Fitness Quest 5.5e manual

O WNER’S MANU AL F OR M AXIMUM E FFECTIVENESS AND S AFETY ,P LEASE R EAD T HIS O WNER ’ S M ANU AL B EFORE U SING Y OUR N EW B ALANCE 5.5e Elliptical T rainer 5.5 e[...]

1 Important Safety Instructions ...........................................................2 Unit W arning Labels ..........................................................................3 Specif ications & Parts .......................................................................3 Introduction ..............................................[...]

2 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Bef ore star ting this or an y other exercise progr am, consult y our ph ysician, who can assist y ou in deter mining the target heart rate zone a ppropriate f or your age and ph ysical condition. Certain exercise progr ams or types of equipment ma y not be a ppropriate f or all people. This is especially import[...]

3 Important: See below for placement of the follo wing warning labels on your unit. New Balance 5.5e Specifications: Appro ximate: Length: 41” W idth: 22” Height: 60” Left Dual-Action Handlebar • W ater Bottle & Holder • • AC Ada pter Receptacle AC Adapter Front Rollers • • Rear Caps • Foot Platf orm Stationar y Bar • Pulse [...]

4 COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS Dear Customer , Congratulations on y our purchase of the New Balance 5.5e Elliptical Tr ainer . We ’r e sure that you will be completely satisf ied with the product and w e invite y our comments so that we can hear about y our success. Please write or call our Customer Ser vice Specialists at the address or phone number li[...]

5 F astener P ack T ools Required: Combination Wrench/Screwdriver (pro vided) Allen Wrench (provided) Standard Scre wdr iver allen wrench 1/4" x 20mm phillips bolts M6 washers for foot platforms M8 x 40mm carriage bolts M8 washers M8 acorn nuts for dual-action handlebars wrench/screwdriver M6 x 20mm phillips screws for rear caps & front ro[...]

6 front roller Front Floor Tube (front bottom view of base frame assembly) place screw here align notches STEP 1 – V er tical Column Installation a) Lift V ertical Column T ube and inser t into Base Frame Assembly , see Figure 1. When lifting and inserting V er tical Column T ube DO NOT cut wires. Note: It is cr itical to line up stick er on Ve r[...]

7 STEP 3 – Foot Platfor m Installation a) Put Metal Sleev es ov er studs on left and right Foot T ubes , see Figure 3a. Note: Place the longer black slee ves on center studs. b) Slide Foot Platforms onto Metal Sleev es and align bolt holes. Secure using (4) Phillips Bolts and (4) W asher s . Tighten bolts, see Figure 3b. STEP 4 – Stationar y Ba[...]

8 Assembly is now complete. IMPOR T ANT: Please read pages 9-10 before beginning your wo rk out for impor tant instructions on how to use y our New Balance 5.5e Elliptical Trainer . connectors computer book holder stationary bar assembly 4 1 3 2 four "C" batteries stationary bar assembly back of computer battery door vertical column tube [...]

Once y our New Balance 5.5e Elliptical Tr ainer is assembled, mak e sure that y our w orkout space has a solid, lev el surf ace with plenty of space around it. W e recommend placing a mat under y our unit to protect y our flooring. Bef ore y ou begin y our f irst workout on the New Balance 5.5e Elliptical T rainer , practice getting on and of f you[...]

10 Stationar y Handlebars Place y our hands midw ay between the top and bottom of the left and right ar ms on the stationar y handlebar s. Adjust your hands up and do wn until y ou f ind the position most comf or ta ble f or you. Bend y our elbows slightly so that y our ar ms are not h yperextended or “locked out” . Using the stationar y handle[...]

OPERA TING THE COMPUTER 11 Introduction Y our unit is equipped with a progr ammable computer to help y ou trac k y our progress and motiv ate y ou to reach y our f itness goals. This computer pro vides dif ferent pr ograms designed to tailor to y our f itness goals. Simply choose the progr am you like, set the time limit and begin exercising. Y our[...]

