Fit Sit Deluxe Folding Pedal Exerciser Leg Machine with Electronic Display

I just received the Fit Sit today, and I have loved it so far. I was worried that there would be complicated steps to follow in order to assemble it, but there was no need. The only thing I had to do was put the Digital Display on, and then put the tension control knob in, and I was ready to go! That was literally the only "assembly" required, and I love that!!! I work as a transcriptionist, so I am sitting at my computer for long periods of time during the day. While I take breaks regularly, I knew I still needed to do more in order to remain healthy. Through a series of events and bad choices, I have become overweight and severely out of shape. I knew I needed something to help me out of this rut! Lo and behold, I found the Fit Sit. I looked at several similar products, and I chose this one because of the good reviews as well as a price that is within my budget. Obviously, I haven't had the Fit Sit long, so my review won't have everything in it. However, this is what I have so far. Since I need something to help me get back into a regular routine of exercise, I wanted something that was easy, but not too easy. The tension control knob helps with this since you can start out at a very easy pace, and then add tension as you become more accustomed to the exercise. Further, this fits under my desk comfortably. I did have to make an adjustment in the height of my desk, but I knew that would be likely before I bought this. Did I mention that it folds up? I don't know if I will, but if I wanted to, I could easily bring this with me on trips. It's also fairly lightweight, so it's easy to move from my computer to my couch if I happen to feel adventurous. A couple of things to keep in mind: 1) You may have to adjust your seat or your desk, or both, in order to use the Fit Sit at your desk. 2) If you type a lot, like I do, then you may find that the movement you make while pedaling can be somewhat disruptive. When I first started using it, I found that my entire body moved more than I realized it would. However, with some patience and experimentation, I finally got myself positioned in a way that made the movements less jerky, and was still ergonomically correct. I also adjusted the tension on the pedaler, and I make use of the anchor strap that comes with it, and this helped tremendously. At this time I would definitely recommend the Fit Sit to anyone!

I bought this pedal because I work at a desk and wanted to exercise. The Pros: I really like this product because it folds and travels well. I can stick it in my backpack and take it to work and back home. I can use it anywhere. It also barely takes up any space in a suitcase--easily fits in your carry on. The resistance on this pedal is great. You can get a workout and adjust it as you need. I've used it for a few days and I can already see that it is working (my thighs are sore after using it for ~1 hour). It was super easy to set up. All I had to do was bend the legs into position and screw in the resistance knob. The Cons: This product is tall when fully assembled. While using under a desk, my knees strike the bottom of the desk. This is frustrating because the lowest pedal is a few inches off the ground. The accompanying booklet suggests pushing your chair back. This is super awkward. I've found that raising my desk by sticking 2x4 blocks under the legs solves the problem. Also, it is a friction pedal so it gets warm with use and squeaks. It doesn't get hot enough to burn. Otherwise it is very loud. It isn’t good to use unless those around you are okay with the noise. Also, the RPM timer thing that comes with is useless. I haven’t been able to get it to work. Overall, this is a great product for only $40!

I have had this pedal exerciser for just a little over one week and I have been very happy with it. I will give my initial impression and then after a few more weeks, I will follow up if I have any additional observations. I am a male approaching 60 years old and have had one knee replacement several years ago. My physical therapy after surgery at a rehab center included the use of a recumbent exercise cycle. I was impressed how much it seemed to help during that recovery. I have since lapsed into a sedentary lifestyle both at the office and at home. So in addition to dieting and increasing my regular walking, I was looking to purchase a recumbent cycle to use at home especially during the winter months. My wife suggested that I should start out with a portable pedal exerciser that was less expensive and took up much less room. It was good advice. After reading some reviews, I chose to skip past the lowest price models that had the weakest reviews and purchase the Platinum Fitness Fit Sit. 1) The item arrived in good condition and was packaged neatly in a sturdy box. I had specified the yellow accent color and that is what I received. The product came basically assembled. So I merely unfolded the legs (they lock in), attached the LCD display in the manner stated in the instructions and threaded the tension knob. The battery was already installed in the LCD display. To refold the legs, you have to push a button in on each leg to unlock them. 2) My specific need was at home and primarily while watching TV and I am quite happy with how that has worked for me so far. I have not paid too much attention to the LCD readout yet as I just decide on how long I want to pedal ( I am starting out with just 10 minutes) and then keep an eye on a wall clock. 3) I am using it on carpet and as long as I pedal correctly, it has not shown any tendency to be pushed away. I have not needed to use the tether that they provide. 4) So far, I have only used it with the tension knob barely engaged. My observations so far: a) This is for folks with modest exercise needs and not for people that are looking for a strenuous workout. b) With the legs folded, it takes very little room and I can keep it stored near where I sit for TV so that it is readily available. c) It seems very quiet and has not hindered television viewing or conversation. d) The pedal straps are not adjustable. It is not a problem for me at home with my shoes off. But when I tried it with my normal work shoes on, it was a challenge to get just the toe portions of my shoes to fit in the straps. Then when I tried to pedal, my heels would catch on the legs. When I flipped the pedals over, it did allow me to position my shoe more evenly on the pedals, but then the straps hit the ground at each turn. For those that intend to use this under their desk at work, this might be a consideration as your work environment might not be okay with you kicking your shoes off. An improvement to the product in my opinion would be to provide adjustable pedal straps and maybe ones that you can remove entirely as well. In summary, it has suited my needs very well so far and I can recommend it to those with similar needs. It is low intensity and low impact and allows me to conveniently engage in at least some activity at home when I would normally be just sitting still.

