FAQ
- What weight brackets are available?
- Is the Poweriser® worth the price?
- Level of difficulty – how easy is it to learn?
- Too strenuous and only for professionals and fitness freaks?
- Can the Poweriser only be used on certain surfaces?
- What does the Poweriser® consist of?
- What about spare parts?
- Doesn’t the spring quickly become worn out?
- What happens if the spring breaks?
- That can’t be right – every material can break!
- How dangerous is using the Poweriser® for the knees, joints, back, musculature etc.?
- How dangerous is using the Poweriser® in general?
- How do you slow down?
- How long do the rubber feet last?
- Can the springs be changed between different models?
- How should the knee-strap be adjusted?
1. What weight brackets are available?
PR3050 Children’s (Youth) model (body weight 30-50 kg)
The following in Classic/Standard and Advanced designs:
PR5070 (body weight 50-70 kg)
PR7090 Adult’s model (body weight 70-90 kg)
PR90120 Adult’s model (body weight 90-120 kg
2. Is the Poweriser® worth the price?
Due to the fact that this piece of sports equipment is made by hand, and uses only high-tech materials, such as the jumping spring developed by aerospace companies, the price is quite justified. The high quality of the individual materials used is absolutely essential due to the enormous stress placed on the individual components, with a height of 6ft and a step width of over 10ft can be achieved.
The Poweriser® also comes out well in comparison with other types of sports equipment:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Skiing and snowboarding have today become very expensive, luxury sports, one notices this very quickly when buying the necessary equipment and considering the permanently increasing prices in skiing areas. However, this is only a seasonal sport – in contrast to the Poweriser®. The Poweriser® can be used all year round, and at a fraction of the cost of skiing or snowboarding - in your backyard or at your holiday resort.
Inline Skates
Inline skates from a brand manufacturer cost about the same as this product, but are entirely different from the Poweriser® in application, and in addition are nowhere near as novel and unique as this product.
Fitness studio
If you add together the monthly membership fees paid in fitness studios over a whole year, you will quickly see that the Poweriser® costs only a fraction of this amount. With a 98% aerobic workout on your own schedule, there's no comparison - especially if you can build up a group of like minded friends to get out and about on the Poweriser.
3. Level of difficulty – how easy is it to learn?
Because of the direct fitting to the foot and the firm double-buckle connection and the firm fitting below the knee, the Poweriser® actually becomes just an extension of your own leg. The centre of gravity (tread point) lies exactly below the foot, and is therefore no different to normal walking/running/jumping.
Experience has shown that users can walk freely without assistance after first putting on the Poweriser® within 5 minutes! This is an AVERAGE, so they really are easy. Since when walking one is less than two foot above the ground, a fall really isn't dangerous, and we recommend falling on purpose to get over the fear. Full protective gear is always a must for safety - and comfort!
4. Too strenuous and only for professionals and fitness freaks?
The Poweriser® is a piece of sports and fitness equipment, and ALSO a piece of extreme sports equipment under corresponding use. However, it depends on every individual user as to how the Poweriser® is used. It is possible (easiest of course) to walk quite normally, to jog and even to sprint, in which case the huge step width easily enables the user to keep pace with a 100 m sprinter.
After only a little practice, every user is free to try more daring stunts, such as somersaults, huge leaps etc. Success depends less on the equipment than on the user himself, although the equipment is capable of being used in almost every way. Don't try any flips you can't easily do on a trampoline first, and always practice caution and follow 09 manual guidelines.
5. Can the Poweriser® only be used on certain surfaces?
Certainly NOT! The Poweriser® can be used on almost any surface - but loose sand or gravel could case a slip, and smooth materials a slide. The user needs to remember that the rubber foot must be able to achieve enough grip in order not to slip. When driving a car – on wet, smooth, slippery or icy surfaces, the car will skid more easily than on other surfaces – the Poweriser® responds the same way.
