Be the master of yor own legs (Leg Magic)

Member Name: redfox26

Product:	Leg Magic
Date:	15/10/08 (518 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: works over time f you can bring yourself to use it

Disadvantages: waste of money, not very exciting

Normally I would start a review with the bit about the product description, but today is different as I am going to tell you if I would recommend the product first.

So am I going to recommend it to you? No not really, If you asked I would say take your money and spend it on something else, or save it for that bigger purchase or holiday.

Now your all reading this and asking your selves, why is this crazy lady right a review backwards and what's her problem with this product, did it steal her boyfriend or something? .... No it didn't steal my boyfriend! But it did leave me feeling disappointed and confused to how I spend £79.99 on such a lame item, now even year after purchasing the darn thing, I look at it with squinted eyes waiting desperately for it to stir some feelings of energetic motivation inside of me, but it just isn't going to happen.

Here is how it all started.

One day I was looking in my studio catalogue when I can across the Thigh Trainer (also know as the Leg or Thigh Master). Standing on it was a young lady with a nice pair of legs smiling like she was having fun and doing a bit of exercise that looked easy and enjoyable on a sturdy device. So now I scan over the product info "Tones, slims, firms and shapes your inner thighs. Use everyday for quick results. Safe and low impact, it uses your own body weight to provide complete workout". Yep this product sounds like it is just for me. The price £79.99 reduced from £99.99 can't be bad £20 off I make my order as I think of myself with nice toned legs.

Lets jump forward a bit as my life can be a bit on the boring side.... Now week or so has passed and open he door, it's the delivery driver and I have my Leg Master, Hello slimmer legs, good bye wobbly bits. Well no it didn't really go like that.

I open the brown box it came in and assemble the trainer, I will give the product credit where it is due and say this was easy all you have to do is get the base out and screw the handle in with a large plastic bolt.

So now I have a contraption that looks like an upside down capital T with a sag on each side of the bars that and now have foot plate on each of them. Right I'm set to go.

Getting on wasn't as easy as it look's, you have to get the footplates to stay balanced in the middle, whilst you climb on slowly. I wouldn't recommend just jumping on as you'll probably either end up on the floor or crying even both if unlucky ... okay I'm a wimp I just don't like getting hurt.

The Training

Oh have I mentioned I can't do the splits, well I thought I couldn't until I was on the trainer. I found that when you stand on it your own body weight push's your legs outwards like Bambi on ice, Leaving the only options to be get off or pull them back together again, and that's it keep repeating this and you will have toned, firm sexy legs and buttocks in no time.
As you can see this is not the most exciting exercise in the world and this is where the product lacked for me. I had spend a penny shy of £80 on a piece of equipment that if I'm quite frank about it, I could have gained the results from doing plain old basic floor exercises. In fact I do more floor exercises a week than the amount of times I get the leg master out 6 months.

The Build and Design

The Design of the machine is okay, but I would say that another thing about this item is that the Build quality is not that great, made up with metal and plastic it could be made and fixed together a bit better to make you feel safe.
As I found that with the handle only being held to the bottom of the frame with a large plastic bolt that does not go all the way through the bar structure, this could have been replaced with a steal bolt that fitted all the way through to stop it from wobbling giving of excess play / movement whilst trying to pull your legs back into position
And stand upright.

Overall

Overall the product is okay, but just lacks for me, as I don't find it to be worth the £79.99 I spent on it. Studio still sells these but on offer, now £59.99 instead of £99.99.
Which I personally think is a rip off as it doesn't perform any special function or create any results that you couldn't get from doing a basic floor exercise.

I have looked on the internet and seen that you can pick these up for around £30 from other sites, which isn't such a big risk But now I have the experience of the Leg Master, if mine broke tomorrow I wouldn't replace it; even though I could pick one up for £30 or probably less if I shopped about.

I have had the leg Master for about a year, and even though it is easy to store and only takes up a small amount of space (About 3ft H x 1ftWx 2ftD with handle in place and legs folded in). I can't but help think that people could save a bit of money with not buying this product, as unlike my other items of exercise equipment I own. ...Bike, rower, or ball to name a few, this piece just doesn't have anything to offer.

There is nothing drastically wrong with the Leg Master, but I get the feeling there is nothing about this product that once in your house is going to draw you to it and stir any motivational feelings in you. Basically it's another thing to hang clothes on.

And that why I personally would not, recommend The Leg Master, but remember this is only my opinion.

So i am giving it 1 star.

Summary: do normal exercise, and save yourself a few quid