Bowflex International is well known for its fitness and training equipment and is also becoming famous for its equipment used in medical rehabilitation services. The Bowflex Versatrainer is often used to help those with limited mobility retail upper body strength as well as provide cardio workouts for its many health benefits. When the optional mat is added under the Bowflex Versatrainer, wheelchairs remain stationary while the user receives the benefits of the equipment’s versatile training aids.

It can be used for bicep curls, as a bench press or as a rowing machine, making the Bowflex Versatrainer one piece of equipment that many medical facilities are finding useful in physical rehabilitation workouts. A lap belt, tie downs and a complete training manual allow the new user to begin using the equipment immediately, without the need for complicated training guidance.

Using Bowflex’s power rod resistance technology, the Bowflex Versatrainer includes 210 pounds of resistance, capable of upgrading to 310 pounds, providing a powerful workout machine with 34 different exercise possibilities to meet the needs of just about anyone in need of physical rehabilitation. Hospitals, universities and rehabilitation centers are finding this an indispensable tool in their physical rehab departments for help with rehabilitation following injuries and ailments.

Cardio Workouts Help Recovery Patients

The rowing machine portion of the Bowflex Versatrainer can help improve circulation and through the use of a heart rate monitor when working out at home, independent of medical personnel, the equipment can monitor the user’s heart rate and sound an alarm at the end of the training session or when the heart rate reaches its goal.

The Bowflex Versatrainer can provide the low-impact workout often recommended by cardiologists as well as professional rehabilitation therapists allowing the patient to work out in the privacy of their own home. Many physicians find that patients are more willing to use the Bowflex Versatrainer at home rather than in public, providing more benefit to the patients than the standard array of equipment some medical facilities continue to use.

Many patients confined to wheelchairs may often ignore the needs of the upper body muscles and the Bowflex Versatrainer can help them maintain their strength while seated. The bicep curl and bench press arrays can help them reduce the potential of atrophied muscles while recovering from a disabling accident or illness. The Bowflex Versatrainer is rapidly becoming the equipment of choice for rehab patients as they can build their upper body strength, while waiting for full recovery.