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29 of 31 found the following review helpful:
 Awesome Elliptical Trainer Feb 02, 2010
By Ann McElfresh
"Kitchen Gadget Girl"
I love this elliptical trainer - the best part? It's completely SILENT! You can park it in front of the TV - watch your favorite show - and get a workout! How many products can you say that about?
If you're looking for an exercise that's easy to use, doesn't require dressing up & going to the gym (I hate getting ready for the gym!) and when you're done working out - you're DONE! No driving, nothing....it's over and you can get on with your day!
If that's you....this is for you!
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Knee Therapy Nov 08, 2010
By M. C. Warren
Hi, I'm not your ordinary fitness bunny. I'm 60 years old, overweight, recovering from a rheumatic joint disease and pretty much house-bound. When my J Fit arrived and I tried to put it together, I found, as so many others had, that it was missing the bolts that attached the petals. Not wanting to wait until I could straighten things out with the tech support people, my husband took me to the hardware store to buy replacements (the metric size was nicely listed in the instructions). It took two hardware stores but we found them. I finished putting my J Fit together, tried it out and quickly fell in love with it. I've been working with it for a month now. I petal standing up until my knees burn, then I sit down on a bar stool and petal lighly until the burning stops. My knees are slowly building up strength and for the first time in many years I can do a deep knee bend without holding onto something. As an added bonus, my overactive, 10 yr. old granddaughter loves my J Fit. After one of her more intense sessions, I noticed that my J Fit developed a squeak so I oiled around the little black wheel and around the little black washer on the rotating petal arm. No more squeak. I can see where a very active adult looking for a heavy workout could quickly wear out a J Fit but I hope to have mine for a long time ... if not, I'll buy another one!
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Make sure you know what you're buying... Apr 07, 2010
By Jen
I would start by saying it is bigger than it looks. It fits under my coffee table, but just barely. It is heavy and substantial. Going forward, it has a short stride, and feels more like a cross between an elliptical and a stair stepper. It's a bit jerky. If you do a backward stride, it is a comfortable glide. You can turn the machine around, but it pulls on the shins a bit. I wouldn't be able to balance on this by myself while using it, but it works in a doorway. You could also put it by a pony wall to balance. I have also used it sitting, like a cycle, and it works okay that way. (It helps to prop it up in front.) It's versatile and easy to store, so my only gripe is the jerky forward stride. (My 6 year-old also loves this...he'll use it for 5 to 10 minutes, and thinks it is fun.)
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
so far so good Jun 16, 2010
By Roxane Soucy
I was a little hesitant to buy a product with only 8 reviews, but this mini elliptical trainer went together easily with the instructions and tools provide... although, I would recommend turning the unit upside down to make the base attachments tight. I placed it in a doorway (from other recommendations for balance) and hopped on. The whole mechanism glides smoothly and quietly. It has a 90-day warranty, so I will provide another review then. I am over 200 lbs. and can tell you this is fun and uber-convenient! Just hop on & off for 20 minutes at a timer and you will feel it. I am about 5'8" tall and was concerned about the stride, but really it is like a sprinting motion which is fab for the calves and buttocks. I suspect that after a few more goes, I will not need the door jam and could use some light weights in my hands to get more benefit. So far, I highly recommend this little pink darling from J-Fit.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Not really a workout Jan 25, 2011
By Teri Goldwasser
After reading all the reviews I decided to take the chance. I work from home and could really use an occasional "run" in place to re-energize myself after long hours in front of the computer. I needed something inexpensive and portable and small. This was easy to put together and the seller got it to me quickly (in silver rather than pink which is fine, they let me know they didn't have any more pink), and it just isn't enough of a workout. It's like taking little itty bitty steps in place. Even if I try to go fast, it just doesn't give me the "yeah, this feels great!" feeling I get from real exercise. It just doesn't do enough. The amount that your feet actually turn is just so small that it just doesn't cut it for me...I consider myself athletic but VERY out of shape from living such a sedentary exisistance most of the time. In the past I have done triathlons, biked, swam, ran, hiked so maybe it's fine for people that haven't ever exercised or who aren't athletic at all? I am going to return it (but I have to eat the return shipping which may be a lot because it's so heavy!)
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