Yowza Fitness Captiva

It has been said that the Yowza Fitness Captiva is the best elliptical on the planet. I would be wrong in flat out denying this accusation. The Yowza Fitness Captiva is undoubtedly one of the most impressive pieces of cardio equipment known to man.

Aside from employing craftsmanship of the highest quality, this machine goes one step further with Yowza’s patented Cardio Core Technology. For years, ellipticals were built to target mostly upper and lower body musculature. This new facet of elliptical technology provides the user a vicious abdominal and core workout at the same time!

At first, I was a tad skeptical of the claims myself. Within 30 seconds of use, I began to feel recruitment of my core. I couldn’t believe how effectively I could involve my core, without my muscles becoming too fatigued to continue. This machine would certainly eliminate, or at least cut down on, the need for a separate abdominal workout.

Of the Yowza Fitness ellipticals, this model certainly provides the most full body workout. Additional perks of this machine include, but are not limited to, its VME feature. This stands for variable motion elliptical, meaning the user has the option to vary the stride length from 18″ to 32″. This is perfect for a home where multiple height users will be taking advantage of the machine. I highly recommend this state of the art machine. At only $2,349 it’s surely a steel!

Yowza Captiva Review

The Yowza Captiva Elliptical Machine is a unique product which features Variable Motion Elliptical (VME) technology for the first time in the history of elliptical machines. As mentioned above, with its VME technology, you can now change the stride between 18” and 31” anytime by just pushing the up or down button affixed on the console. No doubt the product features other elliptical qualities as well, it is the improved and innovative structure of it which makes it the first choice of trainers who desire to get maximum benefit out of a single elliptical machine.

Product Features

Multi-Stage, Electro-Magnet Rear Drive

The multi stage rear drive has superseded old elliptical machines that use fly wheels and rollers. To create elliptical motion, the flywheel mechanism has remained a dominant characteristic of most of the famous elliptical machines. However, today this system has become obsolete and it has been replaced by innovational magnet designs that allow for smooth ride through rear drive mechanism.

Variable Motion

Perhaps this feature has earned great repute for Captiva. The patented electromagnetic design of Yowza Captiva allows the user to target many muscles of upper as well as lower part of his body including the internal and external muscles of oblique, Serratus anterior and rectus abdominus. Moreover, the foot pedals and handlebar collectively offer muscle fusion thus offering a great variety of motions to help users enjoy an innovational style of exercise.

Counter Rotational Motion

In the line of Yowza’s elliptical machines, Captiva is different from its contemporaries in that it delivers counter rotational motion. As a result of cardio workout, the oblique and entire midsections of abdominals are proportionally addressed. Without exhausting your abs, you can obtain maximum benefit mainly due to counter rotational motion.

Preset Programs

Captiva elliptical machine comes with twelve preset programs that can prove fruitful in consonance with the user’s requirement. These programs consist of Targets (Time, Distance, Calories), Core Intervals, Random Ab Blaster program, and Endurance programs, METx, Strength, and Heart Rate Control. Besides, nine different people can store their profiles and workout plans.

Pros of the Yowza Captiva

• You can clearly read the blue Backlit LCD in order to keep track of your exercise activities.
• It comes with a wireless heart beat sensor which senses the heart beat very accurately.
• To wear off the boring and tiresome workout schedules, you can now enjoy your favorite music during exercise with iPod docking system combined with Hi Fidelity speakers.
• Its sealed bearing back drive technology substantially reduces the noise which is often created by common elliptical machines.

Cons of the Yowza Captiva

• Its blue LED console is weaker and sometimes fades out during workout programs.
• The price pf Captiva machine is higher than most of the elliptical machine.

The Yowza Captiva is quite the piece of machinery. This beauty will make itself right at home in your house if you’re a very serious fitness enthusiast.