Elliptical Features - Sole Fitness E55 Owner's Manual

ELLIPTICAL FEATURES

ADJUSTABLE FOOT PEDALS & CORRECTLY ALIGNED ORTHOPEDIC FOOT PADS
Through research performed with a leading sports scientist and physical rehabilitation expert;
SOLE 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 SOLE 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:
„ 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 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 fits 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 we added the ability to
adjust the foot pads anywhere from 0-10 degrees to find one that feels best for you.
„ To adjust the three footpad angle settings, turn the red knob, located under each footpad,
clockwise (to increase the angle) or counterclockwise (to decrease the angle).
RAMP INCLINE ADJUSTMENT
Both the E55 & E95 have a 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 fibers, due to the increased range of motion.
The E55 and E95 have a computer controlled power incline. The power incline is controlled by
buttons on the console and swing arms and will automatically adjust via the incline motor
during the built-in workout program.
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E55 / E95 ELLIPTICAL