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Achieve Console oper a tion manual[...]

C ORPORA TE H EADQUARTERS 5100 River Road Schiller Park, Illinois 60176 • U.S.A. 847.288.3300 • F AX: 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 07/087 A MERICA ’ S North America Life Fitness Inc. 5100 N River Road Schiller Park, IL 60176 U.S.A T e[...]

Before using this product, it is essential that this ENTIRE operation manual and ALL installation 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 INTÉGR[...]

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 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 SAFETY W ARNING: The safety of the product can be maintained only if it is examined regularly for damage and wear . See Preventive Maintenance section for details. • If this Life Fitness product does not function properly after it has been dropped, damaged, or even partially immersed in w[...]

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'as- surer qu'il n'est p as usé ni endommagé. Consultez la section de Maintenance préventive pour obtenir de plus amples informations. • Si l'appareil Life[...]

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 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. 2.2 A CHIEVE D ISPLA Y C ONSOLE D ESCRIP[...]

8 F CLEAR (non-treadmill products) : Pressing the CLEAR key once transitions the system to the Workout Summary mode. Pressing CLEAR during the data 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). CLEAR (treadmills) : Pressing t[...]

9 2.3 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. NOTE : T readmills have three accessory trays. T wo side trays to accommodate large items an[...]

10 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[...]

11 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 patented 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 horizontal (cross-trainer) or vertical midpoin[...]

12 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[...]

4 T HE W ORKOUTS 4.1 W ORKOUT O VERVIEWS This section lists the available pre-programmed workout s. For more detailed information, see Section 4.2, titled Using the Workouts . QUICK ST ART is the fastest way to begin exercising and bypasses the step s involved in selecting a specific workout program. On, non-treadmill products, af ter the QUICK ST [...]

14 S ELECTING AND U SING Q UICK S T ART QUICK ST ART is the fastest way to begin exercising and 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 or walk/jog/run keys. The workout begins at an intensity level that remains the same unless manually changed. After [...]

15 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 – 1 1.3 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 [...]

16 4.3 W ORKOUT D ESCRIPTIONS Q UICK S T ART QUICK ST ART is the fastest way to begin exercising and bypasses the step s of selecting a specific workout program. The intensity level for the workout is set automatically and remains the same unless manually changed. T o change the level, use the LEVEL UP/DOWN ARROW keys on non-treadmill products (SPE[...]

17 1 to 9 minutes: The Hill program cannot complete all four phases adequately for a workout lasting less than 10 minutes. The program 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 by the user “on the fly ,” each in[...]

18 T o set up the Fit T est ( on treadmills) : l Press the CHANGE WORKOUT button repeatedly until the FIT TEST option appears in the MESSAGE CENTER. Press ENTER to select the FIT TEST option. l 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 accept t[...]

19 It is important for you to t ake the Fit T est under similar circumstances each time. Y our heart rate is dependent on many factors, including: l amount of sleep the previous night (at least seven hours is recommended) l time of day l time since last meal (two to four hours after the last meal is recommended) l time since last beverage containin[...]

The tables 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 Average 45-49 43-47 42-45 39-42 35-38 Average 40-44 38-42 3[...]

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

5 M ANAGER C ONFIGURA TIONS 5.1 E NTERING AND U SING THE M ANAGER C ONFIGURA TION S ETTINGS Fitness club managers and other authorized personnel can use the Manager Configurations feature to change default settings or to enable or disable certain workouts or displays on the Life Fitness exercise equipment. 22 Setting Default V alue Description MAX [...]

T o access Manager ’s Configuration, hold the COOL DOWN key while pressing the CLEAR key twice. T o access Optional Settings, the ENTER key shall be pressed. Upon successful execution of the procedure the “OPTIONAL SETTINGS” message shall be displayed. DEF AUL T LANGUAGE SETUP This diagnostic state shall allow for the selection of either one [...]

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 products have proven to be durable in health clubs, colleges, and military facilities the world over . NOTE: The safety of the equipment can be maintained only if the equipment is[...]

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 all four sensors (on cross-trainers and treadmills) located at the front and back of the hand grip s. • Grasp the sensors firmly . • Apply constant pressur[...]

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, S peed, Level, Calories, Heart Rate, Distance. When enabled: METS, and watts Summaries: T otal elapsed time of workout, tot al calories burned, total distance Character size: 0.54 inches Workout s and Goals: Manual,[...]

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