True Fitness Z5 Elliptical User Manual
Table of Contents
Z5 Elliptical Owner’s Guide
1 - Quick Start
It’s easy to use your
new elliptical.
2 - Riding Your
Elliptical
Basic operation of
everything except the
console.
4 - Manual and
Pre-Set Programs
Details on basic
exercise modes.
5 - Heart Rate
Control
Foolproof heart rate
feedback workouts.
6 - Creating an
Exercise Plan
Advice on using your
elliptical in a
rewarding exercise
program.
7 - Care and
Maintenance
Keeping your elliptical
in the best shape.
8 - Important
Safety Instructions
Be sure to familiarize
yourself with this
section.
9 - Elliptical
Specifications
Operational and
physical attributes of
your elliptical.
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3 - The Display
Describes each key
and data display
feature.
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Quick Start
In This Chapter:
Just Get on and Ride!
Starting Up
Change Workouts Any Time You Want
Pausing Your Workout
Change the Data Display
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C
HAPTER
1:
Quick Start
CHAPTER 2: Riding Your Elliptical
CHAPTER 3: The Display
CHAPTER 4: Manual and Pre-Set Programs
CHAPTER 5: Heart Rate Control
CHAPTER 6: Designing an Exercise Program
CHAPTER 7: Care and Maintenance
CHAPTER 8: Important Safety Instructions
CHAPTER 9: Elliptical Specifications
The best way to learn to use the Z5 Elliptical is to keep
pressing keys to see what happens — explore it at your own
pace.
R
EMEMBER: the Z5 elliptical must be plugged into a wall outlet
using the supplied wall transformer. The power input jack is
located in the rear of the elliptical.
The Z5.1 elliptical is self-powering, so it does not have a power
cord.
Just Get on and Ride!
QUICK START
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QUICK S
TART
JUST GET ON
AND
RIDE!
STARTING UP
P
AUSING YOUR
WORKOUT
C
HANGE
WORKOUTS AT
A
NY TIME
CHANGE THE
DATA DISPLAY
Begin pedaling to start up the Z5.1 elliptical. (The Z5
display will already be on.)
The display will wake up and prompt for your weight,
workout selection, and workout time.
Enter your workout parameters and press , or
immediately press for a quick start into a manual
workout.
At any time during your workout, change workouts by pressing
a program key.
The Z5 elliptical will pause indefinitely when you stop
pedaling, retaining your workout data until you press .
The Z5.1 will retain your workout data for about 15 seconds.
Press the Change Display key to change the workout data
display.
Riding Your Elliptical
In This Chapter:
Getting Comfortable
Using Your Heart Rate to Exercise
Using the Chest Strap
Using Contact Heart Rate
Getting the Best Results Possible
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CHAPTER 1: Quick Start
C
HAPTER
2:
Riding Your Elliptical
CHAPTER 3: The Display
CHAPTER 4: Manual and Pre-Set Programs
CHAPTER 5: Heart Rate Control
CHAPTER 6: Creating an Exercise Plan
CHAPTER 7: Care and Maintenance
CHAPTER 8: Important Safety Instructions
CHAPTER 9: Elliptical Specifications
Getting Comfortable
RIDING YOUR ELLIPTICAL
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RIDING YOUR E
LLIPTICAL
Set your weight before every workout. This
allows the Z5 Elliptical to control your
workout more effectively.
The body weight setting does not affect the
calorie expenditure calculation. Unlike
treadmills or other weight-bearing
exercises, calories burned during exercise
biking does not change with different body weights.
Place your feet anywhere on the foot
pads.
Most riders prefer their feet to be as
close together as possible, but choose
your own position for maximum
comfort.
The Z5.1's stride length can be
adjusted from 18 to 24 inches.
Rotate the adjustment wheel
counter-clockwise to lengthen the
stride, and clockwise to shorten the
stride.
Most users will be comfortable near
the center of the adjustment range, from 19 to 22 inches.
Slightly different muscles are used at different stride lengths,
so changing stride length during your exercise may give you a
better workout.
SETTING YOUR
WEIGHT
Variations in human
exercise efficiency are
another potential
source of error, with
differences of plus or
minus 10% common
in the population.
FOOT POSITION
A
DJUSTING
STRIDE LENGTH
Z5 Elliptical Owner’s Guide
Using the Exercise Arms
RIDING YOUR ELLIPTICAL
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RIDING YOUR ELLIPTICAL
You have three hand and arm options when exercising:
Use the upper-body exercise arms.
The elliptical's motion will complement your body's natural
rhythm, encouraging extra exercise from your upper body and
making for an easy exercise balance.
