Characteristics of Equipment/Work out* NuStep/Vasper TM AlterGR Ease of using equipment 8.2 (1.9) 5.8 (3.2) Comfort during training 8.1 (1.5) 7.3 (2.2) Ease of making adjusTMents 7.8 (1.6) 7.9 (1.4) Getting used to equipment 8.7 (1.0) 7.8 (1.5) Ability to achieve intense W/O 8.7 (1.6) 7.5 (2.9) Good challenge to balance 7.0 (1.6) 8.4 (1.5) Post exercise soreness 8.6 (0.9) 8.1 (1.5) Receiving feedback re performance 8.4 (1.3) 8.0 (1.4) Recommendations/Preferences **     Preference for using VasperTM or AlterGR 75% 25% Would purchase Vasper TM or AlterGR or home use 75% 25% If Fitness Center could only purchase one new piece of equipment, which would you recommend ? 63% 37% *Rated on a scale of 0-10 with a 0=difficult, poor and 10= easy, excellent. **Proportion of participants indicating yes. Eight participants in Study II worked on the AlterGR. Note. Eight of 9 participants would like to use VasperTM at home, recommend it to their friends and to community fitness centers.

Table 10: Participant Evaluation of Equipment Characteristics and Workout on the VasperTM Compared to the AlterGR: Quality Assurance Study II. On all equipment parameters as well as the workout, based on averages, the participants rated the VasperTM higher than the AlterGR.