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ProForm Fitness Launches First Game Elliptical
Published: 12/12/2006
You have to pedal if you want to play the video games integrated into special GameFit™ consoles of ProForm's new elliptical. Shown here is the ProForm 850 Elliptical for $799 at proform.com.
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You have to pedal if you want to play the video games integrated into the special GameFit™ consoles of ProForm's new elliptical.
ProForm created the first ever fitness equipment to fully integrate exercise with game play - a minimum pedaling speed is required to start the game, and the harder you exercise, the easier the game becomes. This is one of several new products in the "Exercise & Entertainment" trend ICON has pioneered for many of its fitness equipment brands.
This technology is so innovative that ICON Health & Fitness, owner of the ProForm brand, has a patent pending directed to fully integrated games in exercise equipment.
The ProForm 20.0 CrossTrainer™ elliptical with the special GameFit™ console features two proprietary games - Fat Blocker™ and Calorie Destroyer™ - that will keep you entertained for miles. The games appear on the oversize blue back lit consoles, and the elliptical has built-in controllers conveniently located at the top of the handles so the consumer can use her thumbs to control the game.
For example, the faster you pedal in Fat Blocker™ the slower the blocks will fall, giving you more time to perfectly position the falling block. When playing Fat Blocker™ the up and down buttons on one handle rotate the block to the preferred position. The buttons on the other handle move the block left or right. Using the down button the user can drop the block quickly into the desired location.
When playing ProForm's Calorie Destroyer™ pedaling faster makes the on-screen man move faster to avoid the bullets coming his way. To add even more motivation for exercise, you have to "pedal to play" -the man will not move if the elliptical is under 30 rpm. With Calorie Destroyer™, each handle controller allows the on-screen man to move left or right, and the up button allows the user to fire bullets at the opponents.
"By making how the game functions based on how much one exercises, we’ve created the perfect combination for keeping people engaged and motivated," said Tony Smith, ICON’s Director of Research & Development. "What a great way to get fun back into fitness."
The console also displays resistance level, time, speed, distance, and calories burned and 12 preset programs.
The ProForm 20.0 CrossTrainer™ Elliptical is model # PFEL7806