Applies to: Atmos Treadmill, Cross-Trainer, Upright Bike, and Recumbent Bike — SL Console
The Life Fitness Connect app saves your workouts and builds your workout history on your phone. The app is free for iPhone and Android. This article shows how to pair your SL console over Bluetooth, how to pair instead by holding your phone against the console, and what to do if your equipment does not appear in the list.
Read the steps below, or watch the short video.
Before you start
Download Life Fitness Connect from the App Store or Google Play and create a free account. Make sure Bluetooth is switched on on your phone, and that the console is awake — if it is dark, press STOP on a treadmill, or start pedaling on a cross-trainer or bike.
Connecting
- Open the Life Fitness Connect app on your phone.
- Tap the green button in the middle of the bottom bar.
- Choose Scan.
- Tap Bluetooth at the bottom of the scan screen.
- Select your equipment when it appears.
- Check both screens. The app switches to a live workout screen showing your metrics, and the console displays CONNECTED.
- Set up and run your workout on the console as you normally would. When you finish, your summary saves to the app.
Or pair by holding your phone to the console
Your console also has a Mobile Device Pairing pad at the lower left, which pairs your phone over Bluetooth proximity or NFC. Open the app, hold your phone against the pad, and follow whatever the app asks. It does the same job as the steps above, with less tapping.
| Headphones and heart rate straps connect separately, using the Bluetooth key on the console. That is a different connection from the app pairing above, and you can use both at once. |
Troubleshooting
- My equipment does not appear in the list. Bring your phone closer to the console, check Bluetooth is on, and make sure the console is awake rather than in ErP Mode. Closing and reopening the app clears most stubborn cases.
- The app connected but my workout did not save. The workout has to be ended on the console for the summary to be sent. Press STOP to finish rather than just walking away.
- The connection drops partway through. Keep your phone on or near the console — the reading rack is ideal. Distance and other Bluetooth devices in the room can both interrupt it.
- Do I need the app connected every time? No. Your equipment works normally without it. Connect on the sessions you want recorded.
Safety Connect your phone before you start your workout, and stow it on the reading rack rather than holding it while you are exercising. |