Dr. Cory On KAATSU Yoga Arms

For who? Work from home employees, competitive athletes, retirees
For what? Functional mobility, recovery, strength, mobility, yoga, KAATSU At Home



Cory Keirn DPT, using the KAATSU Cycle 2.0 and KAATSU Air Bands on his arms, shows how KAATSU the Original BFR can be used including doing yoga at the beach.

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Dr. Cory On Jumping Rope With KAATSU - Legs

For who? Student-athletes, competitive athletes
For what? Stamina, strength, flexibility, mobility, balance, KAATSU At Home



Cory Keirn DPT explains and showcases how the KAATSU Cycle 2.0 and the KAATSU Air Bands can be used for aerobic purposes.

"...simple and easy...use your speed triangle...no jump rope, no problem."
"...my calves are catching their breath...just do some light hopping..."
"...keep moving and pumping those calves...let's do some single-leg stuff..."
"This is a great way to get a great workout in little time."

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Dr. Cory On Jumping Rope With KAATSU - Arms

For who? Competitive athletes, work-at-home parents
For what? Rehabilitation, functional movement, strength, flexibility, mobility, KAATSU At Home



Cory Keirn DPT explains and showcases how the KAATSU Cycle 2.0 and the KAATSU Air Bands can be used for aerobic purposes.

"I don't have a jumping rope, but I got my KAATSU..."
"All that I am really doing is just pumping my calves..."
"...shift, shift...swivel, swivel, tap, tap...getting a little lateral movement in there...I got my arms pumping...stick with me..."

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Dr. Cory On What Experienced Athletes Can Do With KAATSU

For who? Competitive athletes, student-athletes, masters athletes
For what? Strength, functional movement, mobility, flexibility, warm-up, balance, wellness



Cory Keirn DPT, a veteran trainer and physical therapist from the World Wrestling Entertainment and Philadelphia Phillies, demonstrates different exercises that can be done with the KAATSU Cycle 2.0 and KAATSU Air Bands as part of any athletic performance regimen with KAATSU Fitness, the original BFR.

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Dr. Cory Doing KAATSU Aqua

For who? Injured competitive athletes, retirees, work-at-home parents
For what? Rehabilitation, recovery, strength, mobility, KAATSU Aqua



Cory Keirn DPT demonstrates using the KAATSU Cycle 2.0 and the KAATSU Aqua Bands for an at-home workout based on the principles and protocols of KAATSU the original BFR.

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Dr. Cory Using The KAATSU Cycle 2.0 For Lower Body Warm-up

For who? Work-at-home employees, student-athletes, competitive athletes, retirees
For what? Functional mobility, recovery, strength, mobility, KAATSU At Home



Cory Keirn DPT explains how the KAATSU Cycle 2.0 can be used for a lower body warm-up based on the principles and protocols of KAATSU the original BFR.

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Dr. Cory On Sharing A KAATSU Cycle 2.0 - Partner Workouts

For who? Work-at-home employees, student-athletes, competitive athletes
For what? Functional movement, strength, flexibility, mobility, KAATSU At Home







Cory Keirn DPT and his wife Shelby do partner workouts in their home gym with KAATSU the original BFR. They use 2 separate sets of KAATSU Air Bands (a medium set for her and a large set for him) while sharing 1 KAATSU Cycle 2.0 unit. They demonstrate how to share the KAATSU Cycle 2.0 unit while working out together with a spinning bike, TRX straps, dumbbells, kettlebells, resistance bands, and a variety of body weight exercises.

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Dr. Cory On KAATSU Yoga Legs

For who? Mothers, student-athletes, competitive athletes, retirees, work-from-home employees
For what? Functional mobility, recovery, strength, mobility, yoga, KAATSU At Home



Cory Keirn DPT, using the KAATSU Cycle 2.0 and KAATSU Air Bands on his legs, shows how KAATSU the Original BFR can be used including doing yoga at the beach.

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Dr. Cory on KAATSU Aqua Arms in Deep Water

For who? Injured student-athletes, swimmers, triathletes, work-at-home parents
For what? Rehabilitation, recovery, strength, mobility, KAATSU Aqua



Cory Keirn DPT demonstrates different KAATSU Aqua arms exercises in a home pool.

