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Bionic Band Bionic Band
Recommended Price :- £24
Review
This is a strange one because the product is based on science and is hard to know for sure whether it actually works or not unles you do some serious testing or know your stuff which I am not going to do or claim to know. The product claims to increase your energy, balance and strength just by wearing the band on your wrist (although apparantly don't ever sleep in it). I have worn it on training runs and I do feel better but as runners we all have good days and I could just be having one of those days...I won't ever be able to say for certain, the only thing is you can say for certain is you think it is the band which may well be enough.
The price is £24 and the band lasts for a year so even if you just use it on session days and race's it probably works out in pence per wear so is something that you may think you will wear just incase it does actually help! You don't notice it and forget you are wearing it really so for me I will probably use it just incase it is helping and gains those extra few seconds.
Someone once told me never to underestimate the placibo effect.
Good Points
Price is cheap if you think about it on yearly basis
Simple as it gets product wise to use!
Seems to work
Claims to help energy, balance and stength.
Nice colours and different band styles
Bad Points
Don't sleep in it
Conclusion
I can't see any harm wearing it and for £24 it might well help and we are all looking to run faster and this may help, it's worth a try.
Score
9 / 10
Comments On "Bionic Band"
Sleep
Bryn R - You don't hve one so you don't know, you are simply speaking from a place of ignorance.
Owen Davis Posted on August 13th, 2010Bionc Band user - The reason that it is recommended that you don't try to sleep in the Bionic Band Sport is because it is a higher frequency than the "Original". The higher frequency gives a larger energy boost, compared to similar to a Monster type energy drink, without all the bad side effects. That makes it hard to sleep with the Sports band on.
sleep
the bbuk website says this sports version can upset your sleep. they do a non-sport version that doesnt. Don't think I need to sleep in it to run well
snoozy Posted on July 17th, 2010I am not to sure why not to sleep in but just what I was told. Don't think it will kill you but might disrupt your sleep. Probably best to just take it off at night just incase.
Review'er Posted on July 17th, 2010Science Schmience
"This is a strange one because the product is based on science" - please never ever ever say this again - this product could not be further from being based on science. It is a cheap scam.
Bryn R Posted on July 16th, 2010Sleep
You say you are not allowed to sleep in the bionic band?
Bionic Band User Posted on July 16th, 2010Why is this the case and what does it do to you if you do sleep in it.