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10601 West Belmont Avenue Franklin Park, Illinois 60131 • U.S.A. 847.288.3300 • FAX: 847.288.3703 800.735.3867 (Toll-free within U.S.A., Canada) NTERNATIONAL FFICES LIFE FITNESS ASIA PACIFIC LTD LIFE FITNESS EUROPE GMBH Room 2610, Miramar Tower Siemensstrasse 3 132 Nathan Road 85716 Unterschleissheim...
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® Before using the Lifecycle Recumbent Exercise Bike, it is essential to read this ENTIRE Operation Manual and ALL Assembly Instructions. These documents provide instructions for setting up the bike quickly and using it correctly. FCC Warning - Possible Radio / Television Interference NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules.
Zone Training, and Lifepulse are registered trademarks of Brunswick Corporation. Heart Rate Hill, Heart Rate Interval, and Extreme Heart Rate are trademarks of Brunswick Corporation. Polar is a registered trademark of Polar Electro, Inc. Any use of these trademarks, without the express written consent of Life Fitness or the corresponding companies is forbidden.
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Des problèmes de santé peuvent être causés par une utilisation incorrecte ou excessive de l’équipement. Life Fitness conseille VIVEMENT de consulter un médecin pour subir un examen médical complet avant de commencer tout programme d’exercice, et tout particulièrement si l’utilisateur a des antécédents familiaux d’hypertension ou de troubles cardiaques, ou s’il a plus de 45 ans, s’il fume, s’il a du cholestérol, s’il est...
• Never insert objects into any opening in the Lifecycle Recumbent Exercise Bike. If an object should drop inside, carefully retrieve it. If the item is beyond reach, contact Life Fitness Customer Support Services. • Never place liquids of any type directly on the unit, except in an accessory tray. Containers with lids are recommended.
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• Ne jamais faire fonctionner de vélo d’exercice Life Fitness qui serait tombé ou aurait été endommagé ou partiellement immergé dans l’eau. Appeler le service clientèle de Life Fitness pour obtenir de l’assistance. •...
ETUP ® OW TO STABILIZE THE IFECYCLE ECUMBENT XERCISE After placing the bike in position, check the unit’s stability by attempting to rock it in all directions. Any slight rocking indicates that the unit must be leveled. Determine which foot is not resting completely on the floor. Loosen the jam nut (A) with an open-end 9/16-inch wrench, and rotate the stabilizing foot (B) to lower it.
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DJUST A properly adjusted seat is extremely important in any bike-oriented exercise activity and the Lifecycle Recumbent Exercise Bike is no exception. If the seat is too close, excessive strain will be placed on the knees and quadriceps muscles; if the seat is too far, the resulting reaching action will irritate the feet, ankles, hips and knees. Sit on the seat and place the balls of the feet on the pedals.
DJUST OOTSTRAPS The pedals on the Lifecycle Recumbent Exercise Bike have footstraps with slits on both the inside and the outside of each strap. To adjust the width of the straps, grasp the outside of the strap and pull down and away from the knob. Once the slotted end is removed, choose a comfortable width for riding, reinsert the knob through the slot and pull the strap up.
The computerized display console on the Lifecycle Recumbent Exercise Bike allows the user to tailor a workout to personal fitness abilities and goals and to monitor progress. With this easy-to-use console, the user can track fitness improvement from one workout to the next. R9i Display R7i Display...
Pressing DISPLAY LOCK again allows the MESSAGE CENTER to resume toggling between all four statistics. K. WORKOUTS PLUS (R9i only): When prompted by the MESSAGE CENTER to select a workout, press this key to select WATTS (when enabled), METs (when enabled), AEROBICS TRAINER, INTERVAL, AROUND THE WORLD, CASCADES, FOOT HILLS, SPEED TRAINING, or KILIMANJARO.
(R9i only) or a Polar telemetry heart rate chest strap, the WORKOUT PROFILE WINDOW displays a flashing heart shape to request the user’s heart rate signal. On the R9i, if the console does not detect a signal, the MESSAGE CENTER displays the prompt, “NEED HEART RATE – PLACE HANDS ON SENSORS OR CHECK TELEMETRY STRAP.”...
Research shows that maintaining a specific heart rate while exercising is the optimal way to monitor the intensity of a workout and to achieve maximum results. That is the idea behind the Life Fitness Heart Rate Zone Training+ approach to exercise.
ODEL ONLY The patented Lifepulse Digital Heart Rate Sensors are the built-in heart rate monitoring system on the Lifecycle R9i Exercise Bike. During a workout, grasp two of the four sensors that are set into the handlebars. The console displays the heart rate after 10 to 40 seconds.
