Healthy Tips

SOLE Elliptical machines: The science behind the machines. There is a lot of hoopla in the fitness equipment industry concerning Elliptical Trainers and which one has the best Biomechanics and Ergonomics. You’ll also hear terms like “Plantar flexion” and “Erector spinae rotation” and “Ulnar deviation”. We at Sole feel you shouldn’t have to have a degree in orthopedics to buy an Elliptical Trainer but you should understand the words Biomechanics and Ergonomics. Here are the official definitions: Biomechanics: The study of the anatomical principles of movement. Ergonomics: (from Greek ergon work and nomoi natural laws) The study of optimizing the interface between human beings, and the designed objects and environments they interact with. Simply stated Biomechanics is the study of how your body moves and Ergonomics is the study of how to build a machine that moves like your body does so you feel comfortable using the machine. For an Elliptical Trainer this means it should have a smooth, continuous foot motion, an Ellipse pattern (The pattern that your foot travels during exercise) that is level and simulates walking or running.

• Features a 3.5 horsepower motor and Cushion Flex deck with a 20- by 60-inch running surface
• Includes grip pulse monitoring and a heart rate chest strap
• Six standard programs, two user-defined programs, and two heart rate programs; speed range is 0.1-12 miles per hour
• Six-window LED display tracks your speed, incline, time, distance traveled, calories, pulse, and pace
• 400-pound maximum weight capacity; measures 33 by 75 by 58 inches (W x L x H) when assembled

Product Description
The Sole Fitness S77 treadmill showcases a 3.5 Continuous Duty HP motor and a long 58-in, textured deck. The console has a vibrant LED tri-color display that includes a message board for clear instruction and feedback. Lift Gate Service and Inside Delivery – Item will be unloaded and delivered into the home. (Does not include assembly and removal of debris.)Amazon.com Product Description
Offering the power of a club-quality treadmill in the comfort of your own home, the Sole S77 is a must for serious workout enthusiasts. The S77, updated with enhanced features for 2009, boasts a powerful 3.5-horsepower, continuous-duty motor–the most powerful in the Sole line–that delivers speeds of up to 12 miles per hour and inclines of up to 15 percent. The vibrant tri-color LED display, meanwhile, includes a message board for clear instruction and feedback, while also tracking your speed, incline, time, distance traveled, calories, pulse, and pace. There’s even a 1/4-mile track feature that you can follow as you run and a peak-and-valley graph that corresponds to individual program.

The S77 is outfitted with a host of additional user-friendly features, including six auto workout programs, two custom programs, and two heart-rate control programs for cardio or weight loss. When in heart-training mode, the treadmill automatically makes adjustments to the incline to keep you in your target heart-rate zone (the treadmill comes with a wireless chest strap with a 99.9 percent accuracy rating). And users with creaky joints will love the Cushion Flex treadmill deck, which is built to protect your knees from excessive pounding, with the ability to reduce impact up to 40 percent compared to running on asphalt. Other details include an extra-large 20-by-60-inch running surface; armrest speed and incline controls; armrest cooling fans; and a double-woven two-ply running belt. The S77, which offers a user capacity of 400 pounds, carries the following warranties: lifetime on the motor, deck, and frame; five years on the electronics, belt, and rollers; and two years on the labor.

Specifications:

The S77′s tri-color display will track your speed, incline, time, distance traveled, calories, pulse, and pace.

• Assembled Dimensions: 30 by 80 by 58 inches (W x L x H)
• Motor: 3.5 HP continuous duty, DC type, ultra high torque
• Speed: 0.5 to 12 mph
• Incline: 15% maximum, rack and pinion gear design
• Treadmill Weight: 280 pounds
• Deck Size: 30 x 80, Cushion Flex Shock Absorption Whisper Deck
• Maximum User Weight: 400 pounds
• Running Surface: 20 by 60 inches
• Belt: Double woven, 2-ply
• Rollers: 2-3/4 inches
• Folding: No
• Heart Rate Control: Yes, wireless chest strap included
• Hand Pulse Grips: Yes, and arm rest speed/incline controls
• Display Color: Tri Color (red, green, gold)
• Message Window: Yes, scrolling information
• Six Standard Programs
• Two User-Defined Programs
• Two Heart Rate Programs
• Cooling Fans: Yes
• Speakers and MP3 Plug-in: Yes

