Wheely-X Connected Treadmill Offers Interactive Fitness for Wheelchair Users
April 3, 2023
Michael FranzWheelchair users have a new interactive option for cardio workouts. South Korean company Kangsters has released Wheely-X, a Bluetooth-connected wheelchair treadmill with mobile-based fitness tracking and instruction.
Wheely-X offers customized training modes, and tracks progress and performance. It is made to be compatible with most manual wheelchairs and can be used by both quads and paras.
You back your wheelchair up a short ramp to a platform with two separate sets of rollers to back your rear wheels into, allowing you to push while remaining in place. Bluetooth sensors in the rollers will track pushing-symmetry, distance-pushed, pace, speed and calories-burned. You can choose training programs for different movements and levels of ability. The history function allows you to track your progress and set new goals. Wheely-X pairs with iOS and Android devices for easy selection of programs and progress-tracking.
Wheely-X is designed for home use, and can be folded and stored. Its steel and aluminum construction weighs 61 pounds and measures 43 inches by 53 inches unfolded. Wheely-X starts at $1,999 and is available in the U.S. from Equip Products and directly from Kangsters.
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Would this work for other type chairs such as a Grit Freedom Chair?
I just love how anything for disabled folks is so much more expensive, and offers fewer features. /s
It’s not as conspiratorial as it DOES APPEAR. Unfortunately, (and you know this) because the market for wheelchair users is so infinitesimally more limited in size and scope to the overall market, these products cannot scale properly, which causes EVERYTHING we purchase to be higher priced so that enough profits are retained to make it worthwhile for the entrepreneur, and I am thankful they dare to assume the risk.
Gotta love the price – why do all these mobility companies think it’s okay to rip-off the customers- no ethics!
that’s because they know, we don’t have as many items for us .they like , to laud it over the disabled ,make themselves feel like they are so much more worthily in the world
Get a ROHO 3-4 hundred bucks, no sores.
Bit pricey for the average disabled person!
A nice treadmill but too expensive for the average person especially someone who has a limited budget.
This is just a Hong Kong copy of the Invictus Active Trainer!
Just have a quick Google..,.