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HOW TO USE THE UPPER BODY ARMS HOW TO CHANGE THE INCLINE OF THE TREADMILL As you exercise on the treadmill, you can either hold the handrails or use the upper body arms. The upper body arms are designed to exercise your arms, shoulders, and back for a total body workout. Hold one upper body arm with each hand, and move the arms forward and backward as you walk on the treadmill. To vary the intensity of your upper body exercise, the resistance of the upper body arms can be adjusted. To increase the resistance, turn the resistance knobs clockwise; to decrease the resistance, turn the knobs counterclockwise. Upper Body Arms Resistance Knobs The incline of the treadmill can be changed by raising or lowering the back end. Before changing the incline, remove the key and unplug the power cord. Hold the back end of the treadmill frame with both hands. When the back end of the treadmill is in the lowest position, the incline is about 10%. Raise the back end until it clicks into position. The incline will then be about 5%. Raise the back end again until it clicks into position. The incline will then be about 3%. To lower the back end, first raise it past the highest position, and then lower it. CAUTION: Before exercising, push on the back of the treadmill to make sure that the incline legs are locked in position. Both incline legs must be at the same incline level. Hold the Frame in these locations st-2, Incline Leg HOW TO FOLD AND MOVE THE TREADMILL HOW TO FOLD THE TREADMILL FOR STORAGE Before folding the treadmill for storage, unplug the power cord. Caution: You must be able to safely lift 45 pounds (20 kg) in order to raise, lower, or move the treadmill. 1. Hold the treadmill firmly, with your hands in the locations shown at the right. To decrease the possibility of injury, bend your legs and keep your back straight. Raise the treadmill to a vertical position. Make sure to lift with your legs rather than your back. 10

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HOW
TO
USE
THE
UPPER
BODY
ARMS
HOW
TO
CHANGE
THE
INCLINE
OF
THE
TREADMILL
As
you
exercise
on
the
treadmill,
you
can
either
hold
the
handrails
or
use
the
upper
body
arms.
The
upper
body
arms
are
designed
to
exercise
your
arms,
shoul-
ders,
and
back
for
a
total
body
workout.
Hold
one
upper
body
arm
with
each
hand,
and
move
the
arms
forward
and
backward
as
you
walk
on
the
treadmill.
To
vary
the
inten-
sity
of
your
upper
body
exercise,
the
resistance
of
the
upper
body
arms
can
be
ad-
justed.
To
in-
crease
the
resis-
tance,
turn
the
re-
sistance
knobs
clockwise;
to
de-
crease
the
resis-
tance,
turn
the
knobs
counter-
clockwise.
Upper
Body
Arms
Resistance
Knobs
The
incline
of
the
treadmill
can
be
changed
by
raising
or
lowering
the back
end.
Before
changing
the
incline,
re-
move
the
key
and
unplug
the
power
cord.
Hold
the
back
end
of
the
treadmill
frame
with
both
hands.
When
the
back
end
of
the
treadmill
is
in
the
low-
est
position,
the
incline
is
about
10%.
Raise
the
back
end
until
it
clicks
into
position.
The
incline
will
then
be
about
5%.
Raise
the
back
end
again
until
it
clicks
into
position.
The
incline
will
then
be
about
3%.
To
lower
the
back
end,
first
raise
it
past
the
highest
position,
and
then
lower
it.
CAUTION:
Before
exercising,
push
on
the
back
of
the
treadmill
to
make
sure
that
the
in-
cline
legs
are
locked
in
position.
Both
incline
legs
must
be
at
the
same
incline
level.
Hold
the
Frame
in
these
locations
st-2
,
Incline
Leg
HOW
TO
FOLD
AND
MOVE
THE
TREADMILL
HOW
TO
FOLD
THE
TREADMILL
FOR
STORAGE
Before
folding
the
treadmill
for
storage,
unplug
the
power
cord.
Caution:
You
must
be
able
to
safely
lift
45
pounds
(20
kg)
in
order
to
raise,
lower,
or
move
the
treadmill.
1.
Hold
the
treadmill
firmly,
with
your
hands
in
the
locations
shown
at
the
right.
To
decrease
the
possibility
of
in-
jury,
bend
your
legs
and
keep
your
back
straight.
Raise
the
treadmill
to
a
vertical
position.
Make
sure
to
lift
with
your
legs
rather
than
your
back.
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