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Multi-Grip
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exerciser
Exercises for use
SAFETY INFORMATION:
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Consult with your clinician before starting an exercise program using this
exerciser. Anyone with a medical condition should only use this product with a
clinician’s approval.
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If you have any dizziness, trouble breathing, increasing pain or begin to feel sick
while using the exerciser, stop exercising and contact your clinician immediately.
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Children should only use this product when instructed by a clinician, and then
only with an adult present.
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Inspect your exerciser for damage before each use. Do not use if knit material
or thread is torn, punctured or nicked. Discard damaged product immediately.
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When cutting the exerciser to a different length, only cut on indicated lines.
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Avoid using the exerciser around sharp objects that may puncture or tear the
exerciser; such as fingernails, or objects on the floor or under your shoe.
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Before exercising remove all rings, watches and jewelry.
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Use exerciser in an open area where you can move freely so that the exerciser
will not get caught on any objects.
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Never use the exerciser to lift a person or any other object off the ground.
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Any exerciser can break or slip from its anchoring point during use. If
this happens, it can hit your body or cause you to fall. Take the following
precautions when using your exerciser:
◊ Wear eye protection.
◊ Maintain proper stance during exercises.
◊ When using one of the grips as a handle, grasp at its end.
◊ Check the security of any attachment to accessories or to your feet before
beginning your exercise.
◊ Do not snap the exerciser towards anyone’s face or body.
◊ Do not let go of the exerciser if it is under tension.
◊ Do not over-stretch the exerciser more than three times its unstretched
length. This applies to each individual grip, as well as the overall exerciser.
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This product is not a toy. Keep out of reach of children or pets.
EXERCISE TIPS:
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The exercise tips are guidelines. They do not replace any instructions or
directions given by your clinician.
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As with any exercise program, muscle soreness may be experienced after
initial usage over the first few days. If muscle soreness persists for more than
a few days, consult your clinician.
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Do not exercise while experiencing pain.
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For beginners, practice exercises without the exerciser until you are
comfortable with the movements. Then begin exercises with this product.
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Proper body stance is critical
while practicing standing exercises. Square
your balance at all times. Be sure to practice the safest posture possible by
maintaining your natural spinal position.
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Avoid hyper-extending or over-flexing joints while exercising. Do not lock-up
joints.
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Control your breathing while practicing exercises. Never hold your breath while
exercising. Exhale during the more difficult phase of your exercise repetition.
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Use the exerciser to practice slow and controlled exercises. Always maintain
control of your exerciser. Never allow the exerciser to snap back.
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Only perform exercises with the color/resistance level prescribed to you by
your clinician. If the color/resistance level is too easy to use, consult your
clinician prior to advancing to the next color/resistance level.
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Don’t over exercise. Perform the prescribed number of set and repetitions.
Take a break between sets.
Wrist Pronation
Step 1. Begin in a seated position, place your
whole hand into the end large grip
and grasp onto the exerciser. Then
place your foot into the large grip that
creates the desired resistance allowing
your forearm to rest on your thigh.
Step 2. With a closed hand grip, palm facing
upward so your fist is supinated.
Step 3. Rotate your hand inward toward the
center of your body so that your fist
is now pronated. Be sure that you
are only moving your hand and wrist
keeping your elbow stationary and
your thumb tight to your hand.
Step 4. Hold briefly and slowly return to
starting position.
Upper Body Jump
Step 1. Place your feet in the middle large grips
separated by one small grip.
Step 2. Hold the ends of the exerciser in each
hand with either an open hand or closed
hand grip. Spread your feet to hip width
apart and assume a semi-squat position.
Step 3. From your semi-squatted position jump
upward while extending your arms against
the exerciser. Be sure to land with your
knees in line with your shoulders and not
let your knees buckle inward.
Upper Body Brugger
Step 1. Begin by placing each hand into a
large grip so that hands are one large
grip apart using an open handed grip.
Step 2. Rotate your hands facing outward so
that palms are supinated.
Step 3. Raise your hands so that your elbows
are at a 90° angle and hands are in
front of you. Extend your elbows and
shoulders straight outward and retract
your shoulder blades.
Step 4. Hold briefly and slowly return to
starting position.
Trunk Stabilization Horizontal Abduction
Step 1. Begin by anchoring your exerciser to a
door anchor at chest level. Standing in
line with the door anchor and place the
last large grip in your open hand.
Step 2. Beginning with your arm across your
body, fully extend arm out to your side
holding the exerciser out to your side
at about 30°.
Step 3. Use the other hand to push the
exerciser forward while maintaining
stability in your core. Hold briefly and
return to starting position to repeat.
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