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At the end of a cycle, you may either start a new cycle at the next level up or do some
maintenance at the rate of 1 session a week at the last level reached
Programmes
Effects Uses
Step
The effects on muscles are
identical to those obtained
by using a stepping ma-
chine
Increased muscle tone
To be used on quadriceps
only
For muscles that are already
trained and prepared:
-either by active stepping
exercises and the
Muscle
starter programme
-or by the Jogging program-
meused up to level 3 inclu-
sive
Anaerobic
Improved muscle capacity
for intense and prolonged
effort For those who want to pro-
gress or improve their com-
fort level for activities that
require resistance
Stretching
Optimisation of the effects
of the voluntary stretching
technique, through the de-
creased muscle tone obtai-
ned by the specific
activation of the antagonist
of the stretched muscle
(reciprocal inhibition re-
flex) For all sports practitioners
who want to maintain or
improve the elasticity of
their muscles
To be used after all training
sessions or during a specific
stretching session
Sprint
Increased muscle contrac-
tion strength and speed
Increased muscle explo-
sive power
PFor those who do regular
fitness exercises and are
perfectly trained and want
to improve the "explosive"
power of their muscles in
the "tapering" phase
Combined
workout
Training and preparation
of muscles for all kinds of
muscular work through
different working se-
quences
Maintaining good general
physical condition
At the beginning of the sea-
son to “re-set” the muscles
after a rest period and be-
fore more intensive and
specific training
During the season for the
persons who do not have
any preferences for a single
kind of performance and
prefer to exercise their mus-
cles with different work-out
methods
Fitness
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