Schwinn 431 manual

O WNER’S MANUAL PN 001 -7076 REV A (05/1 1/07) ELLIPTICAL O WNER’S MANUAL[...]

CONGRA TULA TIONS! Thank you for making the Sc hwinn ® elliptical trainer a part of y our e x ercise and fitness act iv it ie s. F or ye ar s to c ome , you ’l l be abl e to rel y on S c hwi nn ® cr af tsma ns hip and durability as you pursue y our personal fitness goals. T hi s Sc hwin n ® ell ip tic al tra in er s hou ld ena bl e y ou to sh [...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Saf ety Precautions .................................................................................. 4 Important Saf et y Instructions ............................................ 4 Saf ety W arning Labels ........................................................ 6 Feat ur es ....................................................[...]

IM POR T AN T SAFET Y I NSTR UCT IONS T he fo llo wi ng de fini t ion app lie s to t he wo rd “ War ning ” f ound t hr ough ou t thi s manu al : Ind icat es a po te nt iall y ha zard ous si t uat ion w hich , if no t avo ided , could r esu lt i n deat h or se rio us in jur y. PRIOR TO USING THIS EQUIPMENT , OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS: 7 !2[...]

12 . T he recom mended mi nimum cl earance requ ired aro und each Ell ipt ical machine f or access t o passage ar ound and e mergenc y dismo unt s hall be s ta ted . T he mini mum dime nsion s are to be 0 . 5m ( 19.7 inch es ) on each side o f t he Ell ipt ical. 13 . Keep t he f oot pe dals clean and dr y. 14 . Oper at e the machi ne in t he manner[...]

SA FE T Y WAR NING L A BEL S BEFORE USING YOUR PRODUCT : The following warning label is located on the Schwinn ® Elliptical T rainer Model 431. Please read all safety precautions and warning information prior to using your product. Be sure to replace any warning label if damaged, illegible or missing. If you do not have, or cannot find, or need t[...]

Label 1 Location: Affixed to the console mast just below the computer . Ser ial Number (in this for mat) on under - side (r ef er to the Contact Inf ormation section for r ecording) 7 SAFE GUARDS[...]

THE REV OLUTIONAR Y SCHwINN ® BIOFIT ™ COMFORT S Y STEM The unique and rev olutionar y Sc hwinn ® BioFit ™ Comfort Sy stem is designed specifically to ensure that eac h point of contact and user -interface with the ell ip tic al tra in er p ro vide s th e us er with p rop er er gon omic and bio -me c ha ni cal po siti on ing, superior comfort[...]

Other f eatur es: n The Sc hwinn ® BioGlide ™ Elliptical path of f ers biome- c hanically designed linkages to provide a comfortable mov ement of the foot throughout the elliptical motion n Multi-program and f eature-pac ked Sc hwinn BioConnect ™ computer with 1 6 lev els of resistance will keep you motivated and help you ac hieve your fitness[...]

Plug the A C adapter into the lo wer front of the mac hine. T o st art using y our Sc hwinn ® elliptical trainer , stand on the f oot pedals, with the front of y our shoes close to the front edge of the foot platform. Place your hands at a comfortable position on the upper body arms. Mov e y our highest f oot for w ard, and follo w the natural pat[...]

HO w T O U SE T HE SCHw INN ® EXE RC IS E EL LI PT IC AL COMPUTER Using the Computer Y our Sc hwinn ® elliptical is equipped with a versatile computer console whic h includes: • Quic k Start • 1 Manual program • 1 0 profile programs • 3 Heart Rate Control programs • 2 Custom user -defined programs • Time T rial program • Fitness T e[...]

Computer Feat ur es n LCD Display The large LCD (Liquid Cr y st al Display) screen located in the center of the console is your information center . This displa y is divided into sections that provide information about y our w orkout and an y preset information you ma y ha ve inp ut i nto the com pu te r . T he dis pl a y pr o vid es a lar ge mai n[...]

USING THE 431 C OMPUTER n LCD Display Descr iptions TIME Display s the work out TIME. The TIME will count down from the TIME you entered when beginning the program and shows the TIME remaining for y our workout. INTERV AL TIME Display s the INTERV AL TIME. The INTER V AL TIME will count down sho wing the TIME remaining before the program moves to t[...]

USING THE 431 C OMPUTER n A uto Shut-Off (Sleep Mode) The console will automatically shut of f in approximately 2 minutes without use or input. There is no on/off switc h. (Press any but ton to pow er up the console and “ENTER PRO GRAM ” appears in the alphanumeric displa y .) n Infor mation Mode The computer enables you to switc h between Engl[...]

