LEVER UP

LEVER UP

I struggled with posterior tibial tendinits for eight months, and every attempt to return to running ended in a flare up and tears of frustration, no matter how gradually I tried, and despite all my efforts with physical therapy, rest, icing, massage, and all the rehab prescribed by my actual live-in podiatrist. When I found out I got in to a Fall marathon (a bucket list race!) with about 24 weeks notice, with almost zero training over the 6 months prior, and my longest run in recent memory being 3 miles, I had very little confidence I would be able to participate at all. I stumbled across LEVER while desperately Googling and decided to rent one "for a month or two" as my last ditch effort to get back into any sort of semi-regular training regimen - great decision!

I've been able to return to running with consistency, from essentially 0 miles per week to 50 mpw over 13 weeks, and now only logging about 20% of those miles with LEVER on the Peloton treadmill, and the rest of the miles at full bodyweight. I've been able to keep the tendon flares at bay enough to build the confidence that I'll be able to run my Fall race in 6 weeks at personal best, or close to it! LEVER has been instrumental for easy runs and on my long run days, especially, allowing me to log aerobic volume without stressing my tendon into oblivion. On days when my PTT felt sore, I just swapped the planned bodyweight miles for LEVER miles to be able to keep training with more consistency than I ever have before. If I continue training after my Fall marathon and want to ramp up mileage even more for the next training block, I wouldn't consider doing it without LEVER! As someone who has struggled with lower leg injuries and have never been able to achieve mileage >60mpw over 15+ years of running, I can see how the LEVER would be so helpful to log more mileage without the added stress and injury risk!

TLDR; I can't recommend this product enough to anyone who has been struggling with foot, ankle, or lower leg pain or injury and is trying to return to or increase their running volume. Race goals and training/performance gains aside, the LEVER has allowed me to experience the JOY of running again, and for that, I am so grateful!

Lastly - customer service is wonderful! I emailed about ordering the wrong size shorts, and they had a shipment of the correct size en route to me in <24 hours

I have had this device for 9 months (initially was renting it for 3 months). I was coming of a soleus strain and needed to start running for marathon training. Great tool to get me back on the right path. I liked it so much I ended up buying it and now use it for recovery runs. Prompt friendly service if you have technical issues.

I initially rented a Lever during a marathon build when I had a suspected stress injury. I would not have toed the start line let alone run that marathon without the Lever. I ultimately decided to keep it and am so glad I did! I have a stress fracture in my femur and I know this will be a crucial part of my recovery and return to running. I cannot say enough good things about the Lever system.

I can’t say enough about Lever. I recently had surgery and because I explained to my consultant I had a lever at home he allowed me to start running one month ahead of schedule. Only 6 months post op I’m running twice a week pain free. My mental health is absolutely fantastic because I’m back running I totally love this machine. Going forward this is going to help me long term to manage the load and allow me to keep up with the volume without stressing my joints.