|
Teeter Hang Ups F5000 Inversion Table | 
| Brand: Teeter Hang Ups
Category: Sports
List Price: $379.99
Buy Used: $220.00
as of 9/9/2010 05:58 EDT details
You Save: $159.99 (42%)
Seller: Dr Doc
Rating:  77 reviews
Sales Rank: 45353
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.6
Dimensions (in): 50.2 x 29.7 x 5.6
MPN: 1510
Model: F5000 Table
UPC: 759265004215
EAN: 0759265004215
ASIN: B000DN7IY0
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Features:
| • | Adjustable roller hinges allow you to pre-select three levels of rotation | | • | Comfortable ankle clamps hold you securely while inverting; usable with optional gravity boots | | • | Removable, washable nylon mat with triple-stitched seams removes easily for cleaning | | • | 85% preassembled and includes tools for assembly; folds easily for storage | | • | Five-year warranty |
|
| Accessories:
|
| Similar Items:
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
This unique product is designed to relieve back pain, reduce stress, stimulate circulation and increase oxygen supply to the brain. It enables the body to stretch, reduces muscle pain and provides balance and orientation training. Inversion therapy releases shoulder tension, eases tension headaches, stimulates mental alertness, increases skin and hair health and reduces the effects of again caused by gravity and poor circulation. The conversion kit allows you to use the inversion table with gravity boots. Consult your physician before using inversion therapy.
Amazon.com Product Description
If you're plagued by back pain, stiff joints, or suffer from stress overload, consider the Teeter Hang Ups F5000 inversion table, which helps to counter the effects of too much time spent sitting, standing, or moving repetitively. It's also a great way to add extra crunch to exercises like sit-ups. The F5000 is specially engineered to provide a comfortable and secure inversion experience. The equipment features heat-treated, high quality carbon steel and triple-plated chrome. The Teeter Hang Ups F5000 rotates on a pivot system. With simple arm movements (rotation is accomplished by shifting the weight of the arms), the table easily rotates to any comfortable angle. The smooth rotation allows for oscillation and intermittent traction. Adjustable roller hinges allow you to pre-select three levels to control the aggressiveness of rotation, and the tether strap allows you to pre-select the maximum angle of inversion. Comfortable ankle clamps hold you securely while inverting. Additional support can be gained by use of the optional Teeter Hang Ups Gravity Boots. It's able to lock at full 90 degrees inversion (this is only possible when using the more aggressive roller hinge setting). While at 90 degrees, you can perform inverted sit-ups and squats. The table is self-controlled and can be unlocked with simple arm movements. Feature Detail: - Removable, washable nylon mat with triple-stitched seams removes easily for cleaning
- Teflon embedded epoxy-coated roller hinges for guaranteed smooth rotation with no squeaks for the life of the table; patented cam locks ensure proper assembly
- Durable, injection-coated rubber hand grips feature an embossed guide to the angles of inversion
- Adjustable tether strap allows you to preset the tether strap for worry-free inversion to any angle
- Heat treated high quality carbon steel used in key structural components for increased strength and durability
- Curved foam ankle clamps offer a unique design that allows for greater comfort and security while inverted
- Self-locking hinges secure the table bed to the A-frame for improved security and portability
- De-rattler knob reduces shaft movement to allow for quiet, shift-free rotation--the only design on the market to structurally engage the main shaft
- Triple-plated chrome main shaft with steel wall thickness at least 20 percent greater than any main shaft on the market. Features embossed height markers in both inches and centimeters for easy adjustment
- Height capacity: 4'8" to 6'6"
- Weight capacity: 300 pounds
- Assembled dimensions: 45 x 28 x 58 inches
- Folded dimensions: 66 x 28 x 14 inches
The F5000 Inversion Table folds compactly for storage in a closet or in a corner. The nylon mat can be removed for washing. Every table comes with an instructional DVD and laminated owner's manual. Manufacturer's Warranty
Five-year warranty covers all components 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.
|
| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 77
 Long-term owner October 8, 2006
Professor (Dallas, TX United States)
122 out of 123 found this review helpful
I'm 42 and have had one of these for I'm guessing 12 years. Before that, I was using some inversion boots. I use this almost every evening. I got it because after heavy jet-ski riding in my 20's, I had some nerves pinched in my lower back. The doc wanted to put me on medication. The chiropracter wanted to crack my back 3 times $$$ per week. I tried my own solution - inversion. During all these years of inversion, I've never really felt a back or neck pain. Haven't had any side effects from its use. When someone new get on it, they usually don't like it. It takes your body a while to used used to being upside down. I like to invert before going out in the evening - perks you up taking a load off your spine. IMO, this is an under-recognized anti-aging device. This is a good model to buy - looks like it hasn't changed since I purchased mine a long time ago.
Beating back pain August 22, 2006
J. Lacefield (Georgia, USA)
55 out of 56 found this review helpful
I bought this table to relieve the pain from a pinched nerve in my neck. It worked so well, I loaded into my Honda when I visited my mom for a week. She tried it for relief of her sciatica. (She's 68 years young.) It worked so well, I left it behind for her to use and bought myself another one!
The quality is excellent. It's heavy enough to feel solid but still light enough that I can move it. It adjusts easily for multiple users. It takes up a lot of space but folds up small enough to go in a closet. It's GREAT!!
