Page 2 - Thank You For Selecting True
In 1981 Frank Trulaske launched True Fitness Technology with one goal in mind – to make the finest fitness equipment on the market. His team began by manufacturing premium, handcrafted treadmills with a focus on quality and durability. Now, 25 years later, True Fitness has established its reputation...
Page 3 - Review for Your Safety
3 CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide Review for Your Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using this exercise machine, basic precautions should always be followed, which includes the following: Read and understand all instructions and warnings prior to use. Obtain a medical exam before beginning any exercise...
Page 4 - Quick Start Guide
Starting Up During Your Workout Pausing Your Workout Begin pedaling. The display will start up in WORKOUT SETUP. QUICK START into a manual workout by pressing . SELECT A DIFFERENT WORKOUT by pressing the program keys. Press program keys more than once for more programs. ACCEPT EACH SETTING AND MOVE ...
Page 5 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 6 1 - Introduction Top Features, Fancy Features, Basic Features page9 2 - Riding Your Bike Workout Program Basics, Heart Rate Monitoring, Contact Heart Rate page 13 3 - The Display Keypad Layout, Console and Display page 21 4 - Workout Setup Setting Up Workout,...
Page 7 - Chapter One; Introduction; Top Features
Chapter One Introduction In This Chapter: Top Features Fancy Features Basic Features Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Riding Your BikeChapter 3: The DisplayChapter 4: Workout SetupChapter 5: Manual ControlChapter 6: Pre-Set ProgramsChapter 7: Heart Rate ControlChapter 8: Calorie Goal Workout Chapt...
Page 9 - Fancy Features
Fancy Features Advanced Custom Programming: Create up to three different program profiles, up to 60 segments long, using any of four different programming methods, including a Record mode. Custom Intervals: Choose your own interval workload and duration. HRC Ultra: Both continuous and interval heart...
Page 10 - Basic Features
Three-mode Manual Control: MET-based, bicycle simulation, or 10-watt increments. Four Pre-set Programs: Easy intervals, speed intervals, rolling hills, and one big hill. CSAFE Audio Control: Volume and channel remote control of compatible systems. CSAFE Power: Supply power to an external audio remot...
Page 11 - Riding Your Bike; Workout Program Basics; Chapter Two
Riding Your Bike In This Chapter: Workout Program Basics Heart Rate Monitoring Chest Strap Use Contact Heart Rate Use Getting the Most From CHR Chapter Two Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Riding Your Bike Chapter 3: The DisplayChapter 4: Workout SetupChapter 5: Manual ControlChapter 6: Pre-Set Pr...
Page 12 - Getting Started on Your Bike
Set your weight before every workout. This allows the CS 8.0 Bike to control your workout more effectively. See the Personal Power section in Chapter 5 for more information. The body weight setting does not affect the calorie expenditure calculation. Unlike treadmills or other weight-bearing exercis...
Page 13 - Riding Form
Foot Position Pedal Cadence Breathing Riders are most efficient if they place the ball of their foot in the center of the pedal. Other riders are more comfortable if the arch of their foot is against the pedal. Riders are encouraged to be as efficient as possible, but use your own judgement in the c...
Page 14 - Monitoring Your Heart Rate
Monitoring Your Heart Rate The CS 8.0 Bike has two ways of monitoring your heart rate: ...By using a chest strap that transmits your heart rate to the bike via radio... ...or by using the metal contact heart rate pads on the handlebars. Although your bike functions fine without using the heart rate ...
Page 15 - Chest Strap Use
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 17 Chest Strap Use CHAPTER TWO: RIDING YOUR BIKE Chest Strap Heart Rate Monitoring When you wear a Polar or compatible transmitter strap, the bike will display your heart rate as a digital beats-per-minute (bpm) readout. This monitoring is very accurate, typically within one bea...
Page 16 - Contact Heart Rate Use
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide Contact Heart Rate Use CHAPTER TWO: RIDING YOUR BIKE 18 Contact Heart Rate (CHR) The contact heart rate system lets you monitor your heart rate without wearing a strap. Gently grasp the contact heart rate pads as shown below. When the system detects your hands, the heart rate LE...