Manufacturer’s Warranty
Motor – lifetime, deck – lifetime, frame – lifetime, electronics and wear items – 5 years, labor – 2 years

About Treadmills
Walking is still considered one of the most beneficial cardiovascular exercises for people of all ages, body types, and fitness levels. As a fundamental form of aerobic training, walking has numerous physical benefits for the heart, lungs, and circulatory system, while also increasing muscle tone and burning fat calories. Treadmills provide a convenient way to regularly exercise in all weather conditions in the comfort and safety of your own home.

From beginners just starting an exercise regimen to advanced athletes looking to maintain their fitness level, anyone interested in getting and staying in shape can benefit greatly from regular use of a treadmill. Treadmills allow you to determine the pace, distance, and complexity of the workout based on your needs, all while watching television, talking on the telephone, or reading a magazine. Much easier on sensitive joints like the knees and hips, treadmill walking and running surfaces are typically long, padded platforms that allow ample room for a long stride and comfortable, low-impact walk or jog without the harsh contact of a concrete surface.

While many different types, styles, and price ranges of treadmills exist, many of them offer unique features like a fold-up design for easy storage, an electronic display monitor showing speed, distance, workout time, incline level, and burned calories, and EKG grip pulses to monitor the heart rate while exercising. Regardless of the simple to complex features you may choose, treadmills offer an array of aerobic exercise opportunities that will provide long-lasting beneficial cardiovascular results without a commute to the gym or a jog in the rain.

About Sole
Sole brings over twenty years of treadmill and fitness product design and manufacturing to the table in their line of innovative equipment designed for fitness-conscious people. The company’s treadmill line is simple in design, with an emphasis on quality and warranty all at a great price. Sole’s easy-to-use treadmills offer a great value and feature a convenient, space-saving portable design. The treadmills have a very stable base with four wheels for ease of movement, folding decks to conserve space, and a 30-year motor and lifetime deck and frame warranty. Sole is always looking for ways to make their equipment better, more efficient, with higher quality at a great price.

Rating:
Sale Price: $1,899.00
Total Costumer Reviews:(12)

• Boasting a heavy 25-pound flywheel
• Contains unique oversize foot pedals
• Features a 2-degree inward slope that reduces the ankle and knee stress

Product Description
The Sole E35 elliptical offers smooth, natural motion with a whisper-quiet ECB drive system and 16 levels of resistance. It has convenient handlebar adjustments for resistance and incline, and articulating foot pedals that feature an inward slope to help reduce ankle and knee stress. The blue backlit LCD display allows you to keep track of your progress.Amazon.com Product Description
Enjoy an efficient full-body workout without heading to the gym with the Sole E35 elliptical trainer. Boasting a heavy 25-pound flywheel, a high gear ratio not found on most comparable models, and a pair of upper body handles, the E35 delivers an extremely smooth workout with plenty of top-end resistance. Users will also appreciate the unique oversize foot pedals, which were designed in collaboration with a leading physical therapist and sports enthusiast. The pedals are not only extra large, but also feature a 2-degree inward slope that reduces the ankle and knee stress that’s common in other elliptical machines. And thanks to the stationary handle bars with built-in pulse sensors, it’s a breeze to monitor your heart rate as you exercise (a chest strap is also included for highly accurate wireless monitoring).

Workout specifics include 16 resistance levels, ten total programs (including one custom program), and a 20-inch stride length. Perhaps the handiest feature from a user perspective, however, is the easy-to-use electronic console, which integrates a blue backlit LCD display, a cooling fan, and a water bottle holder. The E35, which offers a maximum weight capacity of 350 pounds, carries the following warranties: lifetime on the frame and brakes, five years on all parts and electronics, and two years on the labor.

Specifications:

The E35′s LCD display will track your key workout metrics.

