I wandered into a Brookestone while at all the mall yesterday and saw this product there. It's called the iGallop, and is going for 499.99 USD.
There was a video playing by two demo models showing moderately attractive women demonstrating different "fun and exciting ways" to exercise using the iGallop.
After I was finished being fourteen years old, I tried it out for a few minutes, on the fastest setting. I was impressed with how little it accomplished. I'm not in shape by any standard, but there was no noticeable exertion or anything. It seemed safe to conclude that there's more exercise involved doing five crunches than using this thing for five minutes.
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If I saw the add in the first link on SNL, I would have thought they were funny again, like in the crystal gravy and happy fun ball days.
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This is like a sketch on The Chapelle show, or Mad TV. Especially the part where a bunch of attractive women in spankies and belly shirts are riding a bunch of saddles... with a close up diagram of the glutial muscles.
On that note- horseriding does do something for your legs and stomach, but somehow I imagine this machine will be less than useful, at least for the intented purposes...
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I think I can accomplish more by going down the the Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage and riding on their pretend horse saddle that puts you in the western... (At least on that you're sliding around and ducking and making comical faces and pretending to try to escape the bad guys and falling half off your "horse" and riding sideways and then pulling yourself back up.)
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quote:Originally posted by Dagonee: If I saw the add in the first link on SNL, I would have thought they were funny again, like in the crystal gravy and happy fun ball days.
Quarry and Colon Blow cereals.
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I know nothing about the machine, but my sister who rides dressage is in tremendously good shape - strong and muscled and slim. It's not just SITTING there. Sheesh.
Yeah, I know that's anecdotal.
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Everytime I've been horseback riding, the next day I was sore in the muscles they described. I'm inclined to think it does what they say it does. But I bet there's far quicker and more effective ways of building the same muscles.
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Half the reason horseback riding is such hard work is getting yourself in sync with the horse's movement. That and posting trot are what make my muscles ache when I ride. I wonder if that's possible with a machine. Also, having reins connected to a big heavy head changes your balance, and which muscles get worked. Also, for some reason they decided to hike your leg way back, which changes your balance again.
I watched the first video on youtube and the video on the site, but didn't bother watching any more. I think the only way this would actually work as a work out is if you were actually attempting to maintain a correct position, instead leaning back like crazy or slouching like everyone in both videos were doing.
THis would be better, I think, if it was closer to the simulators that jockeys use. Those are more like a real horse galloping. Heck, this thing isn't even galloping, it's trotting.
Cheirios, that's a myth. I haven't met anyone it's actually happened to. Now THERE's one for Mythbusters. ::smirk::
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