FreeMotion Freestrider s5.8 with 35-Inch Variable Stride

by FreeMotion

Product Features

• Freestrider Dimensions: 57in L x 27in W x 68in H / Weighs: 190 lbs.
• Cushioned Foot Pedals: Cushioned Gel Pads for extra comfort
• Variable Stride Length: Up to 35in of natural striding motion in a small footprint. YOU define your stride. This patent-pending machine blends the low-impact stride of ellipticals and the calorie burn from incline training. Unique footpath allows you to engage your hamstrings and glutes for more muscle activation and calorie burning than walking and running. Regardless of your height, you are free to move through YOUR natural range of motion.
• Resistance: 20 Levels with Quick Resistance: make easy changes to resistance by simply pressing a button on the console, or scroll through intervals with buttons on the moving arms
• Display: 160 x 100 Graphical Display, 3 Windows with Dedicated Stride Ladder and Fingertip Controls; Displays: Distance, Time, Calories, Calories per Hour, Pulse, Vertical Feet, Resistance, RPM

Product Description

The patent-pending Freemotion Stride s5.8 innovatively combines the low-impact stride of an elliptical with the calorie burn of an incline trainer. YOU define your stride with the unique variable stride feature. No other cardio machine offers up to 35in of natural striding motion in a small footprint. This unique footpath allows you to engage your hamstrings and glutes for more muscle activation and calorie burning than walking and running. The variable stride and gel cushioned foot pedals allow you the freedom and comfort to move through your own natural range of motion. You control the 20 levels of consistent resistance with the Quick Resistance feature. Make easy adjustments by simply pressing a button on the console, or scroll through intervals with buttons on the moving arms. Choose and vary your resistance level to target your individual fitness needs without the joint stress or damage caused by impact. The sophisticated workout display console monitors the number of calories burned, calories burned per hour, distance, time, pulse, vertical feet, resistance, and RPM. The ingenious Stride Ladder tracks your stride in real time and indicates where you are in your workout. This feature will tell you to kick it up or cool it down, so you can meet your fitness goals every time! The smart s5.8 is also iFIT SD card compatible and includes 8 preset stride workouts and 8 body zone workouts for guaranteed effective aerobic and fitness training. What first-rate home workout would be complete without the delight and convenience of an integrated entertainment system? Your s5.8 includes a 7in digital television with integrated speakers that easily hook up to your cable, DVD player or iPOD for the ultimate in workout entertainment. Always keep cool and comfortable no matter how you bend, flex or move with the integrated fan. Stride, glide and climb your way to a stronger, leaner more sculpted body with the Strider 5.8 from Freemotion!

Product Details

• ASIN: B001R04SN2
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #750,686 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Difficult to assemble, January 30, 2010

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J. Waters (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: FreeMotion Freestrider s5.8 with 35-Inch Variable Stride (Misc.)

The product is nice enough, but here are a few major issues to consider before purchasing. When delivered the freight company would not come inside the house with the product. That's 233 lbs on the pallet that had to be negotiated down a flight of stairs. Better have movers available when it arrives because my wife and I couldn't handle that kind of weight. Even removing a piece of the product a piece at a time from the box isn't an option because the base is still very heavy.

Assembly was very difficult. Directions describe pulling two wires through the upright with the string that is provided; however the model we ordered also has a TV. So there were four wires/cables that needed to be pulled through the upright. With the handlebars running through the upright (welded and unmovable) there is barely enough room to get the wires/cables with their plugs through the upright. We finally succeeded after two hours. The rest of the assembly was fairly straightforward.

But here's another major problem. After spending two hours getting the wires/cables through the upright and using the string provided to pull the wiring, the wires/cables must have gotten pinched because the TV, Audio and Fan don't work. The rest of the display console - i.e. graphics work fine.

Bottom line, I think I would be satisfied with this product had it been assembled and delivered in working order to where it is being used. So I would have to recommend you go with another seller - and maybe another product too - hard to tell since we haven't been able to see how many of the features actually work. This product has been reduced to basically a no frills model, despite being fairly costly due to the TV and other features.