Designation:F2106−12AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodsforEvaluatingDesignandPerformanceCharacteristicsofMotorizedTreadmills1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2106;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThegoalofthesetestmethodsistoprovidereliableandrepeatablemethodsfortheevaluationofmotorizedtreadmills.Usersoftheequipmentmustrecognizethatconformancetoastandardwillnotnecessarilypreventinjuries.Likeotherphysicalactivities,exerciseinvolvingatreadmillinvolvesariskofinjury,particularlyiftheequipmentisnotmaintainedorusedproperly.1.Scope1.1ThesetestmethodsspecifyproceduresandequipmentusedfortestingandevaluatingamotorizedtreadmillforcompliancetoSpecificationF2115.Bothdesignandopera-tionalparameterswillbeevaluated.Wherepossibleandapplicable,acceptedtestmethodsfromotherrecognizedbodieswillbeusedandreferenced.IncaseofaconflictbetweenthisdocumentandSpecificationF2115,SpecificationF2115takesprecedence.1.2ThistestmethodistobeusedinconjunctionwithSpecificationF2276,TestMethodsF2571,andSpecificationF2115.1.3ThisstandardtakesprecedenceoverSpecificationF2276andTestMethodsF2571inareasthatarespecifictomotorizedtreadmills.1.4Requirements—Amotorizedtreadmillistobetestedforallofthefollowingparameters:1.4.1Stability,1.4.2Exteriordesign,1.4.3Endurance,1.4.4Staticloading,1.4.5Overheating,1.4.6Adjustableinclinesystemfunction,1.4.7Userinterfaceparameters,1.4.8Motorizeddrivesystemoperation,1.4.9Warninglabelcompliance,and1.4.10Documentation.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1749SpecificationforFitnessEquipmentandFitnessFa-cilitySafetySignageandLabelsF2115SpecificationforMotorizedTreadmillsF2276SpecificationforFitnessEquipmentF2571TestMethodsforEvaluatingDesignandPerformanceCharacteristicsofFitnessEquipment2.2ULStandards:3UL1647MotorOpera...
