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Getting in shape.(Your Letters)(Letter to the Editor)

Consumer Reports

| March 01, 2005 | Bowles, Laura | COPYRIGHT 2005 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

I closely read your article in January on elliptical exercisers, "Indoor Exercise," having just looked at them at a sporting goods store. After trying a few, my knee hurt. My legs were too far apart for natural movement; they looked splayed like giraffe legs. For your ergonomic study, did you ...

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