8 Series Indoor TrailHiker – Star Trac (9-9261-8TH)

8 Series Indoor Trail Hiker – The 8 Series Trail Hiker by Star Trac simulates trail hiking, one of the most popular fitness activities, by bringing the motion and benefits of hiking to the indoors. The dynamic movement arms give users the feeling of outdoor hiking with trekking poles with the included best features of a treadmill, elliptical trainer and stepper combined into one cardio training machine. Think of the Trail Hiker as a treadmill with the deck split down the middle with each side, or “treadle”, moving up and down independently with as much as an 18° incline. These dual ramping decks elongate the stride length which in turn engages the glutes and thighs like a stepper and burns more calories. The Trail Hiker also allows for a natural stride length, so there’s no compromise for short or tall users. And the low impact performance, not unlike that of an elliptical, greatly reduces knee strain accommodating any age user and fitness level. The Trail Hiker is great for rehabilitation, athletic performance and overall fitness and cardio training. The Trail Hiker provides high calorie burning cardio training at 2x the rate as walking the same speed on a flat deck treadmill.