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Dr. Cory Explains The Physiological Effects Of KAATSU, The Original BFR

For who? Work-at-home employees, student-athletes, competitive athletes
For what? Functional movement, strength, flexibility, mobility, KAATSU At Home, recovery



Cory Keirn DPT discusses the physiological effects of KAATSU (e.g., muscle strength, muscle endurance, VO2 max).

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Dr. Cory On KAATSU Aqua Arms

For who? Injured athletes, competitive athletes, swimmers
For what? Rehabilitation, recovery, strength, flexibility, mobility, KAATSU Aqua



Cory Keirn DPT demonstrates various kinds of upper body and core exercises with KAATSU Air Bands inflated by the KAATSU Cycle 2.0.

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Dr. Cory On KAATSU Cycles For Your Shoulders

For who? Student-athletes, competitive athletes
For what? Functional movement, strength, flexibility, mobility, KAATSU At Home, recovery







Cory Keirn DPT explains and demonstrates various exercises for your shoulders using the KAATSU Cycle 2.0 and KAATSU Air Bands on your arms and legs while using resistance bands, TRX bands, kettlebells, and a pipe with fishing weights and sand following the principles of KAATSU the original BFR.

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Dr. Cory On Shallow Water KAATSU Aqua

For who? Injured student-athletes, competitive athletes, work-at-home parents
For what? Rehabilitation, functional movement, strength, flexibility, mobility, KAATSU At Home



Cory Keirn DPT demonstrates a number of shallow water KAATSU Aqua exercises and aqua therapy movements following the principles and protocols of KAATSU the original BFR.

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Dr. Cory on KAATSU Aqua Legs in Deep Water

For who? Student-athletes, swimmers, triathletes, work-at-home parents
For what? Rehabilitation, recovery, strength, mobility, KAATSU Aqua



Cory Keirn DPT demonstrates using the KAATSU Cycle 2.0 and the KAATSU Aqua Bands for an at-home workout.

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Dr. Cory On KAATSU Shoulder Mobility And Strengthening

For who? Work from home employees, competitive athletes, retirees
For what? Functional mobility, recovery, strength, mobility, KAATSU At Home



Cory Keirn DPT uses the KAATSU Cycle 2.0 to show how KAATSU the Original BFR can be used to help improve shoulder mobility and strength in the comfort of your own home.

His Basic Shoulder Mobility exercises with the KAATSU Air Bands on his arms include:

1. Shoulder blade circles with deep breathing
2. Shoulder blade up and downs
3. Shoulder blade forward and back
4. Shoulder blade key turns
5. Shoulder blade depressions
6. Shoulder Taps
7. Child’s pose rock
8. Upper trunk reach through and open

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Dr. Cory On KAATSU For Pull-ups Or Vertical Pulling Motion

For who? Student-athletes, competitive athletes
For what? Functional movement, strength, flexibility, mobility, KAATSU At Home







Cory Keirn DPT explains and demonstrates various exercises on your legs and arms while using the KAATSU Cycle 2.0 with KAATSU Air Bands and TRX Straps for doing pull-ups or any vertical pulling motion adhering to the principles and protocols of KAATSU the original BFR.

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KAATSU, A Pressure Cooker For Training

For who? Work-at-home employees, student-athletes, competitive athletes
For what? Functional movement, strength, flexibility, mobility, KAATSU At Home



Cory Keirn DPT, a veteran trainer and physical therapist from the World Wrestling Entertainment and Philadelphia Phillies, explains the benefits of KAATSU the original BFR within one minute.

Dr. Keirn shows what experienced athletes can do with their KAATSU equipment below:



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KAATSU At Home Workouts - Literally

For who? Work-at-home employees, student-athletes, competitive athletes
For what? Functional movement, strength, flexibility, mobility, KAATSU At Home, recovery



Cory Keirn DPT discusses KAATSU the original BFR and its impact on the future of exercise with the KAATSU Cycle 2.0 above.

In times of stress and self-isolation in quarantines and under shelter-in-place ordinances, KAATSU can be thoroughly and effectively integrated into your home life - so you can stay fit and maintain your healthy weight.







You can do the standard KAATSU 3-Point Exercises on your arms and legs - see above.

But you can also use KAATSU for exercise or rehabilitation while...

* typing an email in your office
* waiting for an airplane or the train
* sitting in the passenger seat on a long drive
* washing the dishes
* washing the windows or your car
* folding clothes
* watching TV
* doing homework or reading a book
* walking your dog
* stretching
* vacuuming the carpet
* packing and unpacking your bags
* tidying up your room

Once you understand that exercise and rehabilitation can be done anywhere anytime, your efficiency and effectiveness in getting things done goes way up. And exercise is transformed to simple movement - that you constantly do during the course of your day - with KAATSU equipment.



