The Fit Test Program - Life Fitness 9500HR User Manual

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HE ANUAL ROGRAM
The Manual program gives you complete control over your workout. You determine your
goal, you select the incline percentage you want (if any), and you set a speed that's
comfortable for you. In the Manual program, you can work out as intensely or as casual-
ly as you wish.
T F T P
HE IT EST ROGRAM
The Life Fitness 9500HR treadmill Fit Test program is another exclusive feature of this
versatile aerobic trainer. Think of it as your relative fitness score. The Fit Test can be
used to monitor improvement in endurance every four to six weeks.
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Use the numeric keys to enter your age from 10 to 99, then press START–ENTER.
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After entering your age, input your sex by pressing 1 for male or 2 for female
followed by the START–ENTER button.
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The message center will prompt you to select one of four speeds: 2, 3, 4 or 4.5
mph (3.2, 4.8, 6.4 or 7.2 kph). Consult the table below for an approximate speed
based on your perceived effort level and key in the appropriate striding belt speed.
(NOTE: If your heart rate is lower than 60% of your theoretical maximum heart rate,
you will be instructed to perform the Fit Test again at a faster belt speed.)
Beginner
2.0 mph / 3.2 kph
The Fit Test will last five minutes (a one-minute warm-up followed by four minutes of
consistent effort). Speed and incline cannot be changed in the Fit Test; they must be
maintained in order to ensure an accurate Fit Test score computation.
After the Fit Test is complete, you will be instructed to take your 15-second pulse at the
sound of the beep and then enter your pulse using the keypad (if you are wearing a
Zone Trainer chest strap, your pulse is automatically transmitted to the on-board com-
puter; if you are using the Lifepulse sensors, simply grasp them when instructed to). Your
Fit Test score and ranking will appear in the Message Center window. The Fit Test scor-
ing tables on page 21 can be used to determine how you rank with others in your category.
The Fit Test is also an estimate of the your VO 2 max, which is a measurement of how
well the heart supplies oxygenated blood to the exercising muscles and how efficiently
those muscles receive oxygen from the blood. This measurement is generally regarded
by physicians and exercise physiologists as the standard for aerobic capacity.
Please note that the VO 2 max values received will be 10% to15% higher than those
Intermediate
3.0, 4.0 mph / 4.8, 6.4 kph
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Advanced
4.5 mph / 7.2 kph