ActivBody Activ5 User manual

ACTIV5
QUICK
START
GUIDE

To get started with Activ5 all you need to do is:
1. DOWNLOAD & REGISTER
2. CONNECT DEVICE TO APP VIA
BLUETOOTH
3. START EXERCISING
GETTING STARTED
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To get started with Activ5 all you need to do is:
1. DOWNLOAD & REGISTER
2. CONNECT DEVICE TO APP VIA
BLUETOOTH
3. START EXERCISING
Download the Activ5 Training app, available in the App
Store and Google Play Store.
Follow the steps to complete your registration.
Registering enables you to track your progress.
App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google Inc.
DOWNLOAD & REGISTER
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The button is located
next to the LED light.
Press it down for 2
seconds to turn the
device ON.
LED LIGHT INDICATION
NOTE: If not used, Activ5 will shut down automatically
in 7 minutes.
OFF
ON / SEARCHING FOR CONNECTION
CONNECTED
DISCONNECTED
TURNING ACTIV5 ON / OFF
click
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MAKE SURE THE BLUETOOTH ON YOUR
MOBILE DEVICE IS ON.
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ACTIV5 APP
SCREEN TO CONNECT YOUR ACTIV5 DEVICE.
If there is ONLY ONE Activ5 device trying to connect, it
will automatically connect.
If there is MORE THAN ONE Activ5 device trying to
connect, the closest one to your mobile device will be
first on the list.
The Activ5 device name will appear as Activ5-XX-XXXX
NOTE: If Activ5 doesn't connect within 1 minute it will
automatically turn o. To try to connect again, simply
turn the Activ5 device back on.
When connected, the light will start blinking GREEN.
You're ready to workout, so Take 5 with Activ5™
CONNECT YOUR ACTIV5
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For best results, position the Activ5 device in your hands
as follows.
HOW TO HOLD ACTIV5
Pressure Area
CORRECT
INCORRECT
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Use soft sole (athletic) shoes, or bare feet when doing
“stand on” exercises to avoid damaging your Activ5.
To engage the correct muscle groups in exercises involving
both palms DO NOT LOCK YOUR FINGERS!
CORRECT
CORRECT
INCORRECT
INCORRECT
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Every Activ5 exercise is customized to your unique
strength level.
TO PERSONALIZE EACH EXERCISE, YOU WILL NEED
TO SET YOUR MAX POWER BEFORE STARTING EACH
EXERCISE.
The Activ5 app will prompt you to set your MAX POWER
as you start exercises and workouts.
During this step, the Activ5 app will ask you to adopt the
correct exercise pose and apply maximum pressure to
the Activ5 device. You will see your MAX POWER reading
in the Activ5 App.
NOTE: To track your increase of strength over time, we
recommend resetting your MAX POWER every 7-10
days.
SETTING MAX POWER
SET MAX POWER
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After you've selected an
exercise in the app, be sure
to set your MAX POWER for
that exercise. To do so,
adopt the correct pose and
apply maximum pressure to
the Activ5 device until the
5-second timer runs out.
By customizing your MAX POWER Activ5 ensures that
each exercise is challenging, but achievable, helping you
to get fitter, faster.
SETTING MAX POWER
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The way you interact with the Activ5 App is through a
marker, which represents the amount of pressure applied
to your Activ5 device.
In the Activ5 App, the marker will be a dot or a skier. In
Activ5 Games, available for separate download in the
Apple App Store and Google Play Store, the marker will
vary.
The pressure you apply on the Activ5 device controls
your marker.
MORE PRESSURE MAKES
THE DOT GO HIGHER,
LESS PRESSURE MAKES
THE DOT GO LOWER.
MORE PRESSURE MAKES
THE SKIER GO RIGHT,
LESS PRESSURE MAKES
THE SKIER GO LEFT.
HOW DOES ACTIV5 WORK?
0 lbs
5 lbs
10 lbs
0 lbs 5 lbs 10 lbs
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The Activ5 App coaches you by creating curves for each
exercise, based on your MAX POWER. We call this
version of isometric exercise "Variobics ".
By applying more or less pressure to the Activ5 device
you can keep your marker on the exercise curve.
If MAX POWER isn't set for each exercise, the exercise
will not be customized to your strength level and may be
too easy or too dicult.
COACHING CURVES
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ISOMETRICS
Activbody™ isometrics are fast, fun workouts that make
you stronger and toned, enabling you to burn calories
faster and keep active throughout the day.
Isometric exercise has been practiced for over 5,000
years and is the muscle strengthening foundation of both
yoga and Pilates. In isometrics you tense your muscles
against a static object (such as the floor) or against other
muscles, so your joints are static while multiple muscle
groups are fully engaged.
Because Activ5 isometric exercises are discrete and static,
you can perform them at your desk, while watching TV, or
on a plane, making exercise available to you anytime,
anywhere.
Learn ways to incorporate Activ5 into your daily routine by following
Activbody social media and reading our blog at www.activbody.com
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ACTIV5 CHALLENGE
The Activ5 Challenge™ is a specially designed, six-week
program that coaches users through three, 5-minute
workouts per day.
Using the science of isometrics and optimizing each
workout to your personal strength, Activ5 will coach you
through a transformational workout that will help you
gain strength, build muscle and lose weight.
As nutrition is an essential part of any fitness program,
follow the Activbody Nutritional Guidelines to get the
most out of the Activ5 Challenge. It’s particularly import-
ant to eat a protein rich diet to help your body repair and
build muscles.
NOTE: The Activ5 Challenge includes some of our Advanced exercises, so
we recommend consulting your physician before you start the program. If
you are new to isometrics, consider working out with Activ5 once or twice
a day for a few weeks before starting the Activ5 Challenge.
6
WEEKS
5
MINUTES
X3
A DAY
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AAA
1
2
Activ5 comes with a standard AAA battery, which lasts
between 6 and 12 months.
To replace the battery, follow these simple steps:
You need a new AAA battery & a flat-head screwdriver.
Hold Activ5 and the screwdriver like this. The Activ5 logo
should NOT be visible.
REPLACING THE BATTERY
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3
4
click
Insert the tip of the screwdriver in the opening.
Softly turn until you here a CLICK sound. The lid pops
slightly opened.
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click
click
AAA
+
-
snap
Replace the battery. Snap the lid back on when you
are done.
ATTEMPTING TO OPEN ACTIV5 ANY OTHER
WAY MAY DAMAGE THE LID SNAPS.
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Gently slide the screwdriver along the edge of Activ5,
keeping the tip inside the crevice, until you get to the
logo. Then stop and slightly turn until you hear a CLICK.
The lid is now open and you can carefully remove it.
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