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For Our Vets
~ Memorial Day, May 27, 2013 to July 31, 2013 ~
Original SANDDUNE™ is offering
30% off the regular price of $279.00
to US Veterans.
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For Our Vets
~ Memorial Day, May 27, 2013 to July 31, 2013 ~
Original SANDDUNE™ is offering
30% off the regular price of $279.00
to US Veterans.
sam.gov Vendor
Mindful Morning start #2
Now that you have finished your initial body rolling, gently draw your knees to your chest, holding them together or slightly apart, whichever is comfortable, as best you can. Hold for a count of 30. Now, gently rock back and forth on your back. Do not roll over to your side like you did in the first warm up exercise. This movement is done on a flat back. Do this 6-10 times, more if you like. In a second variation, hold your knees and mimic a walking motion while you are doing the gentle rock described above with your head slightly elevated or flat. Your knees can be slightly apart or wide as is comfortable for you. You’ll feel this massage in your upper and middle back as well as the lower back while warming up the hip flexors.
Exercise option to add to your regimen
Why should I try using the SANDDUNE™ instead of the treadmill or elliptical trainer all the time?
SANDDUNE™ is a molded foam exercise device comprised of a blend of two different foam densities. One density allows you to sink into the SANDDUNE™ and the other pushes your foot back up. If walking or exercising on conventional surfaces causes you pain or discomfort in your joints, either during the activity or afterwards, you will be amazed at how comfortable walking on the SANDDUNE™ feels. Especially after wearing high heels or heavy work boots it is an immediate relief and comfort to step on the SANDDUNE™. The uniqueness of its form, angles and materials combined, offer the body greater opportunity to incorporate a higher degree of participation of the small, forgotten muscles involved in proprioceptive system and allows better mobility in the hip joints, knees, ankles and feet.
How does SANDDUNE™ work?
The Original SANDDUNE™ enables your ability to respond to your environment like no other piece of exercise equipment. It challenges your response by providing a “mobile” walking surface that is constantly shifting and changing due to the movement of your own body. It wakes up your senses that tell you where you are in space, how much effort is required and which muscles you need to use to maintain balance. Walking in place on the SANDDUNE™ requires your muscles and brain to react both quickly and constantly. Faster reaction time improves your balance, coordination and mobility. This translates into better reflexes and improved use of your body in general.
Exercise on the SANDDUNE
The SANDDUNE™ feels great to the feet and body but be aware to start with a workout suited to your fitness level using care. If you are not able to begin with the 15 minutes a day, twice a day as suggested, and 5 minutes twice a day is your cap, that’s great! That’s your threshold to begin your road to fitness! If you are building or rebuilding strength, try getting on the SANDDUNE for 1 or 2 minutes sporadically throughout the day building from there. Walk by, hop on, go for a quick jog. The key is knowing your body’s capabilities. If under a doctor’s care, talk to your doctor or therapist about your desired goals-they are part of your team on your of building or rebuilding your body.
Because the SANDDUNE™ is made up of hundreds of thousands of reciprocating cells that allow air to be forced out and drawn back in, it takes effort to resist the resistance you are creating by compressing the pads. The elasticity of the apparatus, together with the patented design, compressed from any angle, centers the point of compression so that the energy enters and exits through the same spot. Cells that are compressed last, rebound first, funneling and redefining the energy transfer back to the point of origin. It just does not feel like an effort until you get going, like walking in the deep sand at the beach after 10 or 15 minutes.
Original SANDDUNE™ 