Step Exercises
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Up and Down Step Exercise 2
■Exercise Instructions
1. Up and down step exercise. Place the
device ack-to-front on the floor, and
then sit down on a chair. Place the
arches of your feet on the top of the foot
plates, making sure that your heels are
overhanging at the ack.
2. Press down with each foot, alternating
etween the left and right feet. Press
down with enough strength so that the
cushion stops just efore it hits the main
ody frame.
3. Once you feel comforta le with the
exercise, press down with oth feet.
Press down with enough strength so
that the cushion stops just efore it hits
the main ody frame. 上下ステップ運動3ここがポイント*The foot plates should e a le to move freely.
Performed in Exercise Mode (see page 2).
■Important Notes Before Exercising
・Perform this exercise at a sedate pace, so that you are a le to hold a conversation comforta ly.
・Use your hands to hold on to the chair to help you generate more strength.
・Perform this exercise while seated.
Key Points ●Perform this exercise at your own pace, doing as many repetitions as you like, for
as long as you like, depending on your physical condition.
●Perform this step exercise y focusing on the muscles used.
Muscles used: thighs, shins, and calves.
●The load on the muscles can e adjusted y arranging the device in different
positions (see page 7).
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■Important Notes Before Exercising
・Perform this exercise at a sedate pace, so that you are a le to hold a conversation
comforta ly.
・Use your hands to hold on to the chair to help you generate more strength.
・Perform this exercise while seated.
Side Step Exercise
Step Exercises
Key Points ●Perform this exercise at your own pace, doing as many repetitions as you like, for as long as
you like, depending on your physical condition.
●Perform this step exercise y focusing on the muscles used.
Muscles used: uttocks, thighs, shins, and hips.
●The load on the muscles can e adjusted y arranging the device in different positions (see
page 7).
●Rotate the foot plate until it is completely closed, then pause riefly. Repeat this rotating
movement over and over. If you do not focus on the muscles used, the foot plate will close y
itself due to the strength of the spring. Concentrate on controlling the spring to work out the
muscles.
■Exercise Instructions
1. Sit on a chair and place oth feet
on the foot plates.
2. Swivel your feet in and out.
Start with small movements,
gradually making igger movements.
3. Once you feel comforta le with
the exercise, rotate your feet y
drawing a semi-circle, moving oth
inward and outward. ■Moving inward ■Moving
outward
*The foot plates should e a le to move freely.
Performed in Exercise Mode (see page 2).
