Vision Fitness ST200, ST250 User Manual

Owner’s

Guide

ST200 AND ST250

FUNCTIONAL TRAINER GYM

ongratulations on choosing a VISION FITNESS Functional Trainer Gym. You’ve taken an important step in developing and sustaining an exercise program! Your Gym is a tremendously effective tool for achieving your personal fitness goals. Regular use of your Gym can improve the quality of your life in so many ways…

Here are just a few of the health benefits of anaerobic/aerobic exercise:

• Increase or Sustaining Bone Density

• Weight Loss

• A Healthier Heart

• Improved Muscle Tone

• Increased Daily Energy Levels

• Reduced Stress

• Help In Countering Anxiety and Depression

• An Improved Self Image

The key to reaping these benefits is to develop the exercise habit. Your new Gym will help you eliminate the obstacles that prevent you from getting in your exercise time. Snow and rain and darkness won't interfere with your workout when you have your Gym in the comfort of your home. This Owner’s Guide provides you with basic information on starting an exercise program. A more complete knowledge of your new Gym will assist you in realizing your goal of a healthy lifestyle.

Some kinds of service to your Gym should only be performed by your VISION FITNESS retailer. Please contact your authorized VISION FITNESS retailer should service be required. If a question or problem arises which cannot be handled by your VISION FITNESS retailer, please contact us:

VISION FITNESS 500 South CP Avenue P.O. Box 280 Lake Mills, WI 53551 Ph: 1.800.335.4348 Fax: 1.920.648.3373 www.visionfitness.com

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ST200 ST250

GENERAL

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . 4

REGULAR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES . 5

ASSEMBLY & PLACEMENT . . . . . . . . 6

STABILIZING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

INSTRUCTIONAL EXERCISE CARDS . . 14 RESISTANCE TRAINING BENEFITS . . 15

WORKOUT VARIATIONS . . . . . . . . . 16

TRAINING PROGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . 17

SPRINT 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

RESISTANCE VALUES . . . . . . . . . . . 20

HOME WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

DEVELOPING A FITNESS PROGRAM . 24

TARGET HEART RATE . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

RATE OF PERCEIVED EXERTION . . . . 27

BALANCED FITNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

STRETCHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

WORKOUT LOGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Table of Contents

SEAT POSITIONING . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

SEATBACK POSITIONING . . . . . . . . . . 9

HANDLE POSITIONING . . . . . . . . . . 10

FOOT CUFF POSITIONING . . . . . . . . 11

MULTIPLE SWIVEL STRAIGHT BAR . . 12 MULTIPLE SPORT HANDLE & ADD-ON

WEIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

ST250

ST200

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ST200 ST250

ST200

HANDLE

ADJUSTMENT

ST200

VERTICAL

SEATBACK

ADJUSTMENT

FUNCTIONAL TRAINER GYM

ST200

SEAT SWIVEL

ST250

ST200

ST250 HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT

ST200

VERTICAL SEAT

ADJUSTMENT

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

• Use this exercise product for its intended use as described in this Owner’s Guide. Only use attachments recommended by the manufacturer.

• Do not try to replace the cables and its fittings yourself. Service should be performed by an authorized VISION FITNESS service provider.

CHILDREN

• Keep children off of your Gym at all times.

• When the Gym is in use, young children and pets should be kept at least 10 feet away.

• Attach a lock in the hole of the weight plate guide rod when the machine is not in use. This is a lock out feature that prevents children from using the machine.

OTHER SAFETY TIPS FOR YOUR VISION FITNESS GYM

CAUTION!

If you experience chest pains, nausea, dizziness or shortness of breath, stop exercising immediately and consult your physician before continuing.

• Read this Owner’s Guide before operating your

Gym.

• Drink plenty of fluids during your workout.

• If you experience intense pain in any area of your body, discontinue any

form of exercise that affects it. Monitor that muscle over the next few days. It is recommended that the pain be completely gone before performing exercises that work those muscles again.

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REGULAR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES

CAUTION!

All preventative maintenance activities must be performed on a regular basis. An easy way to aid you in staying current with all the preventative maintenance activities is to keep a log sheet of the activities performed.

On a daily basis the upholstery should be cleaned.

On a weekly basis:

• Inspect all nuts and bolts for looseness and tighten as required

• Inspect all cables for wear or damage and proper tension. Replace all worn cables immediately.

• Check for worn handles, snap links, and warning/caution labels. Replace immediately

• Inspect weight stacks for proper alignment and operation. Correct all improper alignment and operation issues immediately.

