Wellness Belts Inc.

This weight will pretty much disappear when worn on your body and you shouldn’t notice it after a few minutes. The Wellness Belt is to be worn around your hips - just below the waist – not around your waist!
Refer to: “How to Wear Your Wellness Belt” later in this operator’s manual.
How long to wear your Wellness Belt? Please refer below to: “Gradually Increase Usage”. We have a FAQ’s page on our website as well as Dr. Craig’s blogs on several other subjects.

You have just purchased Wellness Belts Inc.’s amazing weighted dress belt. If used properly, you should begin to enjoy major fitness and health benefits that can last a lifetime.

Due to the weight of this item, you will be starting a light physical fitness program; therefore legally we are required to say that you should consult with your doctor prior to beginning use if you have any existing medical concerns.

HOW TO PUT ON AND REMOVE YOUR WELLNESS BELT

Important: Please do not handle the belt by hanging it from one end, or it may stretch.

OPTION A

1. fold the belt in half
2. grab the belt in the middle, balancing it in one hand.
3. put both hands behind your back and pass one end of the belt to your other hand. Let your hands slide up to the leather ends.
4. holding both ends with the belt behind you, lift the belt so the middle of the belt rests against your body at the top of your buttocks.
5. bring your hands in towards your tummy, holding the belt tight against your back, thread the belt thru the buckle and tighten it up.
6. Check to see if the gap in the leather is in the center of your back.

To remove, undo it, hold the ends in both hands, straighten your elbows, letting the belt slide down the back of your legs, then pass one end to your other hand behind your back so one hand has both ends - you can insert a
finger thru the buckle to control it - you are now holding the belt in one hand, folded in half.
Your arms and shoulders should rapidly strengthen from this activity.

OPTION B – IF YOU FIND THE BELT TOO HEAVY TO HANDLE

1. Open the belt on a bed, parallel to the side about a foot or two from the edge.
2. Sit on the side of the bed between the belt and the side of the bed.
3. Then lie down on top of the open belt. Then do up the belt, sit, then stand up.
4. To remove the belt, sit on a bed and undo the buckle, letting the belt rest on the bed.

How to wear your Wellness Belt

Make sure you have the Wellness Belt below the top of your hips. Just place the Wellness Belt in the small of your back, then wrap it around your body. This should leave the belt resting in the proper position. If you have a small waist and fuller hips, you may find it necessary to wear your belt above your hips temporarily, however, it is recommended the Wellness Belt be worn below the top of your pelvic bones. So you should be able to shove your thumb into the side of your body at the top of the belt and feel the rounded top of your pelvis.

Storage

The best way to store the weighted belt when unused is to lay it flat. Hanging is not recommended, as the material will stretch due to the weight in the belt. Then, if an internal block moves out of position, simply manipulate it back into position manually.

Gradually Increase Usage

A weighted belt is unlike an ordinary belt therefore for individuals with a history of painful knee or hip problems such as osteoarthritis, or hip or knee replacement, we recommend that you gradually increase the usage. The preferred method is to use a step counter or pedometer. You can see how many steps it takes while wearing the belt to flare up the joint, if it flares at all. So subtract 100 or so from that number and wear the belt for that lower number of steps per day for a week. Then repeat this to arrive at a new, higher number of steps per day until you can wear it full time. Some individuals may not be able to wear the extra weight all the time, so you may need to experiment to determine the optimal amount of wearing time for your body. You may consider taking a calcium supplement as your osteoporosis reverses since your calcium requirements should increase. Consult your physician if you are unsure or have any concerns.

How a Wellness Belt works

The weight of the Wellness Belt causes downward pressure on the skeleton at the pelvis, above the necks of the femurs - the place where hip fractures occur - the area of the body of greatest health concern for osteoporosis prevention. This downward force causes these bones to strengthen naturally.
Carrying the extra 5-15 pounds around all the time causes extra effort and makes the leg and trunk muscles, as well as the heart to work a little harder to accomplish normal daily activities burning off fat and building more muscle.
The weight placement causes improved posture by rotating the pelvis, reducing swayback, straightening the spine and abs and reducing anterior head carriage. This is probably why it stops chronic back pain.

