Electronically.adjustable.stride - Octane Fitness Q45 Operation Manual

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The Q45/Q45e/Q45ce are equipped with electronically adjustable stride, providing a
custom fit for your body and your workout. Adjustable stride isn't just for fine-tuning
the workout to your height – it custom fits your Octane cross trainer to your size and
style and adds valuable variety.
By pressing the Stride (+/–) buttons on the console or the left moving handlebar, you
can change the stride length from 18" (45 cm) to 23" (60 cm). This added variety is
great to use for different workouts, directions, warm-ups and cool-downs. Pressing
the Stride button changes the stride length in 1 inch (3 cm) increments.
When stride length changes are made on the Q45/Q45e/Q45ce, the profile window
displays muscle activity based on electromyography (EMG) studies. Vertical columns
in the matrix display the activity level for the glutes, hamstrings, quads and calves so
that exercisers can target specific areas by choosing a specific stride lengths.
s m a r t s t r i d e
Octane Fitness delivers the most advanced, ergonomically correct and inherently
better elliptical cross training workouts ever with its proprietary SmartStride.
SmartStride automatically replicates natural movement by analyzing and measuring
an exerciser's pace and direction and intuitively adjusting stride length from 18
inches (45 cm) to 23 inches (60 cm). These interactive ergonomics custom-fit the
cross trainer to the exerciser for effective, comfortable, results-producing workouts
unlike those on any other piece of fitness equipment.
To provide the most effective workouts on a cross trainer, the Octane design team
spent years studying the biomechanics of different types of exercises, analyzing
how the body moves naturally. This research, along with precise gait analysis,
prototype testing and extensive user interviews, shows that stride length naturally
varies according to an individual's height, leg length, flexibility, speed of travel and
preference for lower or higher intensity motion.
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