Choosing and Completing a Workout
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Fitness Test
This test is a modified version of a widely-used fitness
test. After a three-minute warm-up, you will complete
a series of test stages of increasing intensity. (Speed
and incline increase in alternating stages.)
Important: After the warm-up stage of the test, you
cannot adjust the speed or incline settings.
The treadmill ends the test prematurely if either of the
following things happen:
The treadmill cannot detect your heartbeat.
Your heart rate exceeds 85% of your maximum
safe rate for 15 seconds or more.
Your heart rate changes too quickly.
You press the STOP switch or remove the stop key.
After you complete the test, the treadmill displays your
score. The score number shows the maximum amount
of oxygen your body can take in over a period of time,
in milliliters per kilogram of body weight per second
(abbreviated as VO
2
max).
Important: For best results, sit and rest for at least five
minutes before you take the test. Do not hold on to the
handrails during the test, or your final score may be
inaccurately high.
To see how your performance level increases with
exercise over time, try taking the fitness test as soon
as possible after you install the equipment. Then, as
you keep working out, take the fitness test from time
to time and watch your results improve.
