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Jun 16 2018

Hill Climbing

Private: Questions & Answers › Category: Questions › Hill Climbing
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David Vidmar Staff asked 4 years ago

Hi, Is the GlideCycle hard to take up hills, and how steep will it go?

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David Vidmar Staff answered 4 years ago

GlideCycles will climb anything that you are strong enough to walk up….and if you can run, you can run up a mountain  at as intense a heart rate as you can…safely.  Because the feet are on the ground, your energy is transferred to motion without the loss of gears and chains.  So no steepness can stop forward progress.  It is even possible to drag another Glider up a big hill!  You have to learn to shift the front straps, allowing the body to lean forward as if pushing a car out of snow….or sand…or mud.   We are slower than race bikes, can sometimes beat a mountain bike, but get a much more controlled heart rate and energy output rate.   No need to get off and walk like on a bike…’cause you are already on the ground!!!  Here is a training video on hills:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A25TJqrmtxM&t=8s

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Cindy Powell MPT, ATC, STS

I went to meet the GlideCycle™ staff to find out what their product might be able to do for my patients... Within a short time, it became clear that the GlideCycle™ was truly changing lives...

Jan

The GlideCycle™ changed my life, and helped to transform me into an athlete.  I was struggling with an extra 50 pounds for years after a foot surgery.    GlideCycle Running was the key.  It is a new sport, and it takes due diligence to learn, but the results are wonderful.

Sincerely, Joy Houssney

I LOVE to go out and glide. I live on a flat road with two very steep hills on either side and run almost 1 1/2 miles.    Sometimes I go too fast, but my family walks with me and I go to the end and come back to them.  FUN! FUN! FUN!  I want one for over my treadmill for frozen winters and hot summers!

Mary Margaret

After only using the GlideCycle™ three times I noticed how much better I felt. I usually have to struggle to push myself out of a chair to stand, but now I can just stand right up! After only a month of using my new GlideCycle™ I was up to running 3/4 of a mile 4 times a week and now only a few weeks later I'm running 2 miles at a time! My life has changed.

Holly Rush

Something wonderful has happened to me. Little did I know that David and his GlideCycle™ would drastically change my life... To date, I have lost 32 pounds and I am in the picture of health...

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Marcus

Every sports team in the world needs these.  I would still be playing football today if I had one 5 years ago.  I mean it!

Mark and Angie

We ran 17 miles with our GlideCycles™ in a recent race.  We just became sales reps in Portland, Oregon!  Awesome couples play!!!

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