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The patented Lifepulse system sensors are the
built-in heart rate monitoring system on the Life
Fitness Stairclimber. Grasp the stainless steel sen-
sors (A) that are set into the “bull horn” handlebars.
The console displays the heart rate after 10 to 40
seconds.
Grasp both sensors (A) on each handlebar comfort-
ably for the console to obtain an accurate heart rate
reading.
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TRAP
The Life Fitness Stairclimber is equipped with Polar telemetry, a heart rate monitoring system
in which electrodes, pressed against the skin, transfer heart rate signals to the console. These elec-
trodes are attached to a chest strap that the user wears during the workout. The chest strap is
optional. To order it, call Life Fitness Customer Support Services. See Section 6.5, titled
How to
Obtain Product Service
.
See the diagram below for correct positioning of the strap. The electrodes (A), which are the two
grooved surfaces on the underside of the strap, must remain wet to transmit accurately the elec-
trical impulses of the heart back to the receiver. Moisten the electrodes. Then, secure the strap
as high under the chest muscles as possible. The strap should be snug, but comfortable enough
to allow for normal breathing.
The transmitter strap delivers an optimal heart rate reading when the electrodes are in direct
contact with skin. However, it also functions properly through a thin layer of wet clothing.
If it becomes necessary to re-moisten the chest strap electrodes, grasp the center of the strap,
pull it away from the chest to expose the two electrodes, and moisten them.
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