Does anybody have or have used the Skiers Edge? I am thinking about getting one for the summer.
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tirolerpeter said:subdude, my wife is also very much into maintaining fitness. Last September she badly sprained her right ankle just walking in a shopping center parking lot(the very one she had broken running about ten years ago). She was very frustrated because, as many of you know, a sprain takes forever to heal, and she was not able to maintain her cardio level because it hurt to use our treadmill. When I got the Edge machine I suggested she try it. I set the tension very light, and positioned the unit perpendicular to the console of the treadmill. This gave her something to hold on to to steady herself on the machine. I just use the ski poles the machine comes with since I didn't buy their "assistant coach" attachment, or sometimes just "ski" without poles. She soon discovered that she was able to get a very good cardio work-out, but even more importantly, the "no impact" motion of the machine helped her break up adhesions in the ankle and accelerated her recovery.
PS: I don't work for this company, but I probably should considering how much value I have found in using it. I do about 2000 "turns" per session (in 200 turn sets) mixed with 100-120 crunches, 120 pushups, and 120 varying reps with weights. When I hit the slopes it is not even a physical challenge to hammer it!
Brettski said:tirolerpeter said:subdude, my wife is also very much into maintaining fitness. Last September she badly sprained her right ankle just walking in a shopping center parking lot(the very one she had broken running about ten years ago). She was very frustrated because, as many of you know, a sprain takes forever to heal, and she was not able to maintain her cardio level because it hurt to use our treadmill. When I got the Edge machine I suggested she try it. I set the tension very light, and positioned the unit perpendicular to the console of the treadmill. This gave her something to hold on to to steady herself on the machine. I just use the ski poles the machine comes with since I didn't buy their "assistant coach" attachment, or sometimes just "ski" without poles. She soon discovered that she was able to get a very good cardio work-out, but even more importantly, the "no impact" motion of the machine helped her break up adhesions in the ankle and accelerated her recovery.
PS: I don't work for this company, but I probably should considering how much value I have found in using it. I do about 2000 "turns" per session (in 200 turn sets) mixed with 100-120 crunches, 120 pushups, and 120 varying reps with weights. When I hit the slopes it is not even a physical challenge to hammer it!
DUDE!
Any kids?
Brettski, I have three and they are all great skiers. The "baby is 21 (she and I are heading out to ski Thursday this week) the middle guy is almost 26, and "Jr." is 29. I can outlast them all, since I get much more time to actually ski since I am retired.
...sits next to my norditrac....which sits next to my balance board....which sits next to....oh, you get the picture..
tirolerpeter said:Brettski, I have three and they are all great skiers. The "baby is 21 (she and I are heading out to ski Thursday this week) the middle guy is almost 26, and "Jr." is 29. I can outlast them all, since I get much more time to actually ski since I am retired.
AndyM said:DL
If you still have that Skiers Edge could you tell me what model it is and if it has any attachments?