I'm one month in with my Teeter Power10, doing daily workouts primarily with the videos in the app. For background, I'm a 36 year old male who has never been athletic or active in exercising or sports. I found out the hard way that it catches up to you by your mid-thirties when you sit at a desk all day and not much else. Now that I do daily workouts with the Power10, I'm seeing definition in my arms and legs. I'm feeling really good every day, more motivated to do anything and to eat healthier. More alive, really.
The Power10 works you really hard if you want to, and even if you don't. Whether you're going for RPMs or resistance, pushing or pulling, you're going to get a solid workout. I have been spending about 2-5 minutes warming up after stretching, then running through two of the 10 minute videos or one of the 18-25 minute videos. I usually 'row' somewhere between 5-7 miles, burn between 250-275 calories, even 300+ calories on days when I continue to push on for an extra few minutes after those training videos end.
I read complaints that the seat is uncomfortable and digs into the tailbone. I know what is meant by it and felt it at first, but I found that when I keep my posture upright, tighten the core, and make sure I'm using my arms instead of slouching and/or over-relying on my legs and back, there is no problem with the seat. But I also know everyone is built differently, so I don't want to discount those complaints either. The biggest issue I have is in my hands. I'm getting calluses right below my ring fingers on each hand and right where the hands crease when the fingers are wrapped around the handles. It's not a big deal at all, no pain and I'm used to the feeling as a guitar player with fingertips that are always callused.
My only nitpick about the design is that the phone cradle is in a very bad spot. I mentioned you need to make sure you have great posture using the machine, but if you're looking down at your phone to watch the training videos, you are probably going to start leaning and slouching in a bad way. My workaround was to put a music stand in front of me and set my phone on it. That way I keep myself upright and look straight ahead, not down between my feet. That said, I'm so glad Teeter didn't follow competitors by putting a gigantic tablet screen and requiring a paid subscription to training courses or to even use the machine you already purchased. The low-tech aspect is a big reason why I wanted the Teeter Power10 over the big-name competitors.
The last point I have is that the Teeter customer service is absolutely perfect. They seem to really stand by their product. I had an issue develop exactly one week after setting up my Power10. There was a thunking sound that developed when the bars were coming around the wheel at about 11:00 and 5:00. I wrote customer service an email and one week later I had an entire new front half of the machine delivered and a new box and shipping label to send the old one back. They even threw in a free gift as a thank you for my patience. I'm up and running with the new part and it's working perfectly.
If you're on the fence about the Power10, I recommend you just go for it -- Teeter stands by their product and I don't think you'll be disappointed. You will be worked hard and see results, and you don't even need to commit more than 20 minutes a day to really do some good for your body. Thanks for reading and good luck in your choice!