Owner’s Manual
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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”.
7. The test will be terminated early, and the messages “TEST TERMINATED /
TRY AGAIN LATER” will be displayed if:
• Theuserstopsexercisingatanypointduringthetest.
• The[STOP]keyispressed.
• TheHRresponsetoeachworklevelisthesameorlessthantheprevious
work level.
• TheHRneverreaches115BPM.
• TheHRcontinuestoriseafterthefifthminute.
8. The test is complete when two consecutive steady-state HR’s are obtained
above 115 BPM. 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 VO
2 MAX
.
The results are compared to normative values of the same age and gender
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(see below), and given a fitness rating of “Low”, “Fair”, “Average”, “Good”, or
“High.”
Operation
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