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  • Page 1 011 32 3 644 44 88 Fax: 847.288.3762 Fax: 011 32 3 644 24 80 800.735.3867 (Toll-free in U.S./Canada) LIFE FITNESS EUROPE GMBH LIFE FITNESS ASIA PACIFIC LTD Siemensstrasse 3 12th Floor, Tower 1, The Gateway 85716 Unterschleissheim 25 Canton Road...
  • Page 2 Before using your Lifecycle exercise bike, it is essential that you read this ENTIRE Operation Manual and ALL Assembly Instructions. It will help you set up your Lifecycle exercise bike quickly and give instructions on how to use 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.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    C9i/R9i Lifecycle Exercise Bike Specifications ............. 30 © 2000 Life Fitness, a division of Brunswick Corporation. All rights reserved. Life Fitness, Lifecycle, and Lifepulse are registered trademarks, and Heart Rate Zone Training, and “RELY ON IT” are trademarks of Brunswick...
  • Page 4 If, at any time while exercising, you experience faintness, dizziness, pain, or shortness of breath, you must stop immediately. Life Fitness conseille VIVEMENT de consulter un médecin pour suivre un examen médical complet avant de se lancer dans un programme d’exercice. Ceci concerne surtout les utilisateurs avec des antécédents familiaux de tension élevée ou d’affections cardiaques, les personnes de plus de 45 ans, les fumeurs et les obèses, ainsi que...
  • Page 5: Getting Started

    Close supervision is necessary when used by or near children, invalids or disabled persons. • Never operate a Life Fitness exercise bike if it has been dropped, damaged, or even partially immersed in water. Contact Life Fitness Customer Support Services for assistance.
  • Page 6 Une surveillance étroite est nécessaire lorsque cet appareil est utilisé en présence d’enfants, d’invalides ou de handicapés, ou par ces personnes. • 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. •...
  • Page 7: Setup

    ETUP 1.2.1 H TABILIZE IFECYLE XERCISE Depending on the surface on which you place your Lifecycle exercise bike on, it may need to be leveled. After you place the bike where you will be primarily using it, check the stability of the bike by attempting to rock it back and forth.
  • Page 8: How To Adjust The Seat

    1.2.2 H DJUST A properly adjusted seat is extremely important in any bike-oriented exercise activity and the Lifecycle 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.
  • Page 9: How To Adjust The Footstraps

    1.2.3 H DJUST OOTSTRAPS The pedals on your Lifecycle 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 width that will feel the most comfortable while you are riding, reinsert the knob through the slot and pull the strap up.
  • Page 10: Optional Settings For The Lifecycle Exercise Bike

    Up/Down Keys and the system will toggle between English and metric units and display METRIC. For more information on the other 13 Diagnostic States, please refer to the Lifecycle Service Manual, available from Life Fitness Customer Support Services. (See How To Obtain Product Service for information on how they can be reached).
  • Page 11: The Display Console

    ISPLAY ONSOLE ISPLAY ONSOLE VERVIEW The Lifecycle exercise bike’s Display Console is easy to use, and it allows you to follow your progress as you ride. The on-board computer lets you tailor your workouts to your individual fitness capabilities and goals while providing a unique means of measuring your fitness improvement from one workout to the next.
  • Page 12: Display Console Descriptions

    ISPLAY ONSOLE ESCRIPTIONS A. MESSAGE CENTER: Provides all the instructions for programming the Lifecycle exercise bike. In addition it displays Elapsed Time, Level or Calories, and Speed. Heart Rate, Calories Per Hour, Distance Traveled, Watts, MPH (in Race Mode) are alternately displayed. The alternating display can be locked on any one value by depressing the Display Lock Key.
  • Page 13 Lifepulse sensors (C9i/R9i models), and indicating that your heart rate is needed. A flashing heart will also appear at the conclusion of the Fit Test. The heart rate will be read automatically on telemetry equipped models (C7i/R7i) when wearing a heart rate chest strap.
  • Page 14: Heart Rate Zone Training ® + Exercise

    These 5 workouts measure heart rate. As you exercise, grasp the Lifepulse sensors when prompted (models C9i or R9i), or simply wear a heart rate chest strap on telemetry equipped models (C7i and R7i) and your heart rate will be transmitted to the on-board computer.
  • Page 15: Heart Rate Monitoring

    EART ONITORING ® 3.2.1 T C7i and R7i) OLAR EART HEST TRAP ODELS Wet the electrodes (A) to the transmitter (the two grooved surfaces on the underside of the strap) and secure the strap as high under the chest muscles as possible. The strap should be snug, but comfortable enough to allow for normal breathing.
  • Page 16: The Workouts

    ORKOUTS ORKOUT ESCRIPTIONS Selecting a workout on your Life Fitness exercise bike is easy. Ten computerized aerobic workouts, including the exclusive Fat Burn, Cardio, and Fit Test workouts, are preprogrammed on your Lifecycle exercise bike: 4.1.1 T EGIN IFECYCLE XERCISE ORKOUT Use the following steps to begin any of the Lifecycle workouts.
  • Page 17 ® R9i) or Polar compatible telemetry (models C7i and R7i ) to monitor your heart rate and automatically adjust the work load to maintain your Target Heart Rate. The end result is a perfect workout every time, eliminating both under- and over-training.
  • Page 18: Heart Rate Hill And Heart Rate Interval

