Life Fitness Lifecycle Aerobic Trainer 6000 User Manual

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How To Get The Mos~ Out Of Your lifecycle Workout
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INTRODUCTION

How To Get the Most
Out of Your Lifecycle@ Workout
Congratulations...and welcome to the world of Life Fitness. Inc. ard :.~~ Lifecycle~ aerobic trainer.
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Its patented Hill-profile. instant visual feedback and fitness scoring computation
provide the exceptional motivation that will help you stay with your conditioning program.
Who rides the Lifecycle@? People who value time and who need to make every minute count. Olympic athletes. movie stars. busy executives. top govemment administrators, sports celebrities and housewives all make the Lifecycle@ their exercise choice. Whether at a fitness facility, at home or at the office. riding a Lifecycle~ is an excellent way to lose weight and improve your cardiorespiratory condition. And it's fun! other computerized stationary bike.
Why ride a Lifecycle@? Lifecycle@ aerobic training is more than just a motivating experience. Regular aerobic exercise, such as on a Lifecycle~, improves energy
and endurance, reduces body fat, lowers your probability of heart disease, and
tends to prolong life.* Consistent workouts can also diffuse the effects of
everyday stress. Competitive athletes train aerobically to increase their heart strength, lung capacity and muscular endurance.
Read this Manual Now. Before beginning your Lifecyclei!) Personal Exercise Plan (PEP), it is essential that you read this entire manual. It explains how to operate your Lifecycle@,and helps you design an aerobic workout tailored to your personal fitness needs.
Your new Lifecycle~ is the culmination of over 17 years of technological innovation. Today. it is recognized as the world's most popular and most advanced computerized stationary bicycle.
The Lifecycle~ offers a host of exclusive features designed to
help you achieve your fitness goals more quickfy and enjoyably.
More
health clubs use Lifecycle@for cycling than any
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Ifyou have further questions regarding the operation of your Lifecycle@. please
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Longevity of College Alumni. N Engl J Med 1986:314(March 6):605-613.
at (800) 351-3737 toll free, or (312) 451-0036.
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Assistance on Installation, Operation, Warranty, Parts and Repairs:
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Telex: 721596
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Fitness Europe GmbH Siemensstrasse 3 8044 Unterschleisshem Munich, West Germany
Telefon: 089 -3105087/8/9
Telex: 5215918 LSG
C 1989 Ufe FItness, Inc., a subsidiary of Baily. Manufacturing Corporation. The Ufecyc1e. trademark is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Certificate No. 1,400,502 issued July 8. 1986. Any use of this trademark, without the express written consent of Ufe FItness, Inc. is forbidden. U.S. Patent No's. 3,767,195 and 4,358,105. (2/89) T177
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Sales, Product Information and Customer Service:
Life
FItneSS, Inc. Customer Service 9601 Jeronimo Road
Irvine. California 92718 (800) 543-2925 Toll Free (714) 859-1011
Telex: 4722127 UFE UI
Fax: (714) 458-5711
Assistance on Installation, Operation, Warranty, Parts and Repairs:
Life
Frtness Inc. Product Support 10601 West Belmont Avenue Franklin Park, Illinois 60131
(800) 351-3737 Toll Free (312) 451.0036
Telex: 721596
Fax: (312) 451-4137

Europe:

Life Frtness Europe GmbH
Siemensstrasse 3 8044 Unterschleisshem Munich,
Telefon: 089 . 3105087/8/9
Telex: 5215918
C 1989 Ufe
trademark is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Certificate No. 1,400,502 issued July 8, 1986. Any use of this trademark, without the express written consent of Ufe Fitness, Inc. is forbidden. U.S. Patent No's. 3,767,195 and 4,358,105. (2189) 7777
West Germany
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Fitness, Inc., a subsidiary of Bally. Manufacturing Corporation. The Ufecyc1e.
The Lifecycle~ Mcx:lel6000 aerobic trainer is lightweight, easy to move from room-to-room and features the same
motivating Hill Profile program that has attracted thousands of loyal users in health clubs around the world.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

How to Use the Display Console 8

Howto Develop Your Personal Exercise Plan 11
Start with a Medical Exam 11
Planning YourAerobic Workout 11
Your Goals
FIT Guidelines FREQUENCY INTENSITY TIME
How to Exercise Effectively 14.
Calculating Your Training Heart Rate Range (THRR)
Checking Your Pulse 15
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Warming Up and Cooling Down 16 Proper Stretching Techniques 16 Stretching Exercises Tips for Good Stretching Results 19
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Do'sand Don't's forMinimizingSoreness and MuscularStress
How to Choose An Aerobic Training Method 21
Interval Training 21 Steady-Pace Training 22
How to Choose a Lifecycle@ Computerized Program 23
The Hill Profile Program The Random Program 25
The Manual ..Program 25
How to Choose the Correct Workout Intensity 26 How to Operate the Hill Profile Program 28 How to Make Changes During Your Ride 32 How to Operate the Random and Manual Programs 33
Howto Operate FITTeST 34
HowFITTESTWorks , 34
FIT TEST Tips """""'''''''''''''' 35
Your Resting Rate is Important 35
How to Stay Motivated ("Stayi~ With If')
How to Care for Your Ufecycle 39
How to Replace the Battery 40
How to Solve Operating Problems 41
Howto Adjust Footstraps 43
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FIGURES

Figure 1: Display Console 8 Figure 2: Keyboard ""'"'''''''' 9
Figure 3: Training Heart Rate Range (THRR) chart 15
Figure 4: Hill Profile """'" 24 Figure 5: Relative Program Intensities 27 Figure 6: Correct Seat Height Adjustment Figure 7: Data Entry Display: Figure 8: Selecting RANDOM or MANUAL Program 33
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Figure 9; FIT TEST Scoring Table 36 Figure 10: Replacing the Battery 40 Figure 11: Oiling Seat Springs 42 Figure 12: Adjusting the Footstraps
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TABLES

Table 1: Training Heart Rate Range (THRR) for Fat Loss and

Cardiorespiratory Improvement """""'"'''' ..., 44

Table 2: Weight Conversion Chart 46
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U.S. Patent no.'s 3,767,195 and 4,358,105

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HOW TO USE THE DISPLAY
The Lifecycle~ aerobic trainer's computerized display console allows you to watch your progress as you ride.
The on-board computer lets you tailor your workout to your individual fitness
capabilities and provides a unique means of measuring your fitness improvement from one workout to the next. You'll want to challenge yourself by gradually increasing exercise intensity and exercise time as your endurance improves.
The display is simple to program and easy to use. It shows only data essential to
using the bike effectively.

Figure 1: Display Console

CONSOLE
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A. HILL PROFILE GRAPHIC DIAGRAM: This graphic diagram visualizes the hills
and valleys encountered when you select the HillProfile program -a patented, scientifically developed interval training system - unique to the Lifecycle@ aerobic
trainer. You have a choice of 9 timed programs ranging from 1 through 24
minutes, and can ride the Hill Profile, Random and Manual programs at 12 different levels of intensity (difficulty). The Hill Profile graphic diagram is not applicable to either the Random or Manual programs.
B. LED MATRIX WINDOW: This matrix of LED '1ights" shows your present position (yellow column) and the upcoming terrain (red columns). As you pedal, the lights move across the screen from right to left. The higher the yellow column of lights, the harder you will be pedaling.
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The Lifecycle~ is automatically programmed to put you in the Hill Profile mode. With the Hill Profile, you will encounter the terrain visualized in diagram "A"on page 8. If you choose to ride the Random program, you will encounter a series of
random hills and valleys -with over one million variations, so you'll never make
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