LifeFitness 97C Operation Manual
LifeFitness 97C Operation Manual

LifeFitness 97C Operation Manual

Lifecycle exercise bike inspire console

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97C, 95C, 95R Lifecycle
Exercise Bike
®
Inspire Console
o p e r a t i o n
m a n u a l
M051-00K66-A101
Life Fitness World Headquarters
5100 North River Road
Schiller Park, IL 60176 USA

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  • Page 1 97C, 95C, 95R Lifecycle Exercise Bike ® Inspire Console o p e r a t i o n m a n u a l M051-00K66-A101 Life Fitness World Headquarters 5100 North River Road Schiller Park, IL 60176 USA...
  • Page 2 Fax: (+44) 1353.666018 Sales/Marketing Email: marketing.benelux@lifefitness.com Service Email: uk.support@lifefitness.com Operating Hours: 9.00h -17.00h (CET) Sales/Marketing Email: life@lifefitness.com Operating Hours: General Office: 9.00am - 5.00pm (GMT) * Also check www.lifefitness.com for local representation or distributor/dealer. Customer Support: 8.30am - 5.00pm (GMT) M051-00K66-A101 2/08...
  • Page 3 ...Before using this product, it is essential to read this ENTIRE operation manual and ALL installation instructions. It describes equipment setup and instructs members on how to use it correctly and safely. Avant d'utiliser ce produit, il est indispensable de lire ce manuel d'utilisation dans son INTÉGRALITÉ, ainsi que TOUTES les instructions d'installations.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    97C, 95C, 95R Inspire Console Specifications ........
  • Page 5 This Operation Manual describes the functions of the following products: 97C, 95C, 95R Lifecycle ® Exercise Bike Inspire Console See "Specifications" in this manual for product specific features. Health-related injuries may result from incorrect or excessive use of exercise equipment. Life Fitness STRONG-...
  • Page 6: Getting Started

    ETTING TARTED IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this product. • If this Life Fitness product does not function properly after it has been dropped, damaged, or even partially immersed in water, contact Life Fitness Customer Support Services for assistance. •...
  • Page 7 ÉMARRAGE CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES Lisez toutes les instructions avant le fait d'utiliser ce produit. • Si l'appareil Life Fitness ne fonctionne pas correctement après avoir subi une chute, des dommages ou une immer- sion même partielle dans l'eau, contactez le service d'assistance clientèle de Life Fitness. •...
  • Page 8: The Inspire Lcd Console

    LCD C NSPIRE ONSOLE LCD C NSPIRE ONSOLE VERVIEW ® The Inspire LCD console on the Lifecycle 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.
  • Page 9: Inspire Lcd Console Description

    LCD C NSPIRE ONSOLE ESCRIPTION This section lists and describes the functions for the buttons on the Touchscreen Display for the Inspire LCD console on the Lifecycle Exercise Bikes. See Section 4 titled The Workouts for detailed information on using the console to set up workouts.
  • Page 10 E. SCREEN LOCK/UNLOCK: (Cannot be used during a workout.) Freezes the screen for the purpose of routine main- tenance/screen cleaning. The screen automatically unlocks after ten seconds. Pressing SCREEN LOCK a second time will unlock it as well. F. LANGUAGE SELECTION: Allows users to change the language of the interface to one of thirteen possible lan- guages.
  • Page 11 MEDIA: Press the illuminated key next to MEDIA to access the following options: Life Fitness Attachable Television and iPod. L. VOLUME: Volume control for the optional Life Fitness Attachable TV and iPod. Press the illuminated UP and DOWN arrow keys next to the volume icon to adjust the volume. M.
  • Page 12 F1. GOAL TYPE: Select a desired workout goal type. Choose from Time, Distance, Calories, Pace, Time in Zone or Marathon Mode (if enabled). G1. BACK: Returns to the previous screen. H1. START OVER: Exits workout setup and returns to the Home Screen. YPES OF ORKOUT ETUP...
  • Page 13 4) W ORKOUT ROGRESS The Workout Progress Screen opens automatically upon completion of the workout setup, signaling the user to start the workout. This screen allows the user to monitor the progress of the workout. It provides a visual representation of the workout as it proceeds and monitors distance, pace, elapsed time, heart rate, level, speed, Watts/METs, and calories expended/calories per hour.
  • Page 14 H2. SPEED DISPLAY: The Speed Display shows the pedaling speed in revolutions per minute (RPM) and miles per hour (MPH). Every 3 seconds, the speed toggles between RPM and MPH. I2. WORKOUT STATISTICS: Continually updates workout progress by showing Distance, Distance Climbed, Pace in minutes per mile/kilometer, Calories Expended/Calories per Hour, Target Heart Rate (for heart rate programs), Heart Rate (on any workout if the user is grasping the Lifepulse sensors or wearing a telemetry strap), Time in Zone (if selected as a workout goal) and METs/Watts (toggles between the two if weight has been entered, otherwise only...
  • Page 15: At-Your-Fingertips Resistance Controls

