In response to the shift toward a growing training trend, fitness supplier and manufacturer Precor launched the P30i Interval Console, specifically designed for high-intensity interval training (H.I.I.T) on the Precor 700 Line treadmill (TRM 731). H.I.I.T was voted one of the Top 3 Fitness Trends in 2017 by the ACSM Health and Fitness Journal.
The introduction of the P30i console on the 700 Line treadmill gives operators the ability to incorporate small-group interval training in their facility. Designed with a programmable training platform for alternating periods of short, intense aerobic exercise with less intense recovery periods, the interval intensity can be changed with one-touch speed keys that adjust between 1 and 12 mph and incline keys that adjust between 0 and 15 percent.
Additional console readouts include pace, distance, heart rate and time. A workout graph keeps exercisers motivated by showing interval intensity incrementing every 30 seconds.
Exercisers can also integrate non-treadmill interval activities. By hitting the pause button, the treadmill will default to a three-minute pause time and initiates a countdown, providing the exerciser time to perform body weight or resistance exercises off the treadmill.
Adam Hubbard, Director of Product Management at Precor, said: “Interval training on treadmills is all about dynamic changes between speed and incline, and the pace at which transitions can occur is a vital component. The new P30i console commands the treadmill to operate smoothly between these transitions. As the console is so easy to use, operators have more versatility to offer H.I.I.T to exercisers working out on their own or offer small-group interval training classes.”
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