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We configured our S7100 Suspension Elliptical™ trainer frame so that you could choose the console that meets your specific needs. Not only do you get an innovative, high-quality, award-winning elliptical trainer at an exceptional price, but you get the perfect fitness product for you!

S7100 Deluxe Console

Our Deluxe console is for the user who wants more specialized programming but doesn't need all of the bells and whistles. This console features a blue backlit LCD display that provides such exercise feedback as Distance, METS, and Heart Rate from the contact heart rate grips. It has a scrolling message bar that provides instructions and feedback during each program and its setup. The Deluxe console offers eight programs and 20 levels of resistance.

S7100 Premier Console

Our Premier console has all of the features of the Deluxe and more. It has 18 programs, including five custom user programs, three interactive heart rate programs, four body-sculpting programs, and, like the Deluxe, our exclusive SPRINT 8® anaerobic workout. It is equipped with a telemetric heart rate chest strap, which allows you to monitor your heart rate without having to hold the contact heart rate grips. Important exercise feedback is displayed in three easy-to-read, individual, upper feedback windows.

S7100 Frame

The S7100 is our new, entry-level Suspension Elliptical™ trainer and is loaded with great features. It uses an ECB magnetic resistance system with a 21-lb. flywheel and a supersilent Quiet-Glide™ drive to create a durable machine that offers smooth resistance changes. The PerfectStride™ motion, two-inch pedal spacing, and 20 to 21.5-inch stride length provide the most comfortable and ergonomic stride motion you can get on an elliptical trainer. It also comes with 20 levels of incline ranging from 18-37% to add variety to your workouts. This model comes standard with heavy gauge steel construction.

S7200HRT Console

The S7200HRT features 20 innovative programs, including SPRINT 8®, four HRT®, four custom user, three goal, and four variable stride-based body-sculpting programs. Like the S7100 Premier, it is equipped with a telemetric chest strap to conveniently monitor your heart rate; however, as an added bonus on the S7200HRT, you get multiple feedback windows on its Quick-Set™ LED display, one of which is dedicated to heart rate feedback.

S7200HRT Frame

The S7200HRT is our highly-acclaimed, top-of-the-line model, featuring the PerfectStride™ motion in a larger, extra-heavy gauge steel frame. It offers our ECB-Plus™ magnetic resistance system and a larger 24-lb. flywheel for smooth resistance changes. You can choose from 24 resistance and incline levels (incline ranges from a diverse 13 to 39%). The pedal spacing is less than two inches for proper hip alignment, and the stride varies from 20 to 23 inches to keep you in the proper ergonomic position, regardless of incline level.

 

 

 

PerfectStride™

Improved Biomechanics & Ergonomics

Vision Fitness performed a significant amount of research on biomechanics and ergonomics, aimed at developing the most natural and correct full-body movement, when designing our Suspension Elliptical™ trainers and ultimately developed the PerfectStride™ motion. PerfectStride™ starts with correct foot positioning. Vision Fitness analyzed users at every incline angle and pedaling direction to make sure that the footplate would properly adjust with the change in stride. Some companies' incline trainers fail to maintain a natural foot position by pushing the toes upward sharply at certain points in the elliptical path. The S7100 and S7200HRT avoid this by ensuring that the footplate experiences minimal change throughout the stride at all levels of incline. A key design feature is that the footplates pivot, providing a flat, stable, and comfortable surface for users to apply force.

The second component of PerfectStride™ is an ideal elliptical motion. Our Suspension Elliptical™ trainers have the most natural elliptical foot path on the market. The shape of the ellipse creates a smooth and easy transition from the top of the ellipse, where the muscles are relatively inactive, to the bottom of the ellipse, where the muscles are activated to propel the user through the cycle. Our removal of the downward and forward force requirement, as found on traditional elliptical trainers, results in a workout that places greater emphasis on the muscles that extend the leg (the Gluteus, Hamstrings, and Quads). As a result, you get a more effective workout than with other cross-trainers.

Next, PerfectStride™ incorporates optimal stride adjustments. As the incline angle changes, the stride length adjusts to keep your motion natural and fluid at the new angle. Our adjustable stride helps you achieve a proper range of motion, keeping you in an optimal workout position.

Lastly, PerfectStride™ ensures proper posture. Our neutral footplate position throughout the entire stride results in proper alignment between the knee and hip joints and allows the user to have ideal upright posture at all times. Maintaining an upright posture is important because it removes emphasis from the low back muscles and places it on the leg muscles, where it belongs. It's easy to see why we call it PerfectStride™.

Benefits of our Variable Stride

More Variety
Research shows that variety in your exercise routine increases the likelihood that you'll stick to it. More importantly, variety keeps muscles "confused," minimizing the "plateau effect" that occurs when you do the same motion over and over again and, thus, producing greater results. Whether you are looking for weight loss, muscle gain, or cardiovascular improvement, consistent yet diverse workouts will help you achieve your goals more quickly and more easily. Our Suspension Elliptical™ trainers allow forward and backward pedaling; changes in resistance, speed and incline (which automatically adjusts stride length); various positions for your hands; and a multitude of programming options.

