Posts Tagged ‘osteoporosis’

Monday Morning Scoop: Give a gift even Scrooge will like!

December 12th, 2011
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Christmas is just around the corner, there are now only 13 days left till Santa comes rumblin’ down that chimney. For those that haven’t quite checked everyone off their holiday gift list, why don’t you considering giving the gift of Hyperwear this season!

Believe it or not, there’s a Hyperwear product perfect for every person in your family.

Still looking for a gift for grandma or grandpa? Well, look no further than the Hyper Vest PRO! Numerous studies have proven the effectiveness of weighted vest in preventing and treating osteoporosis. Thin, comfortable and allowing for complete range of motion, the Hyper Vest PRO is the perfect gift for adults of all ages looking to stay fit, no matter what type of activity their doing.

Need a present for the child that has everything. Then wrap up a WaterBell, the gift that keeps on giving. Hyperwear’s newest product is similar to the SandBell and SteelBell, but instead contains a water-filled balloon inside its neoprene sleeve. Sloshing water inside the Bell makes it challenging and fun to hold steady, catch and throw. Playing with this product is so fun kids will forget they’re also getting a workout in!

Lastly, for the sports fanatic, animal obsessed, workout enthusiast, never-satisfied, crafts loving, or crazy-uncle-twice removed person left on your gift list, you can’t go wrong giving a SandBell or SteelBell. These products are guaranteed to bring a smile to their recipient’s face!

With endless workout possibilities, you can be sure the person who receives this jack pot of a gift can spend all year exercising and never get bored. Heck, you can even take the SandBell outside after unwrapping all the gifts and do a fun SandBell challenge to get everyone in the family moving around and having fun! And don’t worry, even if that crazy uncle doesn’t exercise you can sign him up to receive the weekly Hyper Training Lab videos so he can start building his SandBell exercise arsenal.

So, get to shopping! And don’t forget, now through December 31 receive 20% off ALL in-stock products online!!

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Osteopenia and Hyper Vest PRO weight vest

May 10th, 2011
,,,,, - Hot Topic Tuesday - Hyper Vest PRO - osteopenia - osteoporosis - weight bearing exercise - weight vest

I had the most delightful conversation with a customer yesterday!  Our customers are truly amazing, interesting people and I love it when I get the chance to chat with them!  Feel free to contact us anytime you have questions or ideas or just want to tell us about some really cool you did with your Hyper Wear products!

Anyway, Melinda called bright and early Monday morning.  Just before the weekend, she was told she had Osteopenia and was given some options.  Her doctor said she could take the recommended drugs or try an alternative.  Melinda did not like the sound of the side effects of the drugs, so she went the alternative route.  She needed to do weight bearing exercise and walking her little 115-pound, 5′3″ self around was not enough weight to bear!  Her doctor then recommended that she load up a backpack with soup cans and carry it around as much as possible throughout the day.

Melinda’s response: “Soup cans?  Really?  I think we can do a little better than that!”

So she did some research online and found our Hyper Vest PRO.  I don’t want to put words in her mouth, but I think Melinda felt it was perfect for what she needed.  She could wear it pretty much all day, hidden under her clothes if she so desired.  A backpack full of soup cans is a little harder to wear discreetly!  She also liked that it wouldn’t hinder her normal activities.  In addition, we both felt like something that fits snugly on your entire core is of far greater benefit than something that, by its very design, pulls on your back and shoulders.

The applications for the Hyper Vest PRO are so vast, it sometimes makes me try to think of things it would not be good for simply because that list is so much shorter!

So, if you have Osteopenia or Osteoporosis, talk to your doctor about the benefits of wearing a weighted vest and then give us a call…I’d love to chat with you about it!!

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Weighted Vests proven to be of benefit for older women

November 6th, 2008
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Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, Vol 53, Issue 1 M53-M58, Copyright © 1998 by The Gerontological Society of America
JOURNAL ARTICLE

Weighted vest exercise improves indices of fall risk in older women

JM Shaw and CM Snow
Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Utah, USA. Janet.Shaw@health.utah.edu

BACKGROUND: Bone mass and fall propensity are two major risk factors for hip fracture. Our intent was to determine if weight-bearing exercises with added resistance from weighted vests would improve dynamic balance, muscle strength and power, and bone mass in postmenopausal women, thereby reducing risk for falls and hip fracture.

METHODS: Forty-four nonsmoking, community-dwelling, Caucasian women aged 50-75 years participated in the study. All participants were at least 5 years past menopause and most were estrogen-deplete (n = 36). Bone mass and body composition were assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, muscular strength by isokinetic dynamometry, muscular power by modified Wingate Anaerobic Power Test, and indices of postural stability by dynamic posturography. Half of the subjects participated in a 9-month regimen of weight-bearing exercises performed three times a week that emphasized lower-body muscle strength and power development. Resistance was added progressively and individually by the use of a weighted vest. Controls maintained customary diet and activity patterns.

RESULTS: Significant improvements were observed for indices of lateral stability, lower-body muscular strength (16-33% increase), muscular power (13% increase), and leg lean mass (3.5% increase) in exercisers vs controls (p < .05). No significant changes (p > .05) were detected for femoral neck bone mass in exercisers or controls at the conclusion of the trial.

CONCLUSIONS: Lower body exercise, using a weighted vest for resistance, provides an effective means of improving key indices of falls in postmenopausal women.

The Hyper Vest is superior to other weighted vests in many ways.  With the Hyper Vest, the user can add weight incrementally, adjust the vest to be as tight or as loose as desired, wear the snug-fitting vest under her clothing, and enjoy freedom of movement for virtually any movement.

If you’re interested in reading more about Weight Bearing and Osteoporosis, click here.

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