Life Fitness 5500 Stepper Machine User Manual


 
How to Use the Display Console
The computerized display console allows you to watch your progress
as you walk, jog or run.
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
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exercise time as your endurance improves.
The display console is simple to program and easy to use.
Figure 3: Display Console
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INSTRUCTIONS
(MESSAGE CENTER): Provides
simple
step-by-step instructions.
TOP ROW
o TIME: Provides an elapsed time of your workout and as a stop-
watch enabling you to check your pulse at the end of your Fit Test
or during the Pause mode.
o MILES: Displays distance (miles) traveled. At the end of your
workout, the total distance traveled willbe displayed.
o CALORIES BURNED: Displays total calories burned.
o SPEED: Displays the current belt speed in miles per hour.
BOTTOM ROW
o INCLINE: Displays the current treadmill elevation.
o HEART RATE: When used in conjunction with the optional Heart
Rate program, your current heart rate will be displayed.
o CALORIES
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HOUR: Displays calories burned per hour.
o PACE: Displays your selected speed in minutes per mile.
The Message Center scrolls between the top and bottom row
every 10 seconds. Toggle between a constant display of the
top or bottom row by pressing the ENTER-START-HOLD
key.
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PROGRAM OPTIONS: These diagrams depict the various profiles
as well as hills and valleys encountered within the six Lifestride
programs.
C. PROGRAM PROFILE WINDOW: A "flashing" matrix of LED lights
shows your present position, while the "steady" matrix of lights
show your upcoming terrain. As your workout progresses, the
lights move across the screen from right to left. With the Hill Profile,
you will encounter the terrain identified in Figure 4 on page 14. If
you choose to use the Random program, you will encounter a
series of random hills and valleys with over one million variations,
so you will never experience the same workout twice. Ifyou choose the
Manual, Quick Start, or FitTest program, you willwalk or jog at a steady
pace with no hillsand valleys appearing inthe LED matrix window. Ifyou
choose the optional Heart Rate program, you willbegin at a lower speed
and incline, progressing to a constant rate.
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ENTER
START HOLD: This key is used to begin an exercise
program, to restart a program after pausing or to enter the data
displayed in the message center.
E. CLEAR-PAUSE: Press this key once to put an exercise program
on hold for up to five minutes. The striding belt stops while the
program is on hold. The stopwatch can be used to time your rest
period or to time the pulse check procedure. You can resume your
exercise program by pressing the
ENTER
key. The
CLEAR-PAUSE key may also be used to clear any entry. Pressing
this key two successive times during the data entry stage will reset
the programs.
F. SPEED" T: Pressing the" or T keys allow you to increase
or decrease the belt speed from 0.5 m.p.h. to 11.0 m.p.h. You may
change the belt speed at any time during a program.
G. INCLINE"'" T: Pressing
the"'"
or T keys allows you to
increase or decrease the' elevation of the Lifestride deck from 0%
to 15%. You may change the incline at any time during a program.