Successful Seniors Walk Hands-Free on the Home Treadmill

WILD Treadmill factory have this customer before, we once told a woman in her 60s to let go. She complied and became taller and straighter. Within five minutes, she was walking like a soldier, even using an incline. She never reverted to holding on ever again. I’ve instructed numerous people 60-plus to let go. In every case, their gait improved. Not one of them ever teetered home gym equipment.

One of our clients was 65 years old, weighed 220, had aching knees, a stiff gait, and her legs were slightly bowed. During her first session, she held on. I told her to let go. I never say, “Hold on if you feel wobbly!” To do so would taint the person’s confidence. Of course you’ll feel unsteady if you release your hands, since you’re so used to holding on. But holding on de-stimulates your neuro-muscular system. Hands on creates a maintenance state for your body, never a progressive state in which it gets better and better. The minute you hold on, your body recognizes this as something that’s pretty easy. But when you let go and make your legs, hips and core muscles work, your body detects a true challenge. It responds by becoming stronger!

Several months later, our client’s stride was as smooth as a teenager’s, and her legs were no longer bowed. Her knees no longer ached and she went on hikes with younger people. This would have never happened had I been a “nice” trainer and patronized her with, “Now be sure to hold on for balance.”

Home GYM equipment Home treadmill Home fitness equipment Treadmills Treadmill equipment home treadmill equipment

Learning to Let Go on the Treadmill

Holding on causes crooked or slumped posture, which can aggravate the degenerative changes in the spine that come with age. Grasping the treadmill does nothing to improve your motion in the real world. Holding on makes walking so effortless, that your body will not improve, because there’s nothing challenging enough to adapt to!

So how, then, do you transition from holding on to letting go? By making the decision to. The seniors I’ve worked with were able to do it immediately at either a slower pace, or—believe it or not—the same pace they were hanging on at! Looks like age isn’t the issue here; it’s the pitfall of underestimating yourself!

Home GYM equipment,Home treadmill,Home fitness equipment