Ability to Increase Intensity
By increasing the incline level, you increase the exercise intensity. This allows you to achieve a higher level of aerobic fitness and, thus, burn more calories than you would if no incline were available. As your fitness level increases, you can continue to adjust resistance and incline to increase the intensity with which your muscles are worked.

Muscle-Targeting Workouts
To determine how our variable stride physiologically affects users, we performed studies using sEMG (surface electromyography) to measure the connection between changes in leg muscle activity and changes in the stride length and incline angle. An increase in the electrical activity detected through sEMG indicates increased activity of the muscle being monitored.

Results of the sEMG:
In the forward direction, exercise at full incline resulted in a significant increase in muscle activity when compared to forward exercise at level 1. At higher inclines, users burn more calories as a result of a greater amount of their muscle mass being active. Different combinations of direction (pedaling forward or backward) and incline angle emphasize different muscle groups. Refer to the chart below.

Targeting Specific Muscles

Do you have specific areas of your body that you'd like to see more toned? Do you want more shapely or more muscular legs? You can specifically target the muscles you want to work most by following this chart:

 

Versatile

For a workout with ultimate variety and versatility, the S7200HRT features 24 levels of incline with variable stride and forward/backward pedaling capability. You'll find 20 levels of incline on the S7100. Our adjustable stride allows you to simulate hills, increase intensity, and target different muscle groups with the touch of a button. As the incline angle increases, the stride length varies, keeping you in a comfortable, ergonomic position at all times. Vision Fitness uses pivoting (or articulating) footplates to keep the user's knee and hip joints aligned, regardless of the height or length of their stride. Your comfort is of the utmost importance.

Our cross-trainers feature both a variable-stride system and upper-body action. The dual-action arms are designed to keep you in a proper upright position and provide smooth upper-body movement. The multi-position hand grips fit any user, allow different muscle emphasis, and add variety to your workout. Additionally, multiple hand positions allows you to adjust your grip to help avoid the fatigue that could ultimately stop your workout.

 

Smooth

Suspension Elliptical™ trainers are exceptionally smooth and comfortable, due to their unique suspension feature. There is no rolling resistance and, as a result, much less friction, which may create problems and noise over time. User comfort was considered foremost in every phase of design and development of our Suspension Elliptical™ trainers. For this very reason, we feature footplates that are only two inches apart or less. The narrow pedal spacing keeps your hips aligned properly during your workout, and the roomy, cushioned footplates allow you to vary your stance as needed so that you are always comfortable. Additionally, the footplates pivot to ensure proper alignment between the knee and hip joints, giving you a smooth, natural motion at all incline angles.

 

Vision Fitness pioneered the friction-free magnetic resistance system with no wearing parts for maximum performance and durability. When the resistance and incline levels are changed on the console (even in the middle of a workout), the transitions are smooth, gradual, and fluid. Vision Fitness is so confident in this system that we offer a Lifetime warranty for home use on the magnetic brake.

 

 

Accessible

A versatile, high-end piece of fitness equipment can be intimidating. How does Vision Fitness make our Suspension Elliptical™ trainers accessible, inviting and engaging? First, we incorporate features that make them easy and comfortable to get on. The pedal arms, for instance, are suspended, which removes the need for wheels and tracks and, in turn, keeps the footplates low to the ground.

Second, we provide comfortable rear hand grips. And, like our traditional elliptical trainers, our Suspension Elliptical™ trainers use a front-drive system that places the motor and components up front and out of the way. Together, our low step-up height, convenient hand grips, and front-drive system allow users to easily step up onto the machine and begin their workout.

To engage users once they are on the trainer, we added convenience features, such as an integrated reading rack to easily hold magazines and newspapers. The trainers also have multi-compartment accessory trays, which provide ample room to securely hold your water bottle, TV remote, MP3 player and cell phone.

Finally, the diverse program offering includes our exclusive 20-minute SPRINT 8® anaerobic program, programs that target specific muscle groups, custom workouts, and heart rate training routines*. You can experience a different workout each time you use your Suspension Elliptical™ trainer!

* Custom and HRT® programs are not available on the S7100 Deluxe.

 

Ellptical Trainer Awards & Media

Vision Fitness® products are recognized with more "best buy" awards than any other fitness brand. Below is a list of these award-winning products:

 

The Perfect Fitness Solution

Fit in a workout anytime with our SPRINT 8®program, medically proven to give you the best 20-minute workout possible. This unique program, found exclusively on Vision Fitness®products, was developed with Phil Campbell, MS, MA, and author of Ready, Set, Go! Synergy Fitness. Mr. Campbell is an expert in the field of anaerobic exercise, which has been cited by numerous medical publications as the cure for the "middle-age spread" or the energy decline, weight-gain, loss of muscle, and wrinkled skin we experience after age 30.

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