DESCRIPTION OF THE OVERALL DESIGN/STYLING..

OUR DESIGNERS WORKED WITH THE CLIENT'S ENGINEERS TO DEVELOP A HOME VERSION TRAINER BASED AROUND THE BIOMECHANICS OF AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL PRODUCT. DESIGN GOALS FOCUSED ON SIMPLIFYING THE MECHANICAL STRUCTURE TO ACHEIVE A USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE. A STYLISH APPEARANCE WAS ACHEIVED WHILE MAINTAINING A FAMILY LOOK WITH THE HIGHER END UNITS. PHOTOS ARE OF THE INTIAL PRODUCTION PROTOTYPE.

DESCRIPTION OF THE UPPER MOVING ARMS.

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.

THE UNIQUENESS OF THIS PRODUCT COMES FROM 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.