3/13/2023 0 Comments Timeworks exercise bike![]() They are recommending that anyone, even a frail 100 year old, should get on these torture devices and stress themselves to the max. I watched the demonstrations on the DVD and got cold chills. “ROM” stands for range of motion, and this machine really does put a lot of muscles through a large range of motion while simultaneously providing anaerobic muscle-building and aerobic exercise. There is a flywheel that automatically adapts resistance to any user. You use the “rowing machine” end of the machine for 4 minutes one day and the “stair-stepper” end of the machine for 4 minutes the next day, allowing 48 hours for each muscle group to recover. ![]() They explain that it is still the cheapest way to exercise because of all the time it saves. It weighs 405 pounds and requires 5 by 11 feet of floor space. The machine looks like a futuristic mechanical octopus, with parts going every which way. Those guys also bought Scientology’s stories about Xenu and Thetan levels. They said Tom Cruise and John Travolta bought the machines. They said Tony Robbins uses the machines – but he also exercises 1 ½ hours a day (down from his previous 3). To prove you could get a good workout from the machine, they put people on it, got them to huff and puff and sweat a lot, and then got them to say, “That was a real workout!” In fact, they mentioned a couple of doctors who disputed their claims, including one cardiologist who told his patient that kind of strenuous exercise could kill him. They had testimonials from 2 chiropractors, several trainers, and lots of satisfied users, but they didn’t have recommendations from a single medical doctor or scientist. I was skeptical and I sent in for the company’s free DVD. It is for everyone from age 10 to over 100.ĭoes this sound too good to be true? That’s usually a clue that it is too good to be true. It allegedly balances blood sugar and repairs bad backs. The ROM Machine: “Exercise in Exactly 4 Minutes per Day.” It claims that you can get the same benefit, at home, from 4 minutes a day on the ROM as you can from 20 to 45 minutes aerobic exercise plus 45 minutes weight training plus 20 minutes stretching at the gym. You’ve probably seen the ads in various magazines. There’s an exercise machine that sounds like the end of all excuses, a dream come true. I know I should exercise regularly, but I’m congenitally lazy and am ingenious at coming up with excuses.
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