BOSU Balance Trainer

BOSU Balance Trainer

BOSU Balance Trainer
List Price: $202.99
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Equipment Details

Manufacturer: Bosu
Brand: Quest
Release Date: 2009-08-24
Model: 1205732
Product features:
  • Challenging and fun consumer version
  • Combines balance, toning and stretching.
  • includes DVD and foot pump
Accessories:

Sports reviews of BOSU Balance Trainer

Customer Review: The best fitness tool on the market!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars

I have had and used this Bosu now for a week and I am absolutely thrilled that I bought one! For the price and free shipping, I couldn't go wrong! Mine came with 4 DVDs and an air pump. It has rubber grips on the platform side so there will not be any slipping regardless of activity and floor type that you have. The air pump works just fine and identical to the one that came with my balance ball. I do notice that it does leak a little air over time, but it's from the pressure of stepping/standing on it. Nothing I would rate as faulty with the bosu but I've experienced the same thing with my balance ball as well. Some reviews elsewhere on amazon have discussed concerns with this.

I am finding that the Bosu takes my workout intensity up a few notches while being not only low impact, but also very supportive on my joints. I have had 1 knee surgery with another coming soon and certain exercises, even rehab exercises, hurt me to do. By doing them on the Bosu, it takes that pain away, namely in the knees. I can also do a lesser range of motion with for example lunges and rear lunges but still feel all the work in the legs/glutes like I would if I did the full 90 Degree range. What's better is that bc of the balance issue of the Bosu, I am working deeper into my thigh muscles and I notice a lot of work in the muscles around my knee; exactly what I've been trying to get for over 1 year now with other routines and pieces of equipment!! If you have lower back issues and weakness from injury this will also be a worth-while investment. Doing traditional strength and even compound movements on the Bosu will really get deep into the back muscles, especially if this again, is a weak area for you. 1 arm rows, deadlifts, overhead presses, even chest presses, are all felt on the bosu not only in the intended muscle groups, but in the lower back and core. You get much more work accomplished in the same amount of time compaired to strength without this Bosu. I love the feeling of doing an "Upper Body" only rotation and my legs and core are still working hard...even shaking afterwards depending on the exercise. I can get a solid total body workout with warm up and extended stretch in 50-55 minutes flat...30 if I do more compound movements (upper and lower at the same time). This tool is very fun and very effective!

Some resources for the In-home Bosu user are Tracey Staehle's Parts Series DVD and Sculpt Sweatfest DVD. She also uses the Bosu once in a while in her Circuit Blast DVD. If you want a book, I highly recommend "Get On It!: BOSU Balance Trainer Workouts for Core Strength and a Super Toned Body" sold here on amazon.com for a really good price. I love my Bosu and I can't imagine not ever having one again. When this one wears out, I'll buy another one! Excellent for core, strength, functional fitness, and balance training!

Description of BOSU Balance Trainer

From the elite athlete to kids to weekend warriors trying to stay in shape, BOSU Balance Trainer helps to strengthen and coordinate your body including the muscles that you don't see. BOSU Balance Trainer targets the core muscles of your body?those muscles around your abdominal and back area?helping you to not only gain strength, trim, and tone, but to help coordinate your entire body. Your BOSU Balance Trainer is available in blue only and comes with a workout DVD. The BOSU Balance Trainer is a versatile piece of equipment that is ideal for static and dynamic balance training. The BOSU can also be used to integrate balance challenges into cardiovascular, endurance, core and flexibility training. BOSU is an acronym for "both sides up." The BOSU Balance Trainer can be used with the platform side either up or down to challenge balance with different body positions.
From the elite athlete to weekend warriors trying to stay in shape, this Bosu Balance Trainer helps to strengthen and coordinate your body (including the muscles that you don't see). The trainer targets the core muscles of your body--those muscles around your abdominal and back area--helping you to not only gain strength, trim, and tone, but to help coordinate your entire body. This set includes a blue Bosu balance trainer, a workout DVD, a pump, and an exercise manual that will help get you started.

About Bosu Training
The BOSU acronym stands for "Both Sides Utilized" and has evolved beyond the original BOSU Balance Trainer product. It now represents an approach to exercise that is more mindful than traditional training. At its essence, BOSU Training is about expanding movement capabilities while reshaping the body and strengthening the mind. It is comprised of thoughtful movement that requires the participant to not only be physically involved, but also "here and present" with the mind fully engaged. BOSU Training can be physically demanding, but when properly taught, it is appropriate to a variety of fitness levels and physical capabilities. Use BOSU Training to help enhance performance across a wide continuum of activities including sport, recreation, and daily tasks.

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