Comments on: The iGallop http://www.thedeppeffect.com/84/the-igallop/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:09:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jay http://www.thedeppeffect.com/84/the-igallop/#comment-1878 Jay Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:32:38 +0000 http://www.thedeppeffect.com/84/the-igallop/#comment-1878 Hi Mare - I'm sorry to hear you have fitness and balance problems, and that you are disabled. I think it would be worth checking with your doc that the iGallop would be suitable for you - not knowing what your particular health problems are, I can't advise you. When I first began to use it, I ached a lot and couldn't do more than five minutes at a time. Now I do the full fifteen minute work-out starting slow and going through 'gallop' and finishing on the variable, which works your balance more because the speed keeps changing. I do various stretching exercises on it too. I am still very impressed, and still use it every day. While away on holiday for three weeks I found I did stiffen up, and I was less flexible when I got home, but a week or so after getting back into the routine again, I was good. And I <em>did</em> find that it helped my balance on a horse when I began riding again! Hi Mare -

I’m sorry to hear you have fitness and balance problems, and that you are disabled. I think it would be worth checking with your doc that the iGallop would be suitable for you - not knowing what your particular health problems are, I can’t advise you.

When I first began to use it, I ached a lot and couldn’t do more than five minutes at a time. Now I do the full fifteen minute work-out starting slow and going through ‘gallop’ and finishing on the variable, which works your balance more because the speed keeps changing. I do various stretching exercises on it too.

I am still very impressed, and still use it every day. While away on holiday for three weeks I found I did stiffen up, and I was less flexible when I got home, but a week or so after getting back into the routine again, I was good.

And I did find that it helped my balance on a horse when I began riding again!

]]> By: Mare http://www.thedeppeffect.com/84/the-igallop/#comment-1877 Mare Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:57:19 +0000 http://www.thedeppeffect.com/84/the-igallop/#comment-1877 I'm glad I found this, because I've wanted more read on who liked it and why. I'm a disabled horsewoman, mom, wife, etc...and tho I keep up w/my kids, I don't get to exercise like I should, and I certainly don't get to ride like I used to...thus I've fallen way out of a nice toned stomach, not to mention a big loss in balance. I developed an interest in the iGallop in the hopes that it will help tone my waist, back and hip muscles up...and return my balance as I start to prep for actual horseback riding again. Sadly tho I have yet to find one in my budget. When I do on eBay, etc...they've been local pick up only or so high in shipping that I haven't been able to do it. But, alas, I'll keep looking! I’m glad I found this, because I’ve wanted more read on who liked it and why. I’m a disabled horsewoman, mom, wife, etc…and tho I keep up w/my kids, I don’t get to exercise like I should, and I certainly don’t get to ride like I used to…thus I’ve fallen way out of a nice toned stomach, not to mention a big loss in balance. I developed an interest in the iGallop in the hopes that it will help tone my waist, back and hip muscles up…and return my balance as I start to prep for actual horseback riding again. Sadly tho I have yet to find one in my budget. When I do on eBay, etc…they’ve been local pick up only or so high in shipping that I haven’t been able to do it.
But, alas, I’ll keep looking!

]]> By: Jay http://www.thedeppeffect.com/84/the-igallop/#comment-372 Jay Sat, 24 May 2008 19:07:43 +0000 http://www.thedeppeffect.com/84/the-igallop/#comment-372 Hi Jeff! Thanks for popping in! Yes, indeed it does work for me, my back feels it when I miss a day. The videos are hilarious - in fact there used to be one up on YouTube which was downright suggestive. It was the official advert from the manufacturers. IIRC, it was withdrawn. Tee hee. Hi Jeff! Thanks for popping in!

Yes, indeed it does work for me, my back feels it when I miss a day. The videos are hilarious - in fact there used to be one up on YouTube which was downright suggestive. It was the official advert from the manufacturers. IIRC, it was withdrawn. Tee hee.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.thedeppeffect.com/84/the-igallop/#comment-364 Jeff Sat, 24 May 2008 17:57:02 +0000 http://www.thedeppeffect.com/84/the-igallop/#comment-364 Awesome. I kept waiting for the punchline about how it didn't work, but it sounds like it works for you! I loved the video of the women in the store. I could see someone doing a satirical spoof on that ;-) Jeffs last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ViewFromTheCloud/~3/296839326/only-fool-would-want-to-actually.html" rel="nofollow">Only a fool would want to actually exercise!</a> Awesome. I kept waiting for the punchline about how it didn’t work, but it sounds like it works for you! I loved the video of the women in the store. I could see someone doing a satirical spoof on that ;-)
Jeffs last blog post..Only a fool would want to actually exercise!

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