Stretch-Out Strap with New Instructional booklet

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Product Features

• Stretch Out Strap delivers the benefits of PNF stretching without a partner

Product Description

The patented STRETCH OUT® Strap delivers the benefits of assisted stretching without a partner. Multiple loops permit deep, gradual stretching of major muscle groups with greater safety, control and effectiveness than is possible unaided. Strap comes with the STRETCH OUT Strap Guide, which features over 30 stretches emphasizing contract-relax techniques. REVISED EDITION Instructional Guide: New color photos Over 30 stretches featuring contract-relax techniques Anatomical illustrations for quick reference Softcover, 40 page booklet

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.9 x 1.6 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00065X222
• Item model number: 440-2
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #1 in Sports & Outdoors > Exercise & Fitness > Accessories > Straps

Customer Reviews

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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The picture does not do it justice, August 7, 2009

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Citizen John (USA) - See all my reviews
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This is a very sturdy, strong high-quality strap. The length of it is a series of loops. It will outlast us.

I first experienced this at the physical therapist's office and was instructed in its use. Physical therapists call it "the green strap" because supposedly they're all green no matter who makes them. The instruction booklet that comes with it shows far more stretches than I was taught at therapy, so you're pretty well covered.

I've used this strap for 2 years now and it works. You can easily stretch your hamstrings, hips & quads in as challenging a manner as you want with this strap.

Although the manual shows many positions for using the strap, I only use it while lying on my back. As an example, you can place the ball of your foot in an end loop and pull one of the other loops such that your leg is straight up and hold it there, and you can make it as challenging as you like. Then you also pull your leg to each side, one side at a time, and pull up on the strap to try to make your leg perpendicular to your back, and again hold it there. This takes a lot of pressure off the sciatic nerve and should be part of the stretching routine that accompanies the muscle strengthening routines that you need to do.

An important point is this: even if you have a good routine with stretching, you will still be able to accomplish things with this strap that you couldn't otherwise. Once you try it, it will be intuitive.

The best tip I can give is to use something thicker than a typical yoga mat, the thicker the better. The one excuse I used to skip using the strap is that the floor is too hard even with a thin yoga mat. I solved that by getting an exercise mat that is probably 3 times as thick as a typical yoga mat. I attached this one since it looks a little like mine, although this is not the one I got and so I cannot vouch for it. But think about finding a thick mat of some kind so that you'll enjoy using the strap. Everlast Roll up Exercise Mat

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stretch out strap, September 12, 2009

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Patricia Eng "peng" (Maryland USA) - See all my reviews
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This is great!. WIth the various loops, I can use it to stretch just about every part of my body. It is light weight and easy to pack in a suitcase.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't ask for a more useful product - worth the purchase, February 6, 2010

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Great_Scot - See all my reviews

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Many tell you to get a necktie or a towel. Those are fine in a pinch, but do not allow for full range of motion as this does. Everyone interested in stretching properly should have this! It is light weight and small so it packs well. There are loops all along the strap so it "fits" each individual. Your hands can easily grasp the strap/the strap fits in your hand well and your hands do not hurt when using it. The book that comes with it is the best that I have seen. It is not bulky or packed with useless info. Pictures are well done. They illistrate which muscles are targeted for a particular stretch and it shows you exacltly how to use or place the strap in an easy to follow manner.