Spirit XE 100, XE 200, XE 300 Features

XE100 / XE200 / XE300 Elliptical

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 Indu strial

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 s tres s 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 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 foot

pad to be changed. There are three adjustments. The lowest one 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. The

XE100 & XE200 have a spring release pull pin under the rear of the footpads. The XE300

has an Acme crank under the rear of the footpads with a scale showing the degree of

footpad angle on the sides.

Because every body 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.

A great side benefit of the adjustable footpad angle is that you end up working different muscle

groups. At the highest angle you will work the quadriceps more. At the lowest angle you work the

hamstrings and gluteus harder. Not a bad perk!

The elliptical is equipped with two transport wheels that are engaged when rear of XE Series

Elliptical is lifted.

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