Body Solid GIB2 Inversion Boots :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

gravity unaffected!

2003-10-31
I bought these, and they do not change the effects of gravity at all.

At least they look cool.

review on inversion 2008-05-11
The technique of inversion, the gravity and decompression on the spine is great.

The boots work very well to achieve this, however the ankles take some getting used to for comfort. For the price and the health benefit, these inversion boots are great!

Best buy, very satisfied with product. 2008-03-24
I use these to treat some back pain issues and in the short time I've had them I've been satisfied with the results so far. Hanging upside down takes some getting used to (blood rushing to head), but I spend more time each time I use them.

Inversion Therapy 2007-10-07
I will start out by saying I do not own these particular boots, but I have long experience with this type product, about 28 years worth. It will take years of wear and tear off your body if used properly, and SAFELY.

I have a pair of well worn very similar boots that are quite old now. My boots have the hook inside the circular "cage" and I feel that is a safer design. From looking at these, I would say these look alright if not as well designed especially since they have 4 rivets. My old Gravity Guidance Boots have more steel to support the rubber especially away from the hook side and it was a more confortable design. The problem is that these boots and Hang-ups brand are the only ones out there now, too many liability issues with people hurting themselves because they were not doing it safely.

The ONLY way I will hang is from a 3-4 foot 3/4 inch steel pipe suspended between two pieces of reinforced 2x12 bolted into the garage ceiling joists (or overhead floor joists in a basement). I drill the bottom of the 2x12 across the 12 inch dimension near the bottom and insert a threaded rod tightened by nuts and lockwashers on each side. Then I drill a hole for the pipe above each threaded rod. The threaded rod keeps the pipe from busting out the bottom of the 2x12. Southern Yellow Pine is stronger than fir. I set the height of the bar to slightly less than my extended reach so that when inverted, I can touch the floor by several inches with my arms extended.

Then I tie a knotted rope with a footloop on the bottom to the pipe securely. This is the method of getting up from hanging unless you abdominals are like steel. Step in the footloop and grab the bar(like getting on a horse), step up and hook the free foot over the bar, then hook the rope foot, best w/o the rope as the knots can help you pull your way get back up and off the bar when you are done.

Now that I am old and overweight I use an Hang-ups inversion table, VERY well made but the experience, while good, is not great. When I used the the boots, I hung for a minute or so then waffled back and forth much like string suspended from your hand and then shaken back and forth. It sets up a resonance that mildly pulses you vertically. I did that for a 100 count, when I could feel my abdominals pull. At that point you are really stretched and getting back up is not so easy. I never failed to get back up but on 2 occasions it was close. Now being overweight I cannot get back up by myself, hence the table.

Done properly and SAFELY, you will feel like you were years younger and more flexible. You don't need to waffle (and it may make the boots cut into you somewhat) but it increases the benefits which actually last for days or weeks. You WILL need some adjustment to being inverted, pressure will increase in your head. It took me 4-5 times to become comfortable with it back in 1979 but I still do it to this day and probably will until I die.

The Hang-Ups boot are probably more comfortable but I am not especially comfortable with the Cycolac althought they are suppose to be good for 400 lbs I've read. They are positioned more to the calf and I don't care for that as well. If you are just going to hang passively they will be more confortable than these. Either will work. Good luck and be safe first.

walking on the celing 2004-10-04
I agree with the last guy, "They aren't actually anti-gravity boots!"
These are great, but i think the harnesses could use some more padding, I keep feeling like I am going fall on my head if relax my feet. No complants on the product other than that. Except, these aren't even close to hoverboards.

Uhhhh, know what you're buying before you review 2003-12-01
I would just like to tell everyone who didn't understand the use of this item...They aren't actually anti-gravity boots! They are used for a type of exercise called inversion where you put the boots on and attatch them to a bar hanging either from a wall or cieling, so in other words, you hang upside down with these boots while attatched to a bar. They are in no way meant to make you float, or fly, or anything else that can only be found in sci-fi magazines...