A gyroball is a motion therapy device designed to exercise the hands, the wrists and the entire upper body without the need for batteries, springs or any external power supply. Thanks to an internal spinning gyro that can make the ball seem to weigh more than 30 lbs., the gyroball, a small fist-sized plastic ball, delivers resistance designed to build muscle strength. How fast you spin the gyro determines the level of resistance during exercises.
Grip
To strengthen your fingers and grip strength, hold the gyroball with your fingertips and try to spin the gyro using only your fingers. You can vary the finger movements in speed and action to control the difficulty. This exercise can be help mountain climbers, pianists and anyone else who requires finger strength and dexterity.
Wrists
The gyroball can help strengthen the wrists. Hold the ball deep in your hand so it's pressed against your palm. While maintaining a strong grip on the ball, hold your arm straight out in front of you and rotate your wrist in a circular motion, first clockwise and then counterclockwise. You might also bend your wrists up and down or rock them from side to side.
Forearms
For increased emphasis on the forearms, hold the gyroball with an extended arm and attempt to keep the gyro spinning while rotating your arm in and out at the elbow, as if turning a doorknob. Try to keep the wrist as still as possible to concentrate all the resistance on the forearm muscles.
Biceps
You can do bicep exercises with a gyroball. Get the gyroball spinning and then hold the ball out to your side with a bent elbow, positioning your arm as though you were making a muscle. Holding the gyroball in that position will force the muscles of the upper arm to fire and flex to maintain stability against the spinning gyro.
Triceps
Hold your arm down at you side and secure a strong grip on the gyroball. Position the back of your hand facing forward. Now rotate your arm so the back of your hand points behind you. Continue rotating your arm in the same fashion to keep the gyro spinning and to tax the triceps, providing an intense workout for the back of the upper arm.
Shoulders
With a strong grip on a spinning gyroball, extend your arm straight out to your side. From this position, you can strengthen the shoulder muscles by either lifting the arm up and down or by rotating the arm in small circles, first clockwise and then counterclockwise.
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