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Features
Adjustable foot pedals, and correctly aligned orthopedic foot pads
Through research performed with
a leading sports scientist
and
physical
rehabilitation expert; Spirit
engineering
has developed a breakthrough in
pedal
design. No
other
elliptical, at any price, offers
these unique features. The history
of elliptical use over
the past few years
tells us
that many users
suffer from
numb toes while
working
out on elliptical
trainers. Many
other
users complain of
ankle,
Achilles tendon,
knee and/or
hip pain. While
researching a
solution to
these common problems
Spirit engineers
consulted Richard DeKok, P.T.,
M.T.C., of
St.
Bernard’s
Industrial Rehabilitation
Center in
Jonesboro
Arkansas. Together
we
identified the inherent problem
in
elliptical
designs and
developed solutions to solve the
problems. What
we found is that when you use
an
elliptical
you
tend
to push outward during the power
stroke and not just straight back. This causes stress on the
outer part of the foot and throws off
the natural
alignment of the
joints. The second problem
we
found
is that many
people tend to stay
up
on the ball
of their
foot during the elliptical motion. Our
solutions were simple but
effective:
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The first solution was
to
add a 2
-
degree inward angle to the footpads.
This
might sound
simple but what
it does
is
puts
the users
joints
back into a neutral
alignment. This
eases
the
over stressing
of
the
ankles, knees
and hips.
The second solution was
to
make
the
foot
pedal adjustable
to
the user’s style
of pedaling
the elliptical.
We achieved this by
adding
an adjustment that allows the angle of
the footpad
to be changed. Because everybody
is different, and there are
as many styles
to pedal
an
elliptical as
there
are
people,
we found there
is
no
one angle
that
fit every
user. Some
users would be up on the balls of their
feet, resulting in numb toes, so
we decided to let
the
user adjust the
back of
the
foot pad upward
to
support the
heel, taking the pressure off of
the nerves
in the balls of the feet and the Achilles tendon. The result
was
no more numb
toes. Some users are uncomfortable at this angle so for them we designed in three different
adjustable angles so they could
find one that feels
best for them.
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There
are three
footpad angle
settings available by pulling on the red quick release handle
under the rear of each footpad. The lowest setting will
set the footpads at
zero (0) degrees, or
flat, at the bottom of
the elliptical
stroke. The
second position sets
the
footpad to
five
(5)
degrees
and
the top position sets the footpads
to
ten
(10) degrees.
Ramp incline adjustment
The Esprit EL7 now has an exciting new ramp incline feature that will further increase the variety of
your workouts. When the incline is at its lowest position you get a normal elliptical workout. As the
incline increases you will feel your knees rise higher with each step; which means you are involving
more muscle groups. The power incline is controlled by buttons on the console and also
automatically controlled during the built-in workout programs.
EL7 Elliptical
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