Teeter Hang Ups Gravity Boots |  | Brand: Teeter Hang Ups
Category: Sports
List Price: $99.95
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Rating:  62 reviews
Sales Rank: 1116
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Size: Gravity Boots
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.8
Dimensions (in): 12 x 9 x 7
MPN: B1-1001
Model: Gravity Boots
UPC: 759265001009
EAN: 0759265001009
ASIN: B000DLB8RU
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| • | Boot straps adjust to ankles varying several inches in diameter | | • | Removable calf loops add comfort by placing a two-degree bend in the knees to help reduce load | | • | Manufactured of a tough yet pliable blend of Du Pont Hytrel | | • | Double-lock system ensures safety and security | | • | Compatible with Teeter Hang Ups inversion racks, bars, tables |
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Product Description
Featuring super-soft foam liners and a flexible shell to minimize pressure points, the Hang Ups® Spyder Gravity Boots are designed to be used with Hang Ups'® EZ-Up Inversion Rack, Inversion Bar and F5000 Inversion Table.
Amazon.com Product Description
Teeter Hang Ups Gravity Boots provide an ankle-conforming fit through two "fine-tuning" buckles with micro-adjusting ratchets which fit the exact size and taper of your ankle. You can custom fit each inversion boot quickly; a custom fit typically takes less than 20 seconds per boot. The flexible shell is made of a tough yet pliable blend of DuPont Hytrel, which helps to minimize pressure points. A special blend of 5/8-inch foam is designed to give maximum comfort with minimum compression. Other features include: - Removable calf loops add comfort by placing a two-degree bend in the knees to help reduce the load on knee joints
- Boot straps adjust to ankles varying several inches in diameter
- Ratcheting, double-lock system ensures safety and security
- Each boot weighs only 2.5 pounds
- One size fits most
They can be used with the following Teeter Hang Ups products: the EZ-Up Inversion Rack, Inversion Bar and F5000 or F7000 Inversion Table. Manufacturer's Warranty
Full five-year warranty coverage on structural and soft parts About Teeter Hang Ups
Roger and Jennifer Teeter founded Hang Ups Inversion Products in 1981 and have been dedicated to manufacturing quality inversion products ever since. Roger and Jenny truly believe in the benefits of this simple, natural form of therapy that has been around since 400 BC. In the late 1970's, Roger tried many forms of therapy to help manage his pain. He finally discovered that by inverting, he was able to relieve his back pain and begin the road to recovery. He credits inversion for keeping him pain free, healthy, and active. Inversion has changed Roger's life, and now he is dedicated to sharing his knowledge of inversion and quality products. STL International, creator of Teeter Hang Ups brand inversion equipment, has pioneered standards for quality and performance in the inversion market. All Teeter Hang Ups F-series inversion tables are classified in accordance with UL 2601-1 (medical equipment in a clinical setting), a rigid specification that tests the structural integrity of the equipment.
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 Very Valuable tool for Back pain (read method below.) December 26, 2007
Joe Lieberman
61 out of 61 found this review helpful
I tried a couple of inversion tables but found that they weren't very comfortable on my ankles. Note: It is important to only buckle these gravity boots as loosely as you can without slipping out of them for maximum comfort (transfers pressure off achiles tendon and onto heal bone.) You can use these gravity boots with some inversion tables, but If you have the strength/coordination you may find that hanging from a bar (teeters brand) allows for more options (more hip/body movement.) Scientific studies have shown that traction is of questionable benefit, so I never bothered to persue inversion as the mechanism at play is obviously traction. However, recently, after many many years of back pain, I've started a program of inversion. I find that out of all the things I have tried (of which there are a great many), the inversion is probably the most beneficial. It hasn't cured me by any means, but it has provided some improvement. I think one thing to stress is that it is not sufficient to simply invert and lay still. Rather, it is probably much more beneficial to alternately contract the abdominals in a way that shortens your spinal length by aprox an inch or two. As if you are trying to pull your belly button up into your pelvis. or pelvic bone down into your belly button, perhaps? Do this every five or ten seconds. Not only will this strengthen your abs, but it will also fatiuge your stabalizing muscels so as to more fully stretch the spine (the abs, if not fatiuged, probably limit the stretch, as they are trying to protect the spine and hold it in place.) Also, by contracting and relexing the abs, you are likely expanding and contracting the disc space, moving fluid around the connective tissue (which has no real blood vessels of thier own.) Lastly, by doing these contractions, you may in effect be loading and unloading the spinal ligaments, which might strengthen them the way a bicep is strengthened by contracting and relaxing through bicep curls. There are many people, myself included, who believe that weak ligaments are the primary culprit in many lower back problems (even if bad discs are present....ie, many people have bad discs without problems, as shown by MRI studies.) In my case I believe it is my Sacroiliac joint ligament (si joint dysfunction.) I'm quite convinced that my improvments are not placebo in origin, as I was quite pessimistic about trying this (due to studies on traction that had me convinced this was fairly futile.) In addition to the abdominal contractions, I'd also reccomend do full inverted situps, hula type hip rotations while inverted, try to stretch the front of your hips (flexors) while inverted, and also twisting and side bending motion. It is probable that all this motion and stretching while inverted ads flexibility and elasticity to the connective tissue as well as moves fluid around. I invert twice a day for ten minutes each time.
