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Pro Fitter

Manufactured By:

Fitter International Inc.

Reebok Slide

Manufactured By:

Reebok

(no longer in production, but you can buy similar

Indications

Agility & coordination. Skills training such as skiing, hockey, speed skating, soccer and tennis.

Contraindications

Too young, too old, obtunded, knee problems, acute inflammation and postoperative conditions, and joint instability. (Pro Fitter) not recommended for patients weighing <60 lbs or >220 lbs. Before a client can begin proprioception exercises, he may need to do resistance and range-of-motion training to strengthen the structures surrounding the affected joint.

References:

http://www.pro-slideboards.com/media/SlideCare.pdf http://www.fitter1.com/ http://mixxfitness.wordpress.com/sport-specific-training/ http://www.athleticedge.net/conditioning.html http://www.tennis.com/your-game/2009/08/winning-routine-training-with- victoria-azarenka/17723/#.UlyOjtJOOSo

Some other equipment that could accomplish similar goals would be: The Shuttle Mini Clinic Cones Medicine Balls Thera-band Blocks

Where can the Pro Fitter be purchased:

Amazon, ebay, isokineticsinc.com Price: $600 to $800

Where can the Reebok

Slide be purchased:

Amazon, ebay, isokineticsinc.com

Price: $175 - $300 (comparable equipment)

Advantages Disadvantages

Portable, versatile (may use it for upper and lower extremities). Relatively inexpensive. There is too much variability. Much more likely to cause injury.

Pro Fitter Basics for proper body mechanics:

• 1. Check the machine for proper tension

setting based on weight.

• 2. Gently step on foot pads with feet

centrally positioned. Concentrate on proper posture. If possible, use a mirror to see reflection. Keep your head up!

• 3. Gently transfer your weight from one

foot to the other with a smooth flowing

• motion. DO NOT fight the machine-

work with it.

• 4. As your rhythm increases you will get

closer to the bumpers at each end.

• 5. Always maintain good upright posture

with eyes focused in front of you. Pay attention to your balance.

How to progress treatments with the equipment – Reebok Slide Start with parallel bars Add arm movement, medicine balls, Thera-Band routines, BodyBlades, etc, Adjust bumpers to lengthen slide surface Increase your stroke rate per minute Decrease your stance closer and closer to a low speed skating stance

How to progress treatments with the equipment – Pro Fitter

• 1. Progress through beginner, intermediate

and advanced/pro exercises.

• 2. Change the resistance cords.
• 3. Use balance poles, progress to performing

exercise without poles, advance to adding wrist cuffs weights.

How To Videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDRamj8sfj8 -- Pro Fitter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W5QI-V0etc -- Reebok Slide

While slide board training is high- intensity, it is also low-impact. In the slide board jumping jack, performed at the center of the board, participants glide their legs apart and together, instead of jumping. This requires greater muscle activation, but less impact than a traditional jumping jack.

Slide training is a weight-bearing, closed kinetic chain exercise. Closed chain exercises work multiple muscles simultaneously, apply stabilizing forces to the joints, and simulate various athletic movements.

REEBOK SLIDE BOARD

Most slide board movements begin at one side of the board and end at the other. These lateral exercises activate the inner and outer thigh muscles, while the hamstrings, quadriceps, gluteal and core muscles assist the

• movement. Sliding involves continuous movement, and

therefore functions as aerobic and muscular endurance exercise.

Lateral slide training strengthens the muscles that support the knee ligaments. These muscles stabilize the knee and prevent injury. Some physical therapists, according to an October, 2000 article in the Journal of Orthopedic Sports Physical Therapy, use slide board training for rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament surgery. Since medial ligament damage sometimes accompanies an ACL tear, inner thigh strengthening is an important part of rehabilitation.

TO GET STARTED:

Start your first workout with just familiarizing yourself with the lateral sliding movement. Take ten minutes of adjusting your body to get acquainted with the slide. Slide for the first week for ten minutes a day. This may sound like a small amount of time, but you will be using muscles you haven't used in your lifetime! Check your pulse frequently during your workout to make sure your hitting your target heart rate. Expect to be very sore for three to four days in your inner and outer thighs. With consistent training, this soreness will diminish. Begin with interval training once you have mastered the slide. Add spurts of slide sprints to your workout to increase your heart rate. Every other minute, sprint

• n your slide for thirty seconds to increase your heart

rate.