LifeSpan VP1000 manual

VP1000 Owners Manual V ersion 1.0 Whole Body Vibration Therap y[...]

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page Intr oduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Home W arr anty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Important Saf et y Pr ec autions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Whole Body Vibr ation Background & Benefits . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ex ercis e Descriptions . . [...]

Congr atulations on the pur chase o f y our LifeSpan vibr ation plate . W e all know that e xer cise is a k ey c omponent to achieving the le vel of He alth and W ellness that all of us desir e . Regular activity pr ev ents the development o f numerous dis eases , helps to r educe str ess , leads to an impr oved s elf image , weight los s and incre[...]

2 The Lif eSpan VP1000 Whole Body Vibr ation P late c omes with the follo wing warr anty , which applies only to home us e in a residential s etting, and does not c ov er commer cial applications: F r ame: 5 Y ears Pa r t s : 1 Y ear Labor: 1 Y ear PCE Health and Fitne ss warr ants that the equipment it manufactur ers is fr ee from def ects in mat [...]

3 important safety precautions When using electrical equipment , basic prec autions should alway s be follo w ed, including: • Ne ver dr op or insert any object int o any opening. • Nev er operat e this vibr ation plate if it has been damag ed, if it is not working pr operly or if it has been e xposed t o wat er . • T o reduc e the risk of el[...]

4 Other Saf ety T ips • Alw ay s consult a ph ysician bef ore beginning this or an y ex ercis e progr am. • If y ou e xperience chest p ains, nausea, diz ziness or shortness o f breath, s top e xer cising immediat ely and consult y our phy sician befor e continuing. • Do not w ear clothing or jew elry that might ca t ch on any p ar t o f the [...]

5 Whole Body Vibr ation Backgr ound Vibr ation t echnology was de veloped in the 1960’ s f or Russian c osmonauts trying to pr ev ent muscle atr ophy and los s of bone density in sp ace . Use of the t echnology spre ad to elit e sports tr aining, phy sical r ehabilitation, and mor e rec ently gener al e xer cise. Whole Body Vibr ation c auses mus[...]

Exer cise F requency and Dur ation F requency and dur ation ar e important elements to c onsider in using your VP1000 Whole Body Vibr ation plat e. As oppos ed to c ardio vasc ular ex ercis e, wher e ex ercising 5-6 da ys per w eek is rec ommended, for Whole Body V ibr ation we r ecommend 2 - 3 times per week. T his will ensure that y our body has [...]

Ther e are man y e xer cises that y ou can select f or y our work outs depending on the area o f the body you choose t o e xer cise, le vel o f fitness and y our personal e xer cise objectiv es. W e have select ed a cor e set of e xer cises t o describe in this Owner s Manual. Note s: F or variet y you c an complet e your e x ercise s in a static m[...]

Lung e Body P osition: S tand on the floor with y our feet shoulder width apart and toe s pointing forw ard. Be sur e t o keep y our upper body erect, head f acing forw ard with arms do wn at the side. Instruction: T ake a deep br eath in and with one f oot take a lar ge s tep forw ar d onto the vibr ation plat e while keeping the opposit e foot in[...]

9 Lo w er Back and Core Standing Ab s Body P osition: S tand onto the platf orm with your hip s and knees slightly bent and hands placed on the handlebar s. Instruction: Eng age y our abdominals by pr essing do wn on handlebars while k eeping the shoulders back. Muscle Gr oups: Abdominals, Lats and Arms P elvic Bridge Body P o sition: L ying on you[...]

Sit up T wist Caution: This e xer cise should only be c ompleted at v ery low fr equency speeds. F requency higher than lev el 2 is not rec ommended. If y ou experienc e discom fort st op and move on to the ne xt e xer cise . Body P osition: Sit on the platf orm with the right leg e xtended and left leg bent at the knee with the left foot sit ting [...]

11 assembly instructions Pa r t s Har dwar e / T ools[...]

Care fully unpack the vibr ation plate and support from their c artons. See DR W 1 and DR W 2. Once ev erything has been unpacked and all parts ar e acc ounted f or (page 11), s tart the assembly pr oces s. Pr oduct Assembly 1. Move the Support (2) clos e to the main vibr ation plat e body (1) and connect the harness (W1) from the b ase fr ame to t[...]

electronics overview Display F unctions Console Oper ations 1. Start/ St op Butt on – Pr essing the S tart/ Stop But ton without pr essing an y other butt ons will start the vibr ation plate at le vel 1 and will count up fr om 0 t o 540 seconds. T his is an eas y quickstart method f or using the Vibr ation Plat e . 2. Setting the Time – T here [...]

T roubleshooting Pr oblem: Unit vibr ates or bounc es, not s table Solution: Make sur e the unit is not set up on plush c arpet with padding. T he unit needs to be se t up on a semi firm surfac e. Mak e sure the b ase of the vibr ation plate is le vel b y making adjustment s with the 4 adjustment feet on the bot tom o f the unit. Pr oblem: Noises c[...]

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