6. What does the Poweriser® consist of?
The basic frame is made of aluminium, the foot of a replaceable rubber pad, the spring of fibreglass (also available as a spare part), and the tread surface for the foot/hoof of durable high grip rubber (replaceable!).
7. What about spare parts?
Every individual part of the Poweriser® is available as a spare part.
8. Doesn’t the spring quickly become worn out?
There is at the moment no similar spring material in the world which does not eventually lose its tension, and eventually becomes fatigued. Over the course of time, the spring tension will of course gradually decline, although this does not mean that the Poweriser® cannot continue to be used. The only effect will be that at a certain point, such large jumps as at the beginning will no longer be possible. Typically the spring lasts for many months with frequent use.
The spring is available as a spare part, and can be easily changed, since due to its arched shape, the spring is not under tension in the installed condition.
9. What happens if the spring breaks?
Due to the material used, it is impossible for the spring to break directly.
10. That can’t be right – every material can break!
Fibreglass does not break, but buckles. However it does not do this easily, and buckling can only occur as a result of previous damage. Due to the fact that the whole spring consists of many individual strands, which cannot all buckle at the same time, the danger of injury can be reliably excluded.
If an individual strand buckles, this cannot be missed due to the noise it makes. The complete spring will only buckle when a certain proportion of all the individual strands have buckled, although also without causing any injuries or dangers – this has never been reported to us so far!
11. How dangerous is using the Poweriser® for the knees, joints, back, musculature etc.?
Simple. Not at all – and quite the opposite! The positive characteristics of using the Poweriser® are simply boundless. 98% of all muscles are exercised and trained – the upper thigh, bottom, upper body and above all the stomach musculature, and all this with only one piece of fitness equipment. Due to the design and positioning of the centre of gravity, the ideal upright attitude is maintained at all times. The stress on the back and joints is relieved because of the cushioning properties of the Poweriser®.
Many sports therapists already successfully use the Poweriser® for developing the musculature, a vote of confidence which speaks for itself.
12. How dangerous is using the Poweriser® in general?
As with any other piece of sports equipment, a certain amount of training is necessary for certain things – nobody can expect to strap on the Poweriser® and be able to turn somersaults immediately. As with any other piece of equipment, falls can result in injuries, so we require that suitable protective equipment is worn whenever using the Poweriser® (a helmet, knee, wrist/glove and elbow-protectors), in order to minimise the risk of injury in the event of a fall.
Since using the Poweriser® is almost identical to normal walking, it is just as easy to trip or fall, although this can be prevented relatively easily by lifting the feet slightly higher than one is used to when walking.
13. How do you slow down?
In this case, the Poweriser® cannot be compared with inline skating or roller skating. In the case of such sports equipment, braking is not perfectly simple and requires a certain amount of practice. With the Poweriser® on the other hand, this is quite simple – as is also the case with normal running and jumping. One simply stops running or jumping, and stands still, since the spring does not tension itself without being supplied with power in the form of bodily movement.
14. How long do the rubber feet last?
This question cannot be answered so arbitrarily. Compare it with your car tyres. How long do they last? It depends completely how much and how one drives? The same with the feet of the Poweriser®. If they are used for 8 hours every day, they will naturally become worn much more quickly than if they are only used 3 times per month.
The degree of wear also depends to a great extent on the surface on which the Poweriser® is used. On sand, grass or smooth undersurfaces, the degree of wear will be lower than on paved or rough surfaces.
15. Can the springs be changed between different models?
Yes! With the adults’ models, the springs can be interchanged as required, since these models are identical in construction. The only difference lies in the strength of the spring.
The PR3050 model differs in design from the other models, and the spring cannot be interchanged with other models.
16. How should the knee-strap the adjusted?
The knee-strap should be adjusted so that it is approximately 2-3 cm below the lower edge of the kneecap. It must of course also sit comfortably, so a little trial and error is required until the correct position is found.
The knee-strap should not be positioned so that it sits directly on the kneecap. If positioned too high, the correct use of the Poweriser® will be almost impossible.
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