Life fitness 95LE - Manuals

1 G ETTING S TARTED 1.1 I MPORTANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS • WARNING: The safety of the product can be maintained only if it is examined regularly for dam- age and wear. See Preventive Maintenance section for details. • DANGER: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, always unplug this Life Fitness pr...

1 P OINT DE D ÉPART 1.1 C ONSIGNES DE S ÉCURITÉ I MPORTANTES • AVERTISSEMENT – Pour une utilisation sûre, le produit doit être inspecté régulièrement afin de s’assur- er qu’il n’est pas usé ni endommagé. Consultez la section de maintenance préventive pour obtenir deplus amples informations. • DANGER...

1.2 I NTEGRATED LCD F EATURES The Integrated LCD Console on the Life Fitness Summit Trainer brings together the best LCD technologyand the best cardio equipment. It combines eye-catching entertainment with an interactive exercise experi-ence. I NTEGRATED LCD F EATURES ON THE L IFE F ITNESS S UMMIT T...

1.3 S ETUP Read the Operation Manual before setting up the Life Fitness Summit Trainer. E LECTRICAL P OWER R EQUIREMENTS The Life Fitness Summit Trainer requires an AC power supply according to the electrical config-urations listed in the chart below. NOTE: Do not modify the plug provided with this ...

F ITNESS N ETWORKING One type RJ45 networking port (A) allows the Life FitnessSummit Trainer to be connected to a network, such as FitLinxx TM interactive fitness network. Fitness network: The network connection enables the con- sole to upload user workout statistics to a fitness networkdatabase or ...

2 T HE D ISPLAY C ONSOLE 2.1 D ISPLAY C ONSOLE O VERVIEW The computerized display console allows the user to tailor a workout to personal fitness abilitiesand goals and to monitor progress. With this easy-to-use console, the user can track fitnessimprovement from one workout to the next. The console...

2.2 D ISPLAY C ONSOLE D ESCRIPTIONS This section lists and describes the functions for the buttons on the Touchscreen Display andthe keys on the Control Panel on the Life Fitness Summit Trainer. See Section 4, titled The Workouts , for detailed information on using the console to set up workouts. T ...

B. WORKOUT SELECTIONS: Allows the user to choose from eight different programs. MANUAL, RANDOM, FAT BURN, CARDIO, AND HILL lead straight into workout setup screens. HILL PLUS, ZONE TRAINING, AND PERSONAL TRAINER give additional workout selections. Choose HILL PLUS for AROUND THE WORLD, KILAMANJARO, ...

2) W ORKOUT S ETUP WORKOUT SETUP screens are accessed automatically upon selection of a workout program. Theyallow the user to enter values or to choose a goal for the workout selected. These depend on theworkout, but might include goal type (time, distance or calories), level, age, weight, and targ...

T YPES OF W ORKOUT S ETUP S CREENS G OAL S ETUP S CREENS • Goal Type: The default setting of Goal Type is TIME (length of workout). Allows the user to choose a predetermined length of time for the workout. Users may also choose a more advanced Goal Type such as DISTANCE, CALORIES, or TIME INZONE (on...

3) W ORKOUT P ROGRESS The Workout Progress screen opens automatically upon completion of the setup, signaling the userto start the workout. The Workout Progress screen allows the user to monitor the progress of theworkout. It provides a visual representation of the workout as it proceeds and monitor...

3 H EART R ATE Z ONE T RAINING E XERCISE 3.1 W HY H EART R ATE Z ONE T RAINING E XERCISE ? Research shows that maintaining a specific heart rate while exercising is the optimal way tomonitor the intensity of a workout and to achieve maximum results. That is the idea behind theLife Fitness heart rate...

3.2 H EART R ATE M ONITORING T HE L IFEPULSE TM D IGITAL H EART R ATE M ONITORING S YSTEM The patented Lifepulse system sensors are the built-in heart rate monitoring system on the LifeFitness Summit Trainer. For the most accurate reading possible, during a workout: • Grasp the sensors (A) firmly, b...

4 T HE W ORKOUTS 4.1 W ORKOUT O VERVIEWS This section lists the Life Fitness Summit Trainer’s pre-programmed workouts. For more detailedinformation, see Section 4.2, titled Using the Workouts . QUICK START is the fastest way to begin exercising, and it bypasses the steps involved in selecting a spec...

PERSONAL TRAINER workouts are customized workouts designed either for the advanced user or to be used in connection with a personal trainer. These workouts include: CROSS-TRAIN AEROBICS simulates the experience of working with a personal trainer. The user is prompted at different times to emphasize ...

3) E NTERING W ORKOUT G OALS S ELECTING A G OAL T YPE Goal Type defaults to TIME (length of workout). When prompted to enter a Goal Time, use the ARROWKEYS to increase or decrease the displayed time to the desired value, or key in the desired value withthe NUMERIC KEYPAD, and press ENTER. Workouts c...

S ELECTING AND A DJUSTING THE I NTENSITY L EVEL When prompted, use the ARROW keys to increase or decrease the displayed intensity level or tar-get heart rate* to the desired value, or choose the desired value with the NUMERIC KEYPAD, andpress ENTER. Adjust the level as needed or desired during the w...

