Fitness Basics - Bowflex TreadClimber TC10 Owner's Manual

Fitness Basics
Frequency
Tomaintaingoodhealth,loseweightand improve yourcardiovascular endurance, u setheTreadOlimber ®fitness
machine a minimumof 3 timesperweek,30 minuteseachday.
If you are new toexercise (orreturning toa reguhr exercise program), and you areunable tocomfortably complete 30minutes of
continuous exercise atone time, justdo5-10 minutes, and graduafly increase your w orkout timeuuti[ y ou canreach 3 0minutes total.
if your s chedule isbusy, and you areunable tofit 30minutes ofcontinuous exercise into your d ay, tryaccumuhting 30minutes bydoing
multiple s horter workouts on thesame day.For e xample, 15minutes inthemorning and15minutes intheevening.
For b est r esults, combine your T readClimber _ fitness machine workouts withastrength t raining p rogram using a Bowflex ®home g ym or
® ® Bowfiex ®%lectTech dumbbells, and follow theBowfiexBodyWeight Loss P lan thatcomes w ith },our m achine.
t;onsistency
Busyworkschedules, f amilyobligations anddaffychores canmakeit difficult tofit regular exercise intoyourlife. Try
thesetips to increase yourchances of success:
Schedule yourworkouts thesamewayyouschedule meetingsor appointments. Selectspecificdaysandtimeseach
week,anddon'tchangeyourworkout t imesunlessit isabsolutelynecessab,.
Makea commitment t o a familymember, friendor spouse, a ndencourage e achotherto stayontrackeachweek.
Leavemessages w ith friendlyreminders to beconsistent, a nd keepeachotheraccountable.
Make yourworkouts moreinterestingbyalternatingbetween steadystate (single-speed) workouts and intervaltrain-
ing (variedspeed)workouts. TheTreadOlimber ®fitness machine is evenmorefun whenyouaddthis kindof variety.
Apparel
it is importantto wearappropriate, s afeand comfortaNe footwear a ndclothingwhenusingthe
®
TreadClimberfitnessmachine,including:
® Rubber-soled a tNeticwalkingor runningshoes.
® Exercise c lothingthat allowsyouto move freely,andkeepcomfortably cool.
® Athleticsupport t hat provides stability andcomfort.
Warm-Up *
Before youuseyourTreadClimber ®fitness machine, consider doingthesedynamic warm-upstretches, w hichwill help
prepare yourbodyforthe workout:
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