Life Fitness 93R manual

93R, 90R Recumbent Exercise Bikes oper a tion manual[...]

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Before using this product, it is essential to read this ENTIRE operation manual and ALL installation instructions. 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 INTÉGRALIT?[...]

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

This Operation Manual describes the functions of the following products: Life Fitness Lifecycle ® recumbent exercise bike: 93R 90R See Section 7, titled Specifications in this manual for product-specific features. S tatement of Purpose: The Life Fitness Lifecycle recumbent exercise bike is a machine that simulates the movements of riding a bicycle[...]

5 1 G ETTING S T ARTED 1.1 I MPORT ANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS SAFETY W ARNING: The safety of the product can be maintained only if it is examined regularly for damage and wear . See Preventative Maintenance section for det ails. • Use the Life Fitness Lifecycle exercise bike only as directed in this manual. • If a Lifecycle exercise bike does no[...]

1 P OINT DE D ÉP ART 1.1 C ONSIGNES DE S ÉCURITÉ I MPORT ANTES CONSIGNE DE SÉCURITÉ : pour un emploi sûr , le produit doit être inspecté régulièrement afin de s'assurer qu'il n'est p as usé ni endommagé. Consultez la section de Maintenance préventive pour obtenir de plus amples informations. • Ne faites jamais fonction[...]

7 1.2 S ETUP Read the entire Operation Manual before setting up the Lifecycle recumbent bike. W HERE TO P LACE THE L IFECYCLE ® R ECUMBENT E XERCISE B IKE Following all safety instructions in Section 1.1, move the bike to the location in which it will be used. See Section 7, titled Specifications, for the dimensions of the footprint. Allow a dista[...]

CAUTION: Do not attempt to adjust the seat while pedaling the bike. Doing so, or failing to insert the seat pin completely may result in an uncomfortable workout or cause injury . MISE EN GARDE : Ne pas essayer d'ajuster la selle pendant le pédalage. T out ajustage en cours de fonctionnement ou toute insertion incomplète de la goupille de la[...]

9 On the 90R: The pedals on the Lifecycle recumbent bike have footstrap s with slits on both the inside and the outside of each strap. The straps are held in place by two knobs that extend sideways from either side of each pedal. T o tighten or loosen a strap, grasp the outer end, and pull it back, away from the knob, until the strap slides off. Re[...]

2 T HE D ISPLA Y C ONSOLE 2.1 D ISPLA Y C ONSOLE O VER VIEW The computerized display console on the Lifecycle recumbent bike allows the user to tailor 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. 10 93R Display 90R Displ[...]

11 2.2 D ISPLA Y C ONSOLE D ESCRIPTIONS This section lists and describes the functions for the keys and display windows on the Lifecycle recumbent bike console. See Section 4, titled The Workouts , for det ailed information on using the console to set up workouts. A ST ART : Press this key (while pedaling on the 90R) to activate the console for pro[...]

12 L MESSAGE CENTER: This window displays step-by-step instructions for setting up a workout. During a workout, it displays statistics about the progress of the workout: • Level: the selected intensity level; alternates with Heart Rate . • Heart Rate: the detected heart rate if the user is wearing the Polar heart rate chest strap; alter- nates [...]

13 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 maintaining a specific heart rate while exercising is the optimal way to monitor the intensity of a workout and to achieve maximum results. That is the idea behind the Life Fitness heart rate zone training approach to exercise. Zone t[...]

3.2 H EART R AT E M ONITORING T HE P OLAR ® T ELEMETR Y H EART R AT E M ONITORING C HEST S TRAP The Lifecycle recumbent bike is equipped with Polar telemetry (optional on the 90R in the United S tates), a heart rate monitoring system in which electrodes, pressed against the skin, transfer heart rate signals to the bike console. These electrodes ar[...]

15 4 T HE W ORKOUTS 4.1 W ORKOUT O VERVIEWS This section lists the Lifecycle recumbent bike’ s pre-programmed workouts. For more detailed information, see Section 4.2, titled Using the Workouts . The following workouts are accessed with the ARROW keys. QUICK ST ART is the fastest way to begin exercising, and it bypasses the step s involved in sel[...]

16 On the 93R model, the following workouts are accessed by pressing the WORKOUTS PLUS key : AROUND THE WORLD is an interval-training workout in which the hills resemble scenes of various geographical areas. FOOT HILLS is a rolling hill workout with low intensity levels. KILIMANJARO is a Hill workout in which the intensity levels gradually incline [...]

17 S ELECTING AND U SING Q UICK S T ART QUICK ST ART is the fastest way to begin exercising, and it bypasses the step s of selecting a specific workout program. At the MESSAGE CENTER prompt to select a workout, press the QUICK ST ART key . The workout begins at an intensity level that remains the same unless man- ually changed. S ELECTING A W ORKOU[...]

18 S ELECTING A W ORKOUT M ODE T wo workout mode options on the Lifecycle recumbent bike feature alternate ways to vary workouts. • Bike Mode : This workout mode simulates the experience of riding a real bicycle. The rate of calories burned, and total dist ance travelled increase automatically as the user increases the pedaling speed. This mode c[...]

19 F AT B URN The F A T BURN workout is designed to maintain a user’s heart rate at 65 percent of the theoretical maximum † for optimal results. If the user does not wear a Polar heart rate chest strap during the work- out, the WORKOUT PROFILE window displays a heart shape. The console continuously monitors and displays the heart rate, adjustin[...]

