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The Life Fitness Treadmill is equipped with Polar ® telemetry, a heart rate monitoring system in whichelectrodes, pressed against the skin, transfer heart rate signals to the treadmill console. These electrodesare attached to a chest strap that the user wears during the workout.See the diagram below for correct positioning of the strap. The electrodes (A), which are the twogrooved surfaces on the underside of the strap, must remain wet to transmit accurately the electricalimpulses of the heart back to the receiver. Moisten the electrodes. Then, secure the strap as highunder the chest muscles as possible. The strap should be snug, but comfortable enough to allow fornormal breathing.The transmitter strap delivers its most accurate heart rate reading when the electrodes are in directcontact with bare skin. However, it will function with a slightly less accurate heart rate reading througha thin layer of wet clothing.If it becomes necessary to re-moisten the chest strap electrodes, grasp the center of the strap, pull itaway from the chest to expose the two electrodes, and re-moisten them.During the setup of a heart rate zone training workout, the user will be required to enter a start-upspeed. If a heart rate chest strap is not detected, the maximum allowable speed is 4.5 mph. If a heartrate chest strap is detected, the maximum speed is 12 mph.AA4 THE WORKOUTS4.1 WORKOUT OVERVIEWSThe following workouts are preprogrammed for the Life Fitness Treadmill.GO SYSTEM QUICK START is the fastest way to begin exercising. After the WALK/LOW, JOG/MID,or RUN/HIGH key is pressed, a MANUAL workout begins immediately at the pre-programmed speedand incline for the respective key pressed. While in this MANUAL workout, the user may, at any time,toggle between the three pre-programmed speeds.MANUAL is a constant effort workout in which the user can change resistance level or speed atany time.RANDOM is an interval training workout of constantly changing intensity levels that occur in noregular pattern or progression.HILL is an interval training workout. Intervals are periods of intense aerobic exercise separatedby regular periods of lower-intensity exercise.PERSONAL TRAINER workouts are accessed through the PERSONAL TRAINER key. Theseinclude DISTANCE GOAL, CALORIES GOAL, TIME IN ZONE GOAL and SPORT TRAININGworkouts, as well as up to six custom workouts, which may be programmed by user.DISTANCE GOAL is a distance based workout.CALORIES GOAL is a calorie expenditure based workout.TIME IN ZONE GOAL is a time spent at Target Heart Rate (65 percent of the theoreticalmaximum † )based workout.SPORT TRAINING TM (5K) is a distance-goal workout that simulates an actual terrain withvarying incline levels. It is designed to assist runners in training for a 5-kilometer, or 3.1-mile, race. Accessible through the PERSONAL TRAINER workouts key.SPORT TRAINING TM (10K) is a distance-goal workout that simulates an actual terrain with varyingincline levels. It is designed to assist runners in training for a 10-kilometer, or 6.2-mile, race.Accessible through the PERSONAL TRAINER workouts key.SPORT TRAINING TM (Time) is a time-based sport training workout. Accessible through thePERSONAL TRAINER workouts key.ZONE TRAINING + Zone Training workouts target specific ranges, or zones, for maintaininga heart rate to achieve maximum exercise results.HEART RATE HILL TM takes the user through three different hills based on the target heartrate*. The user wears a heart rate chest strap, or grasps the Lifepulse TM sensors continuously.HEART RATE INTERVAL TM alternates between a hill and a valley based on the target heartrate*. The user wears a heart rate chest strap, or grasps the Lifepulse TM sensors continuously.THE HEART RATE CHEST STRAP18†Defined by the American College of Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription" as equal to220 minus an individual’s age.* Target Heart Rate (THR) is a percentage of the theoretical maximum (HRmax). A 40-year-old user's recommended THRfor the HEART RATE HILL workout is 144, or 80 percent of the maximum; so the equation would be (220-40)*.80=144.19