Crivit 103761 Instructions For Use Manual Download

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Starting position:

• Stand up straight, facing the attachment point.
  Place your feet slightly more than shoulder-
  width apart with your elbows bent.

Movement:

• Squat sideways using one leg.
• Stretch out the other leg and your arms.
• Hold this position for 5 seconds and then
  return to the starting position by pushing your
  hips back to the centre, helping a little with
  your arms.
• Repeat the exercise with the other leg.
• Carry out the exercise 10 times with each leg.

tip:

•

Keep your body extended and keep

your stomach muscles tense.

3. leg curls: use this exercise to

strengthen your hip, thigh, and

trunk muscles (figure l)

Length of sling trainer: knee height

Starting position:

• Lie down facing upward and place your heels
  in the handle loops.
  Note: For a more comfortable foot position
  in the handle loops push the plastic grips in
  the handles upward.
• Your arms should be by your sides.

Movement:

• Pull your heels up to your pelvis.
• Slowly return to the starting position.
• Repeat the exercise 10 times.

tip:

•

press your heels hard into the handle

loops during the entire movement.

•

increase the intensity by lifting your

pelvis during the exercise.

4. rowing: use this exercise to

strengthen your back, trunk, and

arm muscles (figure M)

Length of sling trainer: short

Starting position:

• Stand up straight, facing the attachment point.
Place your feet shoulder-width apart.

• Hold both handle loops with your arms at full
  extension.
• Lean back and then move forward until you
  are at a reasonable resistance angle.

Movement:

• Pull your upper body forward while tensing
  your back muscles.
• Your elbows should be at a 90° angle to your
  body.
• Return to the starting position.
• Repeat the exercise 10 times.

tip:

•

While pulling yourself forward, press

your shoulder blades together.

• Most exercises become more difficult

in a standing position where your

base is smaller. the exercise is easiest

with straddled legs. if you stand with

your feet together then it becomes

more difficult and it is most difficult

standing on one leg.

5. chest press: use this exercise to

strengthen your chest, shoulders,

and trunk muscles (figure n)

Length of sling trainer: long

Starting position:

• Stand up straight, facing away from the
  attachment point.
• Stretch your arms out forward and take
  a few steps backward until you are at a
  reasonable resistance angle.
• Hold your arms high enough that the bands
  do not rub on your arms.

Movement:

• Move your upper body downward as if doing
a push up.
• Return to the starting position.
• Repeat the exercise 10 times.

tip:

•

this exercise becomes increasingly

difficult as the angle of your body

becomes steeper. place your feet

closer to the attachment point to

increase the difficulty (and vice

versa).