I.T. Program
Warm-Up Slow and Deliberate Exercise
Beginning Your Exercise Program
Cool-Down Slow and Relaxed Exercise
Your F.I.T. Program Continued
Workout Brisk and Rhythmic Exercise
Beginning a Fitness Program
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Establishing and Maintaining Fitness
Managing Weight
Establishing Aerobic Fitness Maintaining Aerobic Fitness
Training
Weight and Sports Training Programs
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Care and Maintenance
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Maintenance Schedules
Daily Care and Service Weekly Care and Service
Service
Maintenance Schedules
Service
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Incline and Speed Calibration
Calibration
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Error Codes
Error and Service Codes
Z8.1/9/9.1/9.15
E6 Level and Blink Codes
E6 Level and Blink Codes
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Status Code
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Diagnostics
Diagnostics
LgCL
Diagnostics cont
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Important Safety Instructions
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Review for Your Safety
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Review for Your Safety
Keep the power cord away from heated surfaces
Review for Your Safety
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Target Heart Rate Chart
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A Guide to Help You Pick an Initial Target Heart Rate
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Contact Heart Rate Monitoring
Appendix A - Target Heart Rate Chart
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Causes of CHR Performance Variation
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exercise program. He can help
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How Speed and Incline Affect Workload, Expressed in METs
METs Table
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Appendix B - METs Table
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The Metabolic Formulas Behind Energy Expenditure Estimates
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METs Explanation and Formulas
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Appendix C - METs Explanation and Formulas
Explanation
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The Size and Performance Attributes of Your Z8 or Z9 Series Treadmill
Specifications
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Treadmill Weight 400 Pounds Maximum user weight 400 pounds
Appendix D - Specifications
Specifications
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Definitions of common terms used throughout this document
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
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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
Appendix E - Glossary
VO2 see oxygen uptake
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References and Selected Readings
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