Grasp the exercise arms in a position so that you are wellbalanced and your arm motion is comfortable. Grip the
handles with a relaxed, not tight, grip.
You can use the exercise arms for mainly balance, or you can
use them for significant upper-body exercise. Any power you
apply to them will be accurately recorded by the elliptical
console.
USING THE
EXERCISE
ARMS
Other Options
RIDING YOUR ELLIPTICAL
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RIDING YOUR E
LLIPTICAL
Use the balance bar.
Again, grasp the handles with a relaxed grip.
Keep your hands free.
Use caution with this method, as this requires good balance
and exercise form.
Many exercisers use all three options during their workout.
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Monitoring Your Heart Rate
RIDING YOUR ELLIPTICAL
Breathe in a regular and relaxed manner. Many exercisers do
not breathe enough, which reduces their exercise capacity and
comfort. You might want to try breathing deeper and more
frequently to see if it helps your exercise regime.
The Z5 Elliptical can monitor your heart rate using a chest
strap that transmits your heart rate to the elliptical via radio.
Although your elliptical functions fine without using the heart
rate monitoring feature, this kind of monitoring gives you
valuable feedback on your effort level. Chest strap monitoring
also allows you to use Heart Rate Control, which is the most
advanced exercise control system available.
BREATHING
MONITORING
YOUR H
EART
RATE
Chest Strap Use
RIDING YOUR BIKE
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RIDING YOUR E
LLIPTICAL
When you wear a Polar® or compatible transmitter strap, the
elliptical will display your heart rate as a digital beats-perminute (bpm) readout.
The transmitter strap should be worn
directly against your skin, about one
inch below the pectoral muscles/breast
line (see picture below). Women should
be careful to place the transmitter
below their bra line.
Some moisture is necessary between the strap and your skin.
Sweat from your exercise works best, but ordinary tap water
may be used prior to your workout if desired.
Examples of Heart Rates
Found in Daily Life
An average 30-year-old
might have a resting heart
rate, when sitting totally
still for several minutes, of
65. During hard exercise
that can be sustained for
10 to 15 minutes it might
be around 140 continuous-
ly. A maximum heart rate
that requires maximal
exercise for several minutes to attain is 185.
A 30-year-old in good
shape might have a resting heart rate near 55,
and might exercise for 20
minutes at a heart rate of
160.
A world-class distance runner or professional cyclist
might have a resting heart
rate near 45.
CHEST STRAP
HEART RATE
MONITORING
The Display
In This Chapter:
Your Display
The Upper Panel
The Lower Panel
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CHAPTER 1: Quick Start
CHAPTER 2: Riding Your Elliptical
C
HAPTER
3:
The Display
CHAPTER 4: Manual and Pre-Set Programs
CHAPTER 5: Heart Rate Control
CHAPTER 6: Creating an Exercise Plan
CHAPTER 7: Care and Maintenance
CHAPTER 8: Important Safety Instructions
CHAPTER 9: Elliptical Specifications
Your Display
THE DISPLAY
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THE
DISPLAY
The elliptical display has two jobs: to let you control the
elliptical operation, and to give you feedback about your
workout. The controls are simple and designed to be
foolproof; it's hard to press a "wrong" key. You can monitor
eight different kinds of physiological data, and your workout
progress is tracked graphically with the center matrix display
YOUR DISPLAY
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The Upper Panel
THE DISPLAY
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T
HE DISPLAY
Work Level: The
selected workout
level.
Time: The amount of time
remaining in your workout.
If you press , this
becomes elapsed time: how
long you've been working
out so far.
*
Distance: an estimate of your
walking or running distance for
a comparable amount of
calories expended.
*
Heart Rate: In
beats per minute
(bpm).
*
Calories: An
estimate of your
calories burned.
This doesn't include
your basal
metabolic rate,
which is about 72
calories per hour for
a 150-pound
person.
*
RPM: Your pedal cadence.
*
METs: Your METs rate.
*
Watts: The amount of mechanical
power the elliptical is receiving from
your exercise. This is not the same
as the amount of power your body
is using, since the average person
is only about 20% efficient at
generating mechanical power.
*
Change Display: Changes
data readouts from one set of
four to the other set. Press
and hold for two seconds to
automatically alternate back
and forth between the two
sets every five seconds.
*
Progress Display:
Shows your progress and
workload profile through
your workout.
*Pressing
the
“Change
Display”
key
will
switch
the
readout
from
the
top
values
to
the
bottom
values
and
will
light
up
the
LEDs
of
the
values
now
being
displayed.
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