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Control Resonant Gym Puzzle: Pulse Fitness Solution

The Pulse Fitness gym puzzle in the Unknown: where to find the workout board, the five steps in order, the vending machine break and what the hidden hideout gives you.

Short answer

The gym puzzle is a five-step routine: treadmill to 0.5 MPH, bike to 15 MPH, one use of the vending machine, treadmill to 15 MPH, then bike to 0.5 MPH. The order matters, and the board that explains it hangs in a side room of the gym.

Control Resonant Secret Hideouts summary card, including the Unknown gym routine
The gym routine is one of six hideout puzzles on this card. Our own summary card, not a game screenshot.Diagram by Control Resonant Wiki · Based on: TechWiser · PowerPyx

Where to find the Pulse Fitness gym

The gym sits in the Unknown, the upside-down version of the city. Reaching it depends on story progress, so if you cannot get there yet, read how to get to the Unknown first. Look for the purple Pulse Fitness sign, and flip gravity if you find yourself outside an art gallery instead.

The workout board

Through the doorway on the right inside the gym is a board titled “Workout Instructions.” Each note maps to one machine setting:

  • Relaxing stroll: treadmill at 0.5 MPH.
  • Furious cycling: bike at 15 MPH.
  • Break: use the vending machine once.
  • Invigorating run: treadmill at 15 MPH.
  • Leisurely ride: bike at 0.5 MPH.

Guides spell the vending machine brand differently (“Lime” or “Limu”), but it is the same machine: the one you use once between the two sets.

Solution in order

  • 1. Set the treadmill near the entrance to 0.5 MPH.
  • 2. Set the bike at the back of the gym to 15 MPH.
  • 3. Interact with the vending machine one time.
  • 4. Set the treadmill to 15 MPH.
  • 5. Set the bike to 0.5 MPH.

If nothing happens, you most likely used the machines out of order or touched the vending machine twice. Walk through the sequence again from step one.

Rewards

A hidden passage opens and leads downstairs to the secret hideout. It holds a permanent Health Upgrade and the “Procedure For Work Orders” document. This is one of six hideouts; the rest are covered in our secret hideouts guide, and the trophy side is in the trophy guide.

Gym puzzle FAQ

Is the gym puzzle missable? No. You can come back to the Unknown whenever you like.

Does it matter which machine I start with? Yes. Start with the treadmill at 0.5 MPH.

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