On Monday, April 4, 2016 at 4:20:09 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Mon, 4 Apr 2016 11:26:29 -0700 (PDT), "John H."
wrote:

On Friday, April 1, 2016 at 11:10:34 AM UTC-4, wrote:

Do you use poles with that thing?

No, it came with a couple but I don't know why I would want to use
them. The whole point is balance and building quadriceps

Well, I suppose you don't do a lot or turning on that thing, so no need to plant a pole.

I am not sure I ever planted a pole skiing either. You turn on the
edges of your skis. That is what this machine should help me with. I
started losing those muscles that you jam the edges in with and had
trouble in the afternoon. I am up to over 1000 cycles a day (about
200-300 at a time) and I feel good.
The balance thing came right back and I was doing it right away.
I think the poles are just for people who have trouble keeping the
weight over their feet. That is an old sailor thing. On the ship, you
wanted to be able to just stand there on a pitching deck and not spill
your coffee. You don't really want to move much above the waist and
you certainly want your head to stay still. That will also keep you
from getting sea sick. This is pretty much the same deal.

You really think all those Olympic skiers just have problems keeping their weight over their feet? I used poles a lot in turns, sharp turns, to help 'unload' the skis for a quick direction change. But, my knees were never what they should have been to be a 'good' skier. Moguls would kill my legs. After skiing the Dolomites, and getting spoiled, I've not been skiing one time since returning from Europe.