Page 17 - Getting the Most From CHR
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 19 Getting the Most From CHR CHAPTER TWO: RIDING YOUR BIKE 1. Exercise with smooth body motions. Avoid excessive body motion, especially in your arms and upper body. 2. Breathe smoothly and regularly, and avoid talking. (Talking will cause unrepresentative heart rate spikes of 5...
Page 18 - The Display; Keypad Layout; Chapter Three
The Display In This Chapter: Keypad Layout What the Keys Do Upper Console How to Read Your Display Chapter Three Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Riding Your Bike Chapter 3: The Display Chapter 4: Workout SetupChapter 5: Manual ControlChapter 6: Pre-Set ProgramsChapter 7: Heart Rate ControlChapter ...
Page 20 - What the Keys Do
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 23 What the Keys Do CHAPTER THREE: THE DISPLAY Workout Setup : Switches into Workout Setup mode. Workload is reduced and all data accumulation is paused while in Workout Setup. Change Display: Changes data readouts from one set of four to the other set. Press and hold for two se...
Page 22 - Upper Console
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 25 Upper Console CHAPTER THREE: THE DISPLAY Distance: An estimate of how far you would have traveled on an outdoor bike.* Calories: An estimate of your calories burned. This does not include your basal metabolic rate, which is about 72 calories per hour for a 150-pound person.* ...
Page 23 - How to Read Your Display
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide How to Read Your Display CHAPTER THREE: THE DISPLAY 26 How to Read Your Display Level: In all other workout modes, indicates which workout level is selected. In Bike Mode, indicates which of 21 gears is selected. Time: Shows the amount of time remaining in your workout. If you p...
Page 24 - Workout Setup; Setting Up Your Workout; Chapter Four
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Riding Your BikeChapter 3: The Display Chapter 4: Workout Setup Chapter 5: Manual ControlChapter 6: Pre-Set ProgramsChapter 7: Heart Rate ControlChapter 8: Calorie Goal Workout Chapter 9: Designing Your Own WorkoutChapter 10: Fitness TestChapter 11: Medical and Ergo...
Page 26 - During Your Workout
During Your Workout CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 29 During Your Workout CHAPTER FOUR: WORKOUT SETUP During your workout, press to go back to Workout Setup as often as you like to change settings or even set up an entirely different workout. While in Workout Setup, pedal resistance is reduced. If you change ...
Page 27 - Manual Control; Personal Power Fine Control; Chapter Five
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Riding Your BikeChapter 3: The DisplayChapter 4: Workout Setup Chapter 5: Manual Control Chapter 6: Pre-Set ProgramsChapter 7: Heart Rate ControlChapter 8: Calorie Goal Workout Chapter 9: Designing Your Own WorkoutChapter 10: Fitness TestChapter 11: Medical and Ergo...
Page 29 - Chapter Six
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Riding Your BikeChapter 3: The DisplayChapter 4: Workout SetupChapter 5: Manual Control Chapter 6: Pre-Set Programs Chapter 7: Heart Rate ControlChapter 8: Calorie Goal Workout Chapter 9: Designing Your Own WorkoutChapter 10: Fitness TestChapter 11: Medical and Ergo...
Page 30 - Program Choices
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide Program Choices CHAPTER SIX: PRE-SET PROGRAMS 34 Hill and Interval Programs Just like manual control, the hill and interval programs compensate for different body weights. The two hill programs are: • Rolling Hills , a series of gently changing workloads. • One Big Hill , with t...
Page 31 - Hill Program Profiles; Rolling Hills
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 35 Hill Program Profiles CHAPTER SIX: PRE-SET PROGRAMS Hill Program Profiles Rolling Hills One Big Hill
Page 32 - Interval Program Profiles; Easy Intervals
Interval Program Profiles CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide Interval Program Profiles CHAPTER SIX: PRE-SET PROGRAMS 36 Easy Intervals Sport Intervals
Page 33 - Pr
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 37 How Program and Segment Levels Affect METs CHAPTERSIX: PRE-SET PROGRAMS Pr ogra m Le ve l METs Segment Level Six teen d ifferent le vels are a vai lab le t o chan ge th e d iffi cul t y o f a p r ogr a m. T h e wo rkl o ad i ntens iti es exp an d an d c o ntr ac t d ep en d i...