• Lubricate guide rods (a light coating of either dry lube, teflon, or silicone, applied with a rag.

Performing routine preventative maintenance activities can aid in providing safe, trouble free operation of your VISION FITNESS Gym.

NOTE: Vision Fitness is not responsible for performing regular inspection and

maintenance activities for your machines. Instruct all personnel on proper equipment inspection and maintenance activities as well as accident reporting. Vision Fitness phone representatives are available to answer any questions or concerns that you may have.

CAUTION! Use only VISION FITNESS replacement parts when servicing this

equipment. Failure to do so could result in personal injury. Improper or incorrectly performed maintenance or repair voids the warranty.

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ASSEMBLY

It is recommended, when possible, that an authorized VISION FITNESS retailer assemble your Gym. If you have elected to assemble this product yourself, for your safety, please read and follow each of the steps in the enclosed assembly instructions. If you have any questions regarding any component or function of your Gym, contact your retailer.

PLACEMENT IN YOUR HOME

Please follow the safety instructions to place your Gym in the location where it will best be used. It is important that you place your Gym in a comfortable and inviting room. Avoid putting your Gym in an unfinished basement or undesirable setting. Exercise adherence will be achieved only if you exercise in an attractive setting.

If purchasing just the base unit, the machine fits ideally into a corner. If using the base unit and the leg press, the machine fits well with the rear of the unit up against a wall.

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STABILIZING THE LEG PRESS FEATURE OF YOUR GYM (OPTIONAL)

After positioning your Gym in its intended location, check its stability by attempting to rock the seat/seatback of the leg press side to side. Rocking or wobbling indicates that the Gym needs to be leveled. Determine which leveler is not resting completely on the floor. Loosen the wing nut at the base of the leveler to allow the leveler to rotate. Now rotate the leveler to the left or right until your Gym is stable. Lock the adjustment by tightening the wing nut against the rear foot support.

ST200

SEAT POSITIONING (

ST200

)

The vertical adjustment is located at the pull pin on the right side of the seat. Make sure the seat is positioned at the front. Kneel down and hold the bottom of the seat structure with your left hand. Make sure the pull pin head is loose (you will be able to pull the spring loaded pull pin partially out of the oval tube it is engaged in. If it isn’t, you will have to make several turns counterclockwise until you can pull it). After you have disengaged the pull pin head from the hole it was located in, adjust the seat up or down, to the appropriate hole. Once you are there, engage the pull pin post in the hole and tighten the head clockwise until it is snug. This will ensure total stability.

To swivel the seat to the side, kneel down at the front of the seat. Grasp the seat with your left hand and pull down on the pull pin head to disengage the post from the hole it is in. While holding the head down, rotate the seat all the way to the next hole. Make sure the post engages in this hole when you release the head of the pull pin. Repeat that process to swivel the seat back to the front.

ST200 ST250

SEATBACK POSITIONING (

ST200& ST250

)

The vertical adjustment (

ST200

only) is also located on the right side of the seatback. Follow the same procedure that you used to position the seat vertically.

NOTE:

make sure you have a firm grasp on the bottom of the seatback, before pulling the head of the pull pin. The horizontal adjustment (

ST200

ST250

), also known as your range of motion adjustment, is located at the pull pin, on the left side of the seatback (

ST200

) and the top rear

(

ST250

). Grasp the seatback with your right hand, on the right side. Disengage the pull pin head, from the hole it is in, by pulling out. If you can’t pull out and disengage the post, you will need to turn the head counterclockwise until loose. While holding the head out, pull or push the seatback to the desired hole, and engage the post in that hole. Tighten the head by turning clockwise, until it is snug.

ST200

HANDLE POSITIONING (

ST200

)

Grasp the handle on the side that you are on and squeeze in the middle. The pin is now disengaged from the hole it was in. Continue to squeeze the handle, as you move it up or down to the appropriate hole. Once there, release the handle and engage the pin in the hole.

CAUTION:

Through visual verification, make sure the pin is engaged in the hole all the way. If it isn’t, serious injury may occur when you begin exercising!

INDIVIDUAL HANDLE POSITIONING

Each handle comes equipped with a single D ring attachment. You may want to use the additional multiple D ring attachment for exercises that require a greater range of motion.

A GENERAL RULE:

If performing an exercise away from the seatback (functional or unstable), you will want the karabiner attached to the D ring farthest from the handle, on the multiple D ring attachment. See multiple swivel straight bar note on page 12.

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