Life Fitness M051-00K99-0004 Operation Manual page 23

Workout Descriptions
Starter Interval is a series of increasingly steeper
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hills, alternating with valley, or stints of recovery.
Note: Not available on Treadmill or PowerMill.
Watts / METs targets a rate of effort
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equal to a certain number of Watts / METs.
5K is a distance-goal workout that simu-
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lates an actual terrain with varying incline
Life Fitness Fit Test estimates cardiovascular fit-
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ness and can be used to monitor improvements in
endurance every 4 - 6 weeks. (See following page
for details on set up and results ratings).
U.S. Navy Physical Readiness Test (PRT) is a
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5-minute distance goal test based on the time
needed to complete the required distance and
is used by the U.S. Navy and Naval academies to
measure aerobic capacity. Note: Not available on
FlexStrider or PowerMill.
Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) is
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used to predict the ability to perform basic
fire fighting tasks developed by the Interna-
tional Association of Fire Fighters. The test starts
out with a 20-second warm up period at a set
stepping rate of 50 steps per minute followed by
the 3-minute test at a set stepping rate of 60 steps
per minute.
U.S. Air Force Fitness Test (PRT) is a physi-
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cal performance test used to assess muscu-
lar endurance and cardiorespiratory fitness.
U.S. Army Physical Fitness Test (PFT) is a
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5-minute physical performance test used to
assess muscular endurance and cardiore-
spiratory fitness.
Endurance Workouts
levels. It is designed to assist runners in training
for a 5-kilometer, or 3.1-mile, race.
10K is a distance-goal workout that
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simulates an actual terrain with varying
incline levels. It is designed to assist run-
ners in training for a 10-kilometer, or 6.2-mile,
race.
Evaluate Workouts
U.S. Marines Physical Fitness Test (PFT) is
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a physical performance test used to
assess muscular endurance and cardiorespiratory
fitness.
Physical Efficiency Battery (PEB) is used
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by U.S. Federal Law Enforcement, U.S. Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation, and other federal
organizations for the hiring and maintenance of
federal jobs.
WFI Submax Protocol is a graded submax
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assessment used to predict a fire fighter's
aerobic capacity. This test automatically
increases speed and incline until a target
heart rate is reached. This assessment re-
places the Gerkin assessment. Once the target
heart rate has been exceeded for 15 seconds, the
program goes into a cool down for 3 minutes at 3
mph at a 0% grade.
FAMS is a 1.5 mile run alternative event - a
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12 minute cycle test.
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