Life Fitness Lifecycle 5500HR Operation Manual
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- Page 1 Franklin Park, Illinois 60131 U.S.A. 847.288.3300 • FAX: 847.288.3703 800.735.3867 (Toll-free within the U.S. and Canada) International Offices Life Fitness Asia Pacific Ltd Life Fitness Austria Life Fitness Italia S.R.L. 12th Floor, Tower 1, The Gateway Vertriebs GmbH Via Elvas 92...
- Page 2 FCC Warning - Possible Radio / Television Interference FCC Warning - Possible Radio / Television Interference Lifecycle 5500HR Upright and Recumbent Exercise Bikes 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Lifecycle Exercise Bike Specifications ......31 © 1998 Life Fitness, a division of Brunswick Corporation. All rights reserved. Life Fitness, Lifecycle, Lifepulse and Flexdeck are registered trademarks, and Heart Rate Zone Training, Lifespring and “RELY ON IT”... - Page 4 This Operation Manual describes the functions of the following products: Lifecycle exercise bikes 5500HR 5500RHR 9100 9100R See “Specifications” page in this manual for product specific features.
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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: Set Up
1.2 Set Up How to Stabilize the Lifecyle Exercise Bike Depending on the surface you place your Lifecycle exercise bike on, it may need to be stabilized. After you place the bike where you will primarily use it, check the stability of the bike by attempting to rock it back and forth. -
Page 7: How To Adjust The Seat
How to Adjust the Seat 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 8: How To Adjust The Footstraps
How to Adjust the Footstraps 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 9: Optional Settings For The Lifecycle Exercise Bike
METRIC. For more information on the other seven 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 10: The Display Console
ISPLAY ONSOLE ISPLAY ONSOLE 2.1 Display Console Overview 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 11: Message Center
Data Entry Zone DATA ENTRY ZONE: Allows you to enter information required to set-up a workout or alter your current exercise program. START: The START key activates the display console after you begin pedaling and is then inactive for the remainder of the workout. QUICK PROGRAM: Use this key after pressing the START key and immediately begin a Manual program. -
Page 12: Program Profile Window
RACE ON / OFF: Lets you toggle in and out of the Race mode at any time in the Hill, Random and Manual programs. The Speed / RPM display will toggle between RPM and MPH / KPH every five seconds. Your MPH will be dependent on your pedal speed and the level chosen. -
Page 13: Heart Rate Zone Training Exercise
75% to 85% of your theoretical maximum heart rate. Life Fitness offers two exclusive programs designed to take full advantage of the benefits of Heart Rate Zone Training: Fat Burn and Cardio. Vary the focus of exercise activities by switching between the Fat Burn and Cardio program at any time during a workout or by entering a new target heart rate with the keypad. -
Page 14: Heart Rate Monitoring
3.2 Heart Rate Monitoring The Optional Heart Rate Chest Strap Wet the electrodes 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 15: The Programs
ROGRAMS ROGRAMS 4.1 Program Overviews Selecting a workout program on your Life Fitness aerobic trainer is easy. Seven computerized aerobic workouts, including the exclusive Fat Burn, Cardio and Fit Test programs, are preprogrammed on your Lifecycle exercise bike: QUICK START, the fastest way to begin exercising, allows you to immediately start a manual program. -
Page 16: The Race Mode Option
The Lifecycle exercise bike is a “constant work” machine; in the Hill, Random and Manual programs, pedal resistance automatically compensates for changes in RPM. In other words, the slower you pedal, the greater the resistance; conversely, the faster you pedal the less resistance you feel †... -
Page 17: The Programs Step By Step
The Programs Step by Step... -
Page 18: Program Descriptions
ENTER key. The Life Fitness Heart Rate Zone Training programs begin with a three minute warm-up period designed to safely get you closer to your target heart rate from a resting start. It should take two to three minutes for your heart rate to reach your target. -
Page 19: Manual
