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    Crazy Rolling Device in my gym?

    Posts: 7,490 Member
    edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    Hey guys,

    I just found this weird device in my gym.

    roll-shaper-xtra-64.jpg

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M7frgGThj0

    Has anyone used this before? If so, how did it feel and would you recommend it?

    I was so confused when i kept seeing people go sit down on it. I am too nervous to try it. :)

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    • Posts: 1,030 Member
      Lol reminds of the belt thingys from years ago that were supposed to shake the fat off. It does look like it would get rid of a lot of tension though
    • Posts: 7,490 Member
      rosehips60 wrote: »
      Lol reminds of the belt thingys from years ago that were supposed to shake the fat off. It does look like it would get rid of a lot of tension though

      yes, it does look like that huh! Haha, it just looked insane to me i've never seen anything like it.
    • Posts: 1,252 Member
      rainbowbow wrote: »
      Hey guys,

      I just found this weird device in my gym.

      roll-shaper-xtra-64.jpg

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M7frgGThj0

      Has anyone used this before? If so, how did it feel and would you recommend it?

      I was so confused when i kept seeing people go sit down on it. I am too nervous to try it. :)

      It looks...umm...naughty.
      I'd avoid it.
    • Posts: 7,490 Member
      crazyjerseygirl wrote: »
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      It looks...umm...naughty.
      I'd avoid it.

      i would say 99% of the people i saw using it were shredded big dudes. they kept going over there and sitting on it.
    • Posts: 2,396 Member
      omg! Is that out in the open where everyone can see you use it?! hahaha, that video, she was getting down in the inner thighs and buttocks! I couldn't imagine doing that in front of people! If it was behind a closed curtain I would use it...... ;)
    • Posts: 7,490 Member
      MonkeyMel21 wrote: »
      omg! Is that out in the open where everyone can see you use it?! hahaha, that video, she was getting down in the inner thighs and buttocks! I couldn't imagine doing that in front of people! If it was behind a closed curtain I would use it...... ;)

      yep! It's out in the open. it also lights up light blue when it's on so it attracts attention. Thats why i kept looking over there. :blush:
    • Posts: 12,033 Member
      edited April 2015
      Gonna stick to a foam roller myself. I think I'd be pissed if my gym wasted money on a gimmick like this.

      I've seen ppl from the UK ask about the 'jiggling plates' that supposedly spot reduce that they have in gyms over there. This seems like it would be in the same grouping....something no one really needs but everyone think they must have ...so they purchase one for home use.

      I'll pass
    • Posts: 71 Member
      It reminds of all those 1950-60's exercise equipment!!

      http://www.lifeaura.com/vintage-fitness-equipment-weird-workout-machines-from-the-past/
      They even had the stomach roller then.# 2
    • Posts: 2,086 Member
      rainbowbow wrote: »
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      i would say 99% of the people i saw using it were shredded big dudes. they kept going over there and sitting on it.

      I hope their zippers were up.
    • Posts: 7,490 Member
      Hearts_2015 wrote: »
      This looks like it's from 'As seen on TV!' Walgreen's special. Curious, are you located in the US? I know in the UK a number of members over the last few years have been talking about the 'plate' that you stand on and shake to spot reduce.

      It sounds... well, sorta scammy so makes me wonder what gym it's in?

      Maybe it's a museum relic put out in Bright Orange for an Anniversary showing of it's invention date.

      I'm in Scandanavia.

      I am from the US and have seen the shake plate nonsense where you can burn SOOO many more calories. I know thats a scam.

      I didn't even know what this device was until i googled many random search items like "rolling wood device" and "fitness roller mechanical" and so on. haha
    • Posts: 7,490 Member
      galgenstrick wrote: »
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      I hope their zippers were up.

      i've never seen guys in gymware with zippers?
    • Posts: 7,490 Member
      DMLC2014 wrote: »
      It reminds of all those 1950-60's exercise equipment!!

      http://www.lifeaura.com/vintage-fitness-equipment-weird-workout-machines-from-the-past/
      They even had the stomach roller then.# 2

      yep! thats exactly what it's like. weird!!
    • Posts: 8,626 Member
      rosehips60 wrote: »
      Lol reminds of the belt thingys from years ago that were supposed to shake the fat off. It does look like it would get rid of a lot of tension though

      thats exactly what i was thinking lol

      i guess it would FEEL good, esp on sore muscles but doubt theres much calorie burning going on. unless youre using it for um.... adult activities. cause it looks like that, too.... LOLOLOLOL
    • Posts: 8,029 Member
      Um....

