Life Fitness M051-00K70-C031 manuale d’uso

Achieve Console oper a tion manu al[...]

C ORPORA TE H EADQUARTERS 5100 River Road Schiller Park, Illinois 60176 • U.S.A. 847.288.3300 • FAX: 847.288.3703 800.735.3867 (T oll-free within U.S.A., Canada) Global Website: www .lifefitness.com I NTERNA TIONAL O FFICES M051-00K70-C031 8/08 A MERICAS North America Life Fitness Inc. 5100 N River Road Schiller Park, IL 60176 U.S.A T elephone:[...]

Before using this product, it is essential that this ENTIRE operation manual and ALL inst allation instructions be read. This will help in setting up the equipment quickly and in instructing others on how to use it correctly and safely . Avant toute utilisation de ce produit, il est indispensable de lire ce manuel d'utilisation dans son INTÉG[...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Section Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 1.1 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . .[...]

This Operation Manual describes the functions of the Achieve Console CAUTION: Health-related injuries may result from incorrect or excessive use of exercise equipment. Life Fitness STRONGL Y recommends seeing a physician for a complete medical exam before undert aking an exercise program, p articularly if the user has a family history of high blood[...]

1 G ETTING S T ARTED 1.1 I MPORT ANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this product. • If this Life Fitness product does not function properly af ter it has been dropped, damaged, or even p artially immersed in water, cont act Life Fitness Customer Support Services for assist ance. • Always follow the console instructions[...]

1 P OINT DE D ÉP ART 1.1 C ONSIGNES DE S ÉCURITÉ I MPORT ANTES Lisez toutes les instructions avant le fait d'utiliser ce produit. • Si l'appareil Life Fitness ne fonctionne p as correctement après avoir subi une chute, des dommages ou une immer- sion même p artielle dans l'eau, cont actez le service d'assist ance clientè[...]

2 T HE A CHIEVE D ISPLA Y C ONSOLE 2.1 A CHIEVE D ISPLA Y C ONSOLE O VERVIEW The Achieve LED display console allows the user to t ailor a workout to personal fitness abilities and goals and to monitor progress. With this easy-to-use console, the user can track fitness improvement from one workout to the next. 2.2 A CHIEVE D ISPLA Y C ONSOLE D ESCRI[...]

8 F. CLEAR (non-treadmill products) : Pressing the CLEAR key once transitions the system to the W orkout Summary mode. Pressing CLEAR during the dat a entry phase of the workout program will return the entry to the system default (i.e. press- ing CLEAR while entering your weight will return the weight value to 150 lbs). Pressing CLEAR twice activat[...]

J. WORKOUT PROFILE window: This window displays shapes, made of columns of light s, that represent the levels of inten- sity in a workout-in-progress. The height of the first column on the lef t side of the window is proportional to the current level of intensity. During a Fat Burn or Cardio workout, which requires the use of a Polar ® heart rate [...]

10 2.4 T HE A CCESSOR Y T RA Y / R EADING R ACK A built-in reading rack (A) allows a book or magazine to be supported during the workout. A built-in accessory tray (B) provides storage for items such as water bottles, personal media devices, and cell phones. B A Cross-T rainer B A B T readmill B B B A Upright Lifecycle Exercise Bike B A B B Recumbe[...]

11 3 H EART R AT E Z ONE T RAINING E XERCISE 3.1 W HY H EART R AT E Z ONE T RAINING E XERCISE ? Research shows that maint aining a specific heart rate while exercising is the optimal way to monitor the intensity of a workout and to achieve maximum result s. That is the idea behind the Life Fitness heart rate zone training approach to exercise. Zone[...]

3.2 H EART R AT E M ONITORING T HE L IFEPULSE TM D IGIT AL H EART R AT E M ONITORING S YSTEM The p atented Lifepulse system sensors are the built-in heart rate monitoring system. For the most accurate reading pos- sible, during a workout: • Grasp the sensors (A) firmly . • Hold each sensor at the horizont al (treadmill, recumbent bike and uprig[...]

13 T HE P OLAR ® T ELEMETRY H EART R AT E M ONITORING C HEST S TRAP The Polar ® heart rate monitoring system transfers heart rate signals to the console when electrodes are pressed against the skin. These electrodes are att ached to a chest strap that the user wears during the workout. The chest strap and telemetry electrodes are optional. T o or[...]

14 4 T HE W ORKOUTS 4.1 W ORKOUT O VERVIEWS This section list s the available pre-programmed workout s. For more det ailed information, see Section 4.2 titled Using the Workouts . QUICK ST ART is the fastest way to begin exercising and byp asses the step s involved in selecting a specific workout program. On non-treadmill product s, after the QUICK[...]

15 S ELECTING AND U SING Q UICK S T ART QUICK ST ART is the fastest way to begin exercising and byp asses the step s of selecting a specific workout program. At the MESSAGE CENTER prompt to select a workout, press the QUICK ST ART key on the console or Activity Zone or W alk/Jog/Run keys (on treadmills) . The workout begins at an intensity level th[...]

16 L EVEL % I NCLINE L EVEL % I NCLINE 1 0.0 – 1.5 1 1 2.0 – 8.5 2 0.0 – 2.2 12 3.0 – 9.2 3 0.0 – 2.9 13 3.5 – 9.9 4 0.0 – 3.6 14 5.0 – 10.6 5 0.0 – 4.3 15 5.5 – 11.3 6 0.0 – 5.0 16 6.5 – 12.0 7 0.0 – 5.7 17 7.0 – 12.7 8 0.0 – 6.4 18 8.0 – 13.4 9 0.5 – 7.1 19 8.7 – 14.1 10 1.5 – 7.8 20 9.0 – 15.0 S ELECTING A[...]

