Journey UPWalker Premium Lite – The Original Upright Walker – Premium, Lightweight Adjustable Upright Rollator Walker with Narrow Build, Motion Sensor Lights, & Seat for Seniors

There are a few things I would do differently in the design of this walker, but I waited to review it until I used it for a while. Overall, I love it. I have used a walker (euro style) for years but my wrists and shoulders were constantly in pain from the weight on them. This walker is wonderful. My wrists, thumbs and shoulders no longer hurt after taking a walk, and being able to stand upright has greatly improved my balance. The biggest drawback is that it is not as steady on some of the curb cuts and slopes that I walk on around my neighborhood. Some of that may be from me getting used to the balance but the inherent problem is that as the walker gets taller, it isn't braced as well. I think it is the nature of the design because in order to be able to fold it to fit in a trunk and be light enough to use, there can't be as much rigidity in the frame. I would recommend it for almost everyone unless you have weak upper body and poor core strength you may not be able to control it as well on slopes. Edited: I gave this an extra star after using it for about 10 months. My ability to walk, my stamina and my distance have all improved greatly using this product. I love it. My upper body strength has improved, mainly from being able to walk with a more normal posture. I still use a wheelchair for most of my day because I have to use braces as well and it is difficult for adl's so I use this once a day for my exercise and pt. I highly recommend it. I've used customer service once as well, and they have been super.

Reviewed earlier and gave a “3” due to clicking in wheels. Company responded and promised to replace. Not arrived yet. But a follow up is in order. 5 weeks out of 3 level fusion. Walking 2 miles a day with this. I get around with cane in home, but I could not walk 2 miles with cane without losing my “ form”. I had l5 damage for so long I developed habit of walking on outside of foot. After surgery I have some recovery there and I’m being very methodical to correct my gait. This is where this unit excels for me. Its sturdiness allows me to reduce weight on lower body and redevelop those leg feet and ankle muscles. I also used it in the house, but less so as I become more mobile. I envision using it for months to facilitate a good fusion and recovery. Negatives? I would prefer word caveats. It’s heavier than the cheap versions you buy locally. But I wanted that. My wife can load it in a small suv, however. All four wheels can rotate 360 and you can lock front, rear or both. I let them spin (you can turn like a skid steer), but be careful until you get used to it. If you are walking on a graded area, like a road that is graded for drainage, you must keep walker from drifting toward the grade. You can avoid that by locking front, rear or both wheels so they don’t spin. I find allowing the movement exercises my ankle tendons and feet. But I slow down in those areas.The seat is excellent. Walk. Sit. And walk some more.Several folks Asked me about it when out with wife. I have no problem referring it. I tell them it’s pricey. But if this is what you need, there is no substitute that I have found. Wheel still occasionally creaks. Once movement restrictions are relaxed, I’ll take it to the garage and work it over. Unless replaced before thenGet well

I have "severe end-stage knee osteoarthritis" according to my orthopedic doctor. My doc tells me that I qualified for knee replacement back several years ago. I know that knee replacement is in my future. But I want to get the most out of my "factory installed" knees before I go that route.So instead of undergoing knee replacement, I run-walk marathons. Really.Exercise is actually good for arthritic joints if you can tolerate it - the movement pushes blood and synovial joint fluids into the joint itself, helping to keep them lubricated naturally. And the more natural lubrication we can get into our joints, the less pain and stiffness we will have to endure.Alot of people don't realize it, but the knees do not have blood vessels that carry blood into the knee joint itself the way that most other body parts do - these joints must rely instead on our movements to push the needed blood and lubricants inside them. (That is why we older folks tend to get stiff overnight, or any time we haven't been moving around much - we NEED movement to keep our joints well lubricated and to keep from feeling stiff in a way that younger folks do not. Surprisingly, movement actually works better than Granny Clampett's "rumatiz" medicine for relief from those stiff joints, LOL!)For the fourth time in as many years, I will be run-walking 100 miles over the Labor Day weekend, as a participant in an ultra-marathon down in Manchester, Tennessee (A Race for The Ages ultra-marathon). (Note that a full marathon is only 26.2 miles, so I will be doing the distance of almost 4 full marathons, back to back, in a single race over a single weekend).This race is unique in that it is actually designed to be "elderly run-walker friendly," unlike most ultra-marathons that are geared towards young, elite runners. Over half of the race participants, in any given year, are over age 60 - and several are over 80! The older you are, the more time you are given on the course to complete your miles - each race participant is given one hour on the track for every year they have been alive. I will be 65 on Labor Day, so I will be allowed 65 official hours on the race track to accomplish my miles. The oldest race participant last year was 85 years old, so he was given 85 official hours to run or walk his miles. This race is unique in that it actually tries to level the playing field between those blessed with young, healthy bodies and those who are older and beginning to break down.Because the race is "elderly friendly," one of the ways it is different from other races is that it allows the use of walking aids for those race participants who have documented medical need for that kind of equipment. In previous years, I have done my 100 miles with only a walking cane during the later miles. But my knees are getting worse over time.So that is why I got this walker. Can you imagine how much pain I would be in, if I had to hunch over a regular type walker mile after mile, hour after hour, as I slowly ran-walked 100 very long miles in the southern heat?Instead, I will be doing most of the race this year with my new UpWalker.I have been training with it for several weeks now, as I prepare for the big race. My longest session thus far using the UpWalker is about 6 hours of continual run-walking on a paved walking path in a local city park. I will need to use it alot longer - and for many more miles - than that practice session, once I get to Tennessee for the big race.For the most part, it has performed excellently thus far. It can get a bit unstable if you roll it on large, loose rocks, but that is to be expected. Most people would never do that, but some city parking lots can be paved with large, loose gravel found loose on top of the paved surface, so I tried my UpWalker on that kind of surface, just to see what would happen. I didn't have a problem controlling the walker on that parking lot, but I could see where someone who was weaker than myself might have problems.I was pleasantly surprised with just how easy the thing is to manuever. There are alot of curves along the walking path that we will use for our race in Manchester, and I am expecting it to handle those fine, even when I am hot and tired. There are several curbs along the route we use for the race, and I will lift the walker over the curbs when I encounter them. I don't anticipate problems with that.The only time that its weight can pose a problem (for this small, 65 year old lady) is getting it into and out of the trunk of a car. So I stick mine into the area between the front and back seats of my Toyota Camry, and find that a bit easier to do. My husband - on the other hand - has no trouble getting the walker in and out of the trunk.Best I can tell from my practice sessions with this UpWalker, it should help me to do my 100 miles with alot less knee pain this year. It performs so well that I can even run using it!