TRAINER E35 Wheelchair-Accessible Outdoor Arm Trainer

The TRAINER E35 arm trainer is a wheelchair-accessible outdoor fitness station measuring 94 x 48 x 192 cm, with a recommended safety zone of 394 x 348 cm and a maximum user weight of 150 kg. It is used entirely from a seated position, without transferring out of the wheelchair. Certified to EN 16630:2015-06 and tested by TUV Rheinland, it is supplied by Light In Fitness at 1,020 EUR excluding VAT.

Accessible means usable without help, not merely reachable

A great many outdoor fitness areas described as accessible are simply areas a wheelchair can be pushed into. The E35 is designed to the harder standard: the handles sit at the height a seated user reaches, the approach beneath the mechanism is clear so the footplate and castors can get close enough for the arms to work through full range, and there is no transfer, no step and no assistance required. A wheelchair user arrives, positions, trains and leaves independently. That distinction is what a public accessibility brief actually asks for, and it is the one most equipment schedules miss.

• Strengthens the arms, shoulders and back
• Improves cardiorespiratory capacity through continuous arm cranking
• Used entirely from the wheelchair, with no transfer
• Difficulty rated easy, no technique required
• Maximum user weight 150 kg

Designing the approach, not just the apparatus

Specifying an accessible station achieves nothing if the route to it is not accessible. The surfacing between the path and the apparatus must be firm, level and continuous, the safety zone of 394 x 348 cm has to accommodate a wheelchair turning circle as well as the apparatus envelope, and adjacent equipment must not narrow the approach. In practice a mixed area works best when the accessible references are grouped at the end nearest the car park or the main path, on a surface continuous with it, rather than distributed among standing stations.

Colours are yellow (RAL 1018/7004), graphite (RAL 7016/9006), orange (RAL 2000/9006) and lime (RAL 6018/9006), with other RAL references quoted on request.

Specification

Frequently asked questions

Can standing users train on it as well?

Yes, and they should. An accessible station used only by wheelchair users is occupied a few minutes a week and reads as segregated equipment. The E35 works standing or seated on a bench, which keeps it in general use and keeps the area integrated rather than divided into a main zone and an accessible corner.

How many accessible stations should an area include?

Enough to constitute a session rather than a gesture: two or three references covering arms, shoulders and trunk, grouped on a continuous accessible surface. A single accessible unit in a plan of ten satisfies a checkbox and produces no usable training.

Does the surfacing specification differ?

Yes. Accessible stations need a firm, smooth, continuous surface that a wheelchair can cross without effort, which rules out loose fill such as bark or gravel across the approach and the standing zone. Impact-attenuating requirements still apply where fall heights demand them, so the surfacing usually has to satisfy both conditions at once.