Retired Navy SEAL captain John Doolittle will lead 2 KAATSU At Home workouts on Friday, April 10th.

The first workout is geared for aging Baby Boomers (i.e., those over 50 years old). This Zoom meeting will be at 10 am California time / 1 pm New York time / 6 pm GMT.

The second workout is geared for younger competitive athletes. This Zoom meeting will be at 3 pm California time / 6 pm New York time / 11 pm GMT.

​​• Mondays: KAATSU At Home Zoom Workouts - Focus on Strength
​​• Tuesdays: KAATSU At Home Zoom Workouts - Focus on Speed
​​• Wednesdays: KAATSU At Home Zoom Workouts - Focus on Stamina
​​• Thursdays: KAATSU At Home Zoom Workouts - Focus on Flexibility
​​• Friday: KAATSU At Home Zoom Workouts - Focus on Core Strength & Balance

KAATSU At Home Workout #5 - Focus on Core Strength & Balance

​​Warm-up:
​​​​• Stretch and drink an entire water bottle before the workout begins.
​​• Put on KAATSU Arm Bands snugly. Be able to put one finger between your arms and the bands, but not two fingers between your arms and the bands (this would be too loose).
* Grab big beach towels and a bedsheet or heavy blanket

​Exercise #1:
​​​​• 3 sets of Hand Clenches + Biceps Curls + Triceps Extensions
Set 1: 20 slow Hand Clenches + 10 very fast Hand Clenches. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 2: 20 slow Biceps Curls + 10 very fast Biceps Curls. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 3: 20 slow Triceps Extensions + 10 very fast Triceps Extensions. Rest 20 seconds.​​

Exercise #2:
​​​• Folding towels
Set 1: Fold and refold a towel for 60 seconds. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 2: Very quickly fold and refold a towel for 60 seconds. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 3: Very quickly fold and refold a towel for 60 seconds. Rest 20 seconds.

Exercise #3:
​​​• Rolling towels
Set 1: Lay a towel down flat on a table or bed. Roll and unroll the towel using your forearms for 60 seconds. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 2: Very quickly roll and unroll the towel using your forearms for 60 seconds. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 3: Very quickly fold and refold a towel for 30 seconds. Rest 20 seconds.

Exercise #4:
​​​​• Making a bed
Set 1: Fold and refold a bedsheet or heavy blanket for 60 seconds. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 2: Very quickly fold and refold the bedsheet or heavy blanket for 60 seconds. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 3: Grab the end of the the bedsheet or heavy blanket and shake it out for 60 seconds. Rest 20 seconds.

​Exercise #5:
​​• ​​​Wax on, wax off
Set 1: Take a small towel and lay it on a table. Move it around in the clockwise direction with one hand in little circles for 60 seconds. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 2: Move the towel around in the clockwise direction with one hand in big circles for 60 seconds. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 3: Quickly move the towel around in the clockwise direction with one hand in either little or big circles for 20 seconds (your choice). Rest 20 seconds.
Set 4: Move the towel around in the counterclockwise direction with the other hand in little circles for 60 seconds. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 2: Move the towel around in the counterclockwise direction with the other hand in big circles for 60 seconds. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 3: Quickly move the towel around in the counterclockwise direction with the other hand in either little or big circles for 20 seconds (your choice). Rest 20 seconds.

Exercise #6:
​​• Take off KAATSU Arm Bands and hydrate during 3-minute rest. ​​• Then, put on KAATSU Leg Bands snugly. Be able to put one finger between your legs and the bands, but not two fingers between your legs and the bands (this would be too loose).

Exercise #7:
​​• ​​​Balancing
Set 1: Put the towel on your head and balance on one leg for 30-60 seconds. If this is too easy, grab 2 full water bottles in both hands and move your hands around to purposefully create instability in your core. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 2: Repeat. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 3: Put the towel on your head and balance on the other leg for 30-60 seconds. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 4: Repeat. Rest 20 seconds.

Exercise #8:
​​• ​​​KAATSU Walking
Set 1: Put a small book on your head and walk around the room for 30-60 seconds. If this is too easy, do leg lunges with the book on your head. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 2: Repeat two times. Rest 20 seconds between each set.