SOFTwARE FEA TURES Quick Start: This is a “ one-touc h” w ay of starting the Manual P rogram. 1 Manual Progr am: Y ou manually adjust the resist ance level during y our workout to mak e the pro- gram easier or more c hallenging . 1 0 Pr ofile progr ams: The computer of f ers a variety of fun and exciting profile programs to k eep you motivated [...]

2 Cust om User -defined Pr ograms These programs enable you to set up, store into memor y and then work out in 2 dif ferent course profiles that you customize. Time T rial This program enables you to work out against a “pacer” to determine how long it takes y ou to cov er a preset distance. Y ou preset the speed of the “pacer” as the baseli[...]

Calor ie Goal: The Calorie Goal f eature lets y ou select an amount of Calories you would like to burn during your work out. When selecting “CAL ORIE GO AL ” , use the UP and DO WN buttons to select the amount of Calories you wish to “burn ” from 1 0 to 990. Eac h increment will c hange the Calories by 1 0. Confirm y our selected v alue by [...]

rate. When both of these situations occur , then the console will perf orm the Reco very T est. The console will show “0 1:00 ST OP” and the time will begin to count do wn. St op e xe rci sing but con tin ue to gr ip the hea rt ra te sen so rs . Af ter 5 sec on ds, the displa y will sho w “00:55 RELAX” and will continue to count down to 00:[...]

pause y our work out. The display will sho w “PRESS RESUL T OR PRESS ST AR T” . T hen if you press the RESUL TS but ton the computer will show your work out results and end the program, or if you press ST AR T / P A USE the computer will resume the program where y ou lef t off . In R esults Mode the console will display: “GREA T JOB” T his [...]

mis-readings and interf erence. Y ou may , from time to time find inconsisten- cies with the heart rate displa y on your display console. The re are man y e xt ern al fa ctor s th at c an af f ect th e he ar t rat e disp la y . Some factors that influ- ence the reliability of the heart rate signal include the en vironment where the equipment is use[...]

CONSOLE OPERA TION n Console Operation – Quick Start QUICK S T ART : Press QUICK S T ART to take you immediately to the Manual program. R esistance le vel will be Lev el 1 . Time will start from 00:0 0 and count up. Changing Lev els: Y ou can increase or decrease the resistance level by pressing the UP or DOWN but tons at any time. Once the resis[...]

Changing Lev els: Y ou can increase or decrease the resistance le vel by pressing the UP or DOWN but tons at any time. T o S TOP or P A USE the program: P ress the ST AR T / P A USE button to stop or pause y our workout. The display will show “PRESS RESUL T OR PRESS S T ART” . Then if you press the RESUL TS but ton the computer will show your w[...]

Select Pr ogram: P ress any but ton to pow er up the console and “ENTER PROGRM” appears in the alphanumeric display . T o access the heart rate c on- trol programs, scroll through the displa y by using the UP o r DOWN b ut tons until y ou reac h “H R C” then press ENTER . Enter Ag e: Y ou will then be prompted in the alphanumeric displa y t[...]

Changing Lev els: Y ou can only increase or decrease the resistance lev el by pressing the UP or DOWN but tons when in the first interval column whic h is the “w arm-up column ” . This enables y ou to set y our st arting warm-up level. A longer warm-up at lo wer resist ance can burn more Calories than a shorter warm-up at higher resist ance. Af[...]

Start: Y ou will then be prompted in the alphanumeric display to “PRESS ST AR T” . Depending on your c hoice when entering “CUS TOM PROGS” , “CUST OM 0 1” or “CUST OM 02” will display confirming y our selection. Y ou can now begin ex ercising, set up, or change your custom program. T o set up a custom progr am: Y ou can set up y our[...]

Changing Lev els: Y ou can increase or decrease the resistance le vel by pressing the UP or DOWN but tons at any time. Changing le vels in this pr ogram is like c hanging gears on an elliptical. T o increase or decrease your speed use the UP and DO WN buttons. END OF PROGRAM: The program ends when y ou complete your preset distance. T o S TOP or P [...]

another person ’ s score. This is because the test protocol only “ estimates” your “Maximum Heart R ate. ” ***Please not e: The Fitness T est program is a special program that re qui res un -i nte rr up te d e x er ci se. Af ter the i nit ia l Fi tn ess T es t pr og ram s et- up , certain but ton functions become inoperativ e af ter start[...]

