The Life Fitness F1 Smart has several display windows showing you all of the important workout information.

It offers feedback on distance, calories, heart rate, incline, pace, speed, target heart rate and time, so you know exactly how you are progressing.

This unit has an Energy Saver feature that decreases energy by about 90% when the unit is not being used. Treadmill restarts quickly, so you won’t be waiting too long to start your workout.

Also, the console features a Virtual Trainer which can be used to upload goal-based programs and personalized programs from various apps.

Use the Navigation button for up, down, forward and back commands and also for incline, time and speed adjustments.

The Emergency Stop magnet stops the belt if anything occurs during workout, like stumbling or slipping. The message center coaches the user through setting up a workout.

(Note that the up-level Life Fitness F3 gives you two console choices.)

You have two ways of measuring your heart rate while you train.

You can use the hand grips or if you want a more accurate measurement, you can use the built in wireless monitoring capability with a chest strap.

The Life Fitness F1 Smart comes with a range of different workouts, including Manual, Random, Hill, Fat Burn, Cardio and Fit Test. An additional USB offers a virtual trainer.

To start a workout, all you need to do is select one of the preprogrammed workout buttons. Once the workout is selected, the Message Center displays the first workout set-up.

Random Workouts offer a terrain of different hills and valleys. The workout uses incline adjustments, while speed is controlled by the user.

Hill is an interval workout with two main phases, Plateau and Interval Training. This program offers a great cardio workout and targets different muscle groups in the legs.

Those looking to lose the extra weight can start a Fat Burn workout and users who want to elevate heart rate to a level between 60% and 85% can engage in Fit Test programs.

The Virtual Trainer allows you to set-up workouts and access same workouts on Life Fitness treadmills from health clubs or other locations.

The F1 Smart treadmill also offers a Cool Down mode according to your time, incline and heart rate level. This feature is for you to make sure you end your workout at a normal heart rate level.

Speed, incline, pause, resume, stop and music controls are located in the user’s reach.

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This feature reduces energy consumption when treadmill is not in use, but is turned on.

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