Teeter Hang-Up July 12, 2006
J. Brown (Alabama)
30 out of 31 found this review helpful
I have scoliosis that causes painful pressure on my sciatic nerve. Using the Teeter Hang-up a few minutes each day helps relieve the pain and has enabled me to sleep better at night.
Its works right away and is great quality November 12, 2006
Jon Wong (wa state)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
This product does just as advertised. It assembles very easy and the quality is top notch. Motions are easily achieved just by moving your arms up and down a little. You can literally feel the effects from the 1st time you use it. Your body will let you know its working thats for sure. I went way over what a 1st timer should use and felt it the next day ( in a good way). My back was stretched, legs muscles felt better and a overall feel of being more limber. This product is not the cheapest out there but give it a try, its completely worth a few bucks more than the competition. Prior to this I bought another brand but returned it quickly due to pain from the ankle clamps. The inversion angles and motions were not even in the same league as the F5000. The teeter brand of inversion products is simply a wonderful purchase.
Hanging by one's heels feels good July 6, 2008
Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA)
29 out of 32 found this review helpful
NOTE: The maximum height for any user of this table is 6'6", the minimum is 4'8". Maximum weight: 300 pounds.
We tend to sit all day (and have a long commute.) After a while, my spine feels "crunched" down and I get upper back pain. I've found that inverting gives me a good stretch, is really relaxing. I like the Teeter Inversion table better than others I've seen.
The reason to use an inversion table is to stretch your spine. Normally, you stand and your legs and pelvis and stomach support the spine. When you sit, you increase the pressure on the spine by resting on your coccyx (tailbone). So for people who sit all day, inversion can actually act like traction, using gravity to pull the vertebrae and decompress the spine.
As you hang or lean at various angles from 20 degrees to 90 degrees -- totally upside down, your head gets more blood, your stomach muscles lengthen and stretch and your shoulders relax because you put your arms fully over your head.
You can gradually build up your angle from 20 degrees, allowing you to adjust to the new feeling in your head and spine. You can use the table to do rocking (down to your set angle, back up to level or vertical) or you can do intermittent traction (1-2 minutes down, 1/2 minute up.) In the fully suspended 90 degree position, your body is literally hanging by your ankles and you can do twists, sit-ups, squats and back arches. This is not possible in the shallower angle positions as you are lying on the table in those positions as opposed to freely hanging with spine straight.
You may not use any bands, weights or other equipment while on the table. You MUST wear tie shoes with flat, even soles (no thick soles, no high tops.) A standard pair of trainers (running or walking shoes) with ties works just fine. I find THICK socks (Thorlo type) are a must--like hiking socks. I wear these with my trainers and I have no issues with ankle pain in the ankle holders (I do have thin ankles.) For some people, the adjustable clamp may be painful and you may want to buy the optional boots and bar. This adds quite a bit to the cost, but may be worth it, depending on your anatomy.
The table is a flat, nylon bed resting on a steel A-frame. The bed rotates like a teeter-totter. There is an ankle clamp on the bottom to hold your feet securely, and a pin lock height adjustment to set the table to the right height for you, which may be 1 or 2 inches above or below your actual height, depending on your center of gravity. There are handles (extended or normal) for the arms. There is an "anti-rattle" adjustment screw to prevent unwanted shimmy.
The table is not powered; you operate it with your body weight, using your arms to add upper body weight to take you down to your desired position.
A safety strap can be used to limit inversion to set degrees such as 20, 40 or 60 degrees. The table will automatically stop and the maximum degree you set and prevent you from inverting more than is comfortable for you.
When starting out, have a friend to stay with you in case of dizziness or other discomfort. We also notify each other if we go down to our basement gym to "hang out." In case we get faint or otherwise feel ill, the other person is on alert to come rescue us. I'd recommend you have someone to check in on your or AT LEAST have your cell phone on you!
The Teeter Hang Ups comes with a 90 page book (Better Body) on inversion and a 14 minute video on set up, safety and recommended use. The DVD is really helpful, so don't neglect to watch it. The unit also comes with a laminated use guide that clips to the table with a chain. T
There are accessories available such as the gravity boots mentioned earlier, that allow full inversion to be more comfortable on the ankles. The standard ankle clamp is a soft rubber cup in back of the ankle, with a pin-lock rubber padded bar for the top of the instep. When locked into the clamp, your foot is secured above the ankle bone by firm pressure. It seems you have to add a t-bar to use the gravity boots. The boots also afford a gentler angle to the joints, so if you have joint problems and find the ankle clamp uncomfortable, you might want to spring for the extra $100 it costs to upgrade to the boots.
We don't bother to fold it up, because it's in our basement gym, but it could fit in the corner of a master bedroom. If you are limited in space, you can fold it up. This would be a pain in my opinion, but you do what you must.
I like to do the intermittent traction most of the time. This is rocking up and down gently, to provide traction and release. I do like the full inversion or at least the 60 degrees. It did not take me long to get used to being upside down.
In summary, when I'm feeling my back is a bit stiff and painful, the inversion table makes me feel better. It's a nice way to relax.
Showing reviews 1-5 of 77
|
|
|
The Best Online Shopping Store! | |
© 2009 Discounted Inversion Table. All rights reserved.
