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Take A Chance Your Body Deserves A Postural Change

Life Is A Game Of Chance

Do the same thing day in day out and you will get the same result. Do this to your body and you will lose a little more strength and flexibility everyday. Its time to take a chance and do some thing a little different to revitalise your posture.

Core & Postural Pain

Back pain is a very common problem. It will affect 9 out of 10 of us at some point in our lives. It is usually caused by a simple muscle, tendon or ligament strain and is not usually a serious problem. This is acute back pain, where the pain starts quickly but then reduces after a few days or weeks.

Chronic back pain, might last on and off for several weeks or even months and in some cases many years.

One of the reasons we invented the Rooboard was to make improvements in core strength simple, time efficient and cost effective. The Rooboard is small but unbreakable, you can exercise at home, the gym or in the office, as many Londoners are now doing. 10 minutes a day is all that is required to develop incredible core strength and postural balance.

Boost Productivity

One of Londons best kept secrets. The Rooboard™ is being used by entrepreneurs and business leaders alike to boost productivity by shortening their workout times and increasing physical gains.

The compact size and unique design features enable the Rooboard to be used in almost any location at any time of day. These short muscle hacks have positively disrupted the way many people approach their fitness training and schedule their workout sessions.

The Rooboard has been designed to be used in small or confined spaces. Its small size also makes it perfect for the daily commute or for travel training. Why use a gym ball or a plastic or wooden wobble board when you can replicate the same exercises with a single product that is more comfortable, takes up a fraction of the exercise space and fits in a shoulder bag? Take a chance you know you deserve it.

July 9, 2017

Health

Time Poor Needn’t Mean Body Poor

Time Poor We May Be

Increased working hours and long commutes mean many of us are time poor. Because of this exercising effectively has never been more important.

Failing to exercise and letting the body and mind fall into disrepair can not only lead to poor health it can also have a negative effect on ones career. We all have time to exercise, even those of us with very little spare time – even if this is only 15 minutes a day. The trick is choosing the correct exercises and equipment to enhance the time we have to train and provide us with the greatest benefits unique to our lifestyles.

The Commute

Big cities usually provide better career opportunities and salaries. These benefits often come with a serious drawback for many city workers – the commute.

Daily commutes that total anywhere from two to four, five, even six hours in total on top of a full day at work can be the norm for many. This makes it seriