Get your freak on

Worried about finding the perfect holiday present for your favorite couple? Sick of giving candles, picture frames and tri-flavored popcorn tins? Not to worry…once again, Leslie saves the day. I present you with…

Mom and Dad, don't try this at home. I beg of you.

What is this visual feast, you ask? It's The FreeStyle, a new addition to the Liberator line of "bedroom adventure gear" and the latest bizarre contraption to infiltrate my in-box. I should add that the initial pictures I received were not nearly as tame as the Pottery Barn-meets-Pilates studio pic above.

How is The FreeStyle different from, say, The Wedge, The Ramp, or The Swirl? (No photos for you but I assure you, whatever you're imagining, you are correct.) The contraption above is a 2-in-1 device that can be used for exercise AND as sexual positioning furniture. Hooray for dual-functioning gadgets! And you thought your Hamstring Curl bench was multipurpose.

By day, you can stretch, bend, strength train and crunch your abs on this puppy. By night...well, let me just tell you a little inside joke:

Q: What do you get when you mix a brown chicken with a brown cow?
A: Brownchickenbrowncowwww. (Say it fast.)

I'm featuring this bizarre yet admittedly slightly intriguing contraption on Weighting Game because I enjoy setting off your NSFW buttons because there is definitely something to be said for exercising with the one you love. It's a way to spend more time together, get stronger together, and feel sexier together (post-shower, I mean.) As long as friendly competition doesn't blow up into him screaming at you while you struggle to hold Plank for 10 more seconds, it can help you push your limits. Working out together can also lead to more consistent sweat sessions: In a 2007 University of Pittsburgh study, women who rarely missed a workout were three times as likely to have an active spouse as those who exercised less consistently.

And, as Liberator Director and CEO Louis Friedman (who, by the way his name sounds, I suspect may be my second cousin) helpfully puts it, "We feel that this product will have mass appeal...because of its versatility. Especially now considering the economic crisis, consumers want to consolidate their spending and are looking for 2-in-1 items such as these.”

See - it's just like buying a combination shampoo-conditioner! It saves you time, money and will make your hair bouncy! Liberator, proving that the couple that sweats together, stays together - even if they have to handcuff each other to a gigantic foam wedge to do so.

PS Cool new site to check out – http://www.truebodyconfessions.com/

PS Part II I’ll be gone Wednesday and Thursday, taking part in a Think Tank on Jewish women and self-harm behaviors like drugs, alcohol, risky sex and eating disorders. I blogged about it at Huffington Post if you’re interested. Will be back from Detroit Friday! Go Tigers! (?)

Comments

That looks like fun! I can't figure out the sexual position thing though, and surely mixing the two activities could end up in some serious body fluid issues? Does it come with disposable wipes?

(Woo Tigers! I've been to two Tigers games!)

TA x

"the swirl." Wasn't that Jerry's move?? Haha

(reference to Seinfeld in case ya didn't get it)

Ya think if I posted that picture on my Match profile it might up my date rate?
Show I'm flexible and adventurous?...Yea ok, I hear ya across the interwebs.

it sounds like that was made by 1000 angels and sent to us by god to make up for the fact he put so many damn calories in ice cream.

if only it could vibrate.

I second MizFit - give away??? :-)

I'll never be able to do "airplane" with my nieces and nephew on my legs again WITHOUT mentally picturing this.

I'm pretty sure I don't get the inside joke, and just felt dumb saying brownchickenbrowncowww quickly way to many times. And now my brain is going to be trying to figure it out all day!