True Fitness PS800 manual

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In 1981, F rank T rula ske launched TRUE Fitness®, and beg an manufacturing hand- craf ted treadmills . His team ’ s obs ession with quality has prop elled TRUE to the top of the f itness industr y and has cre at e d one of America ’ s olde st , largest and most resp ec ted fitness e quipment manufacturers. Ov e r t he y ea r s, T R UE has de [...]

Review fo r You r Safety I   S I  Whe n u sing this e xe rci se machine, ba sic prec autions should always be follow ed , incl uding the f ollowing : Obtain a me dical exam before beg inning any ex ercise program. If at an y time during exercise you feel faint , diz zy , or exp[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 4 Do not exc e ed ma ximum user weight of 350 lbs (300 lbs for PS75). Keep the top side of the moving surface clean and dr y . Keep children and animals away . All ex ercise e quipment is potentially haz ardous. If attention is not paid to the conditions of equipment, ser ious injur y or death could occur . Review fo[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 5 Qu ick St ar t Befor e Y ou r Wo rkout Durin g Y ou r Wo rkout Quick Star t into a manual workout by pressing , or s et up a different workout by pressing a workout ke y and adjusting the settings a s ne cessar y . Y ou can fine tune your workout se tup by rep eatedly pressing to proce ed to the next setting . Y ou[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 6 T ab le o f Co ntents Quick Start .....................................................................................5 1. Using Y our T readmill................................................................7 Ba sic operation (e xcept console) 2. Heart R ate Con trol..............................................[...]

Chapte r O ne Chapter 1: Basic Operation Chapter 2: Hear t Rate Contr ol W or kouts Chapter 3: User W orkouts Chapter 4: Designing an Exer cise Pr ogram Chapter 5: Care and Maintenance B as ic O pe ra tio n In T h is Chapter: Us in g the Keyboard Us in g the fo ld-U p Fea ture o n th e PS75 M anual O pera tio n Hear t Ra te Mo n ito rin g Co nt act[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 8 Us ing the Keyboard C O: B  O    Selecting W orkout s: Press any of the workout ke ys and press to b egin your workout u sing the default setting s. Before pressing , you may adjust other s ettings like W orkout T ime and B ody W eig ht, pressing after adj[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 9 Us ing the Fo ld-up F ea ture o n the PS75 C O: B  O    locking/unlock ing device The PS75 model is a fold-up treadmill and c an be folde d to sa ve space or to store. T o unfold the t readmill ple ase r ead the follow ing: • T opreventinjur y ,[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 10 Manual O pe ra tio n Gu ide C O: B  O    Manual O pera tio n D et ails SOFT SELECT (PS800 O N LY ) P ress Q uick St art : St art the tre adbelt at 0.5 mph at the default workout time of 30 minutes. OR... Setting T ime or Di stance T ar gets : Enter your w[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 11 H ear t Ra te Mo nito ring C O: B  O    Mo nito ring Y ou r Hear t Ra te Che st Str ap Hear t Ra te Mo nito ring This treadmill c an monitor your hear t rat e using either the chest strap provide d with the treadmill or the metal g rips on the hand rails [...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 12 Co nt act H ear t Ra te C O: B  O    Co nt act Hear t Ra te (CHR) Fo r Best CHR Resu l ts The C HR system let s you monitor your hear t rate without wearing a strap. Gently gra sp the C HR pads . During this time, the system is analy zing and locking in y[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 13 S pecial Wo rk outs C O: B  O    Pre-S et Wo rkouts W alking: C alo rie Bu rn W alking: H ill I nter v als Each workout has a four -minute warm up and a two-minute cool down. Sp ee d or incline changes stay in effect until the next change requested by the[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 14 S pecial Wo rk outs C O: B  O    W alking and Ru nning: Sp eed I nter v als W alking and Ru nning: Sp eed Ra mp Z ero-grade walking or running inter vals are in one-min ute seg ments . Grade changes are permanent ; sp ee d changes af fect the c urrent one[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 15 Glu te Buste r C a rdio Challe nge Pre-S et Wo rk outs C O: B  O    These are TRUE’ s or iginal pre-set workouts . Chang ing the workout time stretches and compr esse s the workout profile, in contrast to the four ne w pre-set workouts . O ther dif fere[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 16 Pre-S et Wo rk outs C O: B  O    Sp eed I nter v als 2 Different from Spe ed Inter val s 1 w ith the spe ed changing in var y ing amounts .[...]

Chapte r T wo H ear t Ra te Co ntro l Wo rkouts In T h is Chapter: HRC Workout Intro ductio n Easy Steps to a HRC Wo rkout Wo rkout Setup Impo r t ant Poi nts About HRC Chapter 1: Basic Operation Chapter 2: Hear t Rate Contr ol W or kouts Chapter 3: User W orkouts Chapter 4: Designing an Exer cise Pr ogram Chapter 5: Care and Maintenance[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 18 HRC Wo rkout Intro ductio n C T: HRC W HRC Wo rkout Intr o ductio n TRUE’ s HRC workouts let the treadmill monitor your relative ex ercise intensity by w ay of your hear t rate, then automatically adjust the worklo ad to kee p you at your target heart rate and thus yo[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 19 Easy Ste p s to an HR C Wo rkout C T: HRC W HRC Wo rkouts Se veral typ es of HRC workouts are available on the PS treadmills . T ime-b ase d constant HRC: pick a target heart rate and ex ercis e for the amoun t of time you sele ct . Cruis e Control: while in an y workou[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 20 Imp o r t an t Po ints About HRC Wo rk out S etu p C T: HRC W 7. W ar m up. A t the beg inning of an HRC workout, the treadmill is in f ull Manual Contr ol mo de. Gradua lly incre ase you r work level to slowly rai se your he art r ate to within 10 b eat s per minute ( [...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 21 Some moisture is necessar y b etween the strap and your skin. Sweat from your exer cis e works be st, but ordinar y tap water may b e u sed pr ior to your workout if desire d. If the transmitter strap is adjuste d or move d while ex ercising , communication may b e temporarily affec ted. The transmitter strap send[...]

