GENERAL CAUTION
To reduce the risk of fire, burns, e ectric shock or other injury, before using your 10 Pad Lean
Machine a carefu study of the fo owing important safety precautions is strong y recom-
mended:-
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WARNING – THIS APPLIANCE MUST NOT BE TAKEN INTO THE BATHROOM
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DO NOT IMMERSE IN WATER OR ANY OTHER LIQUID
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DO NOT USE WITH WET HANDS
Such situations above constitute a DANGER TO LIFE through e ectric shock.
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DO NOT WRAP THE MAINS CORD AROUND THE UNIT WHEN STORING.
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This app iance shou d NEVER be stored whi st hot or whi e sti connected to the mains,
a ways ensure the app iance is switched off, unp ugged from the mains and that it has
coo ed down before storing.
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The unit shou d not be eft unattended when p ugged in.
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This app iance is intended for househo d use on y. It is not intended for commercia use.
Use the app iance on y for its intended use as described in this manua .
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Never continue to use this app iance if it is not working proper y, or has been dropped, or
if it has been dropped in water or any other iquid, or if it has a damaged p ug or ead.
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Keep the mains ead away from heated surfaces.
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Do not repair the app iance yourse f a ways consu t an authorized technician.
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Wh t is p ssive exercise nd how does it work?
A. Your musc es are moved by signa s sent from your brain via nerves to your musc es which
then contract and move the body part you wish to exercise. A passive exercise machine
does the work for you by sending a signa straight to your musc es making them contract in-
vo untari y. Just imagine – whi e you re ax, read, watch the te evision you can achieve the
same visua effects as a strenuous work-out. You may even experience some next-day sore-
ness. Passive exercise is not new. For more that 30 years it has been used in both the medi-
ca and beauty fie ds to tone musc es.
Q. Will dieting help?
A. As your physica activity decreases, and as your metabo ic rate s ows down with age, you
may find yourse f gaining weight and osing your youthfu curves beneath an ever growing
ayer of fat. With crash dieting, 30% of weight oss can be musc e oss. But when you regain
the os weight, you put back on y the fat, thereby osing it on tow counts – not on y is musc e
a part of ooking good, but musc e burns ca ories even whi e you s eep. Fat does not. Use a
minima dieting. Don’t’ eat be ow a 1000 ca ories per day and push up your metabo ic rate
with aerobic exercise (i.e. exercise that increases your heart rate) at east three times a week
for at east 20 minutes each time. Idea exercises are brisk wa king, jogging, cyc ing, etc.
Your diet shou d consist of sma amount s of ean protein with comp ex carbohydrates (i.e.
fruit, vegetab es, who e mea bread. Keep saturated fats, sugar and sa t to a minimum).
