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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
parts 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:
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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.
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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 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 we added the ability to adjust the foot pads anywhere from
0-10 degrees to find one that feels best for you.
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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
The 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 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.
