Manual Spirit XE395 2011-2012 (page 16 of 32) (English)

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Elliptical T

rainer

XE395

Product Features

Footpads

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. Bernards Industrial

Rehabilitation Center in Jonesboro Arkansas.

Together we identied 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:

 The rst solution was to add a 2-degree inward angle to the footpads. This might sound

simple but what it achieves is not. Pedaling an elliptical, no matter how close together the

pedals may be, puts the users musculoskeletal system out of neutral alignment. Adding the

2-degree angle positions the user back into a neutral alignment which eases the over stress of

the outer 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. There are three positions available with a simple pull-pin adjustment lo-

cated under the footpads (see illustration below). The lowest position will set the footpads

at zero (0) degrees, or at at the bottom of the elliptical stroke. The second position sets

the footpad at ve (5) degrees and the top position sets the footpads at ten (10) degrees.

Because everybody is different, we found there is no one angle that ts every user. Some

users are up on the balls of their feet, resulting in numb toes, so we decided to allow the

user to 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 relief from

the toes going numb. Some users are uncomfort-

able at a xed angle, therefore we added the adjust-

able pedal angles so they could nd one that feels best

for them. A great side benet of the adjustable

footpad angle is that you end up working the muscles of

the lower extremities in a different way. At the highest

angle, you will work the quadriceps more. At the lowest

angle, you work the hamstrings and gluts harder.

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