Life fitness T30/T35 - Manual

1.2 S ETUP Read this Operation Manual before setting up the Life Fitness Treadmill. Place the treadmill where it will be used beforebeginning the setup procedure. E LECTRICAL P OWER R EQUIREMENTS The Life Fitness Treadmill is intended for use on a normal 120-Volt electrical circuit in the United Sta...

2 T HE D ISPLAY C ONSOLE 2.1 D ISPLAY C ONSOLE O VERVIEW The computerized display console on the treadmill allows the user to tailor a workout to personal fitness abilities andgoals and to monitor progress. With this easy-to-use console, the user can track fitness improvement from one workoutto the ...

2.2 D ISPLAY C ONSOLE D ESCRIPTIONS A. WORKOUT PROFILE WINDOW: Displays a matrix of lights representing the upcoming terrain. During a workout, thelight columns move across the screen from right to left. The higher the column of lights, the greater the incline andworkout intensity. B. MESSAGE CENTER...

3 H EART S YNC TM E XERCISE 3.1 W HY H EART S YNC TM E XERCISE ? Research shows that maintaining a specific heart rate while exercising is the optimal way to monitor the intensity of aworkout and to achieve maximum results. That is the idea behind the Life Fitness HeartSync approach to exercise. Hea...

3.2 H EART R ATE M ONITORING T HE P OLAR ® H EART R ATE C HEST S TRAP The Life Fitness Treadmill is equipped with Polar ® telemetry, a heart rate monitoring system in which electrodes, pressed against the the skin, transfer heart rate signals to the treadmill console. These electrodes are attached t...

4 T HE W ORKOUTS 4.1 W ORKOUT O VERVIEWS The following workouts are pre-programmed for the Life Fitness Treadmill. GO SYSTEM-QUICK START is the fastest way to begin exercising, and it bypasses the steps involved in selecting a specific workout program. Press the WALK, JOG, or RUN key to begin a MANU...

19 CARDIO is a higher intensity workout for more fit users, emphasizing cardiovascular benefits and maximum fat burning. The user must wear a heart rate chest strap. The workout program automaticaly adjusts the intensity level, based on theactual heart rate, to maintain the recommended rate at 80 pe...

20 4.2 S ETTING U P W ORKOUTS The chart below lists the steps for setting up each workout program, except for those stored under the MY WORKOUTkey. See section 4.4, titled My Workout, and section 4.5, titled Custom Workout (T3-5 Only) , for more information. At the MESSAGE CENTER prompt to select a ...

21 LIFE FITNESS TREADMILL WORKOUT SETUP STEPS GO SYSTEM-QUICK START™ Press GO SYSTEM-QUICK START WALK, JOG, or RUN Begin workout HILL Press WORKOUT PROFILESelect HILLEnter weightSelect timeSelect levelSelect speedBegin workout RANDOM Press WORKOUT PROFILESelect RANDOMEnter weightSelect timeSelect le...

22 4.3 W ORKOUT D ESCRIPTIONS G O S YSTEM -Q UICK S TART This is the fastest way to begin exercising, and it bypasses the steps involved in selecting a specific workout program.Press one of the GO SYSTEM-QUICK START keys to begin a MANUAL workout at a preset speed: English Units Metric Units WALK 3....

H ILL The Life Fitness-patented HILL workout offers a variety of configurations for interval training. Intervals are periods ofintense aerobic exercise separated by regular periods of lower-intensity exercise. The WORKOUT PROFILE windowrepresents these high and low intervals as columns of light, whi...

25 R ANDOM The RANDOM program creates a terrain of hills and valleys that varies with each workout. More than one million differ-ent patterns are possible. M ANUAL During a MANUAL workout, the program does not automatically change speed, incline, or time duration, as selected bythe user during the w...

28 H EART R ATE H ILL TM This program combines the standard HILL workout profile with a HeartSync workout. It consists of three hills that target three heart rate goals: The first hill brings the heart rate to 90 percent of the target rate. The second hill increases the rate to 95 percent. Thethird ...

31 30-M INUTE W ALK (T3-5 O NLY ) This workout is ideal for beginning exercisers or regular walkers. At the start of the program, the treadmill runs for fiveminutes at 1 MPH below the selected speed. Afterward, the program automatically adjusts the speed in .5 MPH incre-ments, and changes the inclin...

32 3-M ILE J OG (T3-5 O NLY ) This workout is an ideal next step for users who no longer derive a sufficient workout from the 30-MINUTE WALK pro-gram. At the start of the program, the treadmill runs for five minutes at 1.5 MPH below the selected speed. Afterward,the program automatically adjusts the...

34 C OOL -D OWN Life Fitness' unique Cool-down Protocol automatically customizes every cool-down based on the workout performance.Factors such as speed, incline, duration and heart rate determine the duration and intensity of the cool-down. 4.4 MY W ORKOUT The My Workout feature on the T7i treadmill...

36 4.5 C USTOM W ORKOUT (T3-5 O NLY ) It is possible to set up a customized workout on the treadmill and store it in the console memory. Customization involvesselecting one of four workout types and setting values for various attributes, such as the workout goal, to suit personal preferences. Once a...

38 4.6 S ELECTING A N I NTENSITY L EVEL The steps for setting up a HILL or RANDOM workout include selecting a level. The word "level" refers to a range ofincline percentages. The treadmill features 20 levels, with Level 1 having the lowest average incline grade and Level 20having the highest...

In the HILL and RANDOM workouts, these varying hills occur for equal durations, as discussed in the HILL workoutdescription in Section 4. It is possible to change the incline percentage manually, but the change remains in effect onlyfor the duration of the hill in question. When the workout program ...

5 U SER M ENU The USER MENU makes it possible to change certain settings in the treadmill software 5.1 E NTERING A ND U SING T HE U SER M ENU Enter the USER MENU BY using one of two procedures: Press the STOP key twice, and then hold down the ENTER key. The unit goes through a "warm" reset a...

5.2 U SER M ENU I TEMS U SER S TATISTICS The User Statistics mode is used to display the current, accumulated statistics of the workouts stored under the MyWorkouts feature. See Section, 5.3, titled Description Of User Menu Items. To access statistics for a specific stored workout, press the MY WORK...

6 S ERVICE A ND T ECHNICAL D ATA 6.1 P REVENTATIVE M AINTENANCE T IPS The Life Fitness T3-0 and T3-5 treadmills is backed by the engineering excellence and reliability of Life Fitness and isone of the most rugged and trouble-free pieces of exercise equipment on the market today. Commercial Life Fitn...

The optimum operating position of the striding belt is from 1.75" (45 mm) to 2.25" (57 mm) from either side of the frame.If the striding belt travels beyond this position, see How to Adjust and Tension the Striding Belt or contact Life FitnessCustomer Support Services for proper alignment in...

7 S PECIFICATIONS 7.1 L IFE F ITNESS T3-0 T READMILL S PECIFICATIONS Designed use: Consumer Maximum user weight: 400 pounds / 180 kilograms Speed range: 0.5 - 12.0 mph (0,8 - 20 kph) in 0.1 increments Elevation range: 0%-15% (in 0.5% increments) Motor: 3 HP continuous duty DC Lift Motor: Maximum dut...

8 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 discov-ery of the d...