    ESISTANCE ONTROLS At-Your-Fingertips Resistance Controls (A) are featured on Lifefitness Lifecycle Exercise Bikes. These controls offer a con- venient way for users to increase or decrease their workout resistance levels. At-Your-Fingertips Resistance Controls are located in the middle of the handlebars on the Upright Lifecycle Exercise Bike.
  • Page 16: Reading Rack And Accessory Trays

    EADING ACK AND CCESSORY RAYS A built-in reading rack (A) allows a book or magazine to be supported during the workout. A built-in accessory tray (B) provides storage for items such as water bottles, personal media devices, and cell phones. NOTE: Since reading materials will be in front of the Touchscreen Display, use care when placing reading materials on the rack, and when turning pages, to ensure that buttons aren’t accidentally toggled.
  • Page 17: Heart Rate Zone Training Exercise

    EART RAINING XERCISE EART RAINING XERCISE 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.
  • Page 18: Heart Rate Monitoring

    EART ONITORING IFEPULSE IGITAL EART ONITORING YSTEM The patented Lifepulse system sensors are the built-in heart rate monitoring system. For the most accurate reading pos- sible, during a workout: • Grasp the sensors (A) on the armrests or handlebars firmly. •...
  • Page 19 PTIONAL EART HEST TRAP The Life Fitness Lifecycle Exercise Bike is equipped with Polar ® telemetry, a heart rate monitoring system in which elec- trodes, pressed against the skin, transfer heart rate signals to the bike console. These electrodes are attached to a chest strap that the user wears during the workout.
  • Page 20: The Workouts

    ORKOUTS ORKOUT VERVIEWS The following workouts are preprogrammed for the Inspire LCD console on the 95C and 95R Lifecycle Exercise Bikes. QUICK START is the fastest way to begin exercising and it bypasses the steps involved in selecting a specific workout program.
  • Page 21 ORKOUTS HILL + are workouts in which intensity levels increase and decrease in set patterns. The following workouts may be accessed with this button: AROUND THE WORLD is an interval-training workout in which the hills resemble scenes of various geographical areas.
  • Page 22: Using The Workouts

    SING THE ORKOUTS Select a workout. See the chart at the beginning of Section 4.3 for an overview of the steps required to set up each workout. 1) B EGINNING A ORKOUT There are three ways to begin a workout: Quick Start, Select Workout (see Section 4.2) and Virtual Trainer (see Section 4.5).
  • Page 23 The Pace Goal feature is designed to allow the user to set the pace of a workout. The user sets a pace goal during the workout setup. Once the goal is met, the workout automatically goes into a cool down phase and ends afterward. A pace readout is displayed at the left of the screen showing numeric feedback regarding the user’s progress relating to the selected pace.
  • Page 24 4) E NTERING ORKOUT ALUES AGE: When prompted to enter Age, use the illuminated ARROW KEYS to increase or decrease the displayed age to the correct value, or key in the correct value with the NUMERIC KEYPAD, and press ENTER. Life Fitness Lifecycle Exercise Bike workout programs that set a target heart rate* zone first calculate the user’s theoreti- cal maximum heart rate †...
  • Page 25 NDING ORKOUTS ARLY To end a workout early, press COOL DOWN on the Control Panel. The COOL DOWN button changes into an END WORKOUT button. A user can stop a workout by pushing the END WORKOUT button; otherwise the cool down phase will automatically begin.
  • Page 26: Workout Hierarchy

    4.3 W ORKOUT ESCRIPTIONS ORKOUT IERARCHY Select Workout Classic Heart Rate + Hill + Advanced Fat Burn and Life Fitness Manual Around the World Fit Test Fit Test Cardio Military Random Cascades Heart Rate Hill Create Your Own CYO - Hill Heart Rate Interval Foothills...
  • Page 27: Workout Descriptions

    ORKOUT ESCRIPTIONS UICK TART QUICK START is the fastest way to begin exercising. It bypasses the steps of selecting a specific workout program. On the home screen, press the QUICK START button. The workout begins at an intensity level that remains the same unless manually changed.
  • Page 28 1 to 9 minutes: A workout with a duration of less than 10 minutes is insufficient for the HILL program to complete all four phases adequately. The program, therefore, condenses a workout of this duration at various stages. 10 to 19 minutes: The interval durations initially are set at 30 seconds for a 10-minute workout. For every minute over 10, each interval increases by three seconds.
  • Page 29 EART ORKOUTS FAT BURN is a low-intensity workout for burning a higher percentage of calories from fat. The user must wear a heart rate chest strap or grasp the Lifepulse system sensors continuously. The workout program automatically adjusts the intensity level, based on the actual heart rate, to maintain the rate at 65 percent of the theoretical maximum †...
  • Page 30: Extreme Heart Rate

