Can it be used by someone who has lost mobility in legs or arms just to exercise muscles?
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Yes, it has foot straps and probably should have someone to help place feet in foot straps. It has really helped the swelling in my mother's ankles.
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I believe it will help build up their muscles as that is why I purchased one for my parents.
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my brother uses it as his legs have lost all their strength as well as his arms. he is 84 and has heart condition issues also. the machine is helping him and is really easy to sit down on and work the pedals and the arm/hand levers. he really likes it and now uses it every day.
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I don't believe this would be an effective exercise apparatus for those who use a wheelchair. This pole is too long. I suggest the Body Blade. It is much shorter and would work for someone who uses a wheelchair because it would not hit the floor the way this item would. The body blade is more expensive but so worth it.
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Bobby-I would not buy it for that. It may help indirectly, but no more than arm exercises would strengthen them normally. It isolates the bicep curl movement, and triceps pull down movement.-Doug
380417
Ha! I would say it very well could be used as an arm exercise if you need to work on motion post-surgery. It absolutely should not be used if the purpose is for strength training of any kind. This has a very fluid motion.
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Yes.I bought it for my legs, & have since used it on my arms. it is an excellent machine for either. Hope this helps.Randy.
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For your second question, I've used it when my power was out, and although it did move, I wasn't able to increase the resistance, view calories burned, and view all the other features that I've grown accustomed to seeing. So to answer your question, yes you can use it, but without being able to increase the resistance your workout won't be as effective. Sorry
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This unit will heat up with some vigerous use. It is designed to be used by people with limited physical ability. It does it's job to loosen leg joints of elderly for example. But don't expect to use this product as a heavy workout a younger person might expect.
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Hi. I bought what I found was similar to what was used at the Physical Therapy place I went for my shoulder and back injury. I like the tubes better than the bands. My husband built me a workout station at home that allows me to move the bands to different levels on the board for different exercises. I can do leg and arm exercises in one location, standing or sitting.
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No, quite the opposite for me. Unless there is an undiagnosed issue where this type of activity is not appropriate I do not know of issues with its use. For me, I would need more than one use to make this assumption as there may be/ are other causes for achy legs.
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No, but you can pull up arm and leg exercises on the internet. I think you will find it very exercise friendly. The piece in the back of the chair is to keep you setting correctly with good posture. I find this very helpful.
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It can be used depending on the prosthesis. Standing would be the greatest challenge. However , depending on your leg strength it can be used on a low speed. It goes from 1 to 24. I use it at 15 and get decent vibration. Additionally, there are sitting and push up type positions that it can be used for to exercise other parts of the body.
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No question. It has a lot of flexibility. I would expect no issues with that exercise.
2102490
You could but you would need a very wide round chair. No where near as responsive as a ball so probably less workout.
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Probably not...unless you are swinging your arms. Sounds silly, but it is more tied in to arm movement than leg activity.
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No. The only control you have is to increase or decrease the speed. It does the pedaling for you. We use it to maintain movement in joints, not to strengthen muscles.
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It would work for the arm and shoulder exercises. The length of the bar is rather long, so there could only be a few inches of clearance between the floor and the end of the bar.