Appliance Design - June 2008 - (Page 18) I Twenty First Annual EID GOLD Awards GOLD 2008 G O LD D Outdoor/Leisure Appliances GOLD The X7 Elliptical Cross-Trainer by Life Fitness, Franklin Park, Ill. and the industrial design firm, Cesaroni Design Associates Inc., Glenview, Ill. The X7 cross-trainer is a new consumer elliptical with electronic stride adjustments. For a more natural ellipse motion and comfortable workout, the oversized foot pedals are spaced 1.75-in. closer and flex as the user moves to absorb impact. Fluid electronic stride adjustments from 18 in. to 24 in. accommodate different sized users and target different muscle groups. Shortening and/or lengthening the stride offers a total-body workout with synchronized upper- and lower-body movement. Effort is dispersed to the arms and legs to burn more calories with less perceived exertion. Simplifying user activity while in motion, the design team developed a lower console, known as the Activity Zone. Easily accessible stride length and resistance level buttons are located on the Activity Zone, along with a built-in LCD display showing the stride length and resistance level, as well as the muscles currently being worked. Key project players from Life Fitness: Steve Ward, director of industrial design; Tom Cray, industrial design manager; and, Rad Arceta, sr. industrial designer; Cesaroni Design Associates Inc.: Bill Cesaroni, president, and Christian Castro, project manager. AD09061DESC 7/31/06 9:48 AM Page 1 A PERFECT FIT. • Chrome,gold & platinum plated nameplates • Painted,hot stamped & pad printed nameplates • Metalized 2nd surface nameplate assemblies • Decorative trim • Injection molded bezels & faceplates • Polyurethane urocals • Decals • Individual letter three dimensional graphics • Flexible graphics • Graphic overlays & membrane switches 9650 Valley View Road • Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3507 952-941-2944 • Fax: 952-942-3125 • 800-806-6113 Visit us Online at www.douglascorp.com For more Information Enter 105 June 2008 For more Information Enter 106 www.applianceDESIGN.com 5/2/08 1:16:13 PM 18 applianceDESIGN AD06084Doug.indd 1 http://www.design-concepts.com http://www.douglascorp.com http://www.douglascorp.com http://www.appliancedesign.com
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