Life fitness Club Series - Manuals

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

• Do not use this product outdoors, near swimming pools or in areas of high humidity. • Never operate a Life Fitness product with the air openings blocked. Keep air openings free of lint, hair or anyobstructing material. • Never insert objects into any opening in this product. If an object should dr...

1.2 S ETUP Read the Operation Manual before setting up the Life Fitness cross-trainer. W HERE TO P LACE THE L IFE F ITNESS ® C ROSS - TRAINER Following all safety instructions in Section 1.1, move the Life Fitness cross-trainer to the location in which it will be used.See Section 7, titled Specifica...

2 T HE D ISPLAY C ONSOLE 2.1 D ISPLAY C ONSOLE O VERVIEW The computerized display console on the Life Fitness cross-trainer 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 fitness improvement from o...

2.2 D ISPLAY C ONSOLE D ESCRIPTIONS This section lists and describes the functions for the keys and display windows on the console. See Section 4, titled The Workouts , for detailed information on using the console to set up workouts. A ENTER: Press this key after entering each value, such as weight...

If programmed to do so, the MESSAGE CENTER displays any or all of these three values each time the intensity levelchanges during the workout: • Calories per Hour: the rate of calories burned per hour. • Watts: effort level in Watts. The Watt is a unit of power output or the expression of the mechani...

The Life Fitness cross-trainer features exclusive workouts designed to take full advantage of the benefits of heart ratezone training exercise: FAT BURN , CARDIO , HEART RATE HILL , HEART RATE INTERVAL , EXTREME HEART RATE. Each workout offers different benefits, as discussed in Section 4, titled Th...

4 T HE W ORKOUTS 4.1 W ORKOUT O VERVIEWS This section lists the Life Fitness cross-trainer’s pre-programmed workouts. For more detailed information, see Section4.2, titled Using the Workouts . The following workouts are accessbile via the ARROW keys. QUICK START is the fastest way to begin exercisin...

4.2 U SING THE W ORKOUTS T O B EGIN A W ORKOUT To mount the Life Fitness cross-trainer, grasp the handles, and carefully step on the pedals. To dismount, step off the pedalswhile still holding the handles. Then, let go of the handles. Press START or simply begin pedaling to activate the console.The ...

E NTERING A GE When prompted by the MESSAGE CENTER to enter age, use the ARROW KEYS to increase or decrease the displayedage to the correct value, and press ENTER. Workout programs that set a target* heart rate zone first calculate the user’stheoretical maximum heart rate † by subtracting the user’s...

E NDING W ORKOUTS E ARLY To end a workout before the pre-set duration expires, press CLEAR once. The MESSAGE CENTER then displays a workoutsummary, which includes the distance travelled, the total calories burned, and other statistics. Press CLEAR a second time, andthe MESSAGE CENTER displays “SELEC...

EZ R ESISTANCE In this workout, the gradual changes in resistance are extremely subtle, lowering perceived exertion. The changes inresistance also are independent of user’s pedaling speed. The cardiovascular workout is effective, efficient, and enjoyableat the same time. The workout consists of one ...

C ARDIO The CARDIO workout is virtually identical to FAT BURN ; however the target heart rate is calculated at 80 percent of the theoretical maximum. As with FAT BURN , the user grasps the Lifepulse system sensors or wears a Polar heart rate chest strap throughout the CARDIO workout.The higher targe...

H EART R ATE I NTERVAL TM W ORKOUT This program alternates between a hill, which brings the heart rate up to the target rate*, and a valley, which brings the heartrate down to 90 percent of the target. After a warm-up, the workout progresses toward the first hill and heart rate goal. Once the goal i...

H ILL The Life Fitness-patented HILL workout offers a variety of configurations for interval training. Intervals are periods of intense aerobic exercise separated by regular periods of lower-intensity exercise. The WORKOUT PROFILE window represents thesehigh and low intervals as columns of light, wh...

Each column, as seen in the WORKOUT PROFILE window and the chart above, represents one interval. The overallduration of the workout determines the length of each interval. Each workout is made up of 20 intervals, so the durationof each interval is equal to the duration of the entire workout divided ...

5 O PTIONAL S ETTINGS 5.1 E NTERING AND U SING THE O PTIONAL S ETTINGS F EATURE Use the Optional Settings feature to change default settings, or to enable or disable certain workouts or displays on theLife Fitness cross-trainer console. To enter the Optional Settings, while the unit is on, hold down...

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

6.5 H OW TO O BTAIN P RODUCT S ERVICE 1. Verify the symptom and review the operating instructions. The problem may be unfamiliarity with the product and itsfeatures and workouts. 2. Locate the serial number plate, which is at the back end of the unit. Document the serial number, which consists ofthr...

7 W ARRANTY I NFORMATION WHAT IS COVERED: This Life Fitness consumer product ("Product") is warranted to be free of all defects in material and workmanship. WHO IS COVERED: The original purchaser or any person receiving a newly purchased Product as a gift from the original purchaser. HOW LON...

WHAT YOU MUST DO: Retain proof of purchase (our receipt of the attached registration card assures registration of purchase information but is not required);use, operate and maintain the Product as specified in the Manual; notify Customer Service of any defect within 10 days after discoveryof the def...

CHANGES IN WARRANTY NOT AUTHORIZED: No one is authorized to change, modify or extend the terms of this limited warranty. EFFECT OF U.S. STATE LAWS: This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state. MODEL LIFETIME 5 YEARS 3 YEARS 1 YEAR Club S...

45 8 S PECIFICATIONS 8.1 L IFE F ITNESS C LUB S ERIES E LLIPTICAL C ROSS -T RAINER S PECIFICATIONS Designed use: Residential Maximum user weight: 350 pounds / 160 kilograms Power requirements: 120 volt, 1.0 amp (U.S. & Canada); 100-240 volt, 1.0 amp (outside U.S. & Canada) Console: Type: MES...