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Exercise Description
1. Torso Raising under support of the arms.
(lowest intensity)
adjusted in a way that the soles of your feet can always be pressed
against the tread during the exercise and according to this are able to sta-
bilize your training position.
Please adjust torso support to suit the thigh length in order to achieve your
personal targets (see page 17, Abb. 1). The hands grasp the hand grips.
The knees are bent at 90°. The tread keeps the lower thighs in position.
The upper thighs and the pelvis are pressed against the torso pad.
Movement: Lower the upper body slowly until it reaches a slightly lower
than horizontal position. Then raise the upper body again – make sure
the pelvis remains supported during the whole movement (see extension
of the movement of exercise 3). Line of sight to the floor.
Benefits: back muscles – especially stretching muscles; buttock muscles.
2. Torso Raising with arms to your side
(low intensity)
Starting position: adjust in-
cline to achieve the indivi-
dually required intensity
(see page 17, Abb. 2)
and the leg pads to suit
your calf length.
Make sure the distance is
Starting position: as in
exercise 1, but arms held
to your side.
Movement: as in exercise
1.
Benefits: back muscles, es-
pecially stretching muscle;
buttock muscles.
3. Torso Raising (average intensity)
4. Torso Raising with arm lifting
(high intensity)
Movement: as in exercise 1
Benefits: back muscles, especially back stretching muscle and upper back
muscles; buttock muscles
Starting position: as in
exercise 1, but with hands
on your nape, your elbows
at shoulder height.
Movement: as in exercise 1.
Benefits: back muscles, es-
pecially back stretching
muscle and upper back
muscles; buttock muscles
Starting position: as in exer-
cise 1, but with arms held in
front of you. The elbows are
lifted to shoulder height,
building a 90˚ angle. Raise
your arms above the head
to extend the spinal column.
Palms down.
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