Stretch-Out Strap with New Instructional booklet
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Stretch-Out Strap with New Instructional booklet Details
Manufacturer: OPTPBrand: OPTP
Model: 440-2
Color: Green
Product features:
- Stretch Out Strap delivers the benefits of PNF stretching without a partner
Customer Reviews of Stretch-Out Strap with New Instructional booklet
Customer Review: The picture does not do it justice
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very sturdy, strong high-quality strap. The length of it is a series of loops. It will outlast us.
I first experienced this at the physical therapist's office and was instructed in its use. Physical therapists call it "the green strap" because supposedly they're all green no matter who makes them. The instruction booklet that comes with it shows far more stretches than I was taught at therapy, so you're pretty well covered.
I've used this strap for 2 years now and it works. You can easily stretch your hamstrings, hips & quads in as challenging a manner as you want with this strap.
Although the manual shows many positions for using the strap, I only use it while lying on my back. As an example, you can place the ball of your foot in an end loop and pull one of the other loops such that your leg is straight up and hold it there, and you can make it as challenging as you like. Then you also pull your leg to each side, one side at a time, and pull up on the strap to try to make your leg perpendicular to your back, and again hold it there. This takes a lot of pressure off the sciatic nerve and should be part of the stretching routine that accompanies the muscle strengthening routines that you need to do.
An important point is this: even if you have a good routine with stretching, you will still be able to accomplish things with this strap that you couldn't otherwise. Once you try it, it will be intuitive.
The best tip I can give is to use something thicker than a typical yoga mat, the thicker the better. The one excuse I used to skip using the strap is that the floor is too hard even with a thin yoga mat. I solved that by getting an exercise mat that is probably 3 times as thick as a typical yoga mat. I attached this one since it looks a little like mine, although this is not the one I got and so I cannot vouch for it. But think about finding a thick mat of some kind so that you'll enjoy using the strap. Everlast Roll up Exercise Mat
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Description of Stretch-Out Strap with New Instructional booklet
The patented STRETCH OUTŪ Strap delivers the benefits of assisted stretching without a partner. Multiple loops permit deep, gradual stretching of major muscle groups with greater safety, control and effectiveness than is possible unaided. Strap comes with the STRETCH OUT Strap Guide, which features over 30 stretches emphasizing contract-relax techniques. REVISED EDITION Instructional Guide: New color photos Over 30 stretches featuring contract-relax techniques Anatomical illustrations for quick reference Softcover, 40 page bookletReviews and Prices for Health and Personal Care Products
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