Brenda DyGraf's Mini Strider X

Perfect for under my desk. I'm a leg bouncer and this is my new outlet. It's silent, light weight, and works great for my purposes. If you are looking to build up leg muscles or cheat the fitbit, this isn't for you. But if you are looking for a great way to keep those legs in motion while the body is still, give this a try, Great price point too. I have read reviews about how hard it is to put together and I'm going to say this - It's not as hard as some say, but also not the easiest thing I've ever put together. It took us about 25 minutes start to finish. Just make sure you have everything you need before you get started and set it all out in front of you. It makes a difference!

THIS AGAIN IS AN AMAZING FITNESS DEVICE FOR CHAIR BOUND ELDERLY PEOPLE. CELLULITIS WOUND ON LEFT FOOT WITH LYMPHATIC EDEMA & SPIDER VEINS IN BOTH LEGS. MY WOUND WAS GETTING WORSE DESPITE REGULAR DRESSING & PERIODIC VISITS TO WOUND CARE & I COULD NOT WALK EVEN SHORT DISTANCES. WHEN I GOT THIS STURDY TOY I STARTED SWINGING AT REGULAR INTERVALS WITH AMAZING RESULTS. IN A FEW DAYS TIME,MY WOUND GOT COMPLETELY HEALED WITH GOOD BLOOD FLOW IN THE LEGS.EVEN MY SPIDER VEINS GIVE ME LESS BOTHERATION THOUGH THEY NEEDS TO BE TREATED WITH LAZER LATER. I HAVE RECOMMENDED THIS TO A CLOSE RELATIVE WHO SUFFERS FROM NUMBNESS IN HER LEGS SINCE 3 MONTHS AFTER RETIREMENT AT 70 AS A PEDIATRICIAN. i SIMPLY ADORE THIS DEVICE. PRICE IS QUITE AFFORDABLE FOR A PRODUCT THAT IS STURDY WITH LIFE TIME WARANTEE. THE CEO WHOSE NAME IS ANNOINTED WITH THE DEVICE IS SIMPLY AN ADORABLE LADY WHO ANSWERS QUESTIONS SMILINGLY THAT CREATES A CONFIDENT ASSURANCE IN THE CUSTOMER'S MIND.

I got this for my mother to keep her from being to sedentary. It arrived in not the best condition. It looked like it was returned and they just threw it in another box without looking it over. It came partly assembled along with lots of grease and pet hair and scratches. The pedals won't snap on, the arms are not level. From pictures I've looked at, it seems like the top where arms connect are not exactly level but on mine they are so far off, pedals won't snap on evenly, one side goes on but then pops off when I snap other end on. I may end up returning it.

at work where a peddler doesn't. It doesn't feel like much of a work out at first, but if I focus on bringing my knees closer to my body it can get a little rough after several minutes. It did squeak a fair amount when I got it. At that volume I could use it at home but not at the office. Easily fixed by rubbing down the pivot points with paraffin wax. The squeaking starts back up after a couple days, so I just keep a candle in my drawer at work to give it a rub down every now and again. Doing anything besides forward and back is quite tiring, and honestly makes my knees ache. So i'll do that a couple times a day, but mostly I just do like a moderate speed with as large of a stride as I can. It's nice though that I can sit and get some kind of a workout while I'm at work though. Whenever I stop for a moment me lower body gets all tingly with blood flow and that's always a nice feeling knowing I'm not just sitting on my ass doing nothing to better myself.

I appreciate the accessibility it allows me to over legs. I keep the mini slim Strider at work, under my desk and it works well. So, my pros/cons are..., PRO- My knees do not hit my desktop, quiet, came with the rubber mat & DVD CONS- Assembly could be easier with better written instructions, only truly portable if you remove footrests (and store those parts while transporting), angle desk so the side to side movements don't hit the sides of desk, No tension, inability to do legŕfoot circles because with both feet at the same time (lack of weight will have the entire strider flip or fall to either side). It is a nice sturdy piece, when assembled and DVD has 5 short, but good motivating workouts. You'll have to be creative to make it challenging down the road.

Not worth the cost This is a fair machine for circulation but as others have said, there is no resistance so there is no real "workout". I lowered my rating more because the "Locking Pin" keeps falling out. If you don't "know" that the Locking Pin has fallen out and you pick this up by anything other than the strap, you can get a painful pinch when it folds. I had to tape my locking pin in place so my strider is no longer portable. If you don't have a pair of channel locking pliers you WILL NOT be able to get the pedals to lock in place. The picture shows the pedals being attached with screws. This is a GREAT design that is apparently no longer used. This also makes it impossible to fold the pedals to save space. A LOCKING PIN is supposed to LOCK for safety and NOT fall out.

I'm a transcriptionist, so I spend at least ten hours a day sitting at my desk. I've experienced a lot of weight gain not because my eating habits have changed, but because I've been inactive for so long. I considered getting a mini cycle and mini stepper, but the reviews weren't overwhelmingly great. I'm so glad I clicked on the Mini Strider. It's much more reasonably priced than the cycles and steppers. Additionally, there's more movement options than just up and down or back and forth, so more muscles are used. The Strider fits underneath my desk, even with the keyboard drawer pulled out. I'm 5'2", so my legs are shorter; but I am able to perform a lot of the movements even with the limited space under my desk. I read a lot, so that also contributed to the long hours of inactivity. The Strider has helped there because now I'm at least moving. I'm Striding as I write right now! The foot pedals can be difficult to pop in. I attached the pedals to the rods by gently stepping on the pedals (before the rods are attached) where the rod was located under the pedal, being careful not to break the pedal, of course. Then I attached the rods to the unit. It wasn't difficult at all. I just figured out which slots I preferred, stepped carefully, then attached the rods.

I love elliptical machines but they take up too much room. So, I bought this & I haven't had any problems in using it. However, I took away a star because the instruction book was confusing. It had illustrations but it took me a while to actually understand how to put everything together. I also had an issue with the pedals. They didn't snap on like I had assumed. I actually needed help because I thought I was doing something wrong. It took us about an hour (seriously) to try to snap them on. We used industrial lubricant but that didn't help. Eventually we got them to snap. Another issue is the locking key. I put it in so that the machine doesn't close on me but the key/stick eventually falls out after use. I think I'm just going to use a piece of packing tape to hold it in place during use.

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