how does the spin work? would this be ok for older lady? whose hands aren't so young anymore?
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Hi Gingercook, thank you for your interest in a product from Cut Above Home! The salad spinner is SO easy use use, no matter if you're 9 or 90. Once you have the lid on, it locks into place and the motion of your hand easily spins the salad at a high speed. Please check out this link to a YouTube video of the salad spinner, you'll see how simple it really is! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w4IB3gGc74
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It's a little difficult moving around due to the wand not having total rotation mobility. I would suggest not purchasing this item if you have shoulder problems.
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I am 66 years young and not overly strong and have no issues with using the hand crank. Can crank to the top of the lift in less than a minute.
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When you first wind it up you can rotate it a full rotation, maybe two, against the spring. When you release it that should make it start spinning nice and fast. What I tell people to do is hold it so the spinner is facing down, and imagine there is a laser pointing straight down from the bottom. Without moving your arm, only your wrist, start slowly drawing circles on the floor with the imaginary laser pointer. You will feel resistance against that motion. Push against that resistance as you rotate your wrist and rotate faster and you will be able to speed up the gyro and get the forearm workout you are looking for.
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I wouldn't recommend for an older individual. When there is nothing rough or uneven in it's way it moves quick & pretty effortlessly. However, It gets stuck a lot.
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There is a knob on the front of the exerciser. As you spin it to the right, the tension increases. I think it can crank up to a tension level of 5, which is too difficult for me. The first and second tension levels may be appropriate for your elderly mom. I have only used it as an arm exerciser but it can be used for legs as well. There is also a gage showing the speed, the time and the distance.
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Not much...I just tried it. You just have to hold it with your palm facing up!
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Everything is relative. I guess an elderly would find it quite hard to turn, while I don't. But I guess it qualifies as fairly hard to turn. It does not loosen up with time. If it's really hard, maybe you got a bad one.
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Cursor should move smoothly. There are settings to adjust sensitivity also. If you are taking about making it spin like a toy top... It will not happen, the ball is not that easy to free spin, I do not know how they hold back, but they do.
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I'm a healthy 58 year old woman and it is very easy for me, the button is one touch with thumb or forefinger. Hope this helps.
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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 am 5'2" and it is easy to pull up and fold but I am not so sure at how easy it would be for an 83 year old to lock it. But I don't know how her hands are. On the other hand this is a very light and portable walker and I love it. Would she be able to store it between a wall and the end of a couch perhaps where she may not need to lock it perhaps? Mine is in the car and it is quite late so tomorrow if it might work that way for you I could measure at certain points while folded to see if it would work under the handles while folded in places. The rounded bar swings away and is no problem. Just give a comment and I will check it out if you let me know what you need. I really love it in every way. It adjusts in height and mine is at the very bottom so if she is taller keep that in mind. It is an awesome color too
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Mine rotates fine, but it is not going to spin if that is the speed of rotation you need. I use mine to reline and one in a while I rotate to a different angle in the room. Hope that answers your question. I have never owned a seat so comfortable!
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I am not sure. Its heavy enough to be difficult for a 60 + lady to flip over. But when I was younger I never had a problem flipping or ? If you want it to dig in more I put weights on it and secured. You can use 8 8 16 blocks or steel or anything you want for weight. I really enjoyed having my Harrow for making the fields pretty and loosening weeds etc. Hope this helps
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We bought for my grandmother. She is about 5'1. We have it on the second lowest setting. This one doesn't have hand breaks. You push down to make it stop. The one with the hand breaks has 4 wheels. The back ones on this are more like sliders.
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I am able to rotate my grand - daughter while in the chair. She is 10 months old. Need to be careful not to pinch tiny fingers though. We Love love love this chair. Think you will find it awesome as well!
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No, it's not an automatic spin. It's pretty much like a turning spice rack for baby bottles. Hope this helps!