Product Description
The NEW Sanibel Elliptical is the industry's first elliptical core trainer. Yowza's patented counter-rotational Core motion targets the muscles of internal and external obliques, rectus abdominus and serratus anterior like no other cardio machine. In layman's terms, this machine will do more to develop your abdominal muscles than any crosstrainer on the market. The Sanibel has a silky-smooth 21" roller-less stride and is equipped with our Sure-FitTM self-pivoting foot pedals for maximum comfort. The two-tiered, ergonomic console features an iPod dock, speakers, 3-speed fan and built-in grip pulse.
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #262197 in Sports & Outdoors
- Brand: Yowza Fitness
- Model: Sanibel
Features
- Patented Counter Rotational Core motion
- 21" roller-less elliptical motion that is reversible
- IPod docking station and Hi Fidelity speakers
- Built in "ramp-less" incline
- Sure-FitTM self-pivoting pedals
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
By Lucas Davenport
**** Updated 8/17/2012 ****
If you have shopped for an elliptical machine recently, you know how frustrating it can be to find honest reviews. Even Amazon is peppered with fake (positive) reviews for many products. During my research on elliptical machines, I found 99% of the websites to be "fake" sites created by the parent companies that make the various brands treadmills and elliptical machines. I went eight pages deep into various Google searches and only found two sites that had honest reviews. This little trick is despicable and should be illegal.
That being said, I am here to give a very honest review of the Yowza Sanibel, and I'll try to keep it updated as I progress.
I ordered the machine directly from Yowza. The delivery company picked it up on 6/25/2012. Strangely enough, it was picked up from the Dick's Sporting Goods warehouse, despite the fact that Yowza machines no longer appear on Dick's website. I did not receive the machine until 7/9/2012. Why it sat for a week, I do not know. When the box arrived, it had a large hole in it, but the machine had not been damaged.
It took me just under three hours to assemble working by myself. I would recommend an assistant.
When I had completed my assembly I tested the machine, only to hear a rather loud knocking noise. I discovered that the noise was coming from a joint that had explicit instructions to "not over-tighten", so I hadn't tightened it enough. Five minutes with a screwdriver and an Allen wrench eliminated that knock.
7/09/2012: I decided to start out slowly, so I began with a 16 minute fat burning program. Towards the end of the program I began to hear another knock, but at the end of the program I was too tired to hunt for it.
7/11/2011: I just completed my second workout, after which I was forced to spend two and half hours tearing the machine apart, to locate the source of another knocking noise, since it was driving me crazy. You can view the photos I uploaded to see the source of the knocking noise. This knock was due to the design of the machine, and was coming from inside factory assembled parts. Part of the gearing for the right hand grip was impacting the lower half of the plastic display panel. It was a tedious process getting at this area, made even worse by a screw hole that was stripped at the factory, which prevented me from removing one critical screw.
Since the part of the gear that was impacting the console is made of hard plastic, I rounded down the offending corner of the gear until it had enough clearance to prevent it from impacting the console.
The left hand gear was also VERY close to the console and was not knocking, but I also filed that edge down for good measure.
Yowza claims that the Sanibel has been redesigned for 2012, but I think someone goofed when they engineered those two parts.
OK, enough complaining... How is the workout you ask? Well, I've only done two 16 minute workouts, but I'd say pretty good.
When I first tested the machine I thought I'd be in trouble, as the resistance didn't appear to be significant, but it is.
The foot beds are cushioned and I can workout barefoot without any pain.
The fan actually works well, at least on high speed. This is the only elliptical I've tried that has an effective fan.
The proprietary iPod dock is a joke. I will never own an Apple product, and there are thousands of others who have "regular" MP3 devices, be they Android phones or standard MP3 players. The input should be a simple headphone jack. Now I'm forced to purchase an expensive, and not well reviewed, adapter for my phone.
Others have complained about the controls (and yes, you do have to cycle though your height, age, and weight EVERY SINGLE TIME you start a workout, which is ridiculous), but you get used to those steps and the controls become second nature fairly quickly.
The "handlebars" do cross your line-of-sight to the display, but they do not impact your ability to read the display.
The system automatically sees the Polar chest strap if you choose to use it, otherwise you are forced to release your grip on the main bars and grab the bars that measure your heart rate, which can be tricky. I am looking forward to trying the programs that attempt to keep your target heart rate within a certain zone during the workout.
I'm still getting used to the "handlebars", and I'll need to get in better shape before I try to make use of the upper body workout.
I'll keep you updated as I progress and the machine gets older.
***** UPDATE 8/17/2012 *****
Workout: I've been using the target heart rate workout, and it is pretty intense. I works you up to your target heart rate quickly, and attempts to keep it stable. One day I had taken a Claritin, which always increases my blood pressure and pulse, and I decided to workout. My target heart rate is 148. During the workout my heart rate reached 154, and all of my attempts to reduce it with with breathing techniques failed. After about two minutes at 154 BBM, the machine ended the workout completely. Must be a safety feature.
Reliability: Another knock developed. This time it was coming from a factory joint on the right side of the machine. The small link that joins the foot pedal to the long tube running down from the handlebar. The foot pedal end of the link is a solid, cylindrical piece of steel that slides into a plastic bushing and is held in by a circlip.
When I disassembled the part, I found that the joint contained very little lubrication, and the plastic bushing was beginning to deteriorate due to the friction. There was actually plastic stuck to the steel, so I imagine the joint was getting quite warm.
I loaded it up with grease and reassembled the joint.
I decided to grease the same joint on the left side of the machine and found a LOT of play in that joint, so the plastic bushing is WAY out of tolerance already.
The knock has disappeared for the time being, but I suspect I may be ordering replacement plastic bushings in the future.
***** UPDATE 9/7/2012 *****
Reliability: The plastic bushings I mentioned in the 8/17/2012 update wore out of tolerance on both sides. What a terrible idea to put a plastic
bushing under that kind of load. The result was a loud, dull knock coming from both sides of the machine as the metal rod moved around
in the joint. They used roller bearings on almost every other joint on the machine, but pulled a cost saving move in this location.
For $5.00 I obtained some PTFE/Oil impregnated Bronze Sleeve Bearings (to be safe I also greased the joints). They are basically the exact same part as the plastic bushings, but made out of Bronze, and they work great. Yowza should have used Brass in the first place.
Workout: My wife started using the machine and she really likes it. I'm six feet tall and she's 5'5", and the machine fits both of us just fine.
We've made our way up to a thirty minute workout. I let the machine adjust the intensity using the target heart rate program, and my wife manually adjusts the intensity via the keypad. We both come away sweating in the end. It's a heck of a workout.
Hopefully the next update won't have a section about knocking noises.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By Laura
This product came as scheduled, but the professional installation did not. I am unable to rate how it works because it is in a box in our living room. The worker scheduled to install it did not put it together at the time installed, called after it was delivered to reschedule. I had already taken a day off of work to get the treadmill and could not afford another day off, so I cancelled installation. I have called yawza fitness three times, made a trouble ticket, and talked to several representatives, nobody can offer a refund for installation they did not provide. They have charged me for a service they have not provided but refuse a refund, this company is fraudulent and I would not give them my business.
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
By ML0308
I just purchase this Sanibel elliptical. The workout is much more effective than the one I've been doing for several years with a competitor's elliptical. Especially since the core motion workout for your abs really works! The Sanibel is stylish, virtually silent and the "ramp-less" movement is much smoother than other ellipticals I've used in the past. I also love the Ipod docking station and fan. I would definitely recommend the Sanibel to anyone looking for a better workout and it certainly gets 5 stars from me!
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