Belt Loops

Rather than putting an ordinary belt through the belt loops beneath the Wellness Belt, many of our customers say that they prefer to wear their weighted belt instead of a normal belt. The Wellness Belt is quite capable of holding up the pants. Our customers have pointed out many advantages to not wearing the Wellness Belt through the belt loops. It takes far less effort than putting the belt through the loops. It is easily taken off for extended sitting. It also makes it easier when visiting the washroom.

Only Best Quality Materials Used

All Wellness Belts are hand crafted using only Top Grain, Quality Bridle Leather. These beautiful and rugged materials are tanned with special tallows and dyes that acquire a deep hue over time. These quality leathers combined with the highest thread count available in a durable nylon woven blend stretch material, specifically designed for use in the Wellness Belt, ensure many years of comfortable wear. A buckle made of zinc alloy is included. Weighted components of metal alloys are constructed for comfortable wear on the human body. Despite supporting additional weight, most users actually forget that they have it on until someone comments on the stylish appearance of their Wellness Belt.

Many Benefits of wearing a WELLNESS BELT

Our bodies were designed to exist in their natural state (ie: good health) based on a natural diet and a natural amount of exercise performed while physically labouring throughout each day for food and water. A weighted belt product provides the wearer a convenient opportunity each day to obtain a increased amount of exercise. Additionally, it is an attractive fashion accessory and a drug-free, safe, natural, affordable device producing the following wellness effects for our customers:

• Causes overweight individuals to burn more calories resulting in loss of weight and inches
• Helps strengthen your hip bones, thereby preventing hip fracture from osteoporosis
• performs a posture correction – like we all do when we think we’re being watched – removes chronic back pain – usually including any stenosis symptoms such as sciatica; headaches, migraines, and even menstrual cramping.
• Works the quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, buttocks and abdominal muscles providing improved strength, shape, tone, energy and endurance
• Helps improve gait stability by strengthening leg muscles & helps reduce the likelihood of falls
• Helps increase cardiovascular strength and prevent heart disease
• Helps lower blood pressure in individuals with hypertension
• Helps to lower bad cholesterol and raise good cholesterol in the blood
• Helps enhance stamina and general fitness overall
• Helps release stress, tension & fatigue, producing a more energetic lifestyle
• Helps eliminate knee and hip pain by strengthening the muscles of those joints-Losing weight may help to reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men by up to 42%.
• Acts as an anti depressant, especially in women over age 50

Physical Fitness

Turn your life into a continuous workout! Imagine the level of fitness you could achieve by wearing your Wellness Belt all the time! Every walk is more work. Every staircase makes your muscles strain a little more. Pounds of fat will drop off, the inches will disappear and you’ll look better than ever! Your legs, buttocks, and abs will look like they were sculpted by a master artist! Each morning, remember your beautiful Wellness Belt. Don’t get dressed without it!

Weight Loss: just USE IT & LOSE IT!

Change your body shape, not your schedule. You’ll burn more calories just by wearing the weight in this stylish belt! But you’ll experience something much healthier than weight loss … you’ll enjoy losing body fat! With this product you will build up muscle, which improves your fitness level, and you will burn off fat. So we encourage our customers to stop weighing themselves (it is pointless anyway) and measure your waist, hips, mid buttocks and mid-thighs instead. It’s about inches, not pounds. See Dr. Craig’s online blog for the full reasoning for this much healthier approach.

So the Wellness Belt will improve your overall appearance and self-image. Try to take as many steps as possible daily - park far away from the mall - take stairs instead of escalator - the more steps you take each day the faster the body fat should burn off.

FAQ’s

Q: “I am contemplating buying one of your Wellness Belts, however, I am very thick through the middle, and am concerned if I lose inches in that area, I will have to buy a new belt every so often. Are they adjustable? And if so, how long would you expect them to last on a weight & inches loss program?

