Equipment List

RIC's Center for Health and Fitness - Virtual Tour

Note:
The following material is provided as general information regarding equipment purchased in Fall of 1996. RIC's Center for Health and Fitness can not and does not officially endorse any of these products.

Notes:
Specially designed seats swing away to allow complete access for
participants in wheelchairs.
*Designed based on concerns with Century Technology's Model 70750.
The Pulse model is very sturdy and has adjustable width handles.

 

Note:
Cross support needs reinforcement.

 

Life Fitness
10601 W. Belmont Ave.	Life Cycle Stationary Bike
Franklin Park, IL 60131	Life Cycle Recumbent
(800) 351-3737	2 Stair Climbers
www.lifefitness.com	2 Treadmills-9100
	2 Treadmills-8500
	Leg Press-seated
	Leg Curl-seated
	Leg Extension

Notes:
-- Recumbent bike more popular.
-- Treadmill #8500 has a slow speed of .5 mph vs. 1.0 mph, which works better for participants with gait difficulties involved in a walking program.

 

Paramount Fitness Corp.	Cable Crossover (170 lbs)
6450 E. Bandini Blvd.	(2) PFW 6000
Los Angeles, CA 90040
(800) 721-2121
www.paramountfitness.com

Notes:
This unit has an adjustable cable height that allows several different experiences including bicep curls, tricep extension, lat pull downs, etc. The use of 2 units side by side provides 4 separate workout stations. Cable easily used with wrist cuffs or activity mits.

 

Sinties Scifit Inc.	Power Trainer*
5616A S. 122nd East Ave	Model 3310
Tulsa, OK 74146-6913
(918) 254-7395	High Support Boots
(800) 852-6869	Model 1200
www.scifit.com
	PRO II - All body**

Notes:
* Very popular piece of equipment
** Can be used as upper extremity ergometer, a recumbent bike or both.

 

Saratoga Access & Fitness	Saratoga Cycle
P.O. Box 1427	Limited-Grasp Handgrips
Fort Collins, CO 80522-1427	Adjustable-Loop Handgrips
(970) 484-4010	3-Way Angled Handgrips
www.saratoga-intl.com	Adjustable-Height Table

Notes:
-- Center has 3 Saratogas. They are in use all the time.
-- Adjustable-height table may seem expensive, but they work great.
-- Three-way angled handgrip not used as much as other handgrips.

Reck Motomed Ergometer	Contact: Carl Dittmer
Great Lakes Medical
851 South Kenilworth Avenue
(708) 386-6501
www.greatlakesmedical.com

Notes:
-- Center has 3 Motomeds. They are in use all the time.
-- 1 Upper and Lower body. 2 lower body.
-- These are active and passive motion ergometers.

Cybex	UBE
151 24th Ave NW
Owatonna, MN 55060
(800) 222-3245
www.cybexintl.com

Notes:
-- Used by competitive athletes and ambulatory participants in the program more than general participants.
-- Requires transfer from wheelchair. If we were to do it again, for the same money, we would have gotten another Saratoga and PowerTrainer instead.

 

Fitness Warehouse	Dumbbells 2-85 lbs.
	Free Weights & Bars
	Vertical Knee Raise/Chin/Dip
	Preacher Curl Bench
	Seated Incline Bench
Visionary Fitness Equipment (847) 244-3184	Rubber Coated Dumbbells

Notes:
-- Benches are narrow. Supplier unable to customize wide bench to aid SCI participants.
-- Our program uses 2 customized bench press benches for powerlifting program.
-- In time, dumbbells without rubber coating may present problems with paint chipping.

 

Misc. Equipment

Access to Recreation (800) 634-4351	Activity Mits
Sammons Preston (800) 323-5547	Cuff Weights
Power Systems Inc. (800) 556-7464	Power Medicine Ball
Flaghouse Rehab (800) 793-7900	Wheelchair Scale
M-F Athletic Co. (800) 556-7464	Exercise Tubing
Mirco Bio-Medics Inc. (800) 713-8388	Thera-band
Fitness Products Intern. (818) 897-3001	Smith Machine