And it's significantly CHEAPER than the T5xr! It is called the Elgin Cross Stepper and as you can see from the photo, it has the same arm-and-leg action that the NuStep has. The main difference I can see is that it doesn't have a swivel-around-to-get-on seat pedestal, but I don't think that is such a big problem. It is also rated at 600 pound user weight and it appears to give the same level of aerobic workout that the NuStep does.
So I think maybe I'll look into it. Still, at $3,195 plus shipping and taxes, it ain't cheap. Thus, I'm asking for you to consider donating or buying a BeBook or Kindle through my associates links.
Thank you for any help you can give me.
If you don't want to buy a BeBook or Kindle ebook reader through my associate's pages, you can just click on the ChipIn button at the end of this post.
Man, it was AWESOME inspirational! When Jerry lost 47.97% - almost all of which was done at home, and Helen lost 54.xx% to become the two winners... Think about it, these were two of the oldest 'biggest losers' they've had on the show.
Y'know, I asked whether I could be a contestant and they flat said no. I'm 51, weigh 570 pounds and just am not fit enough. After the scare they had with Jerry, I get the idea they aren't sure it's worth the risk. Still, if I can get an aerobics program started at home, I may be able to lose an equivalent amount of weight. For me, that means I could lose 250-285 pounds. The thought just boggles my mind!
Please note: buying through the above link lets you PRE-ORDER the Amazon Kindle DX. It won't actually ship until June, but by pre-ordering, you'll be assured yours will ship within the first two days! No waiting for months for the second shipment from the manufacturer to arrive.
This Kindle is functionally the same as the Kindle 2, but instead of a 6" screen, the DX has a 9.7" screen for about TWICE the screen real-estate. That means more words on screen even at the larger font sizes. And it does a better job of displaying textbooks, reference books and graphic novels. Always a plus!
Do yourself a favor and pre-order your Kindle DX through my associate's page and also get the good feeling that you've helped me in my drive to raise enough ($45 per DX pre-ordered) for a NuStep.
Doing so will net you a great 6" e-ink ebook reader with the ability to download an ebook from Amazon ANYWHERE in the US of A! No need to be at a computer. No need to rent air time from some cyber cafe.
Plus, you get access to over 200,000 fiction and non-fiction ebooks with Amazon adding more every single day!
Buying one of these gets you all this and lets you 'donate' $35 in 'referral fees' towards my purchase of either a Monark or NuStep. How could donating to a worthy cause get any better?
If you love to read, you'll love the BeBook! It supports one of the widest ranges of ebook formats, from FB2 to prc and html. And there is third-party support for a second operating system with additional features. Plus the way the second OS is set up, you can run it on your BeBook without overwriting the one that comes pre-installed - just run it from an SD memory card.
And if you purchase one through my affiliate's page, I get a $22 'referral fee' that will go towards purchasing a Monark or NuStep.
That means you can get a great reader AND help out a person in need.
Yep. I need a NuStep T5xr. Or I could get by with a Monark 837e. But a T5xr, as you can see from the photo, has both pedals for leg exercise and moving handgrips for exercising my upper body. The Monark, as with most recumbent exercycles, just exercises the legs.
So why am I blogging about this. Well, I'm super morbidly obese - I top the scales at 570 pounds (and this IS an improvement from six years ago when I weighed in at 630 pounds) and I need aerobic exercise to complement my weight-training. Over the last six years I've gotten my eating under control and am happy with a 1,600 calorie per day low-carb diet, but my weight loss has plateaued. Unfortunately, during the process, my joints have deteriorated to the point where a walking/jogging program is out of the question. That pretty much leaves swimming or some form of exercycling or elliptical trainer. And I've had several infections on my legs - to the point where the scarring leaves swim aerobics instructors say 'Not in MY pool!'
No problem, there's always deals on exercise bikes and whatnot, yes? No. Of the bikes and ellipticals out there, only two, the T5xr and the 837e, are rated for my weight. Most top out at 275 pounds - MAX! (Here's irony, to get massive weight loss, do aerobic exercise but to use most available pieces of equipment one already has to have gotten down to 250-275 pounds!)
Of course, the two machines I CAN use are both in the $2,500+ range - the Monark 837e runs $2,500 including shipping and the NuStep T5xr runs $5,500 plus shipping. (Who knew than adding a rotating seat and upper-body-workout arms was worth an additional $3,000???)
Yes, I've already checked out my local gyms - no go, they don't see the need for such specialized equipment. Yes, I've already asked Disability, they say that they'd LOVE to see me get one - but it's an 'elective' and not covered. Yes, I've asked numerous charitable organizations - they're not interested - they'd rather spend money on other programs.
So I'm setting up this blog to ask for donations. I'm setting up a ChipIn donations link, but if you'd like to get some form of 'value' in return, I'm also suggesting you could buy a BeBook, Amazon Kindle 2 or Amazon Kindle DX through my associate's pages. You'd get a nice e-ink ebook reader and I'd get between $22 and $45 in 'referral fees'. I'll post links to those associate's pages in future posts.