Page 35 - Heart Rate Control; Chapter Seven
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Riding Your BikeChapter 3: The DisplayChapter 4: Workout SetupChapter 5: Manual ControlChapter 6: Pre-Set Programs Chapter 7: Heart Rate Control Chapter 8: Calorie Goal Workout Chapter 9: Designing Your Own WorkoutChapter 10: Fitness TestChapter 11: Medical and Ergo...
Page 36 - Introduction to HRC
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide Introduction to HRC CHAPTER SEVEN: HEART RATE CONTROL 40 Constant HRC True’s heart rate control (HRC) workouts let the bike monitor your relative exercise intensity by way of your heart rate, then automatically adjust the workload to keep you at your target heart rate and thus y...
Page 37 - Types of HRC
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 41 Types of HRC CHAPTER SEVEN: HEART RATE CONTROL Types of HRC The CS 8.0 Bike has five types of heart rate control: • Constant: pick a target heart rate, and the bike will control your workout from the very beginning so that you reach your target within five to seven minutes. •...
Page 38 - Constant and Interval HRC
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide Constant and Interval HRC CHAPTER SEVEN: HEART RATE CONTROL 42 Constant HRC Interval HRC This is the best-known type of HRC, and is the easiest to use. The bike will gradually raise your heart rate so that you reach your target within five to seven minutes. It keeps you there un...
Page 39 - HRC Ultra Overview
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 43 HRC Ultra Overview CHAPTER SEVEN: HEART RATE CONTROL Why Use HRC Ultra Workouts? As mentioned in the Constant HRC section, as you tire in the last third of your workout, your heart rate has a tendency to rise, which Constant HRC addresses by reducing workload. However, exerci...
Page 40 - HRC Ultra Workout
HRC Ultra Workout CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide HRC Ultra Workout CHAPTER SEVEN: HEART RATE CONTROL 44 Unlike Constant and Interval HRC, you don’t pick a target heart rate, but you must enter your age correctly. For the first fifth of your workout time, HRC Ultra tries to increase your heart rate to 70% of y...
Page 41 - Interval HRC Ultra Workout
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 45 Interval HRC Ultra Workout CHAPTER SEVEN: HEART RATE CONTROL Interval HRC Ultra Interval HRC Ultra works similarly to Interval HRC, but the work target heart rates gradually increase through your workout. The first work segment target is 88% HRmax, and the last work segment t...
Page 42 - Cruise Control
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide Cruise Control CHAPTER SEVEN: HEART RATE CONTROL 46 Cruise Control This is the simplest way to enter Constant HRC training. While in manual or any program you can enter Constant HRC by simply pressing the Heart Rate Control key. Your current heart rate will be set as the target....
Page 43 - Important Points About HRC
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 47 Important Points About HRC CHAPTER SEVEN: HEART RATE CONTROL Important Points About Heart Rate Control The heart rate monitor transmitter strap should be worn according to the guidelines in Chapter 2 . If the transmitter strap is adjusted or moved while exercising, heart rate...
Page 44 - Calorie Goal Workout; Setting Up a Calorie Goal Workout; Chapter Eight
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Riding Your BikeChapter 3: The DisplayChapter 4: Workout SetupChapter 5: Manual ControlChapter 6: Pre-Set ProgramsChapter 7: Heart Rate Control Chapter 8: Calorie Goal Workout Chapter 9: Designing Your Own WorkoutChapter 10: Fitness TestChapter 11: Medical and Ergom...
Page 46 - Visual Explanation
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 51 Visual Explanation CHAPTER EIGHT: CALORIE GOAL WORKOUT Calorie Goal Workout Graph W atts Time
Page 47 - Designing Your Own; Creating Your Own Workout; Chapter Nine
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Riding Your BikeChapter 3: The DisplayChapter 4: Workout SetupChapter 5: Manual ControlChapter 6: Pre-Set ProgramsChapter 7: Heart Rate ControlChapter 8: Calorie Goal Workout Chapter 9: Designing Your Own Workout Chapter 10: Fitness TestChapter 11: Medical and Ergom...
Page 50 - Custom Programs In Depth
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide Custom Programs In Depth CHAPTER NINE: DESIGNING YOUR OWN WORKOUT 56 Custom Programs In Depth Scale: simply enter the work level for any number of segments between 1 and 60. The progress display shows you how it is scaling each segment to span the entire workout time. Fixed: for...