I ordered this cute little device to keep my knee moving while watching TV or reading in my lounger (one that's good for the back). It is really quite well-made and was fairly easy to put together. Like others, at first I put the meter on the wrong side, since there were really no markings that coincided with those mentioned in the enlarged view. However, looking more closely at the picture of the full apparatus, I saw that I had it configured wrong. Once that was remedied, I was off to the races. I am recovering from knee surgery, and it is important that the knee and foot are in alignment. I am peddling while I'm talking to you but had to make some adjustment to the little table that my computer sits on in order to make sure my knee was in proper alignment. Also, for the first two times I used the device, the movement was a pretty jerky and I got one that emitted a loud squeak with each turn. Since my husband was annoyed with this, he took it into his workshop and applied some silicone spray to the part that turns and that it worked like a charm. It is now very smooth turning and there is a now only little bit of turning noise that will quickly fade away under the TV noise. The other item to look for: be sure to hold down the red button a few seconds to bring up the 888 Numbers and set to zero. It took techie hubby only a few seconds to figure that one out. i use this item on a carpet and that keeps it from moving. I suspect that if you use it on a hardwood floor, you would need the accompanying cord to keep it line. I have not yet used it for my arms on a table, but I doubt that it would move very much since the Device is very stable. That is one of the reasons I chose this over one of the less-expensive devices. I have a large recumbent bike I use in an exercise room, but it's too large to move around wherever I need it. This Device is perfect for any chair, and I can keep my new knee moving while it heals! Overall, I am very pleased with this purchase and talked myself into five stars instead of four stars, since the problems were quickly overcome. It's exactly what I expected and perfect for my use. Update: after two months of use, from 30-80 minutes daily, I'm still very happy. I use only a little tension on it. No more applications of silicone spray have been necessary. No heat has been felt. I've lost 15 lbs in 2 months - without dieting, so my knee exercises along with using this great little apparatus must be helpful, at least in in my case.

I loved and was excited about this product at first. But I bought this and the DeskCycle which was considerably more expensive. I initially bought both to compare and was planning on returning one. I use both daily and decided to keep both. The Fit Sit I keep at work, but I travel locations, so I only use it 2-3 days per week, whereas the Desk Cycle I keep at home. The difference between the two is considerable. The DeskCycle is a much more smoother ride and the resistance options are great (which I still haven't maxed out), so if you can afford it I would wholeheartedly encourage you to pay the extra money for a much more better experience overall. HOWEVER, I chose the Fit Sit over similar products because of the great reviews and thinking well, I'd rather pay a little more for a better product. It started out great but then I lost my love for it. The squeaking noise comes and goes (and it can be loud), the tension knob always loses tension, I keep maxing it out to get even a little resistance (I always have to retighten it even within a matter of minutes of use). Yes, the metal gets hot (but I don't have other similar units to compare to), but I don't think it is scalding hot and hasn't become a problem for me. I don't use the included strap. I tried using on my office swivel chair but I was not happy with that experience so I use a hard-backed stationary chair. I also have to sit further back as opposed to my knees under the desk so I don't hit my knees (another potential benefit of the Desk Cycle-it has a lower profile). Had I not gone over Amazon's return period, I would have returned this unit. But because of the cost difference between the two, it didn't make sense for me to keep the Desk Cycle at work, so I keep the Fit Sit there. I still use it, and like the movement, but it also is annoying. If I could justify the cost vs. usage, I would buy another Desk Cycle for work. With all the positive reviews of the Fit Sit, it makes me wonder if people are writing reviews soon after they received the unit. If I would have done that, I think my review would have been glowing too (except for, if you could spend more money, go for the DeskCycle instead). I wonder what kind of updates those reviewers would give? OR maybe it's just me and I got a defective unit OR my experience with the better one affected my review of this one.