Exercise #9:
​​• Jumping Jacks
Set 1: Put the towel on the floor. Quickly jump over it 20 times forwards and backwards. Rest 20 seconds.
Set 2: Put the towel on the floor. Quickly jump over it 20 times left and right. Rest 20 seconds.

Exercise #10:
​​• Stretching
Set 1: Stand up straight and try to touch your toes for 10 seconds. Relax and repeat 3 times.
Set 2: Sit on floor with your legs in front of you. Try to touch your toes for 10 seconds. Relax and repeat 3 times.
Set 3: Sit on floor with your legs apart. Try to touch your toes for 10 seconds. Relax and repeat 3 times.

Join the Zoom platform here at https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2827965029?pwd=S2dvWXNIZmg5WG5QeGFnemxXZDZDUT09 with Meeting ID 282-796-5029, Password 102833.

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KAATSUfit App - Learn More, Do More, Experience More

For who? Baby Boomers, retirees, competitive athletes
For what? Strength, stamina, functional movement, mobility, flexibility, recovery

PEAR Sports and KAATSU Global partnered to develop KAATSUfit, the first smartphone app for KAATSU the Original BFR.

Developed by PEAR, the new app provides short videos that explain KAATSU and demonstrate effective multi-function movements and exercises for users of all ages and abilities.

PEAR Sports, the leader in smart digital coaching technology, will continue to develop instructional content for KAATSU users that is of interest to those undergoing physical therapy in the clinic or at home. The same is true for those who are uninjured, healthy and are on the go. KAATSUfit is available for download on both iOS and Android from their respective app stores.

Steven Munatones of KAATSU Global, explains, “PEAR has created a best-in-class coaching app to make KAATSU’s patented products more understandable for everyone seeking improvements in their fitness and performance as well as those who wish to reduce the time to recover from injuries.

The app will make it more convenient and easier to effectively use KAATSU products and to incorporate the unique benefits of the KAATSU Cycle and KAATSU Constant modes.

Over the course of many years, we have worked with Olympic and professional athletes, paraplegics, and the U.S. military - all have benefited from the original BFR system. Now anyone can easily understand what to do with KAATSUfit.”

KAATSUfit focuses on getting users properly set up and safely and effectively using KAATSU equipment like the KAATSU C3 and KAATSU Cycle 2.0. The app includes demonstrations and exercises featuring Cory Keirn, Doctor of Physical Therapy and a former trainer with Major League Baseball, and Tina Newman, a KAATSU Ambassador and aesthetician, who used the program to reduce the pain of arthritis, tighten loose skin, and become exceptionally fit at 56 years of age. The demonstrations incorporate a variety of fitness equipment, like TRX® straps. The modalities range from easy to difficult, including movements for those with limited mobility and strength, to exercises used by Olympic, professional and tactical athletes.

Newman explained what has happened to her, "Simply said, KAATSU has healed and helped my body. The ways in which its healed by forearms, wrists, and hands has truly been miraculous and life-changing. At 56, I'm able to continue waxing and doing facial treatments with ease, comfort, and no pain. I used to lay in bed at night with throbbing forearms asking my husband Tim to please rub with strong pressure for any kind of relief.

Separately from the pain relief, there has been the increased in muscular strength and tone as well as enjoying my skin tightening all over my body. This was most surprising to me, especially being an aesthetician in the skin care business for over 30 years. I experienced weight loss after losing my father and husband - a good 15-20 pounds. In our 50's, it is very difficult to firm and tighten our skin back up due to the lack of collagen, and lack of female hormones.

Lastly, but still so very important to me, is the emotional experience of calmness that has from all the anxiety that I suffered from while Tim was dying and after he passed. I was diagnosed with PTSD and it was terrible. KAATSU has calmed my racing heart and brain and I believe has helped my sleep patterns as well."

Waynne Dartnall, President of PEAR Sports, added, “We are thrilled to continue work with the KAATSU team to develop future innovative digital solutions, including AI guided programming that will direct users to the personalized content they specifically need. We’re also looking to jointly develop new content and add even more use cases, especially for chronic care conditions.”

For more information, visit here.

KAATSUfit is available for download on both iOS and Android app stores.

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Providing Relief With KAATSU For Tendinitis

For who? Baby Boomers, white & blue collar employees, aestheticians, dentists, drivers, carpenters, athletes with tendinitis
For what? Rehabilitation, recovery, relief, functional movement, mobility





To understand how KAATSU works for tendinitis, it is good to recall the anatomy of the body.

