Strider Update: In Response to Janet

On August 19th, Janet wrote:

Hi-
I to am considering on buy one. I've been researching the product and its competition for my thesis project so it's nice to see someone using and especially a sista. I live in the DC metro area. I have an opportunity to try it from a person who owns one near where I work but we haven't exactly connected yet. But I would like to know your progress. It can help me with my thesis project. By the way, my name is Janet aka GaGa Mac on Facebook. Please let me know when you post again your progress.

Hey Janet!

I love my Strider!!  I had a 3 week hiatus due to my foot surgery (gained back the measly 4 lbs I lost and then some!!)  I simply rock one sneaker and my surgical boot on the other foot, and I got back on the strider twice so far this week!  It's been slow going again and I feel like I did when I first started.

I did 25 minutes yesterday and burned 313 calories - my goal has been minimum 400 calories in 30 minutes.  Today I only did 18 minutes and burned 273 calories - Ugh!  But I did tackle my first hill today!  Thought I was going to die when I reached the top, my chest and thighs were begging for a reprieve.

I would definitely suggest trying one out before you get it, but if you've ever enjoyed working out on an elliptical in the gym, then love doesn't even come close to the freedom you will feel with the Strider!!

Now I have 2 weeks before I go back to work and I hope I can lose all this post-op fat that I've gained!!

StreetStrider Diary: Week Three

Took Maddy out riding with me today!  It was awesome!  

We rode 3.5 miles

Burned 386 calories

And did it in 32 Minutes!!

Street Strider Diary: Week One

I have 15 pounds that I'm so tired of lugging around!  To help keep myself motivated, I'm posting my starting weight: 158 lbs!!  GASP!!!  I was only 145 when I was pregnant with Linky!!!  EGADS!!!

I've found myself wearing clothes to strategically hit the belly bulge, but even that's not working anymore because when I sit and the fat folds over my pants or skirt line, I swear I can hear "WHOMP!"

With hubby working 3 jobs, the kids off for the summer, and me about to have surgery to remove some horrible corns from my right foot in 3 weeks, my gym membership is a waste.  And home workouts always get distracted by something or the other.

My remedy? I'm testing out a Streetstrider! Talk about a vicious elliptical workout without being stuck at home staring at the walls!!  My routine has been to drop Maddy at camp, which runs from 1-4, put Linky down for his afternoon nap, and then off I go to zip around my neighborhood.  The Streetstrider moves really, really fast!!

Day 1: Barely could finish my 10 min goal.
Day 2: I tried for 20 but made it to 18 mins
Day 3: Today was going to be 25 but instead, 22 mins

I'm loving it!!

Hopefully my fat will hate it and burn, burn, burn!!!

http://www.streetstrider.com/