30 * This workout requires the user to wear the polar heart rate chest strap or the grip the Life pulse sensors. ** Target Heart Rate (THR) is a percentage of the theoretical maximum. A 40-year-old user's THR for the FAT BURNworkout is 117. This workout targets 65 percent of the maximum, so the equa...

H ILL P LUS The Life Fitness patented HILL PLUS workouts give even more ways to vary interval training. Based on the same principles as the HILL workout, Hill Plus workouts are customized to resem-ble different locations/training scenarios to add variety and challenge to Hill workouts 1) A ROUND THE...

33 Z ONE T RAINING Zone Training workouts target specific ranges, or zones, for maintaining a heart rate to achievemaximum exercise results. 1) H EART R ATE H ILL TM This program combines the standard HILL workout profile with the concept of Heart Rate Zone Training. The default target heart rate* i...

2) H EART R ATE I NTERVAL TM 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 maxi-mum † (HRmax), but the user can adjust the target rate during the workout setup. ...

35 3) E XTREME H EART R ATE TM This intense, varied workout is designed to help more experienced users break through fitnessimprovement plateaus. The workout alternates between two target heart rates* as quickly as possi-ble. The effect is similar to that of running sprints. The user must wear a che...

36 P ERSONAL T RAINER Personal Trainer workouts are customized workouts designed either for the advanced user or tobe used in connection with a personal trainer. 1) C ROSS -T RAIN A EROBICS During this workout, the unit prompts the user to emphasize different muscle groups. To emphasizeupper-body mu...

37 F IT T EST P ROGRAM S UGGESTED E XERTION L EVELS Inactive Active Very Active L1-4 men L5-9 men L10-15 men L1-3 women L4-7 women L8-12 women Suggested exertion levels should be used as a guideline for setting up the Fit Test program. The goal is toelevate the user's heart rate to a level that is b...

The tables below list fit test results. R ELATIVE F ITNESS C LASSIFICATION FOR M EN Men Estimated VO2 Max (ml/kg/min) Per Age Category Rating 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Elite 52+ 51+ 48+ 45+ 42+ Excellent 50-51 48-50 46-47 42-44 39-41 Very Good 47-49 45-47 43-45 40-41 36-38 Above Average 44-46 42-4...

41 5 S YSTEM O PTIONS M ENU 5.1 U SING THE S YSTEM O PTIONS M ENU Fitness club managers and other authorized personnel can use the Systems Options feature to change default settings, or to enable or disable certain programs or displays on the Life Fitness Summit Trainer console, to run systems check...

42 5.2 C ONFIGURATION M ENU 1) M ANAGERS C ONFIGURATION 1 Manager's Configuration accesses defaults for Workout Duration Configuration, Language, UserLanguage, Program Timeout, Units (English or Metric), System Beeps, Pause Time, Marathon Mode,Custom Message Setup, and Stand By Configuration. SETTIN...

C USTOM M ESSAGES This configuration allows for a custom message to be displayed across the Welcome Screen. Creating/Changing a Custom Message — After entering the Manager’s Configuration, check to makesure that Custom Message is enabled, then select CUSTOM MESSAGE SETUP. Upon entering thesetup scre...

Max Volume Setup: Opens the Max Volume controls. (Headphones must be used for this func- tion.) The upper set of arrows adjusts the volume capacity higher or lower, allowing clubs to com-pensate for average noise levels within. The maximum volume returns to this default after eachworkout. The Volume...

45 S ECURE C HANNEL Opens the Secure Channel Setup screen. If enabled, one existing input channel can be selected tobe a dedicated channel for non-broadcast use. Select the Channel Change button to scroll up ordown to the desired channel. Select the Name Change button to input a name for the secure ...

46 For Level workouts, each interval is identified by the time at which it occurs during the workout. Fortarget heart rate workouts, each interval is identified by a number (1 - 30). If Level is selected, agraph shows up displaying each interval. For Target Heart Rate workout one graph shows up disp...

47 6 S ERVICE AND T ECHNICAL D ATA 6.1 P REVENTIVE M AINTENANCE T IPS The Life Fitness Summit Trainer is backed by the engineering excellence of Life Fitness and isone of the most rugged and trouble-free pieces of exercise equipment on the market today.Commercial Life Fitness products have proven to...

6.3 T ROUBLESHOOTING THE P OLAR ® H EART R ATE C HEST S TRAP 48 ITEM WEEKLY MONTHLY BI-ANNUALLY ANNUALLY Display Console Clean Inspect Console Mounting Bolts Inspect Accessory Tray Clean Inspect Frame Clean Inspect Plastic Covers Clean Inspect Pedals Clean Inspect Malfunction Heart rate reading is e...

7 S PECIFICATIONS 7.1 L IFE F ITNESS 95Le S UMMIT T RAINER Designed use: Heavy/Commercial Maximum user weight: 400 pounds / 182 kilograms Power Requirements: Refer to Section 1.3 - Setup, Electrical Power Requirements Upper Touchscreen: 12.1 in. Diagonal, 800 x 600 TFT LCD Channel coverage: VHF: 2-1...

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