Chapte r Thre e Us er Wo rkouts In T h is Chapter: Reco rd and Run Us er Wo rkouts Chapter 1: Basic Operation Chapter 2: Hear t Rate Contr ol W or kouts Chapter 3: User W orkouts Chapter 4: Designing an Exer cise Pr ogram Chapter 5: Care and Maintenance[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 23 Reco rd and Ru n Use r Wo rkouts C T: U  W How To Reco rd And Run U ser W o rkou t s During a manually-controlled workout, the PS treadmills alw ays "r e cor d" the changes you make in spe ed or incline. Y our treadmill can save up to two User P[...]

Chapte r Fou r Chapter 1: Basic Operation Chapter 2: Hear t Rate Contr ol W or kouts Chapter 3: User W orkouts Chapter 4: Designing an Exer cise Pr ogram Chapter 5: Care and Maintenance D es i gning an E xe rcis e Progra m In T h is Chapter: Wha t is the F .I.T . Co ncept? Us in g the F .I.T . Co ncept Y our Fitness P r ogra m Est ab lish i ng an d[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 25 The workout portion of your exer cis e program consists of three major v ariables : Fr e quenc y , Intensity , and T ime. Frequenc y: How Oft en Y ou E x erc ise Y ou should ex ercise three to five times a week to improve your cardiovas cular and muscle fitness . Improvements are signific antly smaller with less f[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 26 Mo re F .I.T . Co nce pt Over view C F: D    E P  As your fitness le vel improves, you will ne ed to increas e your workout intensity in order to reach your target he art rate. The first incre ase may b e necessar y af [...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 27 The F .I. T . concept is designe d to help you beg in a program tailored to your nee ds . Y ou may w ish to kee p an exercise log to monitor your prog ress . Y ou can get v aluable f itness benef its from your TRUE treadmill. Using the treadmill regularly may incre ase the ability of your hear t and lungs to suppl[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 28 In addition to monitoring your hear t rat e as you exercise, b e certain of how quickly your he art rate re covers. If your hear t rate is over 120 be ats per minute f ive minutes after exer ci sing , or is higher than nor mal the morning af ter exercising , your ex ertion may be too strenuous for your cur rent le[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 29 Y ou r F .I.T . Progra m C F: D    E P  W orkout : Br isk and R hythmic E x erc ise The workout trains and conditions your heart , lungs , and muscles to op erate more effic iently . Increa se exer cis e in response to [...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 30 Est ab lishin g & Maint aining F itness C F: D    E P  Est ab lishing A e r o bi c Fitness Maint aining A e r o bi c Fitness Managing Wei ght If you c an sustain 12 but not 20 continuous minutes of ex ercise in your[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 31 We ight & S po r ts Training Pr ogra ms C F: D    E P T r y to reach and maintain 60-75 p ercent of your maximum heart rate with mo derate ex ercise. Exercise for 30-45 minutes at 60-65 p ercen t of your target he a[...]

Chapte r F ive C are and M ainte nance In T h is Chapter: Lub rica tio n & Clean in g T readb el t Adjustment T readb el t Tens io n Chapter 1: Basic Operation Chapter 2: Hear t Rate Contr ol W or kouts Chapter 3: User W orkouts Chapter 4: Designing an Exer cise Pr ogram Chapter 5: Care and Maintenance[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 33 L u b rica tio n & Cleaning C F: C  M  Y our TRUE tre admill i s constr ucted of quality materials and manufactured to prov ide many years of faithful s er vice. Simple routine cle aning and a pre ventive maintenance program w ill ext e[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 34 Treadb e l t Adjust me nt C F: C  M  Exper t Servi ce Treadb el t Adjust ment Exper t ser vice and maintenance at a rea sonable cost are available through your fac tor y- trained, authorize d TR UE dealer . The de aler maintains a sto ck of[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 35 Treadb e l t Te ns io n C F: C  M  T urn both rear roller adjustment b olts counter -clockw ise until treadbelt just be gins slipping when w alking on it, then turn both rear roller adju stment b olts clockw ise in equ al quarter turn incre[...]

Appe ndix A T arget H ear t Ra te Char t A Guid e to Help Y ou Pi ck an In itial T arget Hear t R a te[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 37 Remember to check with your physician before b eg inning any ex ercise program. He/She can help de termine an appropriate target heart rate. Medications often affe ct heart rate. Appe ndix A[...]

Appe ndix B Mets T ab le Ho w Speed an d Incli n e Affect Wo rkl oad, E xpress ed in MET s[...]

PS Treadmills Owne r’ s Guide 39 Appe ndix B - MET s T ab le[...]

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