ANATOMY
1. Our body has a very extensive vascular system including arteries, veins and capillaries. If these arteries, veins and capillaries were stretched from end to end, one human's vascular system would wrap around the earth two times. Our capillaries are ubiquitous and very small, some of them so small that only one blood cell can pass through at a time.

2. Our body parts range from capillary-rich (abundant vascular tissue) to capillary-poor (less abundant vascular tissue). We have capillary-rich (abundant) organs (e.g., kidneys, brain), muscles, bones, ligaments and tendons. Ligaments and tendons are capillary-poor, but there is still blood supply.

3. Poor blood supply normally leads to slow healing time. The new blood vessels grow into the injured area to allow the healing process to speed up and bring vital nutrients into the area including with ligaments and tendons.

PHYSIOLOGY
Progressive KAATSU Cycles enables extremely efficient blood pooling in the limbs. Progressive KAATSU Cycles means users start off with low pressures and gradually build up to higher pressures. This allows the vascular tissue to slowly become more elastic. This increased elasticity enables the desired maximum blood pooling, not only while the bands are on, but also for hours afterwards. This is what you want.

Dr. Cory Keirn says, "-itis...is just angry tissue from being used too much. It is inflamed and if continued use, it will turn into tendonosis, which complicates things. KAATSU can do many things, but there are two specific benefits that can help this type of injury: 1. KAATSU can help flush out the inflammation and speed up the inflammatory process. It is kind of like heat/ice or contrast baths, KAATSU can remove the pooling of cytokines and keep the process going quickly.

2. We develop epicondylitis in our elbows and knees because we use too much of our distal extremities to initiate power movements. As we fatigue, we rely heavily on just 'muscling through it' and we don’t properly engage our trunk prior to moving. In essence, we are firing a cannon out of a canoe. You need a solid base to create explosions.

With KAATSU, you can improve your trunk muscle (glutes, abs, chest) control and response by engaging the fast twitch fibers. While swimming, once you initiate the stroke and pull with a properly engaged core, less strain will be applied to the elbows."

Similar to the protocols used by individuals with carpal tunnel syndrome, individuals with tendinitis can follow standard KAATSU protocols that can be done at home and with either the KAATSU Master 2.0, KAATSU Cycle 2.0, KAATSU Nano, KAATSU C3 or KAATSU B1 models.

Frequency
KAATSU Cycles can be done up to 3 sessions per day. An ideal schedule would be to do in the morning before going to work and while you prepare for work as you get ready, drink coffee, eat breakfast or catch up on the daily news. Then, later in the afternoon, and most importantly, in the evening before you go to bed.

Progressive KAATSU Cycles
Start with the lowest possible SKU pressure in the KAATSU Cycle mode (the only mode that you should use). Do a full KAATSU Cycle on the lowest pressure. You can continue with the lowest pressure - or you can slightly increase the pressure to the Medium pressure setting. Continue with the Medium setting unless you want to go higher to the High pressure setting or the Custom pressure setting.

KAATSU Color
As you continue with the Progressive KAATSU Cycles, the color of your skin on your palm and hands should go from your normal skin color to slightly pink to rosy pink to red. As the highest levels while the maximum amount of blood engorges in your arms, the color of your skin can even go to a slight purplish color. Your veins will become more visible at the blood pools in your arms.

Duration
During each of your KAATSU sessions, you can do up to 6 KAATSU Cycles on your arms - and a similar number of KAATSU Cycles on your legs as you wish.

Intensity
There is no need to do vigorous exercises or work intensely with KAATSU Air Bands on in order to help alleviate the discomfort. Simple or minimal movement are actually preferred.

Movement
Movement and specific exercises are optional. However, wearing KAATSU Air Bands while doing KAATSU Cycles and moving gently is optimal - including going for a simple walk or doing stretches. Movements that your physical therapist recommends, while using the KAATSU Air Bands, are best.

Recommendations
* Be well hydrated before and during KAATSU.
* Start off with very low (conservative) SKU pressures and, very gradually, increase pressures (SKU) to higher levels.
* There is no need to push yourself too hard or use too high pressure in the beginning. Take it easy and take it slowly.
* Always have a pinker or redder tone to your skin than normal - this indicates blood pooling in your limbs during KAATSU which is one of the key goals.



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