A few years ago we decided to go to work and find products that would allow us to conquer any type of terrain. In this article we will discuss our top 2! JOSI ADAPTIVE JOGGING STROLLER This adaptive product makes it possible to go on any type of terrain with ease! JOSI Stroller is an all customized jogging stroller and bicycle trailer! When we got our hands on the JOSI stroller all the mentioned above became a thing of the past!! JOSI can handle pretty much any type of terrain. To this day, we still haven’t been held back by any!
loving every second of it. His head was darting from side to side the entire time. Even when we encountered hills or uneven ter- rain, the JOSI handled with ease. It also has shocks on it so Brad is able to enjoy a smooth ride. COVERS Sometimes on our walks we encounter rain or even swarms of pesky mosquitoes. However, JOSI has a solution for both those issues as well. We have a rain cover for the rainy days that easily clips into the outer edge of JOSI allowing Brad to stay completely dry and enjoy the meditative sound the rain makes as it hits the cover. We also have a bug cover for the more buggy walks. This cover keeps all the bugs out so Brad can enjoy the walk without having to fight off mosquitoes and flies the entire time. RUNNING Walking is just one of the ways we use JOSI, we also use it to run in! I’m able to push Brad as I run with relative ease. Since I love to run and Brad loves being outside surrounded by nature we began training a lot together. So much so that we decided that we wanted to run a marathon together! We began training a lot together and constantly pushing the distance further and further. I remember our first half marathon in the JOSI was an adventure! We ran along the canal and saw beautiful scenery the entire time. We also stopped to take many pictures and take it all in. After months of training, on October 17th, 2021, we complet- ed our first marathon together! To-date we’ve completed 2 mara- thons in JOSI and plan on doing many more! A lot of people think it must be difficult pushing Brad in the JOSI as I run, but to be honest, it’s not too strenuous. JOSI just glides across the concrete, so it doesn’t feel like you’re really “pushing” it’s almost as if it’s an extension of you! I also enjoy it because when I’m by myself and not pushing Brad I notice how much my running has improved by adding this into my regiment.
FOLDABILITY The first day we got it, we were amazed how compact it was. We took it out of the box and it was in a cube-like shape. This is one of our favorite features of JOSI. Since it has the ability to fold up into a cube-like shape, it makes it extremely easy to store at home or bring with you on the go! Brad always stores JOSI in the trunk of his adaptive van. This way he has access to it whenever he wants. When he needs to store it in his home, his family puts it underneath a desk so it takes up little to no space. It also folds extremely easily! I wanted to see how fast I could fold it so I set a timer and went to work. It only took me a total of 48 seconds to fold it into its cube-like shape. After assembling all the pieces together for the first time, I picked Brad up out of his wheelchair and put him in the JOSI for the first time. I then fastened him securely in the harness system and off we went on our first walk in JOSI. I could tell immediately this product was a winner! Brad was in a more relaxed position with his legs almost straight and had a huge smile on his face. It looked as if he was just chilling out on a couch! We went straight to the entrance of the forest near our office and instead this time we went in! Brad was overwhelmed with excitement! He was taking in all the new scenery around him and
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