Manual and Random Programs MANUAL PROGRAM The Manual program provides steady-pace exercise equal to that of the highest hill encountered on the Hill program at the same level of effort. Because of the greater resistance levels of this program, it is recommended that you set the Manual program lower than the level of effort that you would normally select on the Hill program. -
Page 20: Hill
Hill Program HILL The Lifecycle exercise bike’s patented Hill program offers the ideal configuration for interval training: periods of intense aerobic activity separated by regular intervals of lower-intensity exercise. Interval training programs have been scientifically demonstrated to yield greater cardiorespiratory improvement than steady-pace training. Not only does the Hill program offer the challenge of alternating periods of high and low intensity, but the levels of intensity become progressively more difficult during the course of the program. -
Page 21: Cardio
The Hill diagram below shows the effort level and recovery periods encountered during a Hill workout. Effort and recovery periods are simulated on the display console by columns of lights in the Program Profile Window. The columns move from right to left during the workout. The higher the column, the higher the incline;... -
Page 22: Fit Test
FIT TEST The Lifecycle exercise bike Fit Test program is another exclusive feature of this versatile exercise bike. Your Fit Test score is also an approximate measure of your VO2 max; think of it as your relative fitness score. Use the Fit Test to monitor improvement in your endurance every four to six weeks. -
Page 23: Manual
RECOMMENDED FIT TEST LEVELS WEIGHT (KG) INACTIVE ACTIVE VERY ACTIVE <30 <130 <59 131-169 59.5-76.8 170-210 72.3-95.5 >210 >95.5 30-39 <130 <59 131-169 59.5-76.8 170-210 72.3-95.5 >210 >95.5 40-49 <130 <59 131-169 59.5-76.8 170-210 72.3-95.5 >210 >95.5 <130 <59 131-169 59.5-76.8 170-210 72.3-95.5... - Page 24 Fit Test Tips 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 data input that exceeds human potential If you make an error when entering any Fit Test data, you can correct it by pressing CLEAR / PAUSE, inputting the correct information, and pressing ENTER.
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Page 25: Manual
RELATIVE FITNESS CLASSIFICATION FOR MEN 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 26: How To Maximize Workouts On The Lifecycle Exercise Bike
4.3 How to Maximize Workouts on the Lifecycle Exercise Bike In the Lifecycle exercise bike’s Manual, Random and Hill workout programs, you can change the level of intensity at any time by simply pressing a new number between 1 and 20 by pressing the keys. -
Page 27: Service And Technical Data
ECHNICAL 5.1 Preventive Maintenance Tips 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 —... -
Page 28: How To Solve Basic Operating Problems
5.2 How to Solve Basic Operating Problems SYMPTOM PROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION No Power 9-volt battery missing Install 9-volt alkaline battery 9-volt battery too low Replace 9-volt alkaline battery Harness not connected Disconnect and reconnect harness Difficult to pedal 10 to 15 hour break-in Ride the bike for 10 to 15 period not complete hours... -
Page 29: Troubleshooting The Optional Heart Rate Chest Strap
The estimated battery life of the chest strap transmitter is 2500 hours of use. If the chest strap transmitter battery is depleted, contact Life Fitness Customer Support Services for instructions on how to have your chest strap replaced. (See “How to Obtain Product Service”... -
Page 30: How To Obtain Product Service
Locate and document the serial number of the unit, which is located on the underside of the bike, just behind the front stabilizer bar. Step 3 Contact the nearest Life Fitness Customer Support Services group: Toll-free within the U.S.and Canada Telephone: 800.351.3737 or 847.451.0036... -
Page 31: Lifecycle Exercise Bike Specifications
5.5 Lifecycle Exercise Bike Specifications Power requirements None Programs Quick Start, Fat Burn, Cardio, Manual, Random, Hill, Fit Test Console displays Elapsed time, pedal RPM and MPH or KPH, calories per hour (Watts or METS optional), total calories burned, distance traveled (miles or kilometers), resistance level, heart rate (when wearing an optional telemetry heart rate monitoring chest strap on models equipped with telemetry monitoring systems)