Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Touchscreen Elliptical True Fitness
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E SX T ouchscre en Elliptic al O wner's Guide truefitness.com / 800.426.6570 / 1.636.272.7100.
In 1981, Frank T rula ske launched TRUE Fitness®, and be gan manufacturing hand- craf ted treadmill s . His team ’ s ob session with quality ha s propelle d TRUE to the top of the f itness industr y and has created one of America ’ s oldest , l argest and most resp e cte d fitness equipment manufacturers.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 3 Review fo r Y ou r Saf ety I S I Whe n using thi s e xe rci se machine, b a sic pre caution s should always b e followe d, whic h includes the follow ing: Read and understand all instr uctions and w arnings pr ior to use.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 4 Qu ick St ar t St ar ting Up Durin g Y ou r Wo rkout Quick St art into a manual workout by pressing QUICK ST ART . Select a differ ent workout by pressing the workout key s . Press MANUAL WORKOUT to do a manually -controlled workout .
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 5 T ab le o f Co ntents Quick Start ......................................................................................4 1. Ba sic Op eration.......................................................................
Chapte r O ne B as ic O pe ra ti o n In T h is Chapter: Stri de Adjustment mix3 Demo U pp er E xercise Arms T he ESX Touchscreen Usi ng the E xercise Arms Hear t Ra te Mon it o ri ng Co nt act Hear t .
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 7 Stride Ad just me nt C O: B O Wo rkout Time Settin g Yo ur Wei ght Stride Adjust ment All workouts have a def ault time. Y ou may choos e a different workout time using the ke ys .
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 8 mix3 D emo C O: B O mix3 D emo T r y out mi x3 TM w ith this two-minute, twenty-s econd demo program. Press and hold the mi x3 key for two se conds .
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 9 Us ing the Exe rcis e Arms C O: B O Usin g the Exercis e Arms Y ou have four hand and arm options when exercising .
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 10 Us ing the Exe rcis e Arms C O: B O Use the e xer ci se ar ms alone Stand on the side steps , off the pe dal s , and use the exer cis e arms for a pure upper b ody workout .
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 11 U ppe r E xe rcis e Arms C O: B O While standing be side the machine, loosen the knob approxima tely one turn (c ounterc lo ckwi se) and pull knob to diseng age pin.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 12 The ESX T ouchscre e n C O: B O Home S creen: The E SX t home sc reen (shown ab ove) list s the b.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 13 W orkout S etup: Adjust e ach setting using the key s and press Next to move to the next setting . Enter your age correc tly to u se the display ’ s Hear t R ate Z one fe atur e (p16). Press lower rig ht Next key to b eg in your workout.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 14 Calor ie G oal W orkout S e tup: This workout will cho ose a p e daling workload that will bur n your choice of calor ies in your desire d workout time. Rememb er that ver y hig h calor ie goals may result in pe daling that is too difficult for your le vel of conditioning .
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 15 Hear t R ate Control W orkout S e tup: Correc tly enter your age to us e the He art R ate Z one feat ures . Make sure you consult w ith your doc tor to cho ose a prop er target hear t rate. Y ou should us e a transmitter strap for hear t rate control; do not u se the contact hear t rate s ystem.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 16 C ustom mix3 W orkout S etup: Customize e ach ex ercise’ s workout time f rom 15 seconds to 99 minutes . Re ducing the workout time b elow 15 se conds will s et it to zero, and the ex ercise will be deleted from the se quence of mi x3 ex ercis es .
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 17 Auto Stride: Automatically selects stride length based on speed and workload Distance: An estimate of your distance for a comparable amount of calories expended. Normal Run Mode S cre en: Cruise Control: Selects Constant Heart Rate Control.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 18 W orkout Summar y : If you want to save the W orkout S etup setting s of your workout -- workout time, workout sele ction, and b o dy weight -- press one of the Save W orkout buttons. T his will replace any prev ious saved workout you may have under that selec tion.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 19 mi x3 Run Mode: Press mi x3 on the Home S creen. Sele ct D ynamic mix3 or Custom mix3. Complete the workout setup settings and press the g reen Start button to st art your workout. F or the duration of your workout , D ynamic mix3 randomly sele cts one of the eight mi x3 exer cis es : 1.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 20 Hear t R ate Z one Di splay : These are c alculated b as ed on an e stimated ma ximum he art rate of 220 minus your age. Theref ore they are only available if you enter your age correc tly . Note that this estimated ma ximum hear t rate i s only an estimate.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 21 H ear t Ra te Mo nito rin g C O: B O The ESXt c an monitor your hear t rate using either a chest strap or the met al grip s on the balance bar (called contact hear t rate, or C HR , p ads).
