Tagarchive: functional training

T BOW – functional training in a fun way

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  von Jens Baltrusch | 7. April 2012 - 12:57 | ,
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I like to train with tbow as alternative to balance boards. It is interesting, various and allows coordination and strength training as well as stretching exercises. You can combine it e.g. with strength band training and fix the bands at the board. Also it is light and well storable and a good tool for home fitness workouts. Visit the website of the producer: http://www.t-bow.ch/

 

 

 

 

Raktor-competitive product for the market leader of reactive training Xco

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  von Jens Baltrusch | 1. März 2012 - 17:05 | ,
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I just tested today the”Raktor”, which you can use in the same way as the popular “Xco”. These two products are used as running and walking equipment as well as for functional sport training. Because of the forth and back movement of the granulate inside, opposite muscle chains work closely together to move from one direction into the other. This is a  ”stop-and-go” training for the muscles, nerves and joints, with low speed up to an explosive performance. When you perform sport related movements, e.g. for golf the explosive golf swing into both directions, you can prepare your body well for the stability demands of your sport. Besides stability you train joint mobility, coordination as well as body and movement awareness.

 

I also use this kind of equipment for personal training purposes (e.g. toning) and to add variety to my outdoor workouts.

One more thing: I think it`s funky to see the granulate shaking – the product comes in a transparent mantle. Further compared to XCO:  it fits a little better into the shape of the hand, the grip is more immune to liquid, you can clean it more easy and – it is about 50 $ cheaper than XCO. If you ask me, XCO is great and I like to train with it. But this is a worthy competetive product, and the plus factors make it worth a buy & try!

 

Website of the producer www.raktor.info

Gymstick Pro Balance – the most versatile balance board on the market

  von Jens Baltrusch | 28. Oktober 2011 - 15:44 | ,
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gymstick pro balance
gymstick pro balance

gymstick pro balance

This small tool ist really genious – and outrivals its actual competitors. Watch the video – you can split parts and put it together in a different way. Like this you keep up the challenge for balance and coordination, your functional training stays interesting and you train your intrinsic muscles.

Visit the official Gymstick channel on Youtube:

BOSU Balance Tool: The “Balance Bow”

  von Jens Baltrusch | 25. Oktober 2011 - 09:20 | ,
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BOSU Balance Bow
BOSU Balance Bow

BOSU Balance Bow

 

I like this one. It is a small transportable training option for people who like slacklines, but want to have light weighted equipment at hand and an alternative to the common balance tools. It is suitable for home fitness training as well as gym classes. Visit the website of BOSU and have a closer look at the “Balance Bow”:

BOSU FITNESS Website: Balance Bow

 

 

Slacktrainer: better coordination and less injuries

  von Jens Baltrusch | 16. Oktober 2011 - 17:36 | ,
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Slacktrainer by Slackstar (www.slackstar.de)

 

With their fitness equipment “Slacktrainer” the company “Slackstar” (www.slackstar.de) presents a stationary training solution with two slacklines. Normally you would see slacklines e.g. in public places as sport equipment, taken up between two trees, where it is used as balance tool or to do artistic stunts.

The Slacktrainer offers the option to design a various training programm for coordination and stabilization on to slacks, which are tightened in a wooden frame. One the one side this kind of training is highly valuable for diverse sport disciplines, on the other hand it produces results for rehabilitaiton.

Goal of a training with the Slacktrainer are the improvement of the “sensorimor system” of the body, which  means the perception of impulses, their transmission through nervous system and spinal cord and their processing in the brain (1). With training of sensorimotor system you improve reflexes, coordination and stability, what means, in the end, an improvement of sportive capacity and a lowering of the risk of injuries (2).

 

More information about the Slacktrainer on  www.slackstar.de

 

 

More information about sensorimotor training with the Slacktrainer:

(1) http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensomotorik, access on 10/16/2011

(2) Hannspeter Meier, Möglichkeiten des sensomotorischen Trainings – Slacktraining, Leistungssport, Philippka Sportverlag, Ausgabe 5, September 2011, p. 42-45

 

More information about effects of sensorimotor training 

Springerlink: Impact of sensorimotor training on the rate of force development and neural activation (http://www.springerlink.com/content/87ukyafewr4w6nhq/)

Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin: Gollhofer A et al, motor control and injury prevention, Deutsche Zeitschrif für Sportmedizin, Jahrgang 57 Nr. 11/12 (2006), p. 266-270 

More information about sensorimotor training with sling suspension systems

SAGE Journals Online: The effects of sensorimotor training on knee proprioception and function for patients with knee osteoarthritis: a preliminary report (http://cre.sagepub.com/content/22/5/448.short)

Leg Workout – for beauty and health

  von Jens Baltrusch | 11. März 2011 - 19:18 | ,
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This leg workout serves different purposes: it will strengthen and tone your legs, hip and glutes as well as train core, balance and coordination.
Include this exercises in your weekly routine to get more agile, fit, slender and sportive.

Abdominal Workout – floor, strength ball, foam roll

  von Jens Baltrusch | 2. März 2011 - 18:32 | ,
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Get an update on how to train your abdominal muscles effectively. All you need is a strength ball, a foam roll and a mat.

Outdoor fitness during bike tour – forrest bongo beat

  von Jens Baltrusch | 25. Februar 2011 - 20:02 | ,
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“Bongo beat” is the rhythm of this fitness video. You lost interest in fitness? Try my way of outdoor fitness training! Grab a mountain bike, a strength band and look for a ropes course – here we go and rock your training!

Holistic Home Wellness: Water Workx Multigym

  von Jens Baltrusch | 24. Februar 2011 - 17:05 |
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Today a great training machine attracted my attention: Water Workx Multigym.

Water Workx Multigym

It is phenomenal that finally a strength training machine with water resistance has been realized, until now as is known the “Water Rower” was the only machine with water resistance. The Water Rower has been invented by an american rower named John Duke. This principle has been applied to built a strength training station, and I think it is a bummer – idea and design. Additionally, with 65 kg weight without water, it is a leightweight compared to other training stations. If you ever needed to reorganize a fitness center as a trainer, you may have sweared because of the weight of machines with usual weight stacks :-)

The production of this machine is more eco friendly as the production of its steely collegues – this means it is recommendable for holistic training at home (or in Spas). The training resistance appears according to the training speed of movement and this is, regarding funcionality aspects, useful because you have to activate the body core (or just “Core”) for a lot of exercises. The training with water resistance offers a natural and stageless resistance regulation and allows, so to speak, “fluent” movements. For fans of “Core” training respectively functional training this also is a elegant training alternative.

The website of the producer of “Water Workx” and “Water Rower”

http://www.waterrower.de