Workouts; Workout Overview - Life Fitness CSX Club Series Operation Manual

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Workouts

4.1 Workout Overview

This section lists the Life Fitness Cross-Trainer's pre-programmed workouts. For more detailed information, see Section
4.2, Using the Workouts. The following workouts are accessible via the ARROW keys.
QUICK START is the fastest way to begin exercising. After the QUICK START key is pressed, a constant-level workout
begins. The intensity level does not change automatically.
MANUAL is a constant effort workout in which the user can change the intensity level at any time.
RANDOM is an interval training workout of constantly changing intensity levels that occur in no regular pattern or
progression.
FAT BURN is a low-intensity workout for burning a higher percentage of calories from fat. The user wears a Polar telem-
etry heart rate chest strap, or grasps the Lifepulse sensors continuously. The program adjusts the intensity level, based
on the actual heart rate, to maintain the rate at 65 percent of the theoretical maximum.
CARDIO is a higher intensity workout for more fit users, maximizing cardiovascular benefits and total calories burned.
The user wears a Polar telemetry heart rate chest strap, or grasps the Lifepulse sensors continuously. The program ad-
justs the intensity level, based on the actual heart rate, to maintain the rate at 80 percent of the theoretical maximum.
HILL is an interval training workout. Intervals are periods of intense aerobic exercise separated by regular periods of
lower-intensity exercise.
AROUND THE WORLD is an interval-training workout in which the hills resemble scenes of various geographical
areas.
CASCADES is a two-peak workout in which intensity levels gradually increase and decrease.
FOOTHILLS is a rolling hill workout with low intensity levels.
INTERVAL is a HILL workout in which intensity levels rise and fall. The higher levels gradually incline toward a peak
and then gradually decline.
KILIMANJARO is a HILL workout in which the intensity levels gradually incline toward one ultimate peak and then
gradually decline.
SPEED TRAINING is a HILL workout in which the intensity level alternates between high and low levels very quickly
to simulate a typical speed training workout.
HEART RATE HILL™ takes the user through three different hills based on the target heart rate. The user wears
a Polar telemetry heart rate chest strap, or grasps the Lifepulse sensors continuously.
HEART RATE INTERVAL™ alternates between a hill and a valley based on the target heart rate. The user wears
a Polar telemetry heart rate chest strap, or grasps the Lifepulse sensors continuously.
EXTREME HEART RATE ™ is an intense workout for more experienced users. It is designed to get the heart
rate up and down as quickly as possible. The user wears a Polar telemetry heart rate chest strap, or grasps the
Lifepulse sensors continuously.
LIFE FITNESS FIT TEST estimates cardiovascular fitness and can be used to monitor improvements in endurance every
4-6 weeks.
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