A: A Wellness Belt is adjustable by 6 inches. If you are like many of our other users who have become slimmer, and you lose 5” because of the Wellness Belt, you may take advantage of our belt shortening service.
We usually recommend that the new customer seeking to become thinner starts by wearing their Wellness Belt in the 1st or 2nd outermost hole. This allows you to get the belt shortened once you lose 5 or 6”.

As for the amount of time it might take, that is very difficult to estimate because there are simply too many factors to take into account: the individual’s persistence, the daily time worn, the activities preformed, the condition of the individual, and so on. What we do know is that we have had thousands of amazing weight loss success stories including 80 pounds in 32 weeks, 6 inches in five weeks and even 4 inches in 5 days!!!

Q: Are there any general safety issues to be aware of when using anything heavy?

A: Although wearing a Wellness Belt is not a “full” workout program like you would do at the gym with free weights, a medical check up is recommended prior to commencement of a full weight program for those who are over 35 years of age, if you have been inactive or have a medical condition - eg: heart problems, asthma or severe osteoporosis. If you have an injury, consult your chiropractic or medical doctor to see whether performing weight-bearing exercise may be harmful for you.

Osteoporosis Prevention

While wearing your Wellness Belt, bounce gently on your heels whenever you think of it to enhance the load on your hips. Research has suggested that this is an effective method of enhancing the body’s rate of depositing calcium into the bones of the hip. So we recommend increasing your calcium intake. If you have any concern that you may have advanced osteoporosis of the hips, please consult your medical doctor prior to wearing this device.

Feel Better? ... Please Tell Others!

Referring others to our product is the most sincere form of compliment. Tell your friends, family and healthcare practitioners about the Wellness Belt so they can help others. Pay it forward!

Cleaning and Maintenance

Avoid chemical cleaners. Just use a damp cloth on the leather, and the same on the elastic unless it is really stained, in which case, try a weak mixture of dish detergent, followed by a good “rinse” with a damp rag.

We Recycle Worn Out Belts

Do not throw used belts into the trash. Contact us at 705-739-6885 for instructions on how to send it to us for re-use and receive a credit towards your purchase of your new replacement Wellness Belt.

WHAT ABOUT AFTER YOU EXPERIENCE YOUR BENEFITS PERSONALLY?

When this product changes your life, would you be willing to help others find out about it? There are an awful lot of people struggling with various health issues for which the Wellness Belt might just be the solution they have been looking for. But they are not aware of its existence. Here are some ways you can help others.

Back Pain Relief: Chronic back pain is the #1 expenditure (about 30% of total spending) of our health care system so please tell your MP or MPP to get the government involved in checking it out. Imagine the effect on our people who are suffering if the Wellness Belt became the line of first defense. Tell your back pain specialist, your M.D. and your family and friends who may be suffering with chronic back pain. Also please tell us about your experience so we can put it up on our website (protecting your identity of course) so others can find out about what it has done for you.

Loss of Inches of Body Fat, Knee and Hip Pain: When you find that this product makes you slim, or solves your knee or hip problem, you will be joining thousands of others who never thought it was possible for them. Please tell your family and friends about this product. It feels great to be able to help others find a solution to a problem. And, please tell us about your experience so we can share it on the internet, protecting your identity of course.

HOW TO MEASURE FOR YOUR WELLNESS BELT SIZE

We want to emphasize the importance of ordering the proper size so you get maximum personal benefits from the Wellness Belt. There are 6 holes in a Wellness Belt. Belts are sized to the 2nd outermost hole. We want to start you out at the 1st or 2nd hole so you can become a lot thinner before the belt will need to be shortened.

