English dropdown-ico

True Fitness ESX manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of True Fitness ESX, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of True Fitness ESX one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of True Fitness ESX. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of True Fitness ESX should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of True Fitness ESX
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the True Fitness ESX item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the True Fitness ESX item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of True Fitness ESX alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of True Fitness ESX, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the True Fitness service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of True Fitness ESX.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the True Fitness ESX item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    E SX, T SXa + T SX O wner's Guide truefitness.com / 800.426.6570 / 1.636.272.7100[...]

  • Page 2

    In 1981, Frank T rula ske launched TRUE Fitness®, and be gan manufacturing hand- craf ted treadmill s . His team ’ s ob se ssion with quality ha s propelle d TRUE to the top of the f itness industr y and has created one of America ’ s oldest , l argest and most resp e cte d fitness equipment manufacturers. Ov e r t he ye a r s, TR U E has de s[...]

  • Page 3

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 3 Review fo r Y ou r Saf ety I    S  I  Whe n using thi s e xe rci se machine, b a sic pre caution s should always b e followe d, whic h includes the follow ing: Read and understand all instr uctions and w arnings pr ior to use. Obtain a me di[...]

  • Page 4

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 4 Qu ick St ar t St ar ting U p Durin g Y ou r Wo rkout Quick St art into a manual workout by pressing . Select a differ ent workout by pressing the workout key s . Press workout ke ys more than once for more programs . Press to do a manually -controlled workout . A ccept e ach setting and move t o the ne xt one b[...]

  • Page 5

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 5 T ab le o f Co ntents Quick Start ......................................................................................5 1. Ba sic Op eration ( exc ept console)............................................6 2. The Display ..................................................................................18 Des cr[...]

  • Page 6

    Chapte r O ne B as ic O pe ra ti o n In T h is Chapter: Stri de Adjustment Wo rkout T ime Wo rkout Sa ve/Recall (ESX + TSX a) Da t a Entry Da t a Dis pla y ESX + TSX A Co nso le, TSX C onso le Us in g the E xer cis e Arms ESX Up per E xer cise Arms Hear t Ra te Mon it o ri ng Co nt act Hear t Ra te Brea th in g & CHR Accuracy Chapter 1: Basic O[...]

  • Page 7

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 7 Stride Ad just me nt C O: B  O    Wo rkout Time Settin g Yo ur Wei ght Stride Adjust ment (ESX +TSXa) All workouts have a def ault time of 30 minutes (ex cept the upper b ody workout). Y ou may cho ose a differen t workout time using the or numeric keys[...]

  • Page 8

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 8 Wo rk out Sa ve/Recall C O: B  O    mix3 D emo Wo rkout Sa ve/Recall (ESX + TSXa) Da t a Entr y Reset T r y out mi x3 TM w ith this two-minute, twenty-s econd demo program. Press and hold the mi x3 key . The elliptical w ill guide you through si x diffe[...]

  • Page 9

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 9 Da t a D is pl a y C O: B  O    Ce nter mat ri x di splay: Show s your progress and worklo ad profile through your workout. The number of dot s in each column corresp ond to your workout intensity . Chang e Di spl ay: Changes d ata readouts f rom one se[...]

  • Page 10

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 10 The ESX +TSX a Co nso le C O: B  O    ESX + TSX a Co nso le[...]

  • Page 11

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 11 The TSX Co nso le C O: B  O    TSX Co nso le[...]

  • Page 12

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 12 Us ing the Exe rcis e Arms C O: B  O    Usin g the Exercis e Arms Y ou have four hand and arm options when exercising . Many ex ercisers u se all four options during their workout : Use the upper-bo dy e xe rci se ar ms w ith pe daling The exer ci se a[...]

  • Page 13

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 13 Us ing the Exe rcis e Arms C O: B  O    Use the e xer ci se ar ms alone Stand on the side steps , off the pe dals , and u se the ex ercis e arms for a pure upp er b ody workout . Use the bal ance bar Grasp the balance bar w ith a relaxed grip, for a lo[...]

  • Page 14

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 14 While standing be side the machine, loosen the knob approxima tely one turn (c ounterclockwis e) and pull knob to disengage pin. Rais e or lower handle to a comfortable height setting from 1 to 5. A position that places the user’ s hand at or slightly below the shoulder is recommended. Make certain pin is f u[...]

  • Page 15

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 15 H ear t Ra te Mo nit o ring C O: B  O    The elliptical can monitor your he art rate using either a chest strap or the met al gr ips on the balance bar (called contact he art rate, or C HR pads). A che st strap transmit s your hear t rate to the ellipt[...]

  • Page 16

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 16 Co nt act H ear t Ra te C O: B  O    The contact hear t rate (C HR) s ystem lets you monitor your hear t rate without we aring a strap. Gently gra sp the contact hear t rate pads a s shown in picture. When the sy stem detect s your hands , the Hear t R[...]

