Wednesday, December 28, 2005

I like bouncing. Boing! Boing! Boing!

I was given a pair of Powerisers for Christmas. A cross between stilts and strap-on pogo-sticks, the blurb promises that I should be able to jump six feet into the air, take nine-foot strides and run at 20mph. The manual also suggests that I should avoid carpets, soft grass, stairs and the public highway. I guess the beach is right out too.

At the moment I'm trying to learn to walk again from scratch. The trouble is, this time I'm 7'3" tall so when I hit the ground I do so with rather more force than I did fortysomething years ago. These things are not for indoor use, at least not where there are items of furniture to blunder into and damage.

If not compulsory, a helmet and elbow and knee pads are definitely recommended. I look like a refugee from a Judge Dredd cartoon strip.

Officially, the springs - huge fibreglass leaf springs that act like Achilles tendons - are rated for users who weigh between 70kg and 90kg. They have the imaginative part number 7090. I am assured that although I'm heavier than 90kg the additional weight won't hurt the Powerisers, but I won't be able to jump as high. I'm also advised that my additional post-Christmas bloat will soon disappear as a result of the full-body workout that using Powerisers requires!
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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

What the heck are powerrisers and where have I been to have missed them? Who bought you a present with the proviso "Please note that any injury or death caused by the use or misuse of Powerisers is not our responsibility!" Are they trying to tell you something?!!

4:30 am
Grumpy Goat said...

Mme Cyn did.

I had been going on about them since I saw a guy half my age (and weight!) bouncing around outside HMS Victory back in August.

7:56 am
Mme Cyn said...

Well, Nix, since Madame Cyn has no (grand)children to indulge, and since a certain Spoiled Goat mentioned them every other day for about five months, I figured, well....

Besides, have you read the warnings on SCUBA gear?

12:05 pm
Anonymous said...

Yeah powerisers are really cool. I just set up a site about Powerisers called Poweriser Pages, which includes a Forum, a Gallery and a Blog.

2:10 am
Anonymous said...

I have set up Powerising website containing a useful knowledge base with tips on how to get started with Powerisers. It also sells 'Original Powerisers' with free delivery to the UK mainland

Jumppoweriser.co.uk

Hope to see you soon

7:54 pm

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