THE CAPTIVA WAS DESIGNED FROM THE GROUND UP WITH THE INTENTION OF CREATING A WHOLE NEW CATEGORY OF CARDIO TRAINING EQUIPMENT. ABDOMINAL CORE TRAINING WAS COMBINED WITH VARIABLE MOTION ELLIPTICAL TRAINING TO PRODUCE WHAT IS NOW REFERRED TO AS CARDIO CORE TRAINING.

DESIGNED TO CREATE AN ENTIRELY NEW FITNESS PRODUCT CATEGORY, THE CAPTIVA ALLOWED OUR DESIGNERS THE FREEDOM TO WORK FROM THE GROUND UP WITH THE MANUFACTURER.

THE CAPTIVA WAS DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MANUFACTURER GREENMASTER FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE U.S. BY YOWZA FITNESS.

A KEY FEATURE OF THIS PRODUCT IS THE INTRODUCION OF CARDIO CORE TRAINING. THE TWO CONSOLE MOUNTED HANDLES PIVOT IN AN ARC MOTION THAT TWISTS THE USER'S UPPER BODY WITH EACH STEP. THE TWISTING MOTION PROVIDES AN ABDOMINAL WORKOUT ALONG WITH THE CARDIO TRAING FROM THE LEG MOVEMENT.

A UNIQUE 2 TIERED CONSOLE DESIGN HOUSES THE MECHANISM FOR THE CORE MOTION MOVING ARMS. CONSOLE FEATURES INCLUDE A COOLING FAN AND iPOD DOCK WITH SPEAKERS.

ANOTHER KEY ELEMENT OF THIS PRODUCT IS THE VARIABLE MOTION ARMS WHICH ADJUST THE FRONT PIVOT POINTS OF THE FOOT PEDALS.

TRADITIONAL ELLIPTICAL TRAINERS SIMPLY MOVE THE FRONT PIVOT POINT VERTICALLY TO ADD INCLINE TO THEIR ELLIPTICAL MOTION PATH. THE CAPTIVA'S TWO DIMENSIONAL CHANGE CREATES A TRANSITION OF THE MOTION PATH FROM AN ELLIPTICAL PATTERN TO MORE OF A STEP PATTERN. THE DIFFERENCE IN THE MOTION PATH WAS FOUND TO BE FAR MORE COMFORTABLE TO THAT OF A TRADITIONAL ELLIPTICAL TRAINER.