17 4.3 W ORKOUT D ESCRIPTIONS W ORKOUT M ODES On bikes, the MANUAL, QUICK ST ART , HILL and RANDOM workouts default to BIKE MODE which simulates the experience of riding an actual bicycle. The rate of calories burned and tot al distance travelled increase automatically as the user increases the ped- aling speed. On bikes, the F A T BURN, CARDIO, an[...]

Each column, as seen in the WORKOUT PROFILE window and the chart above, represent s one interval. The overall duration of the workout determines the length of each interval. The Hill program cannot complete all four phases adequately for a work- out lasting less than 10 minutes. The program condenses a workout of this duration at various st ages. T[...]

19 T o set up the Fit T est ( on treadmills) :  Press the CHANGE WORKOUT button repeatedly until the FIT TEST option appears in the MESSAGE CENTER. Press ENTER to select the FIT TEST option.  The MESSAGE CENTER will prompt for a user weight (ENTER WEIGHT). Use the TIME UP/DOWN ARROW keys (center keys) to input your weight. Press ENTER to acce[...]

It is import ant for you to t ake the Fit T est under similar circumst ances each time. Y our heart rate is dependent on many factors, including:  amount of sleep the previous night (at least seven hours is recommended)  time of day  time since last meal (two to four hours af ter the last meal is recommended)  time since last beverage c[...]

The t ables below list fit test result s. R ELA TIVE F ITNESS C LASSIFICA TION FOR M EN Men Estimated VO2 Max (ml O 2 /kg/min) Per Age Category Rating 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Elite 55+ 52+ 51+ 47+ 43+ Excellent 53-54 50-51 49-50 45-46 41-42 V ery Good 50-52 48-49 46-48 43-44 39-40 Above A verage 45-49 43-47 42-45 39-42 35-38 Average 40-44 38-42[...]

22 L IFE F ITNESS A CHIEVE C ONSOLE W ORKOUT S ETUP S TEPS QUICK ST ART Press QUICK ST ART Enter weight Begin workout MANUAL Press CHANGE WORKOUT repeatedly until MANUAL appears; press ENTER Enter weight (cross-trainer and treadmill) Enter time Select level (non-treadmill) Select incline (treadmills) Select speed (treadmills) Begin workout RANDOM P[...]

5 M ANAGER C ONFIGURA TIONS 5.1 E NTERING AND U SING THE M ANAGER C ONFIGURA TION S ETTINGS Fitness facility managers and other authorized personnel can use the Manager Configurations feature to change default settings or to enable or disable cert ain workout s or displays on the Life Fitness exercise equipment. T o access the con- sole diagnostics[...]

24 The following version numbers, for treadmills, can be displayed: console version, console sof tware p art number , motor controller version, Life Pulse version, CSafe version, and bootloader version. Setting Default V alue Description MAX WORKOUT 60 MINUTES This is the maximum possible duration for a workout. The value can range from 1 to 99, DU[...]

25 6 S ERVICE AND T ECHNICAL D ATA 6.1 P REVENTIVE M AINTENANCE T IPS Life Fitness equipment is backed by the engineering excellence of Life Fitness. Commercial Life Fitness product s have proven to be durable in health clubs, colleges, and milit ary facilities the world over . NOTE: The safety of the equipment can be maintained only if the equipme[...]

6.2 P REVENTIVE M AINTENANCE S CHEDULE - A CHIEVE C ONSOLE Follow the schedules below to ensure proper operation of the Achieve Console. ITEM WEEKL Y MONTHL Y BI-ANNUALL Y ANNUALL Y Display Console Clean Inspect Console Mounting Bolts Inspect Accessory T ray / Reading Rack Clean Inspect 6.3 T ROUBLESHOOTING THE P OLAR ® H EART R AT E C HEST S TRAP[...]

6.4 T ROUBLESHOOTING THE L IFEPULSE S YSTEM S ENSORS If the heart rate reading is erratic or missing, do the following: • Dry the hands if necessary to prevent slipping. • Apply hands to both sensors, one in each hand. • Grasp the sensors firmly. • Apply constant pressure around the sensors. 6.5 H OW TO O BT AIN P RODUCT S ERVICE 1. V erify[...]

7 S PECIFICA TIONS 7.1 L IFE F ITNESS A CHIEVE C ONSOLE Console: T ype: MESSAGE CENTER with UP/DOWN ARROW keys Displays: Elapsed time, Speed, Level, Calories, Heart Rate, Dist ance. When enabled: MET s and W atts Summaries: T otal elapsed time of workout, tot al calories burned, tot al distance Character size: 0.54 inches Workout s and Goals: Manua[...]

7.2 W ARRANTY I NFORMA TION W ARRANTY C OVERAGE :A CHIEVE C ONSOLE FOR 97C, 95C, 95R, 95T , 95X Model 2 Y ears 1 Y ear 97C,95C, 95R, Mechanical and Labor 95T , 95X Electrical components *NOTE - Once any commercial product is placed in a private residence (home), it automatically becomes covered under that product category's consumer war- ranty[...]