I've been using the HomeSwimmer for over a year now for thriathlon training and I have to say I have noticed my endurance has greatly increased. Putting the HomeSwimmer together was quite simple. The workout is amazing! I consider myself an athletic person but after 15 minutes of swimming in place with this neat product I find I am huffing and puffing. Maybe I am swimming too hard, but hey the results are great. I am the fittest I have ever been and do not plan to stop swimming any time soon!
wanted just a belt with a stretch bungee cord, not the pole. Returned. pole was not mentioned when I ordered.
We set up the HomeSwimmer in an above ground, easy set, metal frame pool and it works pretty good. The only problem that we have is if you do not swim straight, the pole will move and eventually fall over and you need to stop swimming to set it back up. We are trying to devise something that will brace the pole on either side so it doesn't slide from side to side. Otherwise it serves it's purpose perfectly. I definitely recommend it.
Kids loved it!!!!! I use it, too, for some 'extra' exercise while out in the pool!
This product does exactly what it says and is what I was looking for. I have been going to the Y but the kids keep going into the swim lane and it takes about a half hour round trip. All that is gone. I attach the end to a 50 lb dumbbell set my egg timer throw the rod in hook up and go. The spring helps to tell you how consistent your stroke is. My wife will be taking a video so I can analyze what I am doing.Note: I have a small deep pool and I had to try a couple of locations until I found the best one for me. It isn't as tall as the picture makes it appear but is I am guessing about 7 ft tall.I think you will be very happy with this product. It was some of the best money i have spent. I am doing sprint Triathlons.
To start, here's some relevant information about myself: I competitively swam in high school for 4 years (breast stroke); also spent one year as a walk-on collegiate swimmer, NCAA division I; I competed this past year in our conference and placed in the finals. Review: The product is easy to set-up, though initially the apparatus would fall apart if I swam too fast. I fixed the problem by raising the spring attachment to the very top bar (there's 4 bars) and making it level with the pool deck...I suppose the height will vary depending on how deep the pool is. I also supported the attachment by moving the 5 plastic O-rings (included) beneath the spring attachment on the pole. I think the product works best with a forward crawl; breaststroke and fly require a fluent hip motion and the belt seems more of a hindrance. Logistically, you may have a problem designing workouts (as there is no concept of distance)...I recommend a pool clock, or simply counting strokes (i.e.- it takes me about 16 strokes of freestyle to traverse 25m in a pool). In general, I didn't feel an equal satisfaction compared to swimming laps...the treadmill-like mentality of the homeswimmer can become monotonous (your never moving). If you have a small pool (less than 10m in diameter), I would definitely recommend it...if you can get 8 or so freestyle strokes in across your pool, its probably not worth the hassle.
