Construction & Design

Most ellipticals offer two designs, front drive or rear drive. The 18.0 elliptical from AFG is constructed with newer design of elliptical, suspension. The machine is not guided on roller wheels like front drive designs nor does the flywheel cause the pedals to be too far apart like most rear drive elliptical, causing the machine to be extremely smooth and comfortable. It’s built with a large yet compact frame, 23lb flywheel, and every joint of the machine is built with sealed bearings that do not require lubrication.  

Ergonomics

Majority of the elliptical on the market today offer a full body workout. The problem with over half of the ellipticals on the market is that do not follow the proper biomechanics of the human body. The AFG Ascent trainer does follow the proper movement of the human body as well gives you the option to change strides and inclines to emphasize the workout on different muscles in the lower body. Allowing the user to change the stride and incline also helps with “muscle confusion” and therefore giving the user more efficient results.  When using the Ascent Trainer, the pedals are designed to support your entire foot allowing the user to consistently push from the proper muscles in their lower body rather than emphasizing the stress on the user’s knee. The oversized pedals are also designed very close together permitting the user to workout with no stress added to the user’s hips. Using an elliptical were the pedals are over 5 inches apart will cause friction and long term damage to your hips. When walking, jogging, and running, it’s only natural for the human body’s feet to be a couple of inches apart. Sometimes when running, your feet will actually cross each other. Another great design in the AFG 18.0 is that the upper body handle bars move in a very natural movement. The handle bars are very close to the user allowing him/her to push and pull against resistance while keeping their backing in proper alignment. Poorly designed elliptical are designed with the handle bars being too far away causing the user to lean to forward and causing extreme stress to the user’s lower back.