Precor 240i Commercial Series StretchTrainer

by Precor

Product Features

• Commercial quality stretching trainer with small foot print for easy storage at home
• Cushioned seat and knee pads help users sit comfortably, ergonomic design ensures the correct stretching position
• Wrist straps provide an improved security and control
• 5 Year warranty on frame, 2 years on parts, 90 days on upholstery

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Designed for ease-of-use with easy to follow instructional graphics that help you get on and get stretching, the Precor 240i Commercial Series StretchTrainer offers a small footprint, so you can place it anywhere in your home or training facility. Stretching is a great way to start and end each workout with warm-up and cool down to help prevent injuries and increase flexibility.

Features:

• Provides 8 essential stretches: lower back; hamstrings; gluteal/hips; hips/legs/back; inner thighs/groin; upper back; shoulders; quadriceps
• Instructional placard with information on 8 essential stretches
• Cushioned seat and kneepads for comfort
• Ergonomic design ensures the correct stretching position
• Lightweight with a small footprint allow for placement anywhere
• Accommodates users of all heights
• Padded handlebars allow you to control the intensity and duration of each stretch
• Wrist straps provide an improved security and control
• Quality components and superior construction promote years of trouble-free use
• Two-step powder-coating process offers rust resistance
• Pivot points use quiet, self-lubricating bushings

Specifications:

• Maximum User Weight: 250 pounds
• Dimensions: 52 by 28 by 36 inches (L x W x H)
• Weight: 60 pounds
• Manufacturer's Warranty: Frame - five years; parts--two years; upholstery--90 days

Note on Assembly:
Precor highly recommends that you consider a professional assembly and installation of your Precor exercise machine. If you would like to speak to someone about having your machine professionally installed, please contact Precor at [e-mail] or by calling 1-866-593-5568.

About Precor
Precor is passionate about fitness. It all started with a desire to create a better kind of exercise equipment, one that mirrored human movement: fluid, natural, and dynamic. Twenty-six years later the company's biomechanics and engineering experience have led to countless innovations that have captivated fitness enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. Precor has introduced many "firsts" to the fitness industry, including the Elliptical Fitness Crosstrainer (EFX®) in 1995 and the revolutionary, award-winning Adaptive Motion Trainer (AMT®) in 2007. Today, Precor is a celebrated top-tier brand preferred by fitness enthusiasts of all abilities and their machines are used every day in health clubs, hotels, facilities, and homes worldwide.

Product Details

Owner's Manual [PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 52 x 28 x 36 inches ; 60 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 80 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B0029KL3S2
• Item model number: PHFCH1010019EN
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,783 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #27 in Sports & Outdoors > Exercise & Fitness > Cardio Training > Elliptical Trainers

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Precor Stretch Trainor, September 29, 2009

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M. Mitchell (New York) - See all my reviews
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Excellant product that offers outstanding lower back releif. Only problem is the price, which tends to be far more than what is should take to manufacture and sell at a profit. Nonetheless, if you have lower back disk and muscle pain, and have found little other relief, this is worth exploring. I used it at my gym for over a year before purchasing.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pricey but great machine, September 2, 2011

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Jason M. Page - See all my reviews
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My wife had been after me for the past few months to start doing yoga classes (but who has the time?) to help with some chronic neck and shoulder pain that I have, I saw this on Amazon as a daily deal and since it was discounted about 15% from the regular price I decided to go ahead and buy it.

Assembly was a little difficult (in fairness the manual warns you that two people should be involved, but I did it by myself), I found that actually tilting it up so that the front of the frame was lying on the ground made it much easier to put the main bolts through the two primary supports. From that point onward the assembly is pretty routine. A step that you might miss but is important is to leave some slack in all bolts until you are fully assembled, then you can tighten everything up.

I should also point out that at the premium price for this device, I was surprised that the metal parts were only painted instead of being powder coated, for the price Precor is charging they should be using the same power coated steel they use on their home Elliptical and other high dollar fitness machines.

Now, on to the use of the StretchTrainer itself... as other reviewers have mentioned, the device allows you to do many of the same deep stretches you would get on a mat, doing yoga or something similar, but it makes it much easier to do these. I don't know about others, but I tend to have a very hard time stretching properly on a mat, and there is very little motivation to crawl around on the floor doing stretches. With this machine, I can simply walk over to it and get a good pre-workout stretch in about 10 minutes. Since I am sitting on the machine I can watch a bit of TV while doing it and I'm not rolling around on the ground (sweating profusely).

I have observed less soreness since I started using this before all of my workouts. To give a specific example, if I do incline bench presses, and butterfly lifts, I am usually pretty sore for one or two days afterwards... to the point that I might have to take some muscle relaxers in addition to non steroid anti inflammatory medication. This is due to the problems with my neck. Since using this machine, I have not observed this level of soreness following a workout. In addition I notice a little less pain when seated for long periods at a chair in the office doing computer activities, so, as far as I am concerned, the machine is worth the hefty price. I saw a similar machine at a fitness store that was a non Precor model and it was $599 so the price I paid was pretty reasonable compared to the competition. In all honesty though, this is something that should probably be sold for more around the $399 price point.

Do you need this? Maybe, maybe not. There's nothing that the StretchTrainer does for you that you could not do for yourself with an exercise mat, some patience and practice. However, I feel that it does a good job of more or less goading me into stretching before every workout and the machine more or less enforces the proper posture to get a deep stretch without hurting yourself (you control the intensity of the stretch with your body weight).

Also, this is not a miracle cure for back pain. I still have back pain. However, if you are somewhat fit, are interested in staying fit, then this will probably help you as it will keep you more limber during workouts, increase your flexibility (there was a study I saw online where this was proven to increase flexibility in test subjects) and probably reduce the pain you are feeling to some degree.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great machine, ludicrous price., February 8, 2008

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Harley R. Myler (Beaumont, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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I use a Precor Stretch Trainer every time I visit the gym. It is a great way to stretch, especially if you are a drone like me--I need order in my workout. The Stretch Trainer has a panel with instructions on how to do the stretches. You just follow the instructions and the machine does the rest. This is not for athletes or yoga instructors, but for average Joes that just want a good stretch with minimal chance of injury and ease of use.

$800+ --you have to be kidding! I'm glad the gym has two of them, I couldn't afford one.