Workouts; Workout Overview - Life Fitness Lifecycle Operation Manual

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Workouts

4.1 Workout Overview

he following workouts are pre-programmed for the Lifecycle Bike.
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QUICK START is the fastest way to begin exercising. After the QUICK START key is pressed, a
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 telemetry heart rate chest strap, or grasps the LifepulseTM sensors continuously. The program adjusts the
intensity level, based on the actual heart rate, to maintain the rate at 65% 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 LifepulseTM sensors continuously.
The program adjusts the intensity level, based on the actual heart rate, to maintain the rate at 80% of the
theoretical maximum.
The following workouts are accessed by pressing the HILL PLUS key.
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.
The following workouts are accessed by pressing the ZONE TRAINING+ key:
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
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constant-level