Owner`s manual

NAUTILUS
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MORE WORKOUTS: FIT TEST PROGRAM
To use the Fitness Test program:
1. Put the chest strap on. Remember to wet underneath the chest strap, over the electrodes. For test
accuracy, use of a telemetry chest strap is required.
2. Press the [MORE WORKOUTS] key. Then use the Speed or Incline UP or DOWN keys to scroll through
the program options. When the console displays NAUTILUS FIT TEST, press [ENTER] to select.
3. The console will then display ENTER WEIGHT - LBS (or ENTER WEIGHT - KG if in Metric mode). Enter
your weight using the numeric key keypad.
4. The console will display ENTER AGE 10 -99. Enter your age using the numeric keypad.
5. The console will display ENTER GENDER / 1 - MALE / 2 - FEMALE. Enter your gender code using the
numeric keypad.
6. The console will display BEGIN FIT TEST. Follow the onscreen prompts. The following messages may be
displayed during a
fi tness test:
• CHECK HR BELT - Indicates that the heart rate signal has been missing for the last 30 seconds.
7. The test will be terminated early, and the messages TEST TERMINATED / TRY AGAIN LATER will be
displayed if
• The user stops exercising at any point during the test.
• The [STOP] key is pressed.
• The heart rate response to each work level is the same or less than the previous work level.
• The heart rate never reaches 115 beats/minute.
• The heart rate continues to rise after the
fi fth minute.
8. The test is complete when two consecutive steady-state heart rates are obtained above 115 beats/
minute. The test can be as short as 6 minutes, or as long as 15 minutes.
• No cool down is done at the end of the test.
9. The estimated maximal aerobic capacity is displayed in METs, and VO
2 max . The results are compared
to normative values of the same age and gender1 (see below), and given a fi tness rating of Low, Fair,
Average, Good,
or High.
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