Changing Lev els: Y ou can increase or decrease the resistance level by pressing the UP or DOWN but tons at any time. T o S TOP or P A USE the program: P ress the ST AR T / P A USE button to pause y our work out. The display will sho w “PRESS RESUL T OR PRESS ST AR T” . T hen if you press the RESUL TS but ton the computer will show your work ou[...]

MAINTENANCE OF Y OUR SCHwINN ® ELLIPTICAL TRAINER n Moving your Elliptical T rainer T o move the elliptical trainer , carefully but s ec ur ely l if t the re ar end of th e el lip ti- ca l tr ain er and slo wly steer the elliptical trainer to the desired location (Fig A). B e ge ntl e whil e mo vin g th e uni t as an y s har p impact directly or i[...]

FITNESS GUIDELINES n Exer cise and Health It is not a secret that lac k of exercise is increasingly becoming a major health is sue . Obe si ty is on the rise , and be ing ov er w eigh t can con tri bu te to an in cr eas ed r isk in h ea rt at tac k, d iab ete s , h ig h bl ood p res sur e an d o the r li f e t hr eat eni ng i lln e ss es . Most peo[...]

STEPS T O GETTING S T ARTED Once y ou hav e made the commitment to start exercising at home, here are some suggestions that ma y help you stay motiv ated. The first step is the most dif ficult. Any new habit is difficult to establish at first, but it can be done. Be patient, and plan to start slow and easy . L ess is more when you are first st arti[...]

COMPONENTS OF FITNESS O v er th e pa st 2 5 y ear s, ma ny p eo pl e ha v e f o cu sed on w al ki ng, ru nn in g, c y cli ng, sw imm in g an d ot her type s of aero bic ac ti vity as th ei r on ly me an s of ex erc ise . How ev er , we hav e learned that t wo other components of fitness are just as important. These other two components are muscle s[...]

W e have learned through a v ariety of studies that those individuals who just train aerobically (without strength training) do maint ain their cardio vascular endurance over the y ears, but they generally lose lean muscle mass as they get older . How ever , those individuals who combine strength training and ca rdiovas cul ar training can maintain[...]

NUTRITION Of course, ev er y good health and fitness program will also include a good nutrition component. Good nutrition is lik ely the most important factor in maintaining ideal body weight and managing weight loss. There are a variety of sc hools of thought regarding whic h nutrition program, di et o r eat ing pl an is be st. Wh il e w e do not [...]

MONIT ORING Y OUR INTENSITY When y ou are doing cardiov ascular workouts, it is import ant that y ou w ork at the appr opri at e int ensi ti es w hen y ou ar e firs t sta rti ng out . It is al so impo r - tant that yo u wor kou t at a va riety o f int ensi ti es a f ter yo u ha ve bui lt a fit ne ss ba se. Researc h in recent y ears has indicated t[...]

These Zones can be translated into target heart rate numbers if your home fitness product has a grip or telemetric heart rate counter . Researc h has shown the best wa y to do this is not to establish heart rate numbers based upon age, but rather based upon how you f eel. The follo wing chart will allo w you to log your heart rate numbers based upo[...]

BEA TING THE DROPOUT ODDS The Surgeon General’ s Report on Phy sical Activity and Health summariz es a f ew main points: 1 . Regular phy sical activity off ers substantial impro vements in health and w ell-being for a majority of Americans. 2. If you exercise regularly , you’ll reduce y our risk of heart at t ac k, cancer , diabetes, high blood[...]

your work out so that y ou keep y our interest high and your boredom lo w . T he bo t tom lin e is yo u mu st be cr ea tiv e and inn o v at iv e to k ee p up yo ur fit nes s pro- gram. W ith some imagination and planning, it is easy to do. Exercise is one of lif e’ s joys. It energiz es y ou, helps y ou look and f eel bet ter and puts you on the [...]

SCHwINN ® ELLIPTIC AL TRAINER wORk OUT LOG K ee pin g a log of y our wo rko ut s is a goo d w a y to tra c k y ou r pr ogr ess to wa rd your goals and is an excellent visual indicator of y our increased lev el of phy sical fitness. A work out log is also an outstanding tool to help k eep yo u motivated! Seeing y our weekly , monthly or e ven y ear[...]

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IMPORT ANT CONT ACT NUMBERS If you need assistance, please hav e both the serial number of your mac hine and the date of purc hase available when y ou cont act the appropriate Nautilus office listed below . F or tec hnical assist ance and a list of distributors in y our area, please call or fax one of the f ollowing numbers. INTERNA TIONAL CUSTOME[...]

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