Zero effort: Home shaper for massage and fitness

• Published date: 24 March 2024
• Author: LEE SIVILIA
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Recently, the brand 'American Comfort' launched the new generation of the massage and fitness device - SHAPER, which is a popular home fitness device that creates vibration and simulates a state of physical activity, assists in calorie burning, improves heart and lung endurance, accelerates blood flow, and helps relieve fatigue and release tense muscles

The Shaper recently updated to a new version, SHAPER Y-21, designed and enhanced to improve movement quality and maximize results. It comes with a sleek activation bracelet for convenience during exercise and easy access to function changes during operation.

The new generation of the Shaper offers a new mode of operation that did not exist in previous models and is sought after by trainees - the SWING movement to the sides and presents a new design of the arc handle, registered as a patent, and improves the movement effect.

I imagined myself standing on the Shaper while watching TV, reading a book, or dealing with my mobile phone without effort, at first glance, calories would be burned, and there would be no memory of the snacks I sneaked beside my coffee, but are 5 minutes of standing on the device equivalent to a kilometer of running?

So, I changed into workout clothes, wore the activation bracelet (which comes in the form of a flexible and easy-to-operate watch), tuned to the TV channel I chose to watch, and climbed aboard, pressing ON towards the unknown.

According to the manufacturer

Before I share my experience with the device, here are some manufacturer's notes that are important to know:

The Shaper is powered by two powerful motors and allows three modes of physical activity (walking, jogging, and running), determined by the posture on the device.

The recommended exercise duration ranges from 5-30 minutes, with 5 minutes of activity in running mode simulating a one-kilometer run.

The Shaper has a digital control screen, LED lighting on the sides of the device that enhances the user experience, two handles (magic rope, rubber rope) that are connectable and detachable, assisting in exercise effectiveness, with a 24-volt motor and safe for use.

The Test

With the activation, a default program started for 12 minutes, during which the device's action alternated from a gentle vibration that felt like a pampering massage to such a high intensity that it was difficult to talk or concentrate on the TV.

The intensity of the vibration and the type of movement alternated, and the speed changed. I was surprised...