Chi Machine Imitations

The Original Chi Machine by Sun Ancon / Sun Harmony is a Passive Aerobic Exerciser. Like many good things in life, The Chi Machine has inspired its share of fraudulent imitations. Since it's popularity many manufacturers have built their own version of the Chi Machine (Chi Vitalizer, Chi Swing Machine, Zenchi, Zen Chi, Chi Exercise Machine, Chi Energizer).

The secret to a genuine Chi Machine / Passive Aerobic Exerciser (A) is their motor is perfectly balanced and the rocking motion is perfectly balanced from left to right (140 +/- 5 cycles per minute). Imitation Chi Machines / Passive Aerobic Exercisers (B) look like they perform the proper movement, but are not balanced, thus they do not produce optimal effects. The Sun Ancon Chi Machine Passive Aerobic Exerciser provides the correct movement to the body so as not to injure the spine. Our figure 8 movement is smooth, balanced, and non-jarring to the structure of the human body. The unbalanced movement of some of the copy cat machines, no matter how subtle, may lead to repetitive stress injury to the body.

Some of these imitation Chi Machines / Passive Aerobic Exercisers, in an attempt to sell the machines for less, have used inferior motors in them. This results in the machines being unable to produce a smooth, consistent, balanced motion necessary to receive the health benefits the Sun Ancon Chi Machine was designed for.

I tried an Imitation Chi Machine and found that I was unable to use the machine for the same amount of time as the Sun Ancon Chi Machine due to its movement being rough and unbalanced. I felt uneasy during its operation and wouldn't use it again.