Adjusta Soft™ Low Impact System

Our exclusive Adjusta Soft™ controlled low impact system offers outstanding stability while providing absolute minimum stress to joints and knees. This is the industry leading low impact design, reducing impact by 365% over asphalt. The Adjusta Soft™ has the following features:

• Allows the entire frame to move in unison with the runner / walker. This is very similar to an automobile suspension system that minimizes and prevents the car's body from swaying, rolling, rocking, etc. Floating decks on some competitors do just that. They float side to side as the foot strikes the deck. This gives the serious runner difficulty in maintaining balance on an uneven floating and moving surface.
  
  
• The Adjusta Soft™ uses a tri-action system that provides absolute rigid, safe, low impact control. A high tensile strength (125,000 PSI) torsion bar firmly attached to the treadmill chassis assures absolute zero side to side frame flex. It's all vertical control!
  
  
• Dual heavy-duty oversized 20mm metric self-lubricating bronze bushings pivot on the case harden torsion bar and will last a lifetime. They are precision matched for an exact fit assuring zero unwanted, loose, unexpected movements.
  
  
• The torsion bar is a special alloy steel designed to offer controlled flexing action in direct response to foot-plant with runners and walkers.
  
  
• The leading link torque arm attached to the main frame, with a high durometer elastomeric synthetic runner shock dampener, directs energy in controlled 63-degree motion. While adjustment (soft to firm) does require motor hood removal, the Adjusta Soft™ offer the end user an option to set low impact response and action to a personalized level.
  
  
• The industry's heaviest swing arm is rock solid to prevent unwanted, uncontrolled flex. Weighing in at 24.43 lb., this is more than double the weight of a Landice, Trotter, True, Life Fitness, and the majority of other major brands. The 11 gauge all steel tubular construction and machine formed, mig welded, and epoxy powder coated with the industry's best black wrinkle paint. 2 ½" extra wide wheels rotating on hard steel bushings allow easy transport. Comes with cross bar in the rear to assist transporting.

How it Works

When foot plant pressure is applied to the solid mounted running deck, energy is transferred to the twin transport wheels. A controlled reverse action transfers this high energy to the cross frame torsion bar (acting as a spring / dampener). To control the torsion bar flex, as it receives foot plant energy, the link torque arm is attached directly to the heavy 10-gauge steel frame bracket / receiver. In controlling the amount of torsion bar flex, we incorporate the adjustable shock dampener to minimize and control energy shock. Much like an automotive shock absorber. It's simply a transfer of high energy, from foot plant, to the shock dampener through precise, heavy, all steel, matched components. No wobble, no side to side motion, all control!

Low Impact Frame Design

The combination of the all steel frame and the elastomer suspension system make the Smooth 9.1 treadmill one of the lowest impact treadmills on the market. The all steel frame responds to impact loads by absorbing and transferring shock away from the runner.

Steel tubing constructed treadmills have virtually zero low impact frame design / features. They are simply too rigid. While aluminum frames offer some benefits - low impact features is not one of the. Aluminum material is soft and has a "dead" effect to high shock loads, in addition to having a minimum rebound effect. Automotive suspension systems are always steel constructed due to their responsiveness characteristics, durability and ruggedness.

High durometer twin dampener blocks, mounted at the rear of the chassis in line with the running deck, enhances the Adjusta Soft™ system to provide even more controlled low impact.

The Adjusta Soft™ system is a walkers/runners dream come true.

You can't purchase better quality at this price range.