Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PS1100 True Fitness
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In 1981, F rank T rula ske l aunc he d TRUE Fitness®, and b egan manufacturing hand- craf ted treadmills . His team ’ s obsession w ith quality has propelle d TRUE to the top of the f itness industr y and has created one of America ’ s olde st, largest and most respe cted fitness e quipment manufacturers.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 3 Review fo r You r Safety I S I Whe n u sing thi s e xe rci se machine ba sic pr ecaution s should always be followe d, includ ing the following: Obtain a me dical exam before beg inning an y exercise program.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 4 Qu ick St ar t Befor e Y ou r Wo rkout Durin g Y ou r Wo rkout Quick Star t into a manual workout by pressing , or se t up a dif fer ent workout by pressing a workout key and adjusting the s ettings as necessar y .
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 5 T ab le o f Co nte nts Quick Start .......................................................................................4 1. Using Y our T readmill .........................................................
Chapte r O ne B as i c O pe ra tio n In T h is Chapter: St ar tin g and St o pp in g the T readmi ll Us in g the Keyboard M anu al O pera tio n Hear t Ra te Mon it ori ng Co nt act Hear t Ra te Pre-Se.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 7 St ar ting and St oppin g the Treadmill O: B O St ar tin g An d St op pi ng Y our T readmill Safel y Place your feet on the straddle covers.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 8 Us ing the Keyboard O: B O Us ing the Ke ybo ard Selecting W orkouts : Press any of the workout keys and press to b egin your workout using the default s ettings .
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 9 Manual O pe ra ti o n O: B O M anu al O pera tio n Det ails P ress Q uick St art : Start the treadbelt at 0.5 mph at the default workout time of 30 minutes .
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 10 H ear t Ra te Mo nito ring O: B O Mo nit o rin g Y our Hear t Ra te Ch est Str ap Hear.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 11 Co nt act H ear t Ra te O: B O Co nt act Hear t Ra te (CHR) Fo r Best CHR Resul ts The contact heart rate (C HR) system let s you monitor your hear t rate without we aring a strap.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 12 Pre-S et Wo rk outs O: B O Pre-Set Wo rkouts W alkin g: Cal ori e Burn W alkin g: Hi ll Inter v als Each workout has a four -minute warm up and a two-minute cool down.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 13 S pecial Wo rk outs O: B O W alkin g an d Run ni ng: Speed Inter v als W alkin g an d Run ni ng: Speed Ra mp Z ero-grade walking or running interv als are in one-min ute seg ments .
Chapte r T wo H ear t Ra te Co ntro l In T h is Chapter: HRC Intr o ductio n Easy Steps to a HRC Wo rkout Wo rkout Setup Impo r t ant Po int s About HR C Chapter 1: Basic Operation Chapter 2: Hear t R.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 15 HRC Wo rkout T: H R C W HRC Wo rkout Intr oducti on TRU.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 16 Easy Ste p s t o an HRC Wo rkout T: H R C W Two B as ic Ki nds o f HRC Wo rkouts Easy Ste ps to a HRC Wo rkout T wo typ es of HRC are available on the PS900 + PS1100.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 17 Wo rk out S etup T: H R C W 8. HRC Stage. Now the treadmill takes control of spee d and incline, keeping your hear t rate within a few bpm of your target .
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 18 The time and distance accumulated during your warm up are not calculated into your workout time or distance; those values start at zero when the treadmill reaches heart rate control mo de.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 19 A grounded outlet is c ritical for the HRC system to func tion properly . Use a dedic ated 115 V AC , g rounded outlet to help prevent interfer ence.
Chapte r Thre e Us er Wo rkouts In T h is Chapter: Reco rd and Run Us er Wo rkouts Chapter 1: Basic Operation Chapter 2: Hear t R ate Control Chapter 3: User W orkouts Chapter 4: F itness T est Chapte.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 21 Reco rd and Run Us er Wo rk outs T: U W During a manually-contr olle d workout, the PS900 + P S1100 treadmills always "record " the changes you make in spee d or incline.
chapte r fou r F itness Test In T h is Chapter: Gerki n Fitness T est Accuracy of th e Gerkin T est Chapter 1: Basic Operation Chapter 2: Hear t R ate Control W orkouts Chapter 3: User W orkouts Chapt.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 23 G e rkin F itness Test : F T About the G erkin Test One way to measure your overall fitne ss is to take the Gerkin fitness test .
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 24 Accu rac y o f the G erkin Test Accu rac y o f the G erkin Test F: F T The scientific journal, O ccupational Medicine, published a study in 2004 on the accuracy of the G erkin test.
Chapte r F ive D es ignin g An E xe rcis e Progra m In T h is Chapter: Wha t is the F .I.T . Co ncept? Us in g the F .I.T . Co ncept Y our F .I.T . Progra m Est ab lish in g an d M ai nt ain in g Fitn.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 26 The workout portion of your exercise program consists of three major v ariables : F requenc y , Intensity , and T ime. Frequenc y: How Ofte n Y ou Ex erc ise Y ou should ex ercise three to f ive time s a week to impr ove your cardiovasc ular and muscle fitness .
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 27 Mo re F .I.T . Co nce pt Ove r view C F: D E P As your fitness level improves, you will nee d to increa se your workout intensity in order to reach your target he art rate.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 28 The F .I. T . concept is desig ned to help you begin a program tailored to your ne eds . Y ou may wish to kee p an ex ercis e log to monitor your progress . Y ou can get valuable fitness b enefits from your TRUE treadmill.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 29 Y our F .I.T . Progra m C F: D E P B eginning Yo ur Exercis e Program In addition to monitoring your he art rat e as you ex ercis e, b e certain of how quickly your heart rate re covers.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 30 Y our F .I.T . Progra m C F: D E P W orkout : Bri sk and Rhythmic E x erci se W orking out trains and conditions your hear t, lungs , and mus cles so your b ody can operate more eff iciently .
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 31 Est ab lishin g & Maint aining F itness C F: D E P .
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 32 We ight & S po r ts Training Programs C F: D E P S por ts Training T r y to reach and maintain 60-75 p ercen t of your ma ximum hear t rate w ith mo derate ex ercis e.
Chapte r S ix C are & M ainte nance In T h is Chapter: T readb el t Lub rica tio n and Clean in g T readb el t Adjust ment T readb el t Tens io n Chapter 1: Basic Operation Chapter 2: Hear t R ate.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 34 L u b rica tio n & Cleaning S: C M Y our TRUE treadmill is constructe d of quality materials and manufactured to provide many ye ars of faithf ul ser vice.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 35 Tread b el t Adjust ment S: C M Exper t Servi ce Treadb el t Adjust ment Exper t s er vice and maintenance at a rea sonable cost are a v ailable through your factor y -traine d, authorize d TRUE dealer .
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 36 Treadb e l t Te ns io n S: C M T ur n b oth rear roller adjustment b olts cou.
Appe ndix A T arget H ear t Ra te Char t A Guid e to Help Y ou Pick an In itial T ar get Hear t Ra te.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 38 Appe ndix A T H R C Remember to che ck w ith your physician before b eginning any exercise program. They can help determine an appropriate target heart rate.
Appe ndix B MET s T ab le Ho w Speed an d Incli ne Affect Wo rklo ad, E xpress ed in MET s.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 40 Appe ndix B C M.
Appe ndix C S pecifi ca tio ns T he Size an d Perfo rm ance A ttributes o f Y our PS900 + PS1100.
PS900, PS1100 Treadmill Owner’ s Guid e 42 Appe ndix C PS + PS M S Motor 4 hp Self Cooling , Continuous Duty Motor S.
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