
W
ATTS
(
WHEN ENABLED
)
This workout targets a rate of effort equal to a certain number of Watts. A Watt is a unit of power
that measures the amount of mechanical work required to operate a device, such as a stair-
climber. It is roughly equal to 0.25 calories per hour. The workout automatically alters the intensi-
ty level to maintain the appropriate rate of effort. For information on enabling this workout, see
Section 5, titled
Optional Settings
.
M
ETS
(
WHEN ENABLED
)
This workout targets a rate of effort equal to a certain number of Mets. A Met is a unit of mea-
surement used to express the metabolic rate of work (oxygen consumption per unit of body
weight) required to perform a task. The workout automatically alters the intensity level to main-
tain the appropriate rate of effort. For information on enabling this workout, see Section 5, titled
Optional Settings
.
S
IX
P
RE
-S
ET
W
ORKOUTS
CASCADES
,
AROUND THE WORLD
,
KILIMANJARO
,
INTERVAL
,
SPEED TRAINING
, and
FOOT HILLS
are variations of the
HILL
workout. These workouts cannot be changed "on the fly."
AROUND THE WORLD
is an interval-training workout in which the hills resemble scenes of
various geographical areas.
KILIMANJARO
is a Hill workout in which the intensity levels gradually incline toward one ulti-
mate peak and then gradually decline.
INTERVAL
is a Hill workout in which intensity levels rise and fall. The higher levels gradually
incline toward a peak and then gradually decline.
CASCADES
is a two-peak workout in which intensity levels gradually incline and decline.
SPEED TRAINING
is a Hill workout in which the intensity level alternates between high and low
levels very quickly to simulate a typical speed training workout.
FOOT HILLS
is a rolling hill workout with low intensity levels.
4.4 M
Y
W
ORKOUTS
TM
P
ERSONAL
P
ROGRAMS
The My Workouts Personal Programs feature on the stairclimber makes it possible to pre-set up
to seven workouts with personal setup information, such as age, duration, or level, and then
store the workouts in the console memory. These workouts are accessed with the ARROW keys.
Any workout can be pre-set and stored, including
FAT BURN
,
CARDIO
,
HEART RATE HILL
,
HEART RATE INTERVAL
,
EXTREME HEART RATE
,
HILL
,
RANDOM
,
MANUAL
,
SPORT
TRAINING
, and
EZ RESISTANCE
.
U
SING A
W
ORKOUT
S
AVED
U
NDER
M
Y
W
ORKOUTS
Using the ARROW keys, scroll through the workout names displayed in the MESSAGE CEN-
TER. When the desired workout appears, press ENTER. The workout then begins.
By factory default, the workouts are stored under the names MY WORKOUT 1 through MY
WORKOUT 7. Each workout must be set up before it can be accessed. See the following sec-
tion for steps to set up and change workouts stored under
MY WORKOUTS
.
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