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 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:
The first solution was to add a
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
able at a fixed angle, therefore we added the adjust- able pedal angles so they could find one that feels best for them. A great side benefit 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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