Ice bath:
https://www.aldi.com.au/special-buys/special-buys-wed-26-feb…
Adjustable resistance
Adjustable height settings (recommended for heights 150-190cm)
Folds away for compact storage
Transport wheels
Maximum user weight: 125kg
Includes introductory exercise chart
Weight: 32kg
Assembled size: 215cm x 57cm x 73cm
I bought it from the previous deal.
Highly recommend it. It's well built and the rubber tensions are good enough for most people.
Be prepared to get up early and be no further than 1-5 in line. My local only had around 8 boxes.
Amazing, thanks for the personal review! Helps a lot. Will see how I go.
woulda thought the demand and demographic for a reformer machine is quite limited
Reformer classss are so expensive that doing it at home is very attractive
Pilates is very popular right now
Would you know how flat they pack away? I'm wondering if it will fit under my couch (160mm).
And secondly, even if you can pack it away, is it a PITA to do so?
Same question!
Sitting next to the missus machine right now.
Looked pretty close, couldn't decide..so got the measuring tape out.
Collapsed down it is exactly 160mm !
Maybe prop your couch up with leg coasters and make it a bit easier.
It's not too hard to make flat. 4 pins, 2 hand tensioners and a handle to lay down..
But human nature is always ..eh, too hard. I'll just leave it under the couch.
So ours gets laid down on its side behind the couch, or a spare room when people visit etc. I'm currently sitting in the 'pilates studio' (ie. It's still sitting at the side of the lounge room).
To her credit, after a year she still uses it a few times a week and goes to a Pilates studio once a week using private health to cover it.
Construction is pretty good to be honest (and I'm fussy…for example, I consider anything Dyson pure rubbish). This is reasonably well thought through. About the right amount of heavy.
Lastly, took over a year to find a machine she was happy with (that wasn't a pro $3000 machine). So they must work half decent as well.
I think I saw Kogan selling an identical machine, but with metal springs instead of the rubber bands for the same price. I'd probably prefer metal springs if I had a choice. Maybe a possible pinch point for long hair, but the pro ones have springs.
As for getting it. We got it maybe 5 weeks after they came out. Got a feeling the store got stock late. Her sister called and said she saw them…next minute we were driving down to collect.
But none of this fight club stuff. Half a dozen sitting in the aisle.
Older lady next to us also got one and walked out to her car with it on an oversized trolley to put in a Mazda 3.
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She had zero chance of getting it in her car herself. Awkward / long 20kg ish box. Put her seats down and mongrelled it in. Had no issue whacking it in our Mitsi Outlander. So can be done with a small car, but you will need to be able to lift 20+kg at a 2m length… just take a bigger car/ trailer.
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Omg only 8 when 30 people + are lining up.
Y couldnt they have more stock
My wife had me go to (profanity) WAR for one of these things!
I carried one out and to the car on my own, it's not so much the weight as much as the size and bulk of the things! Bring two people.
32kg and 2.1m long. I doubt if Aldi has a platform trolley.
Our local has platform trolleys out the back, and have been happy to fork pallets out if you are doing that much.
Free weight training :(
Only free if it is returned for a refund.
If you roll anything up in a rug it becomes so much easier to dispose of
Has anyone bought the posture trainer before? Does it help or crapola?
https://www.aldi.com.au/special-buys/special-buys-wed-26-feb…
I got something similar years ago, it works whilst wearing it and thats about it. Not much will improve your posture more than actually doing some consistent basic weight training (free weights or body weight).
Damnit. Was hoping for the easy no effort way out.
Yeah, nah these only make your posture more reliant on the brace. Exercising the relevant muscles to make them stronger is the only way.
What time do people line up for aldi special buys to be in with a good shot of getting things?
I have no issue going early on Saturday but I don't know if that means 7:00 or 8:00 for an 8:30 open.
Story time!
I got one from last time. Went an hour early. Was fourth in line.
When Aldi opened their doors, people ran in. I came to the aisle for the pilates machine and 3 people were fighter over the last of 3 machines on display—arguing over who came in first/who touched it first/etc. I walked away towards the Aldi staff and asked them if they still had any pilates machine in stock as all the display had gone and that people were fighting over the last one.
Aldi staff said yes. (There were 3 more in the back.) I followed him—-and I got my very own pilates machine. I did not have any trolley so I just pushed it towards the counter. And as I pushed, there was a couple shouting at me at the back repeatedly saying, “excuse me, I was first in line, that’s mine!” I kept walking.
I met another pilates machine buyer at the counter. We were 2 girls. We struck a bargain- I help you lift mine to my car and you help me lift mine to my car.
One of my favorite and memorable bargain buys from this website!
Boring. We want elbows out for bargains and stories of bruises and broken bones! haha
Was the machine worth it?
Worth every penny!
I enjoyed your story. Are you planning on making a sequel?
Maybe. Who knows. Oh, and we both (2 girls)could not initially fit the box in each of our cars. A gentleman helped us move the box around and squeeze it in. I found the box heavy and bulky.
It fit in your car? What kind of car do you have? I can’t seem to see box dimensions, or is it the same size as “assembled”?
Mazda 7 seater. The other girl had a 5 seater car(cant remember what type) and it fit with the back seats folded down.
Trying to understand the ice bath but don't see anything online.
What are the chances this can connect to a regular laudry/bath/sink tap, and I'm guessing this pump thing makes the water cold?
https://www.yarrasupply.com.au/products/portable-ice-bath-tu…
This seems to be bigger, better & Australian
And half the price.
I was trying to figure out the pump thing too. What I concluded from the product description is that nothing makes the water cold. You need to buy bags of ice. All the pump does is circulate the water.
I was chatting to my physio who bought a second hand deep freezer that he retrofitted and made into a ice bath.
Good price. Looks to be the same as the Fortis Reformer machine sold on Kogan (normally around $400 but some reason it's $799 now)
Wife is more than happy with the Fortis so $299 is a bargain if you manage to get one…
The Fortis has been $299. Keep an eye on it. They might match again.
Fortis has steel springs, Aldi has rubber bands.
I don't know how people do ice baths, I struggle to take a lukewarm shower.
I think it’s one of those things corporate finance bros love talking about, they jump in one after their 5am jujitsu session. It’s a very middle aged man finding meaning in life fad at the moment.
Have a few friends dying for one, their wives are rightly refusing to allow them to buy one knowing full well Joe Rogan will recommend something else to feel fit and young in a few weeks.
Do not underestimate how crazy people are at Aldi, I had to walk away because it was insanity. Also don't bother lining up, I was second and people just rush in.
Very curious if these are worth it, anyone bought this from a previous deal?