Bowflex TC5500 Manuel D’Utilisation

Note:

Note: The Treadles may not be at the same resting level. Step onto the lower treadle

with your first step once the belt is moving.

Your machine calculates how many calories you burn based on your weight settings you tell it. When
your weight changes, be sure to update your profile in the Console. This will ensure an accurate
calculation of the calories you burn during the workout.

Pausing

Pausing or

or Stopping

Stopping

1. Step off of the belts and onto the Side Foot Support Platforms on either side of the Treadles.

2. Push STOP to pause the workout. The belts will slow to a complete stop.

3. To restart your workout, push the ENTER button. To end your workout, press STOP again. The

Console will display your results and record them if you are a registered user.

Note:

Note: If there is an emergency, pull out the Safety Key to shut off the power to the belts. This

will abruptly stop them.

If there are no footfalls after 1 minute, the Console will request if you wish to continue. The belts will stop
if there is no response after 30 seconds. The machine will shut down after 5 minutes unless the START
button is pushed.

Be sure to lock the Treadles and remove the Safety Key for safe storage when not in operation.

Preliminary

Preliminary Workout

Workout

Consult a physician before you start an exercise program. Stop exercising if you feel pain or
tightness in your chest, become short of breath, or feel faint. Contact your doctor before you use
the machine again. Use the values calculated or measured by the machine’s computer for reference
purposes only.

First

First 4

4 Weeks

Weeks

Follow these guidelines to ease yourself into a weekly exercise regimen. This weekly regimen can include
combinations of treadmill and TreadClimber

modes.

Use your judgment and/or the advice of your physician or health care professional to find the intensity and
level of your workouts.

Warming

Warming Up

Before you start any workout, you should prepare your body for increased activity by slowly raising your
heart rate.

Starting

Starting Your

Your

Your Workout

Workout

Interval Training and Steady State are 2 types of workouts that you can do on your machine while in
TreadClimber

mode (stepping and using the belts at the same time). You can also wish to combine Interval

Training with Steady State Training to get a varied workout.