The second hill increases the rate to 95 percent. The third hill matches the target heart rate. The valley always is defined as 85 percent of the target. The user must grasp the Lifepulse sensors (R9i only) continuously or wear a heart rate chest strap.
O BEGIN ANY WORKOUT Check and adjust seat height and pedal strap tightness. Get on the bike, and simply start pedaling (R9i); or start pedaling, and press the START key (R7i) to activate the console. The MESSAGE CENTER displays the prompt: SELECT WORKOUT USING ARROW KEYS OR PRESS QUICK START.
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The user accepts or adjusts the rate when setting up the workout. During the workout itself, the program reads the heart rate, which is transmitted via the Lifepulse Sensors (R9i only) or the chest strap; and it uses this data to adjust the resistance. Manually raising the rate increases the intensity of the cardiovascular exercise.
If the user stops pedaling, however, the console automatically shuts down, and the workout information is erased. The R9i model’s Infinite Pause feature allows the user to stop pedaling and still retain the current workout information. The console shuts down, but the information is stored in memory. When the console is activated again, the MESSAGE CENTER displays a prompt to continue the paused workout.
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The HILL workout goes through four phases, each marked by different intensity levels. The WORKOUT PROFILE window displays the progress of these phases. As noted in the descriptions below, the heart rate should be measured at two stages in the workout to gauge its effectiveness. Grasp the sensors (R9I only), or wear the chest strap.
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The CARDIO workout is virtually identical to FAT BURN; however the target heart rate is calculated at 80 percent of the theoretical maximum. As with FAT BURN, the user grasps the Lifepulse sensors (R9i only) or wears a chest strap throughout the CARDIO workout. The higher target promotes cardiovascular improvement by placing a heavier workload on the heart muscle.
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The user’s fitness level determines the number of hills and valleys encountered within the duration. Throughout the workout, the user must grasp the Lifepulse sensors (R9i only) or wear a Polar chest strap to enable the program to monitor the heart rate.
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The program repeats the alternating of intensity levels, continuing this pattern for the duration. Throughout the workout, the user must grasp the Lifepulse sensors (R9i only) or wear a Polar chest strap to enable the program to monitor the heart rate. ATTS I ONLY This workout targets a rate of effort equal to a certain number of Watts.
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EROBICS RAINER I ONLY In this workout, the MESSAGE CENTER continuously prompts the user to switch between a high pedaling speed and a low pedaling speed. These speed intervals alternate in a pattern that promotes a “build-up” in the intensity of the workout, followed by a “build-down”...
ORKOUTS The MY WORKOUTS feature on the R9i exercise bike makes it possible to pre-set up to seven workouts with personal setup information, such as age or desired speed, and then store the workouts in the console memory. These workouts are accessed with the WORKOUTS PLUS key.
EATURE To enter the Optional Settings, hold down the UP ARROW key, and simply start pedaling on the R9i; or start pedaling, and press START on the R7i. After the console display lights up, press the ENTER key until the MESSAGE CENTER displays MANAGER’S SETTINGS.
REVENTATIVE AINTENANCE The Lifecycle Recumbent Exercise Bike is backed by the engineering excellence of Life Fitness and is one of the most rugged and trouble-free pieces of exercise equipment on the market today. Commercial Life Fitness products have proven to be durable in health clubs, colleges, and military facilities the world over. This same technology, engineering expertise, and reliability have gone into the Lifecycle Recumbent Exercise Bike.
The chest strap is battery operated and will eventually stop functioning. If the chest strap transmitter battery is depleted, contact Life Fitness Customer Support Services for instructions on how to have the chest strap replaced. See the following section for information on contacting Life Fitness Support Services.
2. Locate the serial number plate, which is on the front cross brace beneath the shroud. Document the serial number of the unit. 3. Contact the nearest Life Fitness Customer Support Services Group: For Product Service within For Product Service Internationally:...
R7i L IFECYCLE ECUMBENT XERCISE PECIFICATIONS Designed use: Consumer Maximum user weight: 400 pounds / 181 kilograms Power requirements: None Workouts: Quick Start, Fat Burn, Cardio, Heart Rate Hill, Heart Rate Interval, Extreme Heart Rate, Hill, Random, Manual, Sport Training, EZ Resistance Console displays: Elapsed Time, Pedal Revolutions Per Minute (RPM), Calories Per Hour (when enabled), Total Calories Burned, Distance Traveled (miles or...
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10601 West Belmont Avenue Franklin Park, Illinois 60131 • U.S.A. 847.288.3300 • FAX: 847.288.3703 800.735.3867 (Toll-free within U.S.A., Canada) M051-00K20-B406...