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 22 Co nt act H ear t Ra te C O: B O Contact Heart R ate The contact hear t rate (C HR) system let s you monitor your hear t rate without we aring a strap.
Chapte r T wo Pre-S et Wo rkouts In T h is Chapter: Wo rkout Cho ices Hi ll Wo rkout Pro files Inter v al Wo rkout P r o fi les Chapter 1: Basic Operation Chapter 2: Pre-S et W or kouts Chapter 3: Hea.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 24 Wo rk out Cho ices C T: P-S W The hill workout is : ∙ One Big Hill , w ith the workload gradu ally increasing to a ma ximum at the half way point , then decre asing g radually to the end.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 25 H ill Wo rk out Pro files C T: P-S W Hill Wo rkout Pro f iles O ne B ig H ill.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 26 I nte r v al Wo rkout pro f iles C T: P-S W I nte rv al Wo rkout Pro f iles Easy I nter v als S po r t .
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 27 W eig ht Loss By pressing the “ W eight Loss” key , users have the option of choosing one of three s eparate programs that assist us ers in achiev ing their weight loss goals .
Chapte r Thre e H ear t Ra te Co ntro l In T h is Chapter: Introduc tio n to HR C T ypes o f HR C Impo r t ant Poi nt s About HR C Chapter 1: Basic Operation Chapter 2: Pre-S et W or kouts Chapter 3: .
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 29 TRUE's HRC workouts allow the E SX T ouchscreen to monitor your relative exer cis e intensity by w ay of your hear t rate, and automa tically adju st the worklo ad to ke ep you at your target hear t rate and thus your desired exercise intensity .
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 30 T ypes o f HRC C T: H R C Hear t R ate Control W orkout S e tup: Correc tly enter your age to us e the He art R ate Z one feat ures . Make sure you consult w ith your doc tor to cho ose a prop er target hear t rate.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 31 Crui se Cont rol An ea sy way to enter a HRC workout is to use the Cr uise Control feature. D uring your workout, whi le in any prog ram e xcept mi x3 or calor ie goal , when you reach a hear t rate that you want to maintain, press the “HRC Cr uise Control” button .
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 Fitness Progr a m Determi n in g Y our Needs Begi n n in g Y our E xer cis e.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 33 Wha t is the F .I.T . Co nce pt? C F: D A E P The workout por tion of your exer cis e program consists of three major v ari ables: Frequenc y , Intensity , and T ime.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 34 Mo re F .I.T . Co nce pt Ove r view C F: D A E P MET s One MET i s the amount of energy your b ody u ses when you'r e resting .
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 35 Us ing the F .I.T . Co nce pt C F: D A E P The F .I. T . concept is de signe d to help you b eg in a program tailored to your ne ed s .
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 36 Y our F .I.T . Progra m C F: D A E P Beginnin g Yo ur Exercis e Program In addition to monitor ing your hear t rate a s you ex ercise, b e aware of how quickly your he art rate recovers .
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 37 Y ou r F .I.T . Program C F: D A E P W orkout : Br i sk and R hythmic E x erc i se The workout trains and conditions your he art , lung s , and muscles to operate more ef ficiently .
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 38 Est ab lis hing and Maint aining F itness C F: D A E P Maint ain.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 39 We ight and S po r ts T raining P r ogra m s C F: D A E P T r y to reach and maintain 60-75 percent of your ma ximum heart rate with mo derate exercise.
Appe ndix A T arget H ear t Ra te Char t A Guide to Help Y ou P ick an In itial T ar get Hear t Ra te.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 41 Appe ndix A - T arget H ear t Ra te Char t Remember to check w ith your physici an before be ginning any ex ercise program. They c an help de termine an appropriate target he art rate. Medications of ten af fect he art rate.
Appe ndix B S pecif ica ti o ns T he Size and Perfo rmance A ttributes o f Y our ESX T ouchscreen.
ESX Touchscre e n Owner’ s Gu ide 43 Appe ndix B - S pecifi ca tio ns ESXt Power Source Plug-In Drive System Core Drive Resistance Source Eddy Current Brake Stride Length Electronic Adjustment 17&qu.
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