Slendertone EVERVIVE Instruction Manual page 5

SLENDERTONE PROFESSIONAL MUSCLE CONDITIONER PROGRAMS
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XERCISE ROGRAMS
The professional muscle conditioner has three programs for warming-up and exercising your
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muscles.
Exercise Preparation - Program 1
This program gently warms up the muscles prior to exercise. It uses a technique called "twitch potentiation"
to prepare muscle fibers for exercise. It feels like a rhythmic massage. Increase the intensity until you
get a strong but comfortable muscle movement.
Build Endurance - Program 5
This program uses a low frequency pulse train which favours slow twitch fibers. It develops their aerobic
capacity and capillary supply and thereby improves fatigue resistance during long duration moderate
intensity exercise. The exercise comprises an alternating sequence of work and rest phases lasting
several seconds. Increase the intensity until you get a strong and deep muscle contraction. Do not exceed
your comfort level.
Muscle Strengthening - Program 6
This program uses a pulse frequency appropriate to fast twitch muscle fibers. It improves their anaerobic
capacity and is used for improving maximum muscle strength. The exercise comprises a sequence of
work phases separated by longer relaxation phases. Increase the stimulation intensity until you get a
strong and deep contraction. Do not exceed your comfort level.
P -E R :
OST XERCISE ECOVERY
Your professional muscle conditioner has three programs for active recovery following exercise.
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Active Recovery 1 - Program 2
This program produces muscle twitches at very low frequency and it feels like a tapping massage.
This stimulates blood flow and helps speed up the removal of lactic acid as it accelerates the exchange
between the blood supply and the muscle fibers. As a result, the muscles recover more quickly from
fatigue, becoming more relaxed with reduced stiffness. Use it after intense exercise to promote recovery
and relaxation.
Active Recovery 2 - Program 3
This 20-minute program is similar to Active Recovery 1 except that the muscle twitch rate slows down
during the session. It feels like a tapping massage, but softer than Active Recovery 1
Active Recovery 3 - Program 4
This form of stimulation activates the muscle in a rhythmic motion in a short contraction/ relaxation
cycle. It feels like a kneading massage and is smoother than the other active recovery programs.
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YOUR SLENDERTONE CONTROL UNIT
Your professional muscle conditioner has been designed for
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ease of use. The function of each button on the control unit is explained
below. The unit emits a high tone for a valid key press and a low tone for an
invalid key press.
1. On/Off (Pause) Button: ( )
You must press and hold this button for 2 seconds to switch your unit on
and off. Pressing it briefly will pause/ unpause the session
2. Intensity Controls:
Each intensity control corresponds to the pads on that side of the unit.
Press the upper half of either button ( ) to increase the intensity. Press
the lower button ( ) to decrease the intensity.
3. Program Button: ( P )
The Program button lets you select your required treatment program (see page 8 for program details).
4. Lock Button:
When you find a suitable intensity level, press the Lock button to lock the intensity controls, preventing
accidental changes in the intensity level. Press again to unlock the controls. Pressing this button will
also lock the Trigger so that it can't be used.
5.Trigger:
When the Trigger is pressed, the unit enters a contraction cycle which continues for as long as the
button is pressed. When the button is released the unit enters a relaxation cycle. To revert to the normal
program parameters, press an intensity key.
YOUR SLENDERTONE DISPLAY
Each professional muscle conditioner has a unique
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display which lets you check the session time, contraction/
relaxation phases, program number and the battery status.
1. Lock is active, prevents accidental changes to the
intensity levels.
2. Pad Contact Indicator, activated when poor lead-to-pad
or pad-to-skin connection is detected.
3. During a session the intensity bars will rise and fall with the contraction/relaxation cycle on
each channel.
4. Displays the length of time left in the current session.
5. Indicates the battery power remaining.
6. Clock symbol appears when unit is switched on to indicate your total treatment time to date.
7. Indicates which treatment program you are running.
8. Trigger mode enabled.
9. Pause indicator, appears when a session has been paused.
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