Balance Training: Stability Workouts for Core Strength and a Sculpted Body (Kindle Edition)
August 26th, 2010
Product Description
Thanks to the incredible popularity of the exercise ball, millions of Americans have discovered the benefits of stability training— simultaneously strengthening primary muscles, stabilizer muscles, and the body’s core. But the ball was just the start. This book takes balance training to the next level by offering a full range of exercises, including those incorporating cool, new pieces of equipment such as the balance cushion, the BOSU, the Balance Board and the wobble board. By working various muscle groups in coordination with one another, amazing results can be produced in a short amount of time. From creating a lean body shape to increasing balance and decreasing back pain, these exercises bring together the benefits of yoga and Pilates as well as strength and core training — all in one easy-to-follow program. Balance Training offers workouts for all levels of physical fitness and describes each exercise in detail, including step-by-step photos showing proper positioning and form.
This is an excellent tool for both professional and amateur fitness buffs. There are several different workouts for different skill levels, and it’s also fun to mix and match, using different balance tools. I particularly like the foam roller exercises.
For beginners outside the fitness industry. I bought this book based on previous reviews so, hope this will set the record straight… To be honest, yes, there is a lot of pictures in this book… But many of them show improper form or misalignment. Note to the author: Scapulae retraction and protraction are inverted throughout the book which shows, poor knowledge of anatomy and kinesiology. I gave it one star because I like the variety of foam roller exercises. The rest is just same old and bad. I wish I could have browsed this book before buying it. It would have saved me time and money.
THIS BOOK IS FANTASTIC! THERE ARE NUMEROUS PICTURES ON EACH PAGE AND ONE TO TWO PICTURES AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH CHAPTER. THIS BOOK STARTS WITH BASIC BALANCE EXCERCISES YOU CAN DO W/O USING THE BOSU BALL. IT THEN GOES ON TO INSTRUCT (WITH FEW , BUT SPECIFIC WORDS) YOU ON HOW TO USE THE BOSU AND/OR A FOAM ROLLER (A VERY LOW COST PIECE OF EQUIPMENT). THE FOAM ROLLER IS NOT NEEDED IN ORDER TO USE THE BOSU BALL. THE TABLE OF CONTENTS CONSISTS OF:
*PART ONE, AN OVERVIEW (PAGES 1-16),
*PART TWO, THE WORKOUTS (19-32),
– FOOT STRENGTHENER (35-47),
– FOAM ROLLER (48-65),
– BALANCE BALL (66-86),
– BOSU, BALANCE BOARD, BALANCE CUSHION (87-104),
– INDEX (106-109
THROUGHOUT THIS BOOK ARE ‘CHARTS’ (WITH PICTURES) WHICH HELP YOU WITH ROUTINES:
*PAGES (NO REPETITIONS GIVEN…THAT IS LEFT UP TO YOU, GO AT YOUR OWN
PACE):
– ONE-LEGGED WORKOUT-23,
– ROLLER WORKOUT-25,
– BALL WORKOUT-27,
– MULT-PROP WORKOUT-29,
– QUICK TOTAL BODY WORKOUT-31 TO 33
I CAN’T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT THIS BOOK. THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY. THIS BOOK IS A GREAT ASSET WHEN YOU ARE LEARNING TO USE THE BOSU BALL. THE EXAMPLES ARE MANY AND VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND. YOU CAN NOT GO WROMG WITH THIS BOOK, AND YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH ‘CHANGING UP’ YOUR EXERCISES.
GOOD LUCK, AND HAVE FUN WITH YOUR NEW BOSU BALL AND THIS BOOK!