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Introduction

A healthy functioning balance system is essential in most daily living activities.

Symptoms of imbalance, lack of strength and flexibility are common in the general population,

which is why the designers of Power Balance introduced their hologram wristband in the market.

This ‘revolutionary new product’ was introduced to harness the inherent occurring frequency and

program into a hologram. The company claims that the frequencies react with the body natural

energy field. Many people still purchase this pseudoscience of the bracelet, believing that it can

align with their natural frequencies, thus improving their strength, balance, and flexibility. In

Kochsporting videos, the spokesman, and his partner perform balance, strength and flexibility

test with the bracelet. Each test is carried without the hologram and with a hologram to

demonstrate the improvement of the three performance test. A more in-depth examining on the

test, however, indicates that the Balance hologram wristband is a sham; it does not and cannot

improve a person balance, flexibility or strength.

In the first test, the speaker instructs his partner to be still, with their heels and toes

together and his finger extended straightout. His palms are pronated and their wrist neutron and

their one leg raised. He then pushed his partner downwards outside the elbow towards the hand

as he resists the motion. It is easier to push out of the balance using this test. The instructor then

instructs his subject to repeat the test with the power balance wristband on the wrist. This test

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assumes that the product will improve the balance that the subject will stumble the first time

quickly when compared to the second test. The trick, however, is on the tests. Without the band,

the subject is instructed to stand still on this feet, while the instructor pushed the hand outside the

elbow. Using the band, the same procedure is used, but the force is applied inside the elbow,

which makes it easier to resist the force. The few inches difference between the two tests is hard

to notice. However, they make a total difference. By putting pressure inside the elbow, towards

the centre of gravity of the subject, substantially reduces the torque on the shoulder, thus making

it easier to stay upright. Thus, the power balance wristband serves no function in this test.

In the second test, the instructor is trying to demonstrate that the power balance bracelet

improves strength. His partner is instructed to assume a standing position with the heel and toe

together and arms relaxed on both sides, elbow extended and wrist locked in a neutral position.

Without the power balance bracelet, the instructor pushes the arm downward and outward the

subject centre of gravity. However, with the wristband, the instructor pushes the hand

downwards but towards the body of the subject. He uses the second hand to push his partner

hand on the inside, which makes it possible to resist the strength. Using the second hand to push

the hand, downwards directs the force toward the body of his subject. Again, the bracelet serves

no purpose in these tests; the instructor is only using a trick to manipulate the eye of his

spectators.

In the third flexibility test, the subject stands with the same as in other tests, but in this

case, he is instructed to flex. In the first test, the subject rotates their torso as far as they can, and

does the same on the second test. Anyone who has done such test or exercise will agree that the

first flex is always hard, but given two seconds to rest, then they can stretch a little further and

further until they reach their limit. Expectations, in this case, affect the way the instructor and his

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Surname 1 Name Instructor Course Date Power Balance Essay Assignment Introduction A healthy functioning balance system is essential in most daily living activities. Symptoms of imbalance, lack of strength and flexibility are common in the general population, which is why the designers of Power Balance introduced their hologram wristband in the market. This ‘revolutionary new product’ was introduced to harness the inherent occurring frequency and program into a hologram. The company claims that the frequencies react with the body natural energy field. Many people still purchase this pseudoscience of the bracelet, believing that it can align with their natural frequencies, thus improving their strength, balance, and flexibility. In Kochsporting videos, the spokesman, and his partner perform balance, strength and flexibility test with the bracelet. Each test is carried without the hologram and with a hologram to demonstrate the improvement of the three performance test. A more in-depth examining on the test, however, indicates that the Balance hologram wristband is a sham; it does not and cannot improve a person balance, flexibility or strength. In the first test, the speaker instructs his partner to be still, with their heels and toes together and his finger extended straightout. His palms are pronated and their wrist neutron and their one leg raised. He then pushed his partner downwards outside the elbow towards the hand as he resists the motion. It is easier to push out o ...
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