Page 51 - Custom Intervals
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 57 Custom Intervals CHAPTER NINE: DESIGNING YOUR OWN WORKOUT Custom Intervals Since interval training is a common type of workout, the CS 8.0 console has an extra-easy way to enter a custom interval program. After selecting Custom Intervals with the intervals button , pick the w...
Page 52 - Fitness Test; Introduction and How to Test Yourself; Chapter Ten
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Riding Your BikeChapter 3: The DisplayChapter 4: Workout SetupChapter 5: Manual ControlChapter 6: Pre-Set ProgramsChapter 7: Heart Rate ControlChapter 8: Calorie Goal Workout Chapter 9: Designing Your Own Workout Chapter 10: Fitness Test Chapter 11: Medical and Ergo...
Page 53 - Introduction & How to Test Yourself
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide Introduction & How to Test Yourself CHAPTER TEN: FITNESS TEST 60 Introduction How to Do It The CS 8.0 Bike fitness test is an improved implementation of the YMCA protocol fitness test, as described in the ACSM Guidelines , Chapter 4. ( See Bibliography. ) The bike must monit...
Page 54 - Proper Preparation & Behavior
You should: • Stay as relaxed as possible during the test, breathing smoothly and regularly. • Be dressed in comfortable workout clothes and riding in a room with comfortable air temperature and humidity. You should not: • Eat within three hours prior to testing, but you should not be hungry, either...
Page 55 - How the Test Works
How the Test Works CHAPTER TEN: FITNESS TEST How the Test Works The test consists of four three-minute stages. Stage one is a warmup stage. Stages two, three, and four are at ever-increasing workloads, with your heart rate measured during the second and third minute of each stage. (If the two heart ...
Page 56 - How to Use Your Results
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 63 How to Use Your Results CHAPTER TEN: FITNESS TEST How to Use Your Results The best way to use the results of a fitness test is to track your progress in an exercise program. Test yourself about every two weeks, under closely similar conditions. You can also use the results of...
Page 57 - Test Specific Issues
Test Specific Issues CHAPTER TEN: FITNESS TEST Test Specific Issues Note that the absolute accuracy of this test is approximately +/- 15% compared to a laboratory maximal test. (See Swain and Leutholtz, Metabolic Calculations , page 63). The results on the CS 8.0 Bike should be somewhat better since...
Page 58 - Medical and; What These Modes Do; Chapter Eleven
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Riding Your BikeChapter 3: The DisplayChapter 4: Workout SetupChapter 5: Manual ControlChapter 6: Pre-Set ProgramsChapter 7: Heart Rate ControlChapter 8: Calorie Goal Workout Chapter 9: Designing Your Own WorkoutChapter 10: Fitness Test Chapter 11: Medical and Ergom...
Page 60 - How These Modes are Different
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 67 How These Modes are Different CHAPTER ELEVEN: MEDICAL AND ERGOMETER MODE How These Modes Are Different Operations Restrictions Setting Pedal RPM Limit The two modes differ in the way they control workload: Ergometer Mode: This emulates a popular cycle ergometer whose workload...
Page 61 - Other Functions; Other Fun Stuff; Chapter Twelve
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Riding Your BikeChapter 3: The DisplayChapter 4: Workout SetupChapter 5: Manual ControlChapter 6: Pre-Set ProgramsChapter 7: Heart Rate ControlChapter 8: Calorie Goal Workout Chapter 9: Designing Your Own WorkoutChapter 10: Fitness TestChapter 11: Medical and Ergome...
Page 63 - Creating an Exercise Plan; Establishing and Maintaining Fitness; Chapter Thirteen
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Riding Your BikeChapter 3: The DisplayChapter 4: Workout SetupChapter 5: Manual ControlChapter 6: Pre-Set ProgramsChapter 7: Heart Rate ControlChapter 8: Calorie Goal Workout Chapter 9: Designing Your Own WorkoutChapter 10: Fitness TestChapter 11: Medical and Ergome...
Page 64 - Frequency: How Often You Exercise
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide The F.I.T. Concept Defined CHAPTER THIRTEEN: DESIGNING AN EXERCISE PROGRAM 72 What is the F.I.T. Concept? The workout portion of your exercise program consists of three major variables: Frequency, Intensity, and Time. Frequency: How Often You Exercise You should exercise three t...