Hang Me UP January 18, 2007
Micah Mushek (Atlanta, GA)
32 out of 33 found this review helpful
Being a bodybuilder, I hoist heavy weights all the time; a major stress especially when it comes to squats. I ordered the boots when I realized I had shrunk to 5'10.5" from being 6'0.5". I was thusly very happy when after approximately 5 weeks of hanging (5 times a week, 10-15 min intervals) that I am nearly back to my original height (6' 0.25"). I highly suggest this product as a supplement to good [emphasis on good] chiropractic care.
To those who have/will order this product, don't be discouraged if it seems to hurt your back at first; that's totally normal because your back is trying to readjust while the discs [which cushion the vertebrate] start rehydrating. Also, it will take some time to find the strap tightness that's right for your legs. Generally, tighter on the top strap and looser on the bottom is a good combination.
p.s. Hang from a real pull-up bar and make sure you have someone to spot you if you are not strong enough to pull yourself back up the bar to unlatch yourself.
These things work! September 2, 2008
Maria Diaz
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I bought these about a year ago when I threw my back and was in bed for almost a week.
I found information about Vax-D Therapy where they put you on a modern day rack system to stretch your back. I was getting ready to schedule an appointment when I found other people saying to save your money and buy an inversion table.
The Vax-D was prohibitively expensive so I started looking into Inversion Tables. I was trying to figure out where to put an inversion table when I remembered the old "Gravity Boots" from the 1980's.
Space was an issue so I decided to try these boots instead of the table.
I ordered them shipped Next-Day because I was desperate.
I used them 3 times a day and the next day I already felt better. I felt so much better that I thought the boss would think that I made up the bad back story to miss some days at work.
In about 3 days I was almost back to normal.
Working a desk job, I really should use them every day and I only remember to use them when my back starts hurting again.
I don't use the "Removable calf loops" anymore, but they were great when my back was out, since I actually held on to them to pull myself back up.
This is not for the Faint-Hearted so people who whine about them not being safe should just buy an inversion bed. This would be much gentler for them and much easier to use too.
Don't let the plastic construction fool you. These things are very sturdy, very comfortable and very safe. -- I've never felt that they would give out, break or come loose on me.
I highly recommend buying the Inversion Rack -> Teeter Hang Ups EZ Up Inversion Rack
I kicked myself for getting it -- You don't want to go through the trouble of finding an alternative way to hang from when this you could've bought that rack in the first place.
I took the time to write this review because I'd like other back pain sufferers to know about this option that they can do at home at their own time.
Again, if you're not scared and you still have the stamina to pull yourself back up when you're done, these are Highly Recommended.
If you're scared, get an inversion table and save yourself the doctor or chiropractor bills.
Great even after years of use. October 21, 2008
D. A. Sims (Hunstville, AL USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought a pair of these in 1992 for training purposes. They worked great until last year when one broke. No big deal since they lasted as long as they did under extensive use, ~15 years! I am 6'2" 220lbs. and these babies survived a lot of punishment for a while.
I just recently purchased a new pair because there is nothing like inverted crunches to chisel your abdominals. The other plus is that they really help to decompress my spine after workouts. Great simple tools that last a long time are always good in my book. Enjoy!
Great Product February 11, 2007
Lee F. Ryan
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I do upside down situps with a 50 pound vest on and a 25 pound dumbell in each hand. I weigh 185 pounds. No creaks bends or falls, great product
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