What's your opinion. Should everybody have one even if with no back problems?

Some benefits I Google out:

1. Maintains your height. Regularly inverting will help you avoid the "shrinkage" others your age are showing because of the cumulative effect of gravity over a lifetime.

2. Improves circulation. When you're inverted, your body can circulate your blood aided by gravity rather than having to work against it. In addition, with inversion, gravity helps the lymphatic system clear faster, easing the aches and pains of stiff muscles.

3. Relieves stress. A full-body stretch feels rejuvenating! And the inversion table makes that relaxation easier to attain than climbing on a jungle gym or taking a yoga class. Many people sleep better with regular inversion therapy.

4. Heightens mental alertness. Any upside-down activity increases the supply of oxygen to the brain, which many authorities believe helps you maintain mental sharpness.

5. Increases flexibility and range of motion. With inversion, your joints stay healthy and supple, so that you can easily remain as active as you were in your younger years.

6. Improves posture. The stretch that comes with reversing the direction of gravity helps you sit, stand and move with more ease and grace.

I had one then ended up selling it, i can't remember why i did.

Think i tried sitting relatively upside down and didn't like the blood rushing to my head. Plus i read a few things about them but its been so long i can't remember.

Let me know how you get on if you do try one Panchito.

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thanks for sharing your experience. Yes, I got one on the way All this health wave is making me do weird things, like now buying an inversion table. Hope it is good investment. I did got one in a very good price and the next day the price went up like $78 (amazon).

I've always been facinated by these, never tried one though. Let us know your experiences with it. I may purchase one as well.

Ok no prob. The table is supposed to arrive next Monday. So, sometime next week I'll be rolling upside down

This is the one I got:

Ironman Gravity 4000 Inversion Table

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$198 free shipping no taxes. I could have got a cheaper one but I think I'll like the extra thickness of the tubing (don't want to invert on a walmart ironing board). I am surprised to see so many stars in all these inversion tables. My gut feeling tells me they must do something good.

i have one and love it .. do not hang completely upside down the first few weeks .. at least not unsupervised .. people have been known to pass out lol

ease into it

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist

errrr...the inversion table does not arrive till next Monday The quoted previous Monday was only an estimate. So the table will arrive a week late.

I did tried to stretch on the gym (but not on an inversion table) and I was able to feel the rejuvenating effect they talk about. I can't wait. I talk to people and they told me to measure my height before and after. They told me you grow taller. Cool!

Just watch incase you have any cardiovascular issues Panchito or anyone you know does and wants a shot of the table. its contraindicated for use with those with cardiovascular disease, strokes etc. You've probably read that already and it says in the instructions but i thought i would say just incase.

Wouldn't mind seeing if you get any height gains though , heard others have from discs uncompressing.

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thanks plifer! As far as I know I don't have any disease but it is good to know.

Its something about the pressure pooling in the head from what ive read, makes it contraindicated for those who've had strokes and that.

I really shouldn't have sold mine now, i ended up going to the chiro instead which in the long run wasn't worth it. So im interested how you get on, especially posture wise.

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If I squat on my knees for a while and all the sudden I get up, then I can get light headed (I haven't felt in a long time though). But I would imagine that being upside would do the opposite.

I too would like to find out about posture. I suffer from a disease called laziness and I don't sit like I am supposed to (end up with egg shape) The table could save me

Haha panchito, i also suffer from excessive laziness at times lol.

That is known as postural or orthostatic hypotension due to the adrenals not kicking in. The light headedness upon standing, i used to get that real bad when i had severe adrenal fatigue.

Ive heard good things about posture with the inversion table.

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GOT IT!!!!

This is a Heavy Duty table. Nice industrial finish. Wide, heavy, and big. Very good quality. This is the mother of all tables. 35 minutes to figure out and put together. This pupy is big!

I tried it already and I could not resist not going fully upside down I hear a pop! It does leave you relaxed, but also a very light nausea for 5 minutes or so (the relax part last longer). Will try another 5 minutes before going to bed and after waking up. Never been stretched like this before. Forgot to measure myself before starting

OK. This morning was much better. No signs of nausea (sea sickness) after a 5 min session. I can do 180 degrees inversions without trouble.

During sleep last night, I felt as if my body was growing! Then during a short walk this morning, I felt my posture had improved to the better. I did not have to make any effort to walk with a more straight back. Don't know why, but it does improve the posture specially when walking.

Things are working great. I got confident and now I also twist. When I twist or curl, I get extra pops on the back.

This table moves if I try to do abs. My head is big a creates an unbalanced point
I'll try to figure out what I can do

Panchito Wrote:
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> What's your opinion. Should everybody have one even if with no back problems?

I did the homework, and this is the one I ended up buying. I like it, but am usually too lazy to use it.
One con is it ruins the 'look' of the room......WY

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Ha-ha, WY, that is true of so much exercise equipment!

Tamukha Wrote:
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> .....that is true of so much exercise equipment!

Of course, if one could devote a whole room to nothing but exercise equipment, it might be quite attractive. Most of us don't have the space......WY
P.S. An Inversion Table should be accessible to us all.

I've not been gettting as many pops from the table than at first. I have this other device that I use at night after the table and then I get a couple more pops:

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I've also read that I need to drink more water when using the table.


Now I can get in/out without any discomfort. Before i got a little of sore muscles from the stretching. I am planning to do longer times. Now I do 5 minutes at a time I am planning to do like 15 minutes.

Yes. This table is huge but I got the space. Beauty is in the eye and the nerves