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BENEFITING FROM USING THE INVERSION TABLE
If you feel nauseated while using the inversion table,
return to the starting position. Note that it may take a
few weeks of use for your inner ear to become accus-
tom to being inverted.
Do not use the inversion table right after you have
eaten.
Moving while using the inversion table may make it a
more comfortable experience, and may help joints and
muscles stretch and relax. Always move in a slow,
controlled manner.
The greater the angle at which the inversion table is
used, the shorter the time that you should rotate back-
ward before rotating upward. Increase the amount of
inverted time and the angle of use gradually.
Always pay attention to how your body feels as you
use the inversion table. Increase the level of intensity
only as it is comfortable for you. When you feel like
you have had enough, return to the starting position.
BEGINNER PROGRAM
The following are suggestions for persons who are
just starting to use the inversion table.
Set the Chain (17) to allow the Backrest Frame (1) to
rotate to 20 degrees or less for the first one or two
weeks. This will allow the body time to adjust to the
change in gravitational pull.
Use the inversion table for one or two minutes at a
time, two or three times a day.
Stay inverted only for as long as it is comfortable. This
may be only a few seconds at first.
INTERMEDIATE PROGRAM
The following are suggestions for persons who have
become comfortable using the inversion table as
described under the BEGINNER PROGRAM.
Increase the angle to which the inversion table can
rotate, as it is comfortable. Adjust the Chain (17) to
allow the inversion table to rotate to up to 60 degrees,
a few degrees at a time.
Start to do gentle stretching while using the inversion
table.
Gradually increase the amount of time that you use
the inversion table to ten minutes or more, two or
three times a day. Routines can be varied from rotat-
ing backward for one or two minutes and then upward
for 30 seconds, to rotating backward and upward for
equal amounts of time.
FULL INVERSION PROGRAM
The following are suggestions for persons who have
become comfortable using the inversion table as
described under the INTERMEDIATE PROGRAM and
desire to rotate to greater angles, or to do sit-ups.
Note that all the benefits of inversion can be gained by
rotating to 60 degrees.
Do not attempt to do sit-ups
unless the Backrest Frame is locked in the fully
inverted position.
Increase the angle to which the inversion table can
rotate, as it is comfortable. Adjust the Chain (17) to
allow the inversion table to rotate until it comes in con-
tact with the back of the crossbar on the Front Frame
(5).
Adjust the Pivot Bars (23) so that the pin on the
Backrest Frame (1) is in the top hole (see
SELECTING A PIVOT BAR POSITION on page 11). If
the user weighs 220 lbs. (100 kg) or more, adjust the
pin to the center hole in the Pivot Bars. Rotate back-
ward and upward as described on page 15.
This section contains information and suggestions about using the inversion table. Make sure that all parts are
properly tightened each time the inversion table is used. Replace any worn parts immediately.
See the ADJUST-
MENT section starting on page 11 to identify parts referred to in this section.
DEVELOPING A PROGRAM
Summary of Contents for Inversion Flex WLBE0109.0
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