HoMedics Outdoor Massage Roll - kinda odd...but the cows were fascinated!

As we were off on holiday this week and doing a little 'stay-cationing' (thereby saving the pennies) I thought a few treats for the week were in order.

As we were on the boat, there could be no spa days or relaxing in the tub full of bubbles, but how about a massage?

For only £49.99 at Argos amongst other places the HoMedics Outdoor Back Massaging Roll can be found. Our friends there, sent us one to try.

The nifty item in question has:

- Variable intensity 4 motor vibration massage

- Convenient remote control with 2 massage programs

- Durable fabric for outdoor use - water, mildew and mould resistant

- Easily fits most outdoor and patio furniture

- Rolls-up for easy storage in supplied draw-string bag - perfect for a picnic

The roll bit, according to the pictures goes under your knees, as I originally had it as a pillow under my head - this was not good and made all the little massage points vibrate in all the wrong places!

It was easily portable, and fitted nicely on the deck chairs we have aboard. So me and Himself set about testing our new toy.

The button to turn it on was in the pillow bit so I pay down and pressed.... with Himself and a number of cows in an adjacent field all looking on with quizzical faces. There are massage pads, in pairs along the length of the roll, and as you sit they are sort of by your back and knees too, but I guess that depends on how long your legs are really!

Pressing the button again ellicited a new vibration and more thorough massage - but a louder noise, so most of the cows scampered off at that point!



Himself then had a go, said he felt like he'd been using the electric sander for a few hours and he'd gone all wibbly.



The roll was very thick and nicely padded. I enjoyed using it to line the deck chair without it being turned on, I enjoyed the pad beneath my knees offering support.



The massage bit was a bit of a gimmick really, not sure it would take away any aches and pains, and the noise was just too much for it to be relaxing. Don't get me wrong it doesn't sound like a construction site or anything that loud, all in all where decibels are concerned I'd say it did not have many, I just think if you want to sit and chill out, you don't want a dull buzzing and droning sound in your ear....

My massage was a little like this, just picture it a little colder than the Greek Isles, we had all the watery surroundings, but on the River Nene, and substitute the massuer for a HoMedics Outdoor Body Massage Roll and your there!

So... liked the padding and comfort, just needed a silencer in order to chill out more..

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Also all week, I wore my trusty HoMedics Pedometer - and downloaded results when I got home, I do love my Pedometer!!  And it's certainly making me do more walking.... each day you not only see how many calories you have used, how far you walked and how many steps you took - you also get a little score.

I usually get 2's with the odd 3 if I'm really active.... I have no idea how far the scores go, as I have yet to get past 3!!  My aim is to get all 3's one week.... but life is just too busy to keep walking!!  I am trying though, I really  am and the Pedometer is helping the motivation!!  See the post here - Pedometer

HoMedics Pedometer on trial - or is that ME on trial??

I’m currently testing various items from the HoMedics Range and quite frankly love em all!!

The lovely Elaine from the PR company has now sent me a pedometer, I shall quote a small paragraph from her – “Walking is a great way to incorporate exercise into your daily routine. Using the HoMedics MiBody 360 Pedometer (£49.99) you can track your movements, keeping count of steps, distance and calories burnt. The clever 3D accelerometer technology ensures the pedometer works in your pocket, in a bag or round your neck, with a 15 day memory the unit can remind you of your hard work while the results can be uploaded to your PC for further analysis.”

So with pedometer attached I began my week. Firstly you log into the pedometer and add in the time, date and your stride (you need to measure this). Putting the time and date in is rather important, as then the pedometer knows when to zero itself. I’ve not stayed watching it at midnight so have assumed this is the cut off time.

Each day you place the pedometer round your neck and walk, well just assume your usual day’s activities really. It counts your steps and measures the amount of km walked in the day. Then zeros at midnight. I logged into my laptop this evening and hooked the pedometer up, you get a nice little graph showing you steps/distance walked each day and calories used. It was a scary sight of total laziness this week!

I’ve tried it round my neck on the lanyard provided and also in a pocket, apparently you can drop it into your handbag too and it STILL works! I even popped it in my sock when I rode the exercise bike and it worked! So not only does it count steps it counts ‘activity’ too.

My main gripe about bog-standard pedometers is the awful clicking sound, every time you take a step click, click, click – really annoying! And it means you can’t wear them discreetly either. This funky new pedometer is silent, and looks rather trendy – it has the look of a Wii about it really.

I do rather like my addition to my HoMedics Collection, but now need to stop writing and go for a walk, as I have come to the conclusion I have too sedentary a job with only 2000 steps taken during a working day – eek!

As to be healthy you need to be doing 10,000 I have a hefty 8,000 to make up now, cripes better get my trainers on!!