iGallop: Great Abs While Sitting Down?

Seems fun but I cant help thinking that its just another fad. Nothing beats crunches IMO ;-)

I welcome what seems to be an innovative marketing approach, but it is hard to beat 6-minutes abs roller :-)

yet another gimmick to get more money out of the obese...

It looks like it'd do similar things as a stability ball. It's not magic or anything, won't really make you lose weight, but it will probably tone up your core. The guys' a marketing genius though...$599 is STEEP but people will pay anything for health gadgets it seems.

National Panasonic has a whole line of these out in Japan. They're actually kind of fun -- I've tried them in the shops. At the fast setting they're like kiddy versions of those rodeo bull things in bars!

They're aimed mostly at older people who can't handle a tough workout and need to maintain their sense of balance, which degrades with age.

Here's one: http://ctlg.national.jp/product/info.do?pg=04&hb=EU6442

I don't know for that much money I would rather just take riding lessons. Being on a real horse would be way more exciting. And hey just to let you know ladies the more you actually do ride a horse the less you have to do kegels. That is one area of the body and really benefits from that sort of activity. I can't really see how it work your abs though. I agree with buying a excersize ball that really forces you to maintain your balance. Still though I could see that alot of these would sell not for the excersize but for the fact that I think that alot of people would find these entertaining.

It does seem like fun but I too believe that it is pointless get this exercise machine instead of just an exercise ball. I don't know why people keep coming up with these abs solutions.

I don't get people's obsession with abs. Many people who buy ab products don't even have the body fat levels necessary to see their abs. For anyone that doesn't know, here are a few things you should know about your abs:
* You can't get a six-pack by doing crunches all day. You can't burn fat off an area by working the muscle underneath it. All fat goes to the liver to be burned, and the body has its own ideas about where to burn from.
* No matter how much you work your abs, you won't see them unless your body fat is low, like 8% body fat for men. Some people who never, ever train their abs have six-packs if they're lean.
* Your abs are the rectus abdominus muscle. It's a flat slab of muscle. What creates the six-pack shape are the tendons stretched over the rectus abdominus. You cannot change the shape of those tendons; they're genetic. This means that some people simply can't get a six-pack.
* While I'm not completely sure if this is true, some bodybuilding experts believe that exercises like sit-ups and leg raises will actually make your waist bigger. However, the vacuum exercise, which works the transversus abdominus inside your body, will shrink it.

It seems a good product, however, the retail price seems too expensive for the average person to work their abs. I'm sure they would have something else in mind to spend 600 dollars. Its much more effective to go get a swiss ball.

It has been shown that one could get a six- pack from abs
exercises, its all about sticking to the exercise routine, whilst maintaining that healthy diet.

I am a regular dressage and trail rider and own five horses. I tried it at Brookstone. I had to admit it was a little embarrasing as I had several strange men encouraging me to try it but it was fun once I got over my stage fright.

The main thing that was great was that it really helps with balance if you try some of their suggested exercises such as putting your legs out in front. I also have started vaulting (gymnastics on the horse) and thought this would be a fun way again to work on balance.....kneeling and standing on the iGallop as I would a vaulting horse.

And yes, I know riding a real horse properly does give you abs of steel mainly because you are controling the horse's speed through your stomach muscles. I really didn't feel my stomach getting much of a workout. But I did like it for a suppliment to riding and I might buy one.

All I know is that i tried the iGallop at Brookstore for 5 min and my abs hurt for 2 day!

BTW, "alot" is TWO words!!!! "a lot"

I tried it at Brookstone yesterday and had a ton of fun! Today my a thighs, butt, and abs are really sore. My abs might be sore from all the laughing I did while "galloping"!

i'm sure that the iGallop probably works in the long run... but $599 is a lot of money! I tried it a few days ago at Brookstone, and I'm so sore, it really was a ton of fun though! but after awhile of using it, i'd probably get bored. (because Lord knows I need to lose a lot of weight, and it's going to take a couple hundred times on this thing...)

I dont think i'd recommend it. no matter how much fun galloping is =)

I love the igallop. I got it for my birthday so I didn't have to cough up the whopping price tag. It is sorta like riding a mechanical bull, not much like riding a horse. Plus my fiancee and I end up laughing our asses off every time I use it. So if you have the money, its a nice investment. Just in case you get scared by the pricetag regular horseback riding lessons end up costing way more. Which is also totally worth it.

