Treadmill User Manual

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Strides Per Minute — Your strides per minute can be an extremely valuable

tool to measure the length of your stride and consistency of your stride

rate. In general as your speed increases your stride rate increases as your

legs are moving faster. Speed and Strides Per Minute are not however

directly connected. There are several philosophies on the optimal stride

rate depending on your walking/running speed as well as your leg length. In

general, a lower stride rate, equals fewer strides for a given speed resulting

in greater running efﬁ ciency. Also important is to maintain a consistent stride

rate for the entire workout. Often as a user gets fatigued, the begin taking

shorter, “choppier” strides. Monitoring this number can help to improve your

performance at any level.

Pace — Displays the walking/running pace in minutes per mile (or minutes per

kilometer). This time displayed is the time it will take you to complete one mile

at your current rate. Pace is shown in the Time display for 4 seconds anytime

speed is modiﬁ ed using the SPEED UP/DOWN keys. For speeds less than

0.7 mph, Pace is displayed in the format 000 where Pace is expressed in minutes

only (no seconds). For speeds greater than or equal to 0.7 mph, Pace is displayed

in the format 00:00 where Pace is expressed as minutes and seconds.

Watts — During a workout, this statistic displays the power output at the

current speed and incline, displayed in watts (746 watts = 1 hp).

METs — Gives you the relative energy cost of exercise. MET stands for

multiples of the resting metabolic rate. While you are sitting quietly, your body

consumes oxygen at the rate of about 3.5 milliliters per kilogram of body mass

per minute. When you exercise, your body needs more oxygen in order to

function. For example, exercising at 10 METs requires ten times the resting rate

of oxygen consumption, or about 35 milliliters per kilogram per minute. During a

workout, this key shows the current MET level. During the workout summary, the

average MET level is displayed.

Workout Proﬁ le — The dot-matrix area of the display shows the actual

course proﬁ le of the selected exercise program. The taller the column, the

higher the incline and/or speed for that interval. The ﬂ ashing column shows

your current interval.

TREADMILL DISPLAY DEFINITIONS

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