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5.2 How to Use the Workouts
1. Manual Workout (Beginner – Just Starting)
Access: This workout can be started by using the CLASSIC WORKOUTS button to scroll to the Manual
workout profile and pressing Enter.
Description: The manual workout is a simple workout that has no pre-defined intensity levels. The
manual workout starts the user at 0.5 MPH and 0% incline. The user is in complete control of level or
speed /incline settings.
Goal: This workout was designed for users that do not have much experience working out on a
product and like to have control of the level and speed/incline settings.
2. Random Workout (Experienced – Fit)
Access: This workout can be started by using the CLASSIC WORKOUTS button to scroll to the
Random workout profile and pressing Enter.
Description: In this workout, the console creates a terrain of different hills and valleys. Over 1 million
different patterns are possible. Random uses incline adjustments to create hills/valleys. Speed is
controlled by the user.
Goal: This workout was designed to provide the end-user with unlimited workout variety. The goal of
this workout is to prevent workout boredom and improve motivation.
3. Hill Workout (Experienced – Fit)
Access: This workout can be started by using the CLASSIC WORKOUTS button to scroll to the Hill
workout profile and pressing Enter.
Description: The LIFE FITNESS patented hill workout is an interval training workout. Intervals are
periods of intense aerobic exercise.
The workout profile window displays the levels of the intervals, which together have the appearance
of hills and valleys. Incline adjustments are used to simulate the hills /valleys, speed is controlled by
the user.
The Hill workout has two main phases in between the warm-up and cool down.
• Plateau: Increases the intensity slightly and keeps it steady, to bring the heart rate to the low
end of the target zone.
• Interval Training: Is a series of increasingly steeper hills, alternating with valleys, or periods of
recovery. The heart rate should rise to the high end of the target zone during this segment.
Goal: The computerized interval training workout has been scientifically demonstrated to promote
greater cardio-respiratory improvement than steady-pace training. The goal of this workout is to
improve cardiovascular endurance and break through fitness plateaus.
4. Fat Burn Workout (Beginner – Just Starting)
*Chest strap must be worn to execute the workout.
Access: This workout can be started by using the Heart Rate Training WORKOUTS button to scroll to
the Fat Burn workout profile and pressing Enter.
Description: The user must wear a chest strap for this workout to adequately operate. This program
only uses incline adjustments to increase and decrease heart rate. Fat Burn maintains the user at 65%
of the user’s theoretical maximum heart rate. The console continuously monitors and displays the
heart rate, adjusting the intensity level of the product to reach and maintain a target heart rate range.
The intensity will not change as long as the user is between 60%-72% of their target heart rate.
Goal: The goal of the Fat Burn workout is to efficiently burn fat by eliminating over-training and under-
training and also maximizing the aerobic benefits of exercise by using the body’s fat stores for energy.
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