Ski Erg

The Rug and Rig Air Skiing exercise machine is the perfect addition to your home gym. These machines are a compact, full-body workout that can help you work towards your cardio and fat burning goals.

The air skier utilises two pull handles at the top of the machine. These are drawn down towards your hips to replicate a cross-country skier’s motion using ski poles. This provides an effective full-body workout and minimises the impact on your joints while engaging your arms, core and legs.

The adjustable settings provide a range of resistances to suit your requirements. These machines are easy to use for every fitness and skill level, so they’re suitable for all athletes.

Our air skier exercise machine weighs just 32kg, so it's easy to shift and move as necessary. This unit can be mounted on the wall or it can be combined with the complimentary floor stand to be used anywhere in the gym.

• Large LCD screen
• 9 adjustable resistance levels using the steel fan, plus standard air resistance
• Screen readout with heart-rate, pace, speed, distance and more
• Can be done sitting or standing
• Floor standing or wall mounted
• Black powder-coat finish
• Product Weight: 48.6kg
• Size 130CM X 61CM X 55CM
• Maximum Load: 150KG
• Includes stand and base

Installing the Air Skier

The Rug and Rig air skier can be mounted to a structural wall, or it can be combined with the complimentary floor stand and used freestanding.

You’ll be pulling down on the cables in a motion that’s similar to pushing yourself along using ski poles, so you will need room behind you and on either side of the machine.

Setting Up the Air Skier

You can set up the air skier in just a few seconds by adjusting the damper on the fan housing. The damper controls the resistance level.

Remember that the air skier is designed for cardio fitness as well as strength training! Choose a setting that’s challenging enough to build strength, but light enough that you can use the machine for multiple minutes at a time.

Once you’ve chosen your setting, take a step back from the fan drum. Taller users will need to stand farther away, while shorter users will need to stand closer to the fan.

Make sure you can reach the handles with your back straight.

Reach up and grab the handle to test your standing position. You should be able to comfortably reach the handles and engage your entire body (including your legs) when pulling down on the handles.

Using the Air Skier

Face the air skier and take your starting position. Stand with your feet set shoulder-width apart. Take hold of both handles.

You should be engaging your entire body when using the air skier. Using your legs, arms and core gives a more effective workout and it reduces the strain on your joints.

With each pull, you should be drawing the handles down towards your hips. As you do so, flex your core and bend forward slightly. Hinge your hips backwards and bend your knees. This engages your core and legs and provides additional leverage for the exercise.

Each pull ends with your knees and elbows slightly bent. Your hands should be near your hips so that your triceps are fully extended. Avoid squatting too low or bending too much at the knees or waist.

And finally, reach your arms back up and straighten your body in a smooth motion. This should return you to your starting position with your arms, hips and knees fully extended. Avoid letting your feet leave the ground.

For breathing, we recommend inhaling at the starting position, and exhaling as you pull down on the handles.

The air skier was originally designed to train cross country skiers. They’ve quickly become a popular machine for training cardio, legs, arms and your core in a single, low-impact motion.

Using an air skier is a full-body workout. The load from the motion is distributed throughout your body, especially your arms (60%), core (30%) and legs (10%). Each pull engages the following muscle groups:

• Triceps
• Abs
• Hips
• Shins and calves
• Quads, back, hamstrings and glutes (secondary)

Our air skier machine is similar to an assault bike or rowing machine. The machine is based around a large fan blade that spins when you pull on the cables.

Using a fan makes it easy to increase the difficulty of your workouts. It also keeps the footprint small, so the air skier is the perfect addition to a compact home gym.

The air skier exercise machine is perfect for people at every fitness level. This sample workout is a great way to burn fat and hit your cardio goals, but you can adjust the difficulty up or down to suit your needs.

If you’re a beginner then you can start much simpler! Choose a pace that’s easy to maintain and start a timer for 5 minutes. If you can complete the 5-minute workout, take a short rest and then increase the pace or resistance level.

The air skier is perfect for High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). If you’re searching for a harder workout, try 90-second sprints at high intensity with 90 seconds of rest in between.

We are highly committed to every customer. We stand behind our products and customers. Our ultimate goal is to satisfy each and every customer from the moment you purchase our products throughout its lifetime. The Ski Erg Machine comes with two-year warranty.