Sole Fitness E55, Owner'S Manual

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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
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
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
alignment of the joints. The second problem we found is that many people tend to stay up on
o 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
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
more numb toes. Some users are uncomfortable at this angle so we added the ability to
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
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.
ELLIPTICAL FEATURES
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E55 / E95 ELLIPTICAL