I'm extremely happy with this product! Even before I used the product, I was very pleased by the speedy delivery and even better, there was basically no assembly when I took it out of the box. (I don't consider attaching the tension knob by twisting it on and mounting the Digital Display that shows your progress just by snapping it on, as "assembly"). In less than 5 minutes, I was using the product right out of the box! I have a back injury from a car accident and through the years from lack of regular activity and exercise because of the pain I am in, I have put on weight. I was determined to exercise and find something that would not cause me more pain to do. I had discovered that a regular exercise bike exacerbated the pain I was already in. I also don’t have the space in my home for a full size exercise bike. So After careful consideration of the many other exercise pedalers that are out there, I felt the FitSit Exercise Pedaler would be the perfect answer to my dilemma. I love that I am able to sit in a good chair with back support, in front of the TV, reading a book or on the computer and I can exercise at the same time without developing more pain. The Digital Display appears to be very accurate and immediately responds to any activity with the pedaler. I really like that it will display the Total Time on the bike BUT it also displays the ACTUAL time you were moving on it. So your rest times are not counted as exercise time..... as it should be. But I have to say it was the ANCHOR STRAP that keeps you anchored to your chair when using it to prevent your pedaler from moving played a big role in me choosing this product over the others. It's a MUST HAVE if you use an exercise pedaler like this. I love this exercise pedaler. It’s a great product, especially for the price! Please note: This product is not for someone that is looking for an intense workout. If you want that, then I suggest you stick to full size exercise equipment.

This is a lovely, solidly-built, sturdy machine. It is heavy steel. The pedaling action is smooth, it basically stays in place as you pedal. The LCD display is good. And the light blue color I chose looks nice. And it doesn't work. At all. This machine barely offers any resistance. You cannot get any kind of workout with this machine, because it is simply too easy. Not only did I follow the included instructions for getting the most resistance out of the machine, to the letter, but Platinum Fitness customer service contacted me themselves to ask me if my legs ached from the machine. The only way my legs would ache from this machine would be if someone picked it up and slammed it into my thighs. Customer service could not help me increase the resistance get a good workout from this machine. That is because it is not possible to increase the resistance and get a good workout from this machine. Instead, without my even asking them, they refunded my money. Now I have a "free" exercise machine that doesn't work and is a piece of junk. Yippee. That's not going to prevent me from writing a negative review. This machine suuuuuuucks. The only possible purpose I can think of for this machine would be if you were recovering from hip, knee, or ankle surgery, and needed to increase your range of motion. Any kind of workout is IMPOSSIBLE. I am middle-aged, obese, haven't ridden a bicycle in a year and a half, and haven't gotten any serious workout in 11 months. In other words, I am out of shape. And yet I was able to ride this machine at its highest resistance setting for over a half an hour without breathing hard or breaking a sweat. Don't waste your money on this piece of junk. Stay away. Stay far, FAR away.

I got this yesterday and have used it twice now (including while I wrote this review). It's sturdy, compact, and I like that I can change the resistance somewhat and it's easy on my knees. However, the display seems inaccurate and only slightly useful. I find the idea that I've burned 800 calories in an hour and a half of moderate pedaling while barely breaking a sweat laughable (I am entirely out of shape). Seven rotations = 1 calorie burned no matter what resistance according to the display, and the resistance doesn't go very high either. This seems wildly inaccurate and I wish it would give distance travelled instead of a random guess of calories. Another area that could use improvement is the resistance knob itself. There are no levels of resistance, it's just more or less with no guide to go on. Otherwise, this is a decent machine for some light exercise and multitasking. Edit: This thing gets VERY hot!! I bumped my ankle yesterday only slightly on the metal part of the pedals after pedaling for about 40 minutes, and today I have an actual blister where it came in contact, meaning it was at least a couple hundred degrees. It doesn't stay that hot for long after you stop pedaling, but it's potentially a hazard for children and pets for a few minutes after you finish with it.