Fun With Balance Pods

In the array of new tools that fitness providers have rolled out for a public audience excited about getting and staying in shape, balance pods are some of the most unlikely, but for many, they’re also some of the most effective!  These plastic pieces are structurally different from other similar tools, like balance cushions: some of the same principles are at work, but the uses are a little different.To use balance pods, you should have an imagination.  Here’s what I mean.  The versatile, neat little pods are meant to be laid out on the floor and stepped on.  Sounds simple, right?  Yes,...Read More

Wobble Your Way to Fitness

The ‘wobble board’ or balance board isn’t some new levitating device (though it may be a relatively new training product) and you won’t see it in some sci-fi film.  It won’t take you anywhere quickly, but over time, it might take you closer to your fitness goals.  And in the end, you might be amazed at how quickly it helped you get there.Its construction is simple: the wobble board is a wooden platform suspended by a round or otherwise shaped rubber or plastic piece.  However, like a significant number of other high-powered training tools, the wobble board, though simple in design,...Read More