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VersaClimber Workouts
The VersaClimber provides a more complete, safe
and overall better exercise than treadmills, ellipticals,
steppers, running, cycling, swimming, rowing or cross country
skiing because the VersaClimber works all the major muscles
of the body in one safe, smooth rhythmic motion. Climbing
against gravity also burns more calories than any other exercise.
Sport
Specific Training Hand Book
To learn more about sport specific training on your VersaClimber
click HERE
VersaClimber accommodates all levels of fitness
and ages because you can walk, jog, run, or sprint vertically
at various stride lengths and running speeds.
With a simple positioning of the hands (holding
on the side rails), your Versa Climber becomes a stepping
machine to concentrate the work on the lower body. By having
a stair stepper and climber all in one machine, you can change
your workouts easily to keep you motivated and exercising
toward your fitness goals.
Upper Body Strength Exercises
With your hands in the reverse position (palms
facing towards you), the frontal muscles of the deltoids and
biceps in addition to the large muscles of the back are strengthened.
Concentrate on pulling down right, then left, with your latissimus
dorsi (side of back), anterior deltoids (front of shoulders),
and the biceps muscles of the arm. This flexion on one side
of the body while extension on the other side of the body
will tone and trim your sides, stomach, back, and back of
arms. Both sets of muscle groups, front and back can also
be worked simultaneously by changing grips from the reverse
to the forward hand grip positions (palms facing away from
you).
Working the upper and lower
body Separately
The two stationary hand rails can be used to
grasp and anchor the upper body while stepping with the legs
only. By holding the hand rails in front of you or to the
side of your body and stepping with the legs only, the buttocks,
front and back of the thighs, calves and shins can achieve
a complete lower body aerobic and strength exercise. Stair
stepping is also an effective way for beginners to become
familiar with the VersaClimber After regular use, the user
can graduate to full body climbing. Heart rate can be increased
or decreased during this exercise by increasing or decreasing
your stroke rate (how fast you are stepping) or by increasing
or decreasing your stroke length. This stepping exercise can
be performed in any mode of operation. For the advanced athlete,
a quad burn can be achieved by squatting down (while holding
the stationary handgrips) so that the knees are at approximately
a 90 degree angle. With the knees positioned on either side
of the Versaclimber, start with short steps and gradually
increase to the maximum comfortable stroke.
THE KNEES MUST STRADDLE THE MACHINE
and the arms must be bent to maintain the body weight within
the base of the machine. The arms and shoulders can be exercised
by standing on the base plate in front of the Versaclimber
and driving the moveable hand grips. Palms can be in the forward
or reverse grip. Pull down with one arm and resist with the
other arm, or push and pull with one arm while resisting with
the other arm. During this activity, a full range of cyclic
rates and stroke lengths can be selected to exercise the upper
body only. These isolated exercises can be performed as an
interval exercise during your regular aerobic workout.
Nothing Beats a VersaClimber — It's
Total Body, It's Effective, It's Space Efficient & It's
Made in the USA!
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