More than a year ago a personal training associate from Lifetime contacted me in regards to trying this product. Having been impressed by the demonstrations of its impact on my balance, I decided to give this band/bracelet a go. At the time only the Neo (fashion) line of bands with the magnetic clasps were available.
Former cPrime Video Media
I agree that there is a tremendous variance on the results of the tests performed with these types of products. It makes sense why cprime has changed their media and opted to remove the videos demonstrating the flexibility, strength, and balance gains from wearing this product. Anybody can act out desired results. When performing the tests, there are variables which often aren’t controlled to be constant before and after: body positioning, angles/directions of force in resistance, amount of force/resistance.
If somebody is eager to make a buck, what’s to stop them from biasing their tests? I had an unbiased third party administer its effects on me and I turned around and tested the third party. That’s where I was impressed. Even so, this was clearly an issue of: “Individual results may vary.” Especially as it pertained to matters of flexibility.
Fashion Friendly
For me, I find the band to be valuable because I sleep better with it on. I frequent vivid and fantastical dreams which leads me to believe that I am getting good REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep. I have also noticed that distance runs without the band are more laborious and difficult. It feels like something is wrong and broken compared to the runs with the band on. For more intense fast-twitch demands, I feel like I don’t need as much warm-up to ready myself… like I’m 15 years younger: back when I didn’t need to warm up and only did if coaches made me.
Taking in to consideration the NEO model c-prime bands are $100 plus s/h and taxes coming to $118.41, the price is past my value limit. The taxes and shipping costs puts it over value. My value in this is in its performance and sleep usages so fashion is worthless to me. The BURN model of c-prime products is very promising… so much that I will order one. Given that after all the charges its total is $69.70, its better value-priced and MORE usable. The NEO model being that it uses a magnetized clasp, will fall off if doing rigorous activity (any sprint activity where your arms move forcefully). The BURN model appears to compare to that of the Live Strong bracelets of which fit such that they can’t slip off.