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4.4
H
OW
T
O
M
AXIMIZE
W
ORKOUTS
O
N
T
HE
L
IFECYCLE
E
XERCISE
B
IKE
In the Lifecycle exercise bike’s Manual, Random, and Hill Workouts, you can change the level of intensity at any
time by simply pressing the Up/Down Keys. In addition, should you decide to choose a different workout after
starting another, simply push the Clear Key twice to clear the first workout and then select the new workout.
4.4.1 S
ELECTING
T
HE
C
ORRECT
I
NTENSITY
L
EVEL
The Lifecycle exercise bike offers 20 levels of intensity, or difficulty, from which to choose. Level 1 is the easiest
and level 20 is the most challenging. Select a low effort level until you become accustomed to the Lifecycle
exercise bike, then increase the intensity as your condition improves.
The Random and Manual Workouts are proportionately more difficult than the Hill Workout. Because of this, you
should be careful to select an effort level in the Random Workout that is one to two levels lower than you would
normally select in the Hill Workout. Conversely, if you choose the Manual Workout, you should select an intensity
level that is at least three levels lower than the level you would normally work out at in the Hill Workout. The
following table will allow you to compare the relative intensities of the four Lifecycle exercise bike computerized
fitness workouts.
HILL
RANDOM
MANUAL OR FIT TEST
1
1
1
3
3
2
7
5-7
3
10
8
5
13
12-13
7
17
15
8
18-20
17-18
10
20
12
13
15
17
18
20
