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Nautilus® Commercial Series Bike Owner’s Manual
To use the Fitness Test program:
1. Put the chest strap on. Remember to wet underneath the chest strap, over the electrodes.
2. Press the [MORE WORKOUTS] key. Then use the Level 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 fitness test:
“CHECK HR BELT”
Indicates that the heart rate signal has been missing for the
last 30 seconds.
“INCREASE TO 90”
Indicates that your RPMs are below 75 revolutions per
minute. For the Fit Test, RPMs should be held constant at
90 revolutions per minute
“DECREASE TO 90”
Indicates that your RPMs are above 105 revolutions per
minute.
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 fifth 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 VO2max . The results are
compared to normative values of the same age and gender1 (see below), and given a fitness rating
of “Low”, “Fair”, “Average”, “Good”, or “High.”
THE NAUTILUS
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FIT TEST PROGRAM