    EART NTERVAL This program also combines the standard HILL workout profile with the concept of Heart Rate Zone Training. The default target heart rate* is calculated as 80 percent of the theoretical maximum † (HRmax), but the user can adjust the target rate during the workout setup.
  • Page 31 ORKOUTS The Life Fitness patented HILL + workouts give even more ways to vary interval training. Based on the same principles as the CLASSIC HILL workout, Hill + workouts are customized to resemble different locations/training scenarios to add variety and challenge to Hill workouts. The AROUND THE WORLD workout is an interval-training workout in which the hills resemble scenes of various geographical areas.
  • Page 32 Lower Half of Range Upper Half of Range higher age lower age lower weight higher weight* shorter taller * In cases of excessive weight, use lower half of range. The computer will not accept: • heart rates less than 52 or greater than 200 beats per minute •...
  • Page 33 ELATIVE ITNESS LASSIFICATION FOR OMEN Women Estimated VO2 Max (ml O /kg/min) Per Age Category Rating 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Elite Excellent 45-46 42-43 40-41 35-36 33-34 Very Good 43-44 40-41 38-39 33-34 31-32 Above Average 38-42 36-39 34-37 30-32 27-30 Average 33-37...
  • Page 34: Workout Landscape Tm Perspectives

    ™ P ORKOUT ANDSCAPE ERSPECTIVES Workout Landscapes provide users with four ways to visualize progress through a workout. Users can switch views by pressing the CHANGE VIEW key while in the Workout Progress Screen or by pressing the corresponding illuminated key on the Control Panel.
  • Page 35: Maximizing Workouts On A Life Fitness Lifecycle Exercise Bike

    AXIMIZING ORKOUTS ON A ITNESS IFECYCLE XERCISE ELECTING A EVEL The Life Fitness Lifecycle Exercise Bikes provide a selection of 25 intensity levels (26 levels with optional external power supply). Each level represents a range of resistance percentages. Selecting a low intensity level at first is recommended. As physical conditioning improves, the levels can increase.
  • Page 36: Systems Options Menu

    YSTEM PTIONS SING THE YSTEM PTIONS Fitness facility managers and other authorized personnel can use the Systems Options feature to change default set- tings, or to enable or disable certain programs or displays on the Inspire LCD console, and to run systems checks. To enter the Systems Options, press SELECT WORKOUT and then touch the Life Fitness logo in the upper left hand cor- ner of the screen three consecutive times.
  • Page 37: Configuration Menu

    ONFIGURATION ANAGER Allows the manager to set unit defaults, configure workout duration, set stand by, and program custom messages. Choosing Manager accesses Manager’s Configuration 1. The forward button on the bottom right of the screen opens Manager’s Configuration 2. Manager’s Configuration 1 accesses defaults for Language, Units (English or Metric), Workout Duration Configuration, and Stand By Configuration.
  • Page 38: Audio Cues Manager Configuration

    REATE EFAULT NABLED The manager can enable or disable the Create Your Own workout feature. : 60 S ROGRAM IMEOUT EFAULT ECONDS Sets the amount of time the user can go without touching the Touchscreen while setting up their workout, before the console resets back to the Home Screen.
  • Page 39: Configuration Settings

    ONFIGURATION ETTINGS ’ ANAGER ONFIGURATION SETTING DEFAULT DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE ENGLISH The language of the Message Area display. Choices include English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. For additional details on selecting a language, refer to Section 5.2 Configuration Menu, Manager’s Configuration 1.
  • Page 40: 95C, 95R Inspire Console Specifications

    Optional Special Features: Optional Attachable TV Controls include: Channel Controls, Previous Channel, Closed Captioning, Secondary Audio Programming, Mute, Volume, Channel Select PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS: 97C, 95C, 95R Inspire Console Length: 16.5 inches / 41.9 centimeters Width: 15.5 inches / 39.4 centimeters Height: 4.5 inches / 11.4 centimeters...
  • Page 41: Warranty Information

    ARRANTY NFORMATION 97C, 95C, 95R ARRANTY OVERAGE NSPIRE ONSOLE FOR WHAT IS COVERED: HOW TO GET REPLACEMENT CONSOLE & SERVICE: This Life Fitness commercial exercise equipment (“Product”) is warranted to be Simply call Customer Support Services at (800) 351–3737 or (847) 451–0036, free of all defects in material and workmanship.

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