      I think I'd like a foot massage from that.

      I'm going to stop myself from saying anything else.
    • Posts: 12,033 Member
      rainbowbow wrote: »
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      i've never seen guys in gymware with zippers?

      HA HA HA me neither! LMAO good come back.
    • Posts: 2,408 Member
      rosehips60 wrote: »
      Lol reminds of the belt thingys from years ago that were supposed to shake the fat off. It does look like it would get rid of a lot of tension though

      LOLOLOL....this is exactly what I was thinking.
    • Posts: 12,033 Member
      edited April 2015
      DMLC2014 wrote: »
      It reminds of all those 1950-60's exercise equipment!!

      http://www.lifeaura.com/vintage-fitness-equipment-weird-workout-machines-from-the-past/
      They even had the stomach roller then.# 2

      The stomach roller mentioned above is almost exactly what the OP shared... it's from the 1800's. LOL Here's a blurb from the Kelloggs Cornflakes inventor himself who also invented this contraction:
      contraption51.jpg
      "Actually, truth be told, Kellogg was known for many unorthodox views, and not just about exercising! Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, who brought us corn flakes, and bran flakes, along with his brother Keith Kellogg, was quite the character. He lived during the 1800’s and worked as the chief physician at the infamous Battle Creek Sanitarium in Michigan. Really, this was an extravagant health resort for the wealthy. It actually gained most of it fame in 1994 when the movie “The Road to Wellville” came out. While Kellogg was a genius and introduced a myriad of useful ideas, such as the perils of smoking, the importance of intestinal health, the significance of STDs, as well as the underlying dangers of coffee, he also had some really odd beliefs. He believed in female genital mutilation, celibacy, electric shock therapy, immersion in freezing cold radium laced water as a means of therapy, and racial segregation, among many other strange and hideous things. However, he, like Dr. Zander also advocated the use of massage machines as methods of exercise."

      Sounds like a lovely guy.. :#
    • Posts: 14,261 Member
      edited April 2015
      Omg I can't stop watching that video.

    • Posts: 196 Member
      I can imagine various uses for that contraption.....
    • Posts: 2,408 Member
      jemhh wrote: »
      Omg I can't stop watching that video.

      LOL...just watched the video. LOL...so f***ed up.
    • Posts: 8,626 Member
      now i want cereal.....
    • Posts: 4,195 Member
      It's not for weight loss. The idea is to break muscle adhesions and ease soreness.

      You can do the same thing at home with a rolling pin.
    • Posts: 644 Member
      omg I can't wait to show this video to my husband when he gets home! I giggled so much :smile:
    • Posts: 2,408 Member
      azulvioleta6 wrote: »
      It's not for weight loss. The idea is to break muscle adhesions and ease soreness.

      You can do the same thing at home with a rolling pin.

      Ya ya....rolling pin
    • Posts: 58 Member
      I love how it says "recommended EXERCISE minutes...". haha
    • Posts: 15,151 Member
      crazyjerseygirl wrote: »
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      It looks...umm...naughty.
      I'd avoid it.

      YAY!!!
    • Posts: 35 Member
      ... :/ think I could just lay over it on my back? Maybe that'd be weird... >.>
    • Posts: 2,408 Member
      Lizadizzle wrote: »
      ... :/ think I could just lay over it on my back? Maybe that'd be weird... >.>

      I've seen videos of this thing. Nothing weird about it.
    • Posts: 35 Member
      ncboiler89 wrote: »
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      I've seen videos of this thing. Nothing weird about it.

      WINNER! :smiley:
    • Posts: 431 Member
      rosehips60 wrote: »
      Lol reminds of the belt thingys from years ago that were supposed to shake the fat off. It does look like it would get rid of a lot of tension though

      I found one of those in my grandfathers basement! Lol maybe one day ill plug it in
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