CanDo TheraPutty Standard Hand Exercise Putty For Rehabilitation, Exercises, Hand Therapy, and Occupational Therapy. Use To Strengthen Hand Muscles, Improve Fine Motor Skills, And Decrease Stress

I bought this set because I am currently recovering from wrist surgery, and I need very much to have my strength back as my job is dangerous and physical. My safety depends partially on my ability to physically control dangerous people. Basically, exercise putty is the silly putty you played with as a kid (maybe even an adult "kid"), but with differing amounts of resistance. This means they have the same downsides as silly putty. This means that they can conform to nearly anything, they can stick to text and copy it, and they can pick up cat and dog hair like crazy (so if you have animals or a really dusty house, be careful to put them right back in their cases when you are done) The different colors are good steps up (or down) in resistance levels, not too much, not too little. They are all great for different times in your progress, or different exercises. For instance, some people have said that the brown is too weak. For my current weakness, it is actually a great place to start. If you are just using them to work out, and you aren't weak, you can use this softer putty for doing longer workouts more focused on endurance. I tend to use the brown and yellow putties for my weak hand, and also for when I'm watching tv in my strong hand to increase its endurance. You could also use this for fast muscle fiber exercises, it's soft enough to squeeze quickly, but provides quiet a bit of resistance when you're squeezing so quickly. Great for martial artists like myself, or cops/correctional officers like myself, as it's important to work fast and slow fibers. Again, people have complained about the strength of the black putty especially. Yes, for regular speed training, it's really tough. It'd be great for someone with already strong hands and forearms. For those of us that aren't muscle men or women, you can do the exercises you'd like slowly and this WILL squeeze very well at a slow speed and give constant resistance throughout. I can even use it in my weak hand if I go very slow and carefully. So overall these are great for exercising, their intended purpose. I almost took away one star because they do suck up the pet hair around the house if I am not careful to set them only down in their plastic buckets, but realized that any putty will do this, it's the nature of the substance. Now, I DID find another purpose for these besides working out. These are all semi solids, so they "melt" into blobs, or into whatever shape they are put in. The softer resistances will flow toward gravity faster, the stronger resistances much more slowly. So other than being fun and cool, these putties could be used to teach science lessons, especially about gravity and semi solids, in an interactive and fun way. I didn't get them for this purpose, but discovered it accidentally. Might be fun for parents/teachers though. Overall, with the caveat that they do pick up dust, pet hair, etc. easily, these are great putties.

Great stuff, I'm using it for De Quervain's tenosynovitis rehab and strenthening. Also to get my unaffected hand stronger and more limber, so I don't develop DQT in that hand too. One note, don't let the extra soft tan putty sit for very long on fabric, it will glom into it and you'll never get it all back out. A satisying exercise, the only one of many I'm doing that I actually look forward to.

This stuff works great. Started with the 2nd 1 as my hands are pretty strong. Was easy to use and amazing how sore my hands were the next day. Definately a good buy. Should use ever day to keep hands limber and strong.

Great Product for kids with ADHD or problems sitting still. Different textures from soft to hard and works as a way to calm and focus, much like a fidget toy would. Great for calming down anxious kiddos.

I bought this set for my son to help relieve his anxiety. I like that the set comes with six different resistances. There is a nice amount in each container, which is great for his teenage sized hands. It would also be a nice amount for an adult. And for a younger child, you could break off smaller pieces and share it among several children. I gave this four stars instead of five, because the two weakest resistances don't really provide any stress relief since they are very easily moldable. They might be good for someone who is recovering from a stroke or needs to build hand strength back up from an in jury. The various resistances being color coded is a positive attribute, as well. This makes it easy to select the resistance needed and also put them back correctly. My son says he uses these nightly and it helps him relax before he goes to sleep. I am happy we found something that helps him calm down and release stress. Overall, this is a great product, and I would recommend it for anyone with stress/anxiety.

This is better than slime and better than squishy toys. My daughter and I love to play with these. Very relaxing and soothing.

I got the set of 6 different firmness levels of putty. I use it to strengthen my hands, arms, and shoulders. The putty is very nice. The less-firm putties in colors red, yellow, and tan are a little oily from settling in storage most likely. You just grab it and knead it like dough and pull it like taffy to mix it, wash your hands, and the oil is not a problem after that. To get the putty out of the containers, squeeze the sides of the plastic container, turn it upside down, and the putty will fall out. All the putties will feel hard at first, but just knead them a little, and they become pliable. The blue will stay firm, and I've not tried the black extra firm yet. The green and red are the best for me right now. Update: I weighed all my 6-ounce containers of putty on my very accurate gram scale. Every container had a little over 6-ounces of putty. They do not scrimp on the putty.

Takes a while to use properly but worth it.

My girl extremely love this.

Buen material

I have use it before for my kids in OT, so we complete the training in the house

Very relaxing and effective.

Great for OT use