Sole Fitness E25, Owner'S Manual

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ADJUSTABLE FOOT PEDALS (E35 only) & 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 

 ers these unique features. The history of elliptical use over the past few years tells us 

 er 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 Ce

 ed 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 

  the natural 

alignment of the joints. The second problem we found is that many people tend to stay up on 

 ective:

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 rst 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 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 

 erent, and there are as many styles to 

 t 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 

  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 three 

 nd one that feels best for them.

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 To adjust the three footpad angle settings, pull the red quick release handle, located 

under each footpad, to the rear. The lowest setting will set the footpads at zero (0) degrees, 

 ve (5) 

degrees and the top position sets the footpads to ten (10) degrees.

RAMP INCLINE ADJUSTMENT

Both the E25 & E35 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 

 bers.

The E25 and E35 have a computer controlled power incline. The power incline is controlled by 

buttons on the console and swing arms (E35 only) and will automatically adjust via the incline 

motor during the built-in workout program.

ELLIPTICAL FEATURES

E25 / E35 ELLIPTICAL