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Ski-Mojo...info anyone?

  • 30-11-2008 10:24pm
    #1
    Zell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭


    I read about these for the first time in yesterday's [Saturday] travel supplement of the Irish Times. You can check them out at www.skiallday.co.uk
    They appear to be a calliper type device and claim to support more than 30% of your weight, taking the strain off knees and thighs and even improve technique. My husband and I absolutely love skiing but we are late starters and anything that would take the strain off the knees would be worth investigating.
    Anyone heard about them? They don't come cheap at £280 a pair so research is required!


Comments

  • #2
    jimdev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭jimdev


    I'd say the money would be much better spent on private tuition with a good instructor. If you ski properly, you do not get nearly as tired. A device like that is a classic case of trying to treat the symptom rather than the cause of the problem.


  • #3
    paulharte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 203 ✭✭paulharte


    I think your time and money would be better spent on a few kilternan sessions, get those ski muscles working again before you head out on a trip away.

    It works your muscles a lot more than sking on snow does, esp if you keep moving and get plenty of laps in.

    Real snow will seem like a walk in the park afterwards!!


  • #4
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    According to my sports therapist, those things are an accident waiting to happen. Because you depend on them rather than good technique and muscle, you develop a dangerous skiing style. Ok, if you are compensating for an existing injury, fair enough, but if you have a functional pair of legs, your best bet is to work on your balance and muscle strength, and improve your technique.

    Plus, I bet they are absolutely torture by the end of the day.

    Get some lessons and spend a few hours in the gym.


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