  • Page 17

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 17 B rea thing & CHR Accu rac y C O: B  O    Brea thing Breathe in a reg ular and relaxed manner . Many exercisers do not breathe enough, which re duces their exercise capacity and comfort. T r y breathing de ep er and more f requently to s ee if it h[...]

  • Page 18

    Chapte r t wo The D is pl a y In T h is Chapter: Y our Dis p l a y ESX, TSX a + TSX U pp er P anel ESX + TSX a Lo wer P an el TSX Lower P an el Chapter 1: Basic Operation Chapter 2: The Display Chapter 3: W ork ing Out On T he ESX, TSX + T SXa Chapter 4: Pre-S et W or kouts Chapter 5: Hear t R ate Control Chapter 6: Designing An Exercise Pr ogram[...]

  • Page 19

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 19 Y ou r D is pl a y C T: T D   The elliptical displ ay ha s two jobs : to let you control the elliptical operation, and to give you fe edb ack ab out your workout. The controls are simple and desig ne d to b e foolpro of ; it’ s hard to press a “wrong ” ke y [...]

  • Page 20

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 20 ESX, TSX a + TSX U pper P ane l C T: T D   MET s : Y our MET s rate.* Progress Display: Shows your progress and workload prole through your workout. The Displa y Time: The amount of time remaining in your workout. If you pr ess this becomes elapsed time: how lo[...]

  • Page 21

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 21 ESX + TSX a Lowe r P ane l C T: T D   Star t: Star ts a workout The Displa y Cruise Control: Selects Constant Heart Rate Control. If already in a workout, selects Cruise Control HRC. W orkload: Adjusts workload up and down. Keys repeat if held down. Enter: Acc ept[...]

  • Page 22

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 22 TSX Lowe r P ane l C T: T D   Star t: Star ts a workout The Displa y Cruise Control: Selects Constant Heart Rate Control. If already in a workout, selects Cruise Control HRC. W orkload: Adjusts workload up and down. Keys repeat if held down. Enter: Acc epts the cu[...]

  • Page 23

    Chapte r Thre e Wo rking Out o n the ESX, TSX a + TSX In T h is Chapter: mix3 Glute Buster U pp er-Bo dy Leg Shaper Chapter 1: Basic Operation Chapter 2: The Display Chapter 3: W ork ing Out On T he ESX, TSX + T SXa Chapter 4: Pre-S et W or kouts Chapter 5: Hear t R ate Control Chapter 6: Designing An Exercise Pr ogram[...]

  • Page 24

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 24 mix3 C T: W  O mix3 TM is a cross -training workout that g ives you the most ex ercise for your training time, lower-body , upper-body and total- bo dy . I t use s one-minute exer ci se seg ments w ith eig ht different exercises . Y ou can adju st your workl[...]

  • Page 25

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 25 G l ute Buste r C T: W  O This workout use s reverse striding to work your gluteu s maximus muscles . Re cover y s egments u se for w ard str iding . There are si x one-minute ex ercise s egment s . Y ou can adjust your workload over 16 different le vels . 1[...]

  • Page 26

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 26 U ppe r-B o dy and Leg Shape r C T: W   O F or this workout, you stand on the side step s and use your upper- b ody only . The default workout time i s 10 minutes; the one-minute steps b elow repe at until the end of the workout time. Y ou can adjust your wo[...]

  • Page 27

    Chapte r Fou r Pre-S et Wo rkouts In T h is Chapter: Wo rkout Ch o ices Hi ll Wo rkout Profi les Inter v al Wo rkout Pro fi les Chapter 1: Basic Operation Chapter 2: The Display Chapter 3: W ork ing Out On T he ESX, TSX + T SXa Chapter 4: Pre-S et W or kouts Chapter 5: Hear t R ate Control Chapter 6: Designing An Exercise Pr ogram[...]

  • Page 28

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 28 Wo rk out Cho ices C F: P-S W  The two hill workouts are: ∙ Rolling Hills , a serie s of gently changing workload s . ∙ O ne Big Hill , with the workload gradu ally increa sing to a ma ximum at the half w ay p oint, then de crea sing gradually to t[...]

  • Page 29

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 29 H ill Wo rk out Pro files C F: P-S W  Hill Wo rkout Pro f iles Ro lling H ills O ne B ig Hill[...]

  • Page 30

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 30 I nte r v al Wo rkout pro files C F: P-S W  I nte rv al Wo rkout Pro f iles Easy I nter v als S po r t I nte r v als[...]

  • Page 31

    Chapte r F ive H ear t Ra te Co ntro l In T h is Chapter: Introduc tio n to HRC T ypes o f HRC Impo r t ant Poi nts About HR C Chapter 1: Basic Operation Chapter 2: The Display Chapter 3: W ork ing Out On T he ESX, TSX + T SXa Chapter 4: Pre-S et W or kouts Chapter 5: Hear t R ate Control Chapter 6: Designing An Exercise Pr ogram[...]