Brookstone has the iGallop on sale for $399. I bought one last week, and find it tough and challenging if the accompanying DVD is followed. This invention is no joke if you are serious about toning the butt and thighs. I feel the soreness, and already see some good results. Impressive invention -- thumbs up!

I have one. We splurged at Christmas. Love it. There is an exercise routine that comes with it that really ups the challenge. Plus, this is wonderful for helping to work out painful kinks. It's fun, easy for anyone to start, packs a wallop if used correctly and can be done in front of the TV. I was a non-exerciser, but I keep using this machine.
Thumbs up here too. We may get another.

I am seriously considering investing in one of these machines... I first read about it in the SkyMiles catalogue on a plane trip, where it's being offered for about $200 and not $599. At the latter price I would't have glanced twice. At $200 it's worth investigating at least. I hve severe rheumatoid arthritis and fibro, and the medications I've been taking for 20 years have caused osteoporosis to the point where I've cracked ribs by laughing too hard. My doctors absolutely forbid me to do crunches of any variety; it isn't worth possibly fracturing a vertebrae. I'd rather have a spare tire around the middle than become a quadriplegic. Obviously, real horse riding lessons are out of the question for the same reason. That'd be suicide, literally suicide. This iGallop... it seems like maybe it can help me work my abs without risking my spine or my life. God knows I've tried weirder things. I'm going to look into getting an exercise ball first to try out the premise of it, but I can see myself rapidly boring of that. I wanna gallop! Yeeha.

this machine is amazing! for exercise & for pleasure......i'm worth the investment.

My sister tried it at brookstone and loved it. She said that she could feel the immediate effect on her tummy and thighs. It was only $350.

I just bought one at Brookstone at Minneapolis airport for $199.00 on Thursday.... I think it could be good for kids with sensory intergration disfunction who need to work on their balance... as well as fun excercise for me! I will have to let you know how it goes!

Have one. I got to the gym 3 times a week. This is for my lazy days or just when I feel I wanna add to my current work out. The DVD exercise is not a piece of cake. You do work up a sweat and I am in shape, and I do have some ab definition already.

It's not the normal workout, a change of pace and different so I like it. Bottom line it's about what matters to each person.

I tried it out in Brookstone for a few minutes. I was getting warm and starting to sweat even though I didn't feel like I was exercising. I may get one to put in the living room so I can do it while watching TV.

I bought it at Brookstones for $199 plus the service contract. I have been using it now on and off for 2 weeks and I simply Love IT! I feel my abs getting tighter, plus this thing is fun, so that means that I will use it. I have it in my living room in front of my bay window and I just ride it whenever I want. It is a challenge and my husband has also started using it as well. TRY IT, YOU'LL LIKE IT! Gotta go, the Igallop is calling my name! HEE HAW! Where's my cowboy hat?

I just bought one for $199 on sale at Brookstones in Mohegan Sun Casino. It was free for me since I inherited my late mom's 'points' at the Casino. I think I would've bought it even if it WASN'T free though...I had a ball trying it out; it reminded me of those old 'toning table' machines of the 80's. They worked for me and I could feel my stomach muscles responding right away.
I tried a couple of various sitting positions and I could feel different parts of my body responding. I am really looking forward to using this either with music or in front of the TV.

Received mine today through ebay, $138.00 including $50 freight, bargain.(australia)
Nothing like horse riding but still very enjoyable. I don't have the workout dvd so unable to comment on the exercises, hoping they will make it more challenging.
If nothing else it will make you laugh, my 4 year old thinks it's great.

I purchased my iGALLOP from ebay about a month ago
(early nov 07), have used it every day for the 15mins,
the motor is on its way out though, it goes for about
2 mins now & then slows down. Anybody have any ideas about where i could get it serviced in Adelaide.

I own the iGallop and purchased it at Brookstone for $199. It's great and if used regularly, it definitely tones the abs and provides a great workout with the DVD. We bought the iGallop and the uSurf at the same time, and they're both tons of fun. The uSurf (also $199) is a great leg and thigh workout and tones the abs as well. I don't regret either purchase!!