Hey everybody it's Doctor Jo, and it's
product review time again. The folks at
Freory sent me their ab roller wheel and
jump rope.
Let's get started.
So the jump rope here is awesome because
you can use it not only as a jump rope,
but you can use it kind of as a
stretch strap as well.
So it's really nice,
you can use it for a bunch of different
things, but the highlight here I would
say is the ab roller wheel. If you
haven't used one of these before, it's
gonna work you out. It's going to get those
abs really working very hard because you
have to use your abs. You really can't
use anything else, but what I think is
awesome about this particular one is not
only that it's green, which is my
favorite color, but it has the grips on
the handles are nice and comfortable. It's
not just a hard plastic, it's got a nice
foam on it to protect you.
So the grip isn't uncomfortable while
you're focusing on those ABS it's really
nice. I also like the fact that it has
two wheels versus just 1. I've tried
something with just the one, and it's
much more difficult because it's it's
off balance a little bit more, so I like
the 2 to kind of stabilized you just a
little bit because it's hard enough to
do as it is, and so I feel like this is a
good way to start and get going and and
use this one. And the the wheels are
very smooth rolling. You can see it is
pretty easy to roll them and that's nice
as well because again when you're really
focusing on doing that ab work, you want
it to be a smooth motion. You don't want
to be going "er, er ,er" as you're going because
then that makes it even harder. So it's a
nice smooth motion as well and I really
like all of that. And I'll show you how
to do that in just a second, but
don't laugh at me because mine might not
be as pretty as others, but I will show
you some stuff. And you have the jump
rope here which is also really nice
because, like I said, you can use it as
kind of a stretch strap as well, so it's
really nice in that since we're it's a
multi-purpose kind of thing. What I also
really like about it, as you can see here,
with the handles you can adjust them
very easily. You just loosen up the screw,
and then you can just slide this down to
whatever height
that you wanted to. So if you're in a
multi-person household with people with
different heights, you can change it
pretty easily and then everybody can use
it because you want to be that specific
height right underneath your armpits
when you're jumping. And the material
it's made out of is kind of a coated
wiring which is really nice too because
it's going to last a long time it's very
durable. And then these little caps on
the end are really nice because you can
kind of take them off, and if you are
just using it for yourself, you adjust
the height, kind of clip it, and then put
the cap back on so it works really well
for that too. And you can also not only
use it to like stretch out your
hamstrings, your calf things like that,
but you can stretch your arms as well by
just, you know, I'm taking it here
stretching over one way, get a little bit
of your lats going like that, so you can
use it to stretch yourself out as well.
So jump rope great for cardio, rope
itself good for stretching and
everything else.
Now i'm going to show you some stuff
with the ab roller wheel, and you can do it
using your arms some people use it with
her feet, you can do it from standing
going down, I'm going to show you some
stuff from my knees. So the standard
position is starting from your knees and
going straight all the way out. Now
um I don't think i'm going to go all the
way out because it's really really
difficult, but you want to work up to it
because it again it's a lot harder than
you think because you're using your core
the whole time. You're not really
able to use anything else because the
wheel's moving. You can't really use your
arms, can't push up with your arms, you
have to use your abdominal muscles to
pull yourself back up. So just starting
off on your knees and then kind of going
down and then coming back up.
So what's also nice is you can go at an
angle to get your obliques and coming
back again. I'm not going super far down
this is just kind of like a warm-up to
start off with, and then going down and
coming back up.
You can also, like I said, do from
standing. I won't show you that, that
would be something that you can work up
to and you can also do some people like
to get into a plank position.
So this is just kind of a shortened area
and then a higher level would be
actually moving it some and coming back.
So again super hard making those abs
work. I would say if you have this, this
is probably the only ab work that you
need to do. If you have an injury, you might
want to really start modified check with
your doctor or physical therapist to
make sure it's okay to start using. So
there you have it. If you have any
questions, leave in the comment section.
If you're interested in purchasing the
set which comes with the ab roller wheel
the jump rope and a carrying bag, you can
go to our website askdoctorjo.com/freoryabwheel
Remember be safe,
work those abs safely, have fun, and I hope you feel better soon.