20 † Defined by the American College of Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise T esting and Prescription" as equal to 220 minus an individual’s age. * T arget Heart Rate (THR) is a percentage of the theoretical maximum. For example, a 40-year-old user's THR for the CARDIO workout is 144. This workout targets 80 percent o[...]

21 1 to 9 minutes: A workout with a duration of less than 10 minutes is insufficient for the Hill pro- gram to complete all four phases adequately . The program, therefore, condenses a workout of this duration at various stages. 10 to 19 minutes: The interval durations initially are set at 30 seconds for a 10-minute workout. For every minute added [...]

22 † Defined by the American College of Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise T esting and Prescription" as equal to 220 minus an individual’s age. * T arget Heart Rate (THR) is a percent age of the theoretical maximum (HRmax). A 40-year-old user's recommended THR for the HEART RA TE HILL workout is 144, or 80 percent o[...]

23 H EART R AT E I NTERV AL TM (93R O NL Y ) This program also combines the standard HILL workout profile with the concept of Heart Rate Zone T raining. The default target heart rate* is calculated as 80 percent of the theoretical maxi- mum † (HRmax), but the user can adjust the target rate during the workout setup. The workout alternates between[...]

24 † Defined by the American College of Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise T esting and Prescription" as equal to 220 minus an individual’s age. * T arget Heart Rate (THR) is a percentage of the theoretical maximum (HRmax). For example, a 40-year-old user's rec- ommended THR for the EXTREME HEART RA TE TM WORKOUT is [...]

25 W A TTS (93R ONL Y ) This workout target s a rate of effort equal to a certain number of W atts. A W att is a unit of power that measures the amount of mechanical work required to operate a device, such as a Lifecycle recumbent bike. It is roughly equal to .25 calories per hour . The workout program automatically alters the intensity level to ma[...]

F IT T EST The Lifecycle exercise bike Fit T est program is another exclusive feature of this versatile exercise bike. The Fit T est workout measures cardiovascular fitness and can be used to monitor improvements in endurance every four to six weeks. The user must wear a heart rate chest strap, as the test score calculation is based on a heart rate[...]

27 Within each suggested range, these additional guidelines can be used: Lower Half of Range Upper Half of Range higher age lower age lower weight higher weight* shorter taller * in cases of excessive weight, use lower half of range The computer will not accept: O heart rates less than 52 or greater than 200 beats per minute O body weights less tha[...]

The tables below list fit test result s. R ELA TIVE F ITNESS C LASSIFICA TION FOR M EN Men Estimated VO2 Max (ml/kg/min) Per Age Category Rating 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Elite 52+ 51+ 48+ 45+ 42+ Excellent 50-51 48-50 46-47 42-44 39-41 V ery Good 47-49 45-47 43-45 40-41 36-38 Above Average 44-46 42-44 40-42 37-39 33-35 Average 41-43 39-41 37-39 [...]

29 M ILIT ARY F ITNESS T EST (93R O NL Y ) The 93R exercise bike features an Air Force Physical Readiness T ests (PRT). This test is similar to the fit test workout, except that it does not have a preset time goal. The Air Force PRT is located in the Workouts Plus Workout s. T o begin an Air Force PRT : O Press the Workout s Plus repeatedly until t[...]

5 O PTIONAL S ETTINGS 5.1 E NTERING AND U SING THE O PTIONAL S ETTINGS F EA TURE Fitness club managers and other authorized personnel can use the Optional Settings feature to change default settings, or to enable or disable certain programs or displays on the bike console. T o enter the Optional Settings, while the unit is on, hold down the UP ARRO[...]

6 S ERVICE AND T ECHNICAL D ATA 6.1 P REVENT A TIVE M AINTENANCE T IPS The Lifecycle recumbent bike is backed by the engineering excellence of Life Fitness and is one of the most rugged and trouble-free pieces of exercise equipment on the market today . Commercial Life Fitness products have proven to be durable in health clubs, colleges, and mili- [...]

6.2 P REVENT A TIVE M AINTENANCE S CHEDULE Follow the schedule below to ensure proper operation of the product. 6.3 T ROUBLESHOOTING THE H EART R AT E C HEST S TRAP H EART R AT E R EADING I S E RRA TIC O R A BSENT E NTIREL Y • Repeat the electrode moistening procedure. See Section 3.2, titled Heart Rate Monitoring for details. The electrodes must[...]

6.4 R ECYCLING THE B A TTER Y (93R O NL Y ) When this Life Fitness product is about to be discarded at the end of its useful life, the rechargeable battery must first be removed and recycled. The battery can be accessed through the hole in the shroud on the underside of the bike by carefully tipping the bike on it’s side. T o remove the battery- [...]

34 7 S PECIFICA TIONS 7.1 93R L IFECYCLE R ECUMBENT E XERCISE B IKE S PECIFICA TIONS Designed use: Heavy/Commercial Maximum user weight: 400 pounds / 181 kilograms CONSOLE: T ype: Arrow keys Displays: MESSAGE CENTER with heart rate, distance, Revolutions Per Minute (RPM), calories, calories per hour (when enabled), W atts (when enabled), and MET s [...]

7.1 90R L IFECYCLE R ECUMBENT E XERCISE B IKE S PECIFICA TIONS Designed use: Heavy/Commercial Maximum user weight: 400 pounds / 181 kilograms CONSOLE: T ype: Arrow keys Displays: MESSAGE CENTER with heart rate, distance, Revolutions Per Minute (RPM), calories, calories per hour (when enabled), W atts (when enabled), and MET s (when enabled) WORKOUT[...]

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