I like this little Stamina Inmotion Compact Strider a lot so far – brought it to the office and we’ve been passing it around. One of the other workers is going to buy one for her home. Here are some things to know:
1. It really is quite heavy to carry from the parking lot into your building. If you’re carrying it very far you’ll wish you had a wheeled cart
2. When sitting, I find that it works better to turn it around so the “back” is in front and the “front” is nearest to you. This is because of the pedal action. When turned the “normal” way and peddling in a seated position, the pedals don’t angle right so you end up with just heel contact on the pedals. But if you turn it around you can keep full foot contact. The machine is made to go both forwards and backwards so it is no problem to turn it
3. Doing the machine standing up is a real workout! I want to stop after about 2 1/2 minutes, lol. It is less of a workout sitting down
4. As other reviewers have said, it’s hard to use under the desk without hitting your knees, but you can push it farther away from you to lower the knee angle. It feels like it uses different muscles in that position
