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P5 — Fitness Test Program
The P5 Fitness Test Program is a twenty-minute walking workout designed to test your
aerobic walking capacity. It is the guide by which you determine which fitness “L” level is best
suited to your current performance capability and physical condition.
If you successfully complete the twenty-minute test at a certain fitness level (L1...L9), you are
capable of training in the other programs (P2, P3, and P4) at that same “L” level number.
In addition to providing the key to your current “L” level status, the P5 program can be used
at any time as an excellent cardiovascular conditioning workout. P5 provides a relatively long
and gradual warm-up period of increasing speed and incline and a five minute cool-down
period at the end. The middle portion of the program brings you to a fairly high percentage
of maximum heart rate at the peak workload point in the program (minute twelve to
minute fifteen).
Fitness Test Program Profile — The P5 Program consists of five three-minute segments
(fifteen minutes total) and one five-minute cool-down segment. At the end of each three-
minute segment, both the SPEED and the GRADE of the treadmill increase.
When the fifth segment begins (twelve minutes into the workout), you are at the maximum
workload point in the program. The final five-minute segment (beginning at minute sixteen)
serves as a cool-down period when the treadmill slows down and returns to 0% grade.
!CAUTION: Choose a level that realistically reflects your fitness level and begin
your fitness test. Do NOT begin at L9 and work your way down. If you
have been relatively inactive for some time, start at level L1 to L3.
Program Results — To pass your P5 Fitness Test successfully:
You must complete the entire program without any major pains or discomfort.
You must feel that you could carry on a conversation with someone standing nearby
during the entire twenty-minute program.
You must feel that you could have continued the fifth interval (the most difficult interval)
even if it was increased from its three-minute time period to a ten-minute time period.
Your heart rate did not exceed 85% of its maximum capability, immediately after the
maximum workload interval (fifth segment) or exactly fifteen minutes into the program.
If you are unable to complete the P5 workout at your current “L” level, drop back one “L”
level and try again in a day or so. If you are able to complete the P5 workout with no strain at
all, increase your “L” level one number and repeat the fitness test in 24 hours. If you are just
able to complete the P5 workout and realize that the next highest “L” level is out of your
reach, you have found your true “L” fitness level.
Cybex 700T Treadmill Owner’s Manual
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