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[[File:Exercising outdoors on a StreetStrider.jpg|thumb|Exercising outdoors on a StreetStrider]]
The StreetStrider duplicates the motion of a stationary [[elliptical trainer]] in a mobile device. The rider achieves a full-body [[weight-bearing]] low-impact high-cardiovascular workout while moving outdoors.<ref>Wallack, Roy M., [http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-gear30-2009nov30,0,287448.story Going Beyond the Basic Bike], [[LA Times]], 30 November 2009</ref> With a branded trainer stand, adult StreetStrider models can be fashioned into stationary [[elliptical trainer]]s, enabling indoor use during inclement weather. The StreetStrider can be used for [[physical fitness]],<ref>Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, [http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/video?PID=AUeb6pRAnRrYPL23m8mYguh52eA7d9BM The StreetStrider on Chronicle Live], March 2011</ref><ref>CBS Austin Live, [http://weareaustin.com/austinlive-story/?watch=1&nxd_id=131356 Austin Gets Fit with the StreetStrider], March 2011</ref><ref>WOAI San Antonio Living, [http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/20501/2370733?title=living&wpid=9898 A New Way to Workout], April 2011</ref> [[weight loss]],<ref>Wallack, Roy M., [http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-obese-exercise-brooks-20110411,0,2428371.column Obesity and Exercise: Larry Brooks Takes Strides Towards Health], [[LA Times]], 11 April 2011</ref> [[physical therapy]], [[human-powered transport]], and outdoor adventure.<ref>[http://www.streetstrider.com StreetStrider website]</ref> In an [[American Council on Exercise]] (ACE) study, exercise physiologist John Porcari and his team at the [[University of Wisconsin-La Crosse]] found that the StreetStrider outperformed a stationary elliptical trainer in every measurement they made. This included [[heart rate]], oxygen consumption rate, percent of [[VO2 max|VO<sub>2</sub> max]], calorie burn rate and rating of perceived exertion.<ref>Jordan Becker, M.S., John P. Porcari, Ph.D., Carl Foster, Ph.D., and Scott Doberstein, M.S., with Mark Anders, [http://www.acefitness.org/certifiednewsarticle/1490/ An Elliptical Cross-Trainer on Three Wheels?], ACE Certified News, July 2011</ref><ref>PRNewswire, [http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-council-on-exercise-study-finds-streetstrider-elliptical-cross-trainer-provides-effective-cardio-workout-125346003.html American Council on Exercise Study Finds StreetStrider™ Elliptical Cross Trainer Provides Effective Cardio Workout], 11 July 2011</ref>
StreetStrider International, a subsidiary of HPN Holdings Inc, owns several patents including US patents 7,803,090 & 8,535,206, Chinese patent 603,949, Australian patent 2006265891, EU patent 06785998.3 & other patents pending. The StreetStrider was reviewed briefly in the February 2013 issue of [[Consumer Reports]] with a focus on [[exercise equipment]]. [[Consumer Reports]] compared the StreetStrider to an elliptical bicycle called [[ElliptiGO]]. [[Consumer Reports]] also provided copy and video for their study that was reported by a number of local news affiliates in January 2013.<ref>CBS KDKA Pittsburgh, [http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/01/02/consumer-reports-puts-exercise-equipment-to-the-test/ Consumer Reports Puts Exercise Equipment to the Test], 2 January 2013</ref><ref>ABC KGO-TV San Francisco, [http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/7_on_your_side&id=8940625 7OYS, Consumer Reports tests elliptical cycles], 3 January 2013</ref><ref>NBCDFW Dallas Fort Worth, [http://www.nbcdfw.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Consumer-Reports-Unusual-Elliptical-Cycles-185694242.html Consumer Reports: Unusual Elliptical Cycles], 4 January 2013</ref><ref>NBC 9News Denver, [http://www.9news.com/money/308726/344/Consumer-Reports-Quite-unusual-elliptical-cycles Consumer Reports: Quite unusual elliptical cycles], 5 January 2013</ref><ref>ABC KFSN-TV Fresno, [http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/consumer&id=8941597 Quite unusual elliptical cycles], 7 January 2013</ref><ref>WRAL.com Raleigh Durham Fayetteville, [http://www.wral.com/odd-looking-elliptical-bikes-are-fun-but-costly/11955456/ Odd-looking elliptical bikes are fun, but costly], 8 January 2013</ref><ref>NBC 6 South Florida, [http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Unusual-Elliptical-Cycles-187485741.html Unusual Elliptical Cycles], 21 January 2013</ref>
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