I used an arm peddler at the gym years ago and remember thinking it was harder than it looked. I remember getting a pretty good arm workout on it. So when I came across under-desk peddlers while looking for exercises I could do to tone my upper arms, I took a second look.
Category: Products We Like
Products to help make life a little easier as we get older.
Uses for Magic Bullet Include Easy Meal Prep
My daughter gave me my first Magic Bullet blender about 12 years ago. At first I wondered what I was going to do with it. But it didn’t take long for me to realize that it has the perfect name. The time and effort I save with uses for the Magic Bullet seems magical.
Presto Salad Shooter Vs Professional
One of my favorite small appliances stopped working last week after decades of service. My faithful Presto Salad Shooter had shredded its last carrot. I felt as if I had lost an old friend.
Cuisinart Citrus Juicer Provides Relief for Aging Hands
The Cuisinart Citrus Juicer is a small kitchen appliance whose sole purpose is to juice citrus fruits: Grapefruits, Oranges, Lemons, and Limes.
Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home with the Omron 5 Series Monitor
At a recent doctor’s appointment, the nurse noted that my blood pressure was lower than it should have been. As a result, the doctor recommended that I start blood pressure monitoring at home.
Hear TV Better Without Disturbing Others [For Two!]
Do you watch TV with someone who likes the volume turned all the way up? Are you wondering if there is a device to hear the TV better?
Vitamix Blender Still Healthy After All These Years [Yes, it is worth it]
Is Vitamix worth it? Yes! Last year my Vita-Mix Total Nutrition Center Super 5000 outlived its 7-year warranty for the third time. After more than two decades, my Vita-Mix blender continues to mix, blend, chop, puree, and grind like a champ.
Reacher Grabber Pick Up Tools
What is a Reacher Grabber? Reacher grabbers, also known as hand grip pick up tools, work as an extension of your arm so you can more easily reach needed items up on a shelf or down on the floor.
Vive Gets a Grip on Textured Compression Gloves
Vive Textured Compression Gloves, also known as Vive Arthritis Gloves with Grips, are open-finger gloves that provide compression and support to relieve some of the pain associated with painful arthritic hands.
Deebot N79S: Not Your Grandma’s Carpet Sweeper
When I was a kid, a hand-pushed carpet sweeper was a welcome replacement for dragging our rugs outside and smacking them with a rug beater. Now I have this little robot vacuum, the Ecovacs Deebot N79S, that does the work for me.