12 Buttons and Definitions ENTER: This button allows users to set the Progr am and Time on Pr ogr ams 1-10 and Time and Age on Progr ams 11-12. START: This button allo ws the user to ST OP or ST ART exercising. (By holding this button f or two seconds the user can reset all v alues to “0”). The computer will turn of f automatically after approx[...]

13 LCD Contrast Calibration The contrast of the screen can be adjusted b y the follo wing steps: • During the STOP mode, press and hold the ENTER and ▲ UP buttons together f or ov er tw o seconds. Y ou will hear a faint beep. This will open the LCD Contrast Calibration mode. • Then press the ▲ UP or ▼ DOWN button to adjust the contr ast o[...]

14 IMPOR T ANT: If y ou are o ver 35 and hav e been inactive f or sever al years, you should consult y our ph ysician, who may or may not recommend a graded exer cise test. If y ou are just beginning y our exercise pr ogram, y our target heart rate r ange should be roughly at 60% of y our maxim um hear t rate. As you become more conditioned (or if [...]

15 described previously . Each workout should begin with a w ar m up and end with a cool down. As a general rule, space your w or kouts throughout the week and av oid consecutive days of hard exercise. Here are the amounts of activity necessar y f or the aver age healthy person to maintain a minim um lev el of ov erall f itness . Included are some [...]

16 40 year old to get a car dio v ascular ef fect the individual w ould need to keep their heart rate at or abov e 126 beats per minute to get a cardio vascular ef f ect. Note: Although 70% was used in this example, the hear t rate r ange needed to achiev e results falls betw een 60% and 85% of y our maxim um hear t rate. If y ou are just beginning[...]

17 HEAR T RA TE T ARGET ZONE FOR C ARDIO V ASCULAR FITNESS T ABLE 1 Maximum Attainable Heart Ra te 85% Ta r get Zone 70% Ta r get Zone Heart Rate (Beats/ Min) 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 195 165 136 190 161 133 185 157 129 180 153 129 175 148 129 170 144 119 165 140 115 160 136 112 155 131 108 [...]

18 Stretches can help impro ve f lexibility and relieve the tightness in m uscles that results from repetitiv e spor t mov ements that require a limited range of motion, like elliptical striding. 10 to 12 minutes of daily stretching is recommended. This can be done w hen warming up or cooling down. When perf or ming these stretches , your mo vement[...]

19 4. Back Stretch Stand with y our legs shoulder length apar t and your knees slightly bent. Bend f orw ard from y our waist with y our ar ms extending loosely in front of y our body . Gently bend from the w aist f lexing y our body as f ar forw ard as it will go. Hold f or 20 to 30 seconds . Straighten up and repeat. 5. Standing Hamstrings Stretc[...]

20 Storing Directions Y our elliptical trainer is lightw eight, compact and porta ble. It can be easily mov ed from place to place. • Unplug your unit. • Stand in front of the trainer and m ake sure that the dual-action handlebars are even. They are e ven when one foot platf orm is at the top of the elliptical disc and the other is at the botto[...]

21 W ORK OUT PR OGRESS CHAR TS Use the charts below and on the f ollowing pages to k eep tr ack of y our progress o ver time. Bef ore writing on them, make as m any copies as y ou think y ou’ll need. We suggest you k eep these in a notebook. Y ou will find it both inf or mative and motiv ational to look back at w hat y ou’ ve done, and this dat[...]

22 Resting Heart Rate Calves Thighs Hips Abdomen W aist We i ght Date Resting Heart Rate Calves Thighs Hips Abdomen W aist We i ght Date ADDITIONAL WORK OUT PROGRESS CHAR TS[...]

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New Balance Fitness Equipment warrants this product to be free from all defects in material and workmanship when used according to the manufacturer ’s instructions. See Limited W arranty Card for details. If you have any comments or questions contact our Customer Service Department, toll free at 1-800-292-5009, Monday through Friday , 9:00 am to [...]