[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by return to the red

I'll chime in. My mom has one of these and it isn't a matter of simply standing on the machine. The different positions you assume will work different parts of the body. Not really a building but more of a toning idea so for women I could see it beneficial.

There are different speeds and it is NOT recommended that you just jump on and crank that sucker up to high. I stood on it on high and I felt extremely nautious after about 30 seconds.

Basically it's a lazy persons way of doing excercise without actually doing any work.

That is impossible. Not doing any work = not exercising.
If there was a way to exercise without doing any work there would be no such thing as fat people.