1. You will need an ordinary belt and a measuring tape. You might need a pencil also.
2. First, put on your belt, but not through the belt loops on your clothing. Wrap it around the waistband of your slacks. A belt will normally go to its usual position – sitting in the soft tissue at the very top or uppermost part of your hip bones, which are at the sides of your body. The hip bone we are referring to here is where most people put their hands when they are standing with their hands on their hips, just below the waist. If you jam in your thumb you should feel the round top of this large bone.
3. Undo the buckle and let the belt expand slightly - just enough to allow it to go down to about 1" or 2" below the tops of the hips.
4. Now pull the belt snug and do it up again, making sure that the belt does not pop up to the waist - ie: it stays about 1" or 2" below the tops of the hips. If the pin of the buckle does not go into a hole, then, while still holding it snug, make a mark on the belt where it overlaps the tip of the buckle.
5. If the pin went into a hole, mark or remember which hole it used.
6. Now take the belt off and lay it on a flat surface.
7. Take the measuring tape and measure from the hole the buckle went into (or the mark if you could not buckle up the belt) to the tip of the buckle, including the buckle in the measurement.
8. If you get an even number, that is your Wellness Belt size. If you get an odd number you should go DOWN to the next even number - unless - you are already very thin and do not have any body fat on your hips - in which case you should go UP to the next even number.

For assistance call our Support Team at 1-800-978-BELT (2358) M-F 9am - 5pm EST.
Thank you for your order. We truly appreciate your business and look forward to hearing about your positive experience down the road.

RETURNS

In the unlikely event that you decide to return this item, please fully fill out the enclosed “Product Return Form” and send it to us with the product. Missing information on that form will delay returns processing.

Wellness Belts are Made In Canada – US Patent No. 7,895,675
Osteobelt, CardioBelt, EeZeeToner, Smarter Belt and Smart Belt are Registered Trade Marks of Wellness Belts Inc.

Legal Stuff

Results are not guaranteed. Results may vary from person to person. This insert is for informational purposes only. Consult your health care practitioner for any medical advice. The statements made in this publication have not been evaluated by the FDA. This insert is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure disease.

WARNINGS-PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING COMPLETELY BEFORE STARTING TO WEAR YOUR WELLNESS BELT
Weighted belts contain materials that make them very different from normal belts, therefore should not be used in some situations that are often associated with belt usage. The following warnings are included for legal purposes and are not meant to offend. Our product is not a weapon. Do not strike anyone with it. Do not use for discipline. Do not allow it to drop onto people, animals or other objects. Harmful injuries may occur. Do not wear a weighted belt while swimming as drowning may occur. Our weighted belt product is not a toy. It is only to be worn as a clothing belt. Internal weights contain potentially toxic materials such as lead, arsenic, etc. and may be harmful if ingested. These materials are made in a way that makes them harmless if used inside the belt as intended. Do not allow children or animals to eat or put any part of this product into their mouths. No user-serviceable parts inside. If belt breaks open please do not handle the weights with bare hands. Contact us for recycling instructions. Do not use the product as a dog chew. The weighted belt is not intended for use as a barbell. Do not use the weighted belt as a sexual toy. Do not use as a suicide assistance device. Wellness Belts Inc. is not responsible for any consequences resulting from the misuse of our products or the use of our product for anything other than that for which it has been designed.

WARRANTY

The Wellness Belt is warranted against defects and manufacturing and / or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. We will repair or replace at our discretion. For warranty claims call 1-800-978-2358. All warranty claims must include original sales receipt or a legible copy, and the name and location of the dealer where purchased. All shipping costs relating to warranty claims are the responsibility of the purchaser. Please be prepared to provide your credit card information for the cost of return shipping. . If you are sending from the U.S.A- please be sure to specify “Returning Canadian Manufactured Product” and specify a $0.00 customs value. We recommend that you DO NOT USE UPS for your return as they invoke customs & brokerage charges and taxes, which Wellness Belts Inc. will not pay. Please put your phone number on the package so you can be contacted in the event the shipment is questioned.

REGISTER YOUR PRODUCT – WHY BOTHER?

If you did not purchase directly from Wellness Belts Inc., you need to register. It validates your purchase in case you have a warranty claim involving repair, replacement or return. And, it enters you into our contests and you get to hear about new Wellness Belt accessories as they become available.
Go to www.wellnessbelts.com/register - it will only take a moment.

Product Insert / User’s Manual 2010-11-04 Web / Call Centre / All Stores