Gliding Discs - anyone got a review?

[morningstar]

Hi,

I thought I would try Gliding Discs instead of Cathe's paper plates (those just seem like a recipe for disaster to me). Anyone tried them before?

 

[Jennifit]

I love them!!!! They have them at my gym and they work well on short carpet. Much better than paper plates, IMO!

 

[NRG Woman]

It depends

I do think the gliding discs are a definite improvement for paper plates esp. depending on the surface. I have them and they work great on carpet, but now I have a laminate workout floor. I think I am going to be using towels instead of paper plates unless it is too slippery, I guess we'll see.

 

[maddiesmum]

Where is everyone getting their gliding discs from? I gather these are for doing some of the new leg work on STS as we have seen in some of the clips? Thanks!

Clare

 

[Gibbee]

You can get them from http://www.glidingdiscs.com/ or from www.fwonline.com or you can substitute ValSlides (occasionally sold at Target) or you can get furniture movers similar to the ones shown here (I know nothing about this company, I am providing a link so you can see a picture only... http://www.ezmoves.com/ ). The furniture movers can be found a walmart, lowes, home depot, westlakes aces hardware, Staples or other furniture / office supply stores. The ones shown on EZ moves are very similar (if not the same) as the ValSlides.

 

[morningstar]

Thanks guys!

 

[LeanneM]

I have the Gliding Disks, and they work great. I bought the ones for carpet, but they actually also work just fine on the rubber puzzle mats that I bought a few months afterwards. Just be careful -- they are really slippery!

 

[PinkMom]

I ordered mine from Wal Mart; I had them shipped to the store so there was no shipping charge. I really like them, and they came with a DVD of 3 basic workouts so you can get familiar with how to use them. I think they cost about $20.

 

[jonahnah]

I do think the gliding discs are a definite improvement for paper plates esp. depending on the surface. I have them and they work great on carpet, but now I have a laminate workout floor. I think I am going to be using towels instead of paper plates unless it is too slippery, I guess we'll see.

The Valslides come with cloth "booties" that cover the plastic, sliding part. The booties are intended to protect hard surface flooring like wood, laminate, tile, etc. I like the rubber padding on the non-sliding side of the Valslides. It helps your shoe grip the slide.

 

[fit44]

I love my Valslides!
They were worth the investment

 

[kathryn]

I have Glidiing Discs (two pair for carpet, one pair for wood floor). (I don't know how I got that extra pair for carpet, but I could use them for three-limbed work, like 'swimming' on the floor!)

They work great. Definitely worth the price.

I like that they are not disposable, like paper plates.

I like that they are easy to pack, and slide really well on hotel carpetting, so they're the perfect 'equipment' to take along while travelling.

 

[janie1234]

love mine. they are so totally worth the $20 price tag. oh i love the mindy workouts that go with them too!