This Upper Body Ergonometer machine is heavy enough that it doesn’t skitter all over when you use it. It has enough tension to make me work up a sweat using just the arms. I’m not sure if the tension wheel really has all the fine gradations that it is marked as having, but it works well.
I haven’t tried it on the legs (not what it was designed for, but should work). I like its size: in a small apartment it doesn’t take over; it’s light enough (29 pounds) to move around and hide in a closet.
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I recently had rotator cuff surgery and needed an upper body ergometer for my rehab training at home. I used a Monark 881Rehab Trainer at the PT clinic and loved it, but needed a more affordable one for my home. I went with the PhysioTrainer for a couple of reasons, one was the great price and the other was that it did everything the more expensive units did. Initially I purchased the PhysioTrainer for upper body exercise but now my wife uses it as a leg exerciser while watching TV. It is extremely quiet and it does not interfere with our conversation or the TV. The product arrived via UPS in great shape and well packaged. It was completely assembled except for the monitor. The attachment screws were already in the monitor so there was no chance of losing them in shipment. From start to finish, it took me 10 minutes. In addition, this may be a minor point but one of the best features was the tilting display. It really comes in handy being able to adjust the angle of the monitor for the best viewing position.
Needless to say we were are very happy with this product and have already recommended it to our friends.
This machine is heavy enough that it doesn’t skitter all over when you use it. It has enough tension to make me work up a sweat using just the arms. I’m not sure if the tension wheel really has all the fine gradations that it is marked as having, but it works well. I haven’t tried it on the legs (not what it was designed for, but should work). I like its size: in a small apartment it doesn’t take over; it’s light enough (29 pounds) to move around and hide in a closet.