  • Page 32

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 32 TRUE's HRC workouts allow the E SX, TSXa + TSX to monitor your relative exer cis e intensity by w ay of your he art rate, and automa tically adju st the worklo ad to keep you at your target hear t rate and thus your desired exercise intensity . Y our hear t rate is a go od measure of your b ody's exer[...]

  • Page 33

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 33 Co nst ant Hear t Ra te co ntro l Cr ui se Co ntro l T ypes o f HRC C F: H  R  C  Con st ant Heart R ate C ontr ol 1 Press and press . 2. Enter your desire d workout time and press . 3. Enter your age and press . 4. Enter a target hear t rate and[...]

  • Page 34

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 34 The hear t rate monitor transmitter strap should b e worn accor ding to the guidelines in C hapt er 1 . If the transmitter strap i s adjusted or move d while exercising, hear t rate monitoring may be temporarily af fec ted. The transmitter strap send s a low-le vel radio signal to the ESX, TSXa + TSX so interfe[...]

  • Page 35

    D es ignin g 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 Progr a m Determi n in g Y our Needs Begi n ni n g Y our E xer cise Progra m Est ablis h in g and M aint ain i ng Fitn ess M anagin g Weight Spo r ts Trai ni ng Chapter 1: Basic Operation Chapter 2: The Display Chapter[...]

  • Page 36

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 36 Wha t is the F .I.T . Co nce pt? C S: D   A E  P   The workout por tion of your exer cis e program consist s of three major v ari ables: Frequenc y , Intensity , and T ime. Frequenc y: How O ften Y ou E x erc i se Y ou sho[...]

  • Page 37

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 37 Mo re F .I.T . Co nce pt Ove r view C S: D   A E  P   MET s One MET i s the amount of energy your b ody u ses when you'r e resting . If a physical activ ity has an equivalent of si x MET s , its energy demands are si [...]

  • Page 38

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 38 Us ing the F .I.T . Co nce pt C S: D   A E  P   The F .I. T . concept is de signe d to help you b eg in a program tailored to your ne ed s . Y ou may w ish to ke ep an exercise log to monitor your prog ress . Y ou can get [...]

  • Page 39

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 39 Y our F .I.T . Progra m C S: D   A E  P   Beginnin g Yo ur Exercis e Program In addition to monitor ing your hear t rate a s you ex ercise, be aware of how quickly your he art rate recovers . If your hear t rate is over 12[...]

  • Page 40

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 40 Y our F .I.T . Program C S: D   A E  P   W orkout : Br i sk and R hythmic E x erc i se The workout trains and conditions your he art , lung s , and muscles to operate more ef ficiently . Inc reas e ex ercise in response to[...]

  • Page 41

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 41 Est ab lis hing and Maint aining F itness C S: D   A E  P   Maint aining A e r obi c Fitness Managing Wei ght If you can sust ain 12 but not 20 contin uous minutes of ex ercise in your target he art rate zone: • Exerc[...]

  • Page 42

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 42 We ight and S po r ts T raining P r ogra m s C S: D   A E  P   T r y to reach and maintain 60-75 percent of your ma ximum heart rate with mo derate exercise. Exercise for 30-45 minutes at 60-65 p ercen t of your target he [...]

  • Page 43

    Appe ndix A T arget H ear t Ra te Char t A Guide to Help Y ou P ick an In itial T ar get Hear t Ra te[...]

  • Page 44

    ES9.0 B ikes Owner’ s Guid e 44 Appe ndix A - T arget H ear t Ra te Char t Remember to check w ith your physici an before be ginning any ex ercis e program. They c an help de termine an appropriate target he art rate. Medications of ten af fect he art rate.[...]

  • Page 45

    Appe ndix B S pecif ica ti o ns T he Size and Perfo rmance A ttributes o f Y our ESX, TSX a + TSX[...]

  • Page 46

    ESX, TSX a + TSX Owner’ s Guid e 46 Appe ndix B - S pecifi ca tio ns TSXa TSX DRIVE SYSTE M Core Drive Core Drive STRIDE Adjustable 17"-26" (43cm-66cm) Fixed 21" (53cm) WORKLOAD R ANGE 13 W atts to 300 W atts 13 W atts to 300 W atts BRAK E SYSTEM Eddy Current Eddy Current TRAN SMISSION SYSTEM Single-Stage P oly-V Belt Single-Stage [...]

  • Page 47

    ©2008 TRUE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY , INC. TRUE is a registered trademark of TRUE FITNESS. Specifications subject to change. Founded 1981 865 Hoff R oad St. Louis, MO 63366 800.426.6570 truefitness.c om 110308[...]