    4.1.4 H EART EART NTERVAL ORKOUTS These workouts combine both the standard Hill workout profiles with the Fat Burn and Cardio workout profiles. You are asked to enter your age as in standard Fat Burn and Cardio Heart Rate Workouts. A recommended workout Heart Rate is then calculated for you.
  • Page 19: Extreme Hr

    EART NTERVAL ORKOUT HEART RATE INTERVAL Workout toggles you through 2 intensity levels based on your target heart rate. Duration of the hills and valleys is 3 minutes each, after you reach your current goal. Your fitness level determines the number of hills and valleys you encounter.
  • Page 20: Sport Training

    4.1.6 S PORT RAINING ORKOUT SPORT TRAINING Workout simulates conditions that a biker would experience when cycling in an outdoor environment. Baseline level is hill #3, which simulates flat biking in an outdoor environment. Hill #1 simulates going downhill in an outdoor environment. Inclines last 30 to 60 seconds. 4.1.7 H ORKOUT HILL is an interval-training workout consisting of a warm-up period followed by a plateau of constant effort,...
  • Page 21: Random And Manual

    Be sure to check your heart rate near the end of the plateau and interval training periods. If you are not wearing a heart rate chest strap (models C7i and R7i), see Hill diagram above. You should always take your heart rate at the...
  • Page 22: Fit Test

    (C9i/R9i models), or your heart rate will be automatically entered from your heart rate chest strap by the on-board computer (C7i/R7i models). To enter heart rate manually, use the Time prompt to take your pulse and enter it with the Up/Down Keys. The Fit Test score will be displayed, which you can use to find your ranking in the Fit Test scoring tables located in this section.
  • Page 23: Fit Test Tips

    4.1.11 F The computer will not accept: • Heart rates less than 90 or greater than 199 beats per minute • Body weights less than 74 pounds (34 kg) or greater than 350 pounds (159 kg) • Ages below 10 or over 99 years •...
  • Page 24 ELATIVE ITNESS LASSIFICATION Rating 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 Elite Excellent 50 - 54 47 - 51 45 - 49 43 - 47 40 - 44 Good 45 - 49 42 - 46 40 - 44 38 - 42 35 - 39...
  • Page 25: C7I/R7I-C9I/R9I Lifecycle Exercise Workouts (Chart)

    C7i/R7i A C9i/R9i L IFECYCLE XERCISE ORKOUTS HART Use the Up/Down Keys to scroll through the WORKOUTS, enter GOALS and VALUES, or to choose a HEART RATE. NOTE: You can change your LEVEL and HEART RATE at any time during a workout (except FIT TEST).
  • Page 26: How To Maximize Workouts On The Lifecycle Exercise Bike

    AXIMIZE ORKOUTS IFECYCLE XERCISE In the Lifecycle exercise bike’s Manual, Random, and Hill Workouts, you can change the level of intensity at any time by simply pressing the Up/Down Keys. In addition, should you decide to choose a different workout after starting another, simply push the Clear Key twice to clear the first workout and then select the new workout.
  • Page 27: Service And Technical Data

    REVENTIVE AINTENANCE Your Lifecycle exercise bike is backed by the engineering excellence of Life Fitness and is one of the most reliable, rugged and trouble-free pieces of exercise equipment on the market today. Commercial Life Fitness exercise bikes are among the most popular of aerobic trainers, regularly standing up to marathon use — 18 hours a day, 7 days a week —...
  • Page 28: How To Solve Basic Operating Problems

    C7i and R7i) ROUBLESHOOTING EART HEST TRAP ODELS The Heart Rate Chest Strap is required when using either the C7i or R7i model, which is equipped with Polar compatible telemetry heart rate monitoring technology. EART EADING RRATIC BSENT NTIRELY •...
  • Page 29: How To Obtain Product Service

    The problem may be unfamiliarity with the Lifecycle exercise bike's features and programs. 2 Locate and document the serial number of the unit, which is located on the underside of the bike, just behind the front stabilizer bar. 3 Contact the nearest Life Fitness Customer Support Services Group: U.S. FREE WITHIN THE ANADA Telephone: 800.328.9714...
  • Page 30: Specifications

    PECIFICATIONS Designed use: Consumer Maximum user weight: R7i: 350 pounds / 159 kilograms C7i: 250 pounds / 114 kilograms Power requirements: None Workouts: Quick Start, Fat Burn, Cardio, Heart Rate Hill, Heart Rate Interval, Extreme HR, Sport Training, Hill, Random, Manual, and Fit Test...
  • Page 31: C9I/R9I Lifecycle Exercise Bike Specifications

    C9i/R9i L IFECYCLE XERCISE PECIFICATIONS Designed use: Consumer Maximum user weight: R9i: 350 pounds / 159 kilograms C9i: 250 pounds / 114 kilograms Power requirements: None Workouts: Quick Start, Fat Burn, Cardio, Heart Rate Hill, Heart Rate Interval, Extreme HR, Sport Training, Hill, Random, Manual, and Fit Test Console displays: Effort Level, MPH or KPH (Race Mode), Total Calories Burned, Distance Traveled (miles or kilometers), Elapsed Time, Heart Rate, Pedal RPM,...

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