Are the hipcentric move considerably different from the omnicentric moves?
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I know you asked this a long time ago, but I wanted to provide an accurate answer, in case anyone else has the same question. All of the centrics share levels 1 and level 9. And the abs and arms are the same for all centrics for every level. All centrics share the same cardio. For the leg portion (which is about 20 minutes long) Hipcentric and omnicentric share odd numbered levels, and the even-numbered levels are different from each other. Abcentric and glutecentric are both different every time (except level 1 and 9).
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I've been told by a friend who has omnicentric, hipcentric and abcentric that all of the moves for all of them are identical. So basically the separate titles are just a marketing ploy. They're all the same workout.
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It is definitely more sturdy, but I do make an effort to keep in straight, at my side, rather than swinging out in front of me. I have an arthritic hip that can get gamey. My daughter says she has noticed it is more sturdy with side to side movement rather than forward and back. It does balance on its own which is cool, though I have walked off without out it once.
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No, the elbows and knees are a fixed position. The shoulders and hips do move, as I recall.
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It has a slight incline. It can become completely horizontal if you take the pin out. If with the slight incline you can still get a complete workout. You can can do dumbell presses, dumbell curls, and dumbell butterflies. I hope this helps you out.
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It is forward facing but I prefer the ergo bc it is ergonomically designed for proper hip placement. That and my son didn't like it, cried whenever he was in it and was uncomfortable for me to wear. But that's just me! Everyone is different!!
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It follows the Gallileo model which is up and down with one hip being higher than the other in alternation. Google Galileo whole body vibration if you want the specifics. I am vey happy with my machine btw.
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Yes. The fabric in the hip area is very stretchy so it doesn't inhibit movement.
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There's an actual scientific study on the validity of the Omron HJ-112. They used treadmills to assess it.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19276853
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Yes. It is much more versatile. This also makes it much easier to increase or decrease the difficulty of any particular exercise. Great product!!!
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For the most part, lateral movements, yes. But there's more than just back and forth drills that a slide board would limit (i'm thinking of the burpees and the floor work)
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It will work Vertical or Horizontal. I started off wearing it vertical and I found that it kept catching on things, switched to horizontal and no problem. You will not be able to wear it right on your hip but slightly forward or towards the back. Stitching will fail on the loop after a couple of years but that it is a small price to pay for me.
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Yes, it moves in both directions -- clockwise & counterclockwise. It is easy to change directions, too. Just pause a moment -- stop rotating it and let the spinning stop -- then start up in the other direction. I actually have turned this feature into a workout moment. I turn it clockwise with each arm and counterclockwise with each arm. This assures me that the clothes are really sloshing around in their evenly and gives my upper arms a good, balanced workout while I'm at it.
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It's mostly dancing. There really isn't much squatting. Very little and I won't call it squatting, it's more like bending your knees a bit. Shaun T. have 5 people exercising with him and they perform at different levels. So if you're unable to squat, he has someone in the group that does it more or less low impact.
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It has movement of the arms at the shoulders and legs at the hips. They rotate only.
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There's a lot of independent movement throughout the workout, you're not always going in a side to side motion and you will sometimes be using the discs on your hands for floor exercises, so overall, I think the discs are preferable.
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I do obliques on mine every other day with no problems. I just keep my feet in like I was faced forward and twist over on my hip and turn my feet pointed sideways. The foot bar has a really grippy strip on it so even if your feet are sideways on it, they won't move. You could also just put one foot in and rest the other on the foam outside of it. Kind of hard to explain without showing you but I hope that helps!
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I have not compared the movement, but with this model you can remove the metal supports. This brace has a velcro flap on each side, with 3 slots on each side with 2 stays on each side. The stays are a woven metal and flex nicely. So this model can be change for amount of support. I actually added an extra stay on each side from a old brace. With this brace I can flex down to less than a 45 degree angle. The beauty of this brace is you have some control over the amount of support.