JAPAN TRENDS


 

A few years ago we noticed a lot of online chatter about Japanese fitness machines that recreated rodeo-style motions. People sniggered because they seemed wacky or even suggestive. But they work — and Japanese manufacturers continue to borrow the all-American idea of rodeo to produce these chairs as an effective way to stay fit at home.

 

In fact, Panasonic’s Joba chair, which was developed with a Japanese doctor specializing in rehabilitation, sold 120,000 units in the first six years of its release in Japan and was later released in the United States in a bigger, customized model called the Core Trainer.

 

The Rodeo Boy Exercise Fitness Machine by Daito Thrive is the latest example to hit the market. The horseback-riding body training device is certainly novel in appearance but it is like having your own personal steed whose sole purpose is to tone and train you.

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It utilizes random motion technology to deliver an evolving sequence of rodeo-style movements that help train your lower body. There are six variations in speed as well as two courses, all in the style of riding a horse. This means the machine will provide a serious workout on your lower body, especially the stomach and back areas.

 

The Rodeo Boy Exercise Fitness Machine is available worldwide from Japan Trend Shop.