Page 65 - Time: How Long You Exercise
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 73 More F.I.T. Concept Overview CHAPTER THIRTEEN: DESIGNING AN EXERCISE PROGRAM As your fitness level improves, you will need to increase your workout intensity in order to reach your target heart rate. The first increase may be necessary after two to four weeks of regular exerc...
Page 68 - Workout: Brisk and Rhythmic Exercise
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide Your F.I.T. Program Continued CHAPTER THIRTEEN: DESIGNING AN EXERCISE PROGRAM 76 Workout: Brisk and Rhythmic Exercise The workout trains and conditions your heart, lungs, and muscles to operate more efficiently. Increase exercise in response to your heart rate to train and stren...
Page 69 - Establishing & Maintaining Fitness
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 77 Establishing & Maintaining Fitness CHAPTER THIRTEEN: DESIGNING AN EXERCISE PROGRAM Establishing Aerobic Fitness Maintaining Aerobic Fitness If you can sustain 12 but not 20 continuous minutes of exercise in your target heart rate zone: Exercise three to five days a week. ...
Page 70 - Weight Management
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide Weight Management CHAPTER THIRTEEN: DESIGNING AN EXERCISE PROGRAM 78 Managing Weight Consistent aerobic exercise will help you change your body composition by lowering your percentage of body fat. If weight loss is a goal, combine an increase in the length of your workouts with ...
Page 71 - A Sports Training Program
Sports Training When you are training to improve strength and performance: • Exercise four to five days a week. Alternate exercise days and intervals of hard to very hard exercise with easy to moderate exercise. • Exercise for 30 minutes or longer. Warning: these strategies are intended for average ...
Page 72 - Setup Mode; Getting Into Setup Mode; Chapter Fourteen
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Riding Your BikeChapter 3: The DisplayChapter 4: Workout SetupChapter 5: Manual ControlChapter 6: Pre-Set ProgramsChapter 7: Heart Rate ControlChapter 8: Calorie Goal Workout Chapter 9: Designing Your Own WorkoutChapter 10: Fitness TestChapter 11: Medical and Ergome...
Page 74 - Customizable Options
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide 83 Customizable Options CHAPTER FOURTEEN: SETUP MODE Customizable Options Language: Currently, only English is supported. Units: English (default) or metric. Maximum Workout Time: From 1 to 98 minutes, and unlimited. Thirty minutes is the default. Default Time: This is the worko...
Page 75 - More Custom Options
CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide More Custom Options CHAPTER FOURTEEN: SETUP MODE 84 Customizable Options (Cont.) Default manual: Personal Power-based, or Bicycle Simulation, or Constant Power with 10-watt increments. Sound: Tones are on (default) or off. Happy: Adds Happy Mode under Advanced Options key. CSAFE...
Page 77 - Care and Maintenance; How to Care for Your Bike; Chapter Fifteen
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Riding Your BikeChapter 3: The DisplayChapter 4: Workout SetupChapter 5: Manual ControlChapter 6: Pre-Set ProgramsChapter 7: Heart Rate ControlChapter 8: Calorie Goal Workout Chapter 9: Designing Your Own WorkoutChapter 10: Fitness TestChapter 11: Medical and Ergome...
Page 78 - Keeping Your Bike Clean
Your CS 8.0 Bike doesn’t require any routine maintenance, not even lubrication. Keeping it clean is the most important task. After every workout: Perspiration should be wiped from the control console, contact heart rate pads, shrouds, and seat. Weekly: Wipe down your CS 8.0 Bike once a week with a w...
Page 79 - Maximum Heart Rate and
Appendix A Maximum Heart Rate and Target Heart RAte Appendix A 89
Page 82 - Maximal Oxygen Uptake and METs
Appendix B Maximal Oxygen Uptake and METs Appendix B 93
Page 85 - Details on How the CS 8.0 Bike
Appendix C Details on How the CS 8.0 Bike Controls Your Exercise Intensity Appendix C 97
Page 88 - American College of Sports; Appendix D
Appendix D American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand on Exercise and Fitness Appendix D 101
Page 91 - Specifications
Page 93 - References and Selected Readings; Bibliography
Bibliography References and Selected Readings Bibliography 107