Jyze: Would You Be Seen With This Thing?

It's an accident waiting to happen or just another gadget that ends up getting lost. ("now where did I put that?") If your idea of a good workout is just trying to burn as many calories as possible; you're setting yourself up for a quick burnout.

Plus, how do you even pronounce Jyze without laughing

my mom made us something like this when we were kids, but we diffinatly dodn't call it a jyze(bad name!). It's just a flat disc with two holes in it, like a button, that you have string threaded too. You wind it up and put the string handles apart and it while spin apart then spin back together. Lame trying to sell it as an exercise gadget.

I think I'd just run instead :)

Another useless product designed for people who want all the benefits of exercise without the effort. I hope this company's medical research staff (::snicker::) is better than their marketing department (Jyze?).

Something I have wondered about is weighted vests. Has anyone used these while working out? How much can they help? Walking around with 40lb of extra weight is probably better than this ridiculous product.

As a regular walker, I have to say that I'd get distracted by this thing and probably trip and fall flat on my face.

Hey why not, I'm into anything that sounds like fun and who cares what people think of me walking playing with a gadget.... I'm less worried about tripping over the pavement than I am about causing traffic accidents though.

There was a period of time I had to get my heart rate up with just walking and it wasn't easy. Eventually I started walking with a 3lb weight in each hand. I would still swing my arms but in a more controlled way being sure to activate biceps and triceps. This worked great at getting my heart rate higher and certainly helped to tone my arms. This equiptment looks fun but at $30 I'm thinking about seeing what I can do with the hand weights and possibly resistance bands while walking (or my mini trampoline since there is snow outside!)

Or you could just get a super-energetic 70 lb chocolate lab to walk with you...I guarantee that you will get your heart rate up in no time, especially if there are lots of squirrels, rabbits, and/or kids on skateboards around. That definitely works for me!

Guy 1: "Hey, we've still got a lot of those stupid disk on a string toys in the back. Kids hate them. I think I'm going to throw them out."
Guy 2: "Nonono...Give them to me. We'll sell them to dieters. If we tell them it burns more calories, they'll buy anything."

Wow!

As the inventor of Jyze, I have to admit that I didn’t come up with the button on the string (early American settlers played with those) or centrifugal force (Newton? Einstein? Who gets the credit?). But when I came up with Jyze, I ran across every one of the issues raised in this string of comments. So let me gush along with you for a minute.

Jyze rhymes with “size” and comes from “gyroscope” and “energize” (heck, I did my best). Jyze has a learning curve that lasts 2-3 minutes. It’s easy to walk with, too. Even for multi-taskers. Unless you really can’t walk and chew gum at the same time, you can use Jyze. www.windupfit.com has lots of video examples that show how to overcome a few common hurdles that will take you longer to watch than the learning curve actually lasts. If you can’t even walk, Jyze works well for people who are chair-bound, in physical therapy, etc. Compared to stretchy bands and dumbbells, Jyze goes further.

Jyze harnesses centrifugal force to create resistance, like very few other devices on the market. The cool thing is that the faster you pull, the heavier the Jyze disc gets. You’ll see from 3 to 30 pounds of resistance at humanly possible speeds (Jyze comes with two bands that weigh in at ½ ounce and 1.5 ounces. Put either on the disc and you’ll get a completely different experience.). The total package weighs 12 ounces and is great for travelers.

Like some of you, I’d really rather run. I’m a runner with a few marathons and many 5Ks under my belt. And then I had my knee fixed and back surgery…running isn’t so comfortable now. I know a few others who can’t run or do much more than walk for a variety of reasons: too much weight in the wrong places, joint problems, unfriendly anatomy, etc. With Jyze, I can now take a walk, literally, and get close to the workout I used to get running. One scientific note: It used to be that I’d have to walk as FAR as I ran to burn as many calories as jogging. Now I only have to walk for the same amount of TIME as I used to jog. Think of your 20-minute morning jog being accomplished in a 20-minute morning walk.

Plus, you can’t get there by swinging your arms. No toning. With a little resistance (and I challenge you to show how dumbbells and trekking poles and whatever look any less goofy), you can now do something you couldn’t until Jyze—burn calories, get your heart rate up into the aerobic zone, and tone your upper body.

Trent indicated that Jyze promised benefits with no effort. Wrong! Jyze advocates that people shut their mouths (read “diet”) and move their feet like any other successful exercise product.

Give it a try! Lots of new products have taken time for people to feel comfortable using them in public (think hula hoop, cell phones, razor scooters, in-line skates, etc.). Most seem pretty normal now (although I sometimes think people who talk to themselves must just have more advanced cell phones embedded in their heads!).

You can reach me at bwalker@jyzefit.com if you’re a closet Jyze user or want to be, get me at the right moment and I may even send you a Jyze so you can see for yourself.

I have been using my JYZE for about a month now and I can tell you it has made a substantial impact in my daily routine.

p.s. Who cares about being seen in public with it. If it were in a gym, the people introduced to it would use it to increase the intensity of their work out.