{"title":"Technogym Excite Live Synchro — elliptical training","seoTitle":"Technogym Excite Live Synchro — elliptical training | PES Luxembourg","metaDescription":"Low-impact Excite Live Synchro elliptical trainer for cardiovascular training during rehabilitation in Bascharage. Informations et rendez-vous au Pôle Équi","content":"**On the [Excite Live Synchro](https://www.technogym.com/en-GB/product/excite-live-synchro_DFHU-SLS.html) elliptical (Technogym), the feet stay on the pedals: no heel-to-ground impact. At Pôle Equilibre & Santé, in Bascharage, we choose it when running is too early, but the recumbent bike is no longer enough to rebuild arm-leg coordination. The movement is intermediate: it is not identical to walking.**\n\n## A continuous step, without heel impact\n\nOn a treadmill, the heel strikes. On stairs, one hoists oneself. On an elliptical, the foot stays in contact: the cycle is oval, the landing shock disappears. The moving handles make the upper body work at the same time. It is a gesture of **coordination**, not only of endurance: one has to match arms and legs, keep the trunk organised, not collapse onto the rails.\n\nUseful after a sprain, a fracture, surgery, or in osteoarthritis: we retrain cardio and the walking pattern without heel impact. Range and resistance are set to stay under the pain threshold. Burnfield et al. (*Physical Therapy*, 2010) compared the kinematics of certain ellipticals to those of walking: the movement is not identical to a real step, but it brings several components closer — hip, knee, rhythm — better than sitting pedalling. It is therefore neither real walking, nor a gadget: it is an **intermediate**.\n\nFransen et al. (Cochrane, 2015) recall that exercise helps osteoarthritis; they do not say that the elliptical heals cartilage. We use it to move more, earlier, with less shock.\n\n## Where it sits in the practice progression\n\nOften **after** the Recline (sitting pedalling, back wedged) and **before** the running treadmill. Standing, but guided: the feet cannot miss the ground. It also prepares work on the [press](/bascharage/equipement/leg-med-press) by already demanding vertical weight-bearing, without requiring the balance of a squat. If standing weight-bearing is not yet possible, the [MOTOmed](/bascharage/equipement/motomed) remains safer.\n\nThe classic trap: treating the elliptical as free cardio and pushing the resistance until the knee creaks. In rehabilitation, we look for a smooth cycle, a regular cadence, low shoulders. The hands can stay on the fixed handles at the start if coordination is too demanding; we then open the moving handles.\n\n## How a session goes\n\nA warm-up at low resistance, then stages. The screen (speed, duration) serves as a marker, not as a competition. We get off if the knee or the hip complains. Typical duration: eight to fifteen minutes at the start, within a session of about thirty minutes.\n\n## Clothing and preparation\n\n- soft clothing, closed **sports shoes** — the foot slips if one comes in socks\n- Prescription, weight-bearing instructions\n- A light snack; hydrate\n\n## Fear, pain and driving\n\nFear of falling exists: one is standing, the device moves. The rails are there, the physiotherapist stays within reach, resistance starts almost at zero. We only take the hands off when the cycle is stable. If balance is too precarious, we postpone.\n\nPain: thigh warmth and shorter breath are expected. Hip pain at the end of range, a knee that drops off, radiating low-back pain: we reduce range, resistance, or we stop. This is not a movement to force.\n\nDriving home is generally possible after moderate work. After a first standing post-operative session, thigh fatigue can surprise at the clutch: we recover a few minutes. Return to sedentary work: often compatible. Return to sport with changes of direction or running: the elliptical prepares, it does not validate on its own.\n\n## Contraindications and timelines\n\n- forbidden weight-bearing\n- unexplored dizziness\n- chest pain\n- a recent thrombosis\n- infection\n- a range instruction that forbids the cycle\n\nThe first progress concerns the **smoothness of the cycle** and the breath, in a few sessions. Recovering real walking endurance is counted in weeks, and is then checked on the ground, not only on a machine.\n\n\n## Frequently asked questions\n\n\nHow should I prepare and what should I wear?
\n\nClosed sports shoes, soft clothing, prescription and weight-bearing instructions. No bare feet. Mention dizziness, chest pain or unusual swelling before getting on.\n\n \n\n\nHow long does one stay on the elliptical?
\n\nOften eight to fifteen minutes at the start, within a session of about thirty minutes. We lengthen when the cycle stays smooth and pain does not rise in the following hours.\n\n \n\n\nI am afraid of falling: is the elliptical reasonable?
\n\nThe feet stay on the pedals, the rails are there, someone is beside you. It is more guided than a treadmill. If balance is still too lacking, we stay on the recumbent bike or the MOTOmed.\n\n \n\n\nWhat if it hurts during the exercise?
\n\nSay so. We lower resistance or range. Pain is not to be forced. Effort muscle burn is not joint pain that settles.\n\n \n\n\nCan I drive, and when can I resume sport or work?
\n\nAfter a moderate effort, driving is generally possible. Desk work can return early. Running, jumping, pivoting: other tests, often the treadmill and the field, not only the elliptical.\n\n \n\n\nWhat contraindications, and what timeline for results?
\n\nForbidden weight-bearing, unexplored dizziness, a recent thrombosis, infection, chest pain: we wait. Smoothness often improves in a few sessions; useful endurance, in weeks. Physiotherapy is provided on medical prescription so that it can be reimbursed by the [CNS](https://cns.public.lu/fr/assure/remboursements/prestations-remboursees/prestations-paramedicales/kinesitherapeutes.html). The practice handles the paperwork. Details: [The Consultation](/bascharage/kinesitherapie/consultation-kine).\n\n \n\n\nHow can I book an appointment?
\n\nVia [Doctena](https://fr.doctena.lu/cabinet/Pole_Equilibre_Sante-281318) or on +352 26 65 28 42. Practice at 20B Rue du Bois, 4912 Bascharage — see [Contact & access](/contact).\n\n \n\n## Find out more\n\n- [The MOTOmed](/bascharage/equipement/motomed) — when standing weight-bearing is not yet possible\n- [The Leg Press Med](/bascharage/equipement/leg-med-press)\n- [Orthopaedic rehabilitation](/bascharage/competence/reeducation-orthopedique)\n\n","image":"https://pes-luxembourg.lu/bascharage/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Excite-Live-Synchro.png"}