Bodytone FH56 inner outer thigh, abduction and adduction machine

Description

The Bodytone FH56 is a selectorised inner outer thigh machine that trains hip abduction and adduction by spreading the legs apart or bringing them together against resistance. One station therefore covers both the gluteus medius and minimus on the abduction side and the adductor group on the inner thigh. Its footprint is unusual for the Forza FH range: 163 cm long but only 78 cm wide, which makes it the narrowest selectorised station in the family and an efficient answer for a room where width is the binding constraint. It is specified for commercial clubs, hotel and residence gyms, women’s fitness studios and physiotherapy practices.

Technical specification

A narrow footprint that changes the layout

78 cm of width is less than a standard door opening, which means the FH56 can be slotted into positions that no other machine in the range will accept: between two pieces of equipment on a wall run, in a narrow bay, or along a circulation edge where a 130 cm wide station would block the aisle. When floor area is priced per square metre, that is the single most commercially useful fact about this reference.

The length of 163 cm runs front to back, and the leg pads sweep outward during abduction, so keep the sides free at pad height even though the base is narrow. Height is 162 cm, below sightline level. Net weight is 232 kg, which puts it at the lighter end of the range and makes it easier to accommodate on an upper floor once permissible loading has been checked.

Maintenance covers the cable and pulleys, the two lever pivots, the leg pad adjustment and the range setting, and the selector pin. The leg pads make direct skin contact in most training kit, so include them in the daily cleaning round with a neutral cleaner.

Load range

The stack is 91 kg in 7 kg steps, with no extension option on this reference. The adductors and the hip abductors are worked through a short range at moderate load, so a 91 kg stack covers the full population from a first session in a rehabilitation programme to an advanced member.

Frequently asked questions

Does one machine really do both inner and outer thigh?

Yes. The station is reconfigured between the abduction setting, which pushes the legs apart, and the adduction setting, which draws them together, both drawing on the same weight stack. That is what makes it economical in space terms compared with two separate machines.

Why is this machine so popular in hotel and residence gyms?

Two reasons: the 78 cm width fits rooms where nothing else will, and hip abduction and adduction are movements members are comfortable performing without instruction, which matters when the room is unsupervised.

Is it used for rehabilitation?

Guided hip abduction with a low starting load is a common element of gluteal and hip reconditioning work, and adduction is used in groin rehabilitation, which is why physiotherapy practices specify the reference. Protocols remain the practitioner’s decision.

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