• Assembled Dimensions: 82 by 27 by 68 inches (L x W x H)
• Stride Length: 20 inches
• Front Drive
• Steel Frame: 38mm
• Resistance Type: Eddy Current Braking
• Adjustable Pedals
• Articulating Pedals
• Flywheel: 25 pounds
• Resistance Levels: 16
• Power: Plug in
• Upper Body: Yes
• Pulse Grips: Yes
• Handlebar Adjust: Yes
• Display Type: Small LCD
• Heart Rate Control
• Heart Rate Telemetry Belt
• Track Display
• Color: Backlit Blue
• Audio System
• Incline: Power
• Six Standard Programs
• Two User-Defined Programs
• Two Heart Rate Programs
• Cooling Fans: Standard
• Water Bottle Holder
• Rear Rail Shroud
• Weight Capacity: 350 pounds

Manufacturer’s Warranty
frame and brakes – lifetime, parts / electronics – 5 years, labor: 2 years

About Sole
Sole brings over twenty years of treadmill and fitness product design and manufacturing to the table in their line of innovative equipment designed for fitness-conscious people. The company’s treadmill line is simple in design, with an emphasis on quality and warranty all at a great price. Sole’s easy-to-use treadmills offer a great value and feature a convenient, space-saving portable design. The treadmills have a very stable base with four wheels for ease of movement, folding decks to conserve space, and a 30-year motor and lifetime deck and frame warranty. Sole is always looking for ways to make their equipment better, more efficient, with higher quality at a great price.

About Elliptical Trainers
Elliptical trainers represent the next wave of advancement in low-impact cardiovascular exercise machines and continue to grow in popularity. By simulating motions experienced through walking, stepping, cycling, and skiing, elliptical machines allow for a smooth and fluid motion while building strength in the arms and legs. Similar to the exercise position for treadmills, elliptical trainers are used by standing in an upright position while holding the handrails of the machine. With elliptical trainers, however, your feet remain in the foot pedals throughout the exercise regimen and circulate in a smooth and seamless motion, resulting in little to no impact on the knees, back, and hips.

Elliptical trainers are compatible for all ages and fitness levels and allow you to select the difficulty level through the incline and intensity settings. Additionally, elliptical trainers allow you to determine the complexity of your workout based on your needs, all while listening to music, watching television, or reading a magazine while exercising in the comfort and safety of your own home.

Although different types of elliptical trainers offer an assortment of features, many of them include an array of challenging programs, forward and reverse directional movement, EKG grip pulse handles, a lightweight portable design with easy fold-up capability, and a monitor displaying calories burned, distance, speed, time, and heart rate. Other types of exercise machines, namely treadmills and bikes, offer excellent cardiovascular exercise and muscular training for the legs in a forward-motion exercise. Elliptical trainers take this to the next level by offering an upper and lower body workout with dual motion, challenging and diverse programs, and a low-impact exercise machine that won’t strain sensitive joints.

Rating:
Sale Price: $1,299.00
Total Costumer Reviews:(51)

Product Description
The Sole® F85/E95 combo includes two quality-engineered pieces of fitness equipment in one convenient package. Inside Delivery: Includes delivery over the first threshold of your home; doesn’t include flights of stairs in the house, assembly or debris removal.

Rating:
Sale Price: $3,699.99
Total Costumer Reviews:()

• 9″ Commercial Grade LCD display
• 10 programs w/ resistance levels up to 20
• User weight capacity 350 lbs
• Frame lifetime; Parts 3 years; Labor 1 year
• MP3/IPOD capable

Product Description
It’s a fact that most bike users will tell you the number one priority about using an upright bike is being comfortable but yet challenged in the workout. The B94 stationary bike provides both and is used in the comfort and convenience of your own home. The adjustable gel seat, strong frame and ergonomically designed pedals allow for the machine to conform itself to you instead of the other way around. The B94′s straight-forward programs and 9″ LCD display will also provide users with fast effective fat burning and cardio exercises, helping you to spend less time worrying about gimmicky programs and more time focusing on reaching your goals. There are 10 challenging programs to choose from, everything from Hill to Heart Rate Control the B94 will help you find your workout. It’s also great for those just starting out and others who are training, feel free to design your own programs using our User Defined feature. It’s time to start making this a reality.

Rating:
Sale Price: $855.43
Total Costumer Reviews:()