Bowflex TreadClimber TC5 Owner's Manual page 11

Warm-Up *
Before you use your TreadClimber
prepare your body for the workout:
Dynamic Knee Hug
Stand with the feet together. Bring one knee forward and up
toward the chest. Place the hands around the shin and pull
the knee into the chest. Release the stretch by putting the foot
on the fl oor. Each repetition of the sequence should take 1 to 3
seconds. Repeat as a continuous, controlled, fl uid sequence 10
or 20 times. Repeat the stretch with the other leg.
Dynamic Knee Bend
Stand with the feet together. Raise the heel of one foot toward
the gluteals. Release the stretch by putting the foot on the fl oor.
Each repetition of the sequence should take 1 to 3 seconds.
Repeat as a continuous, controlled, fl uid sequence 10 or 20
times. Repeat the stretch with the other leg.
Dynamic Knee Kick
Stand tall and hold one leg up with the hands at hip height,
keeping the knee bent. Hold onto a wall for balance with one
hand, if necessary. Straighten the knee as far as comfortably
possible. Release the stretch by bending the knee. Each repeti-
tion of the sequence should take 1 to 3 seconds. Repeat as a
continuous, controlled, fl uid sequence 10 or 20 times. Repeat
the stretch with the other leg.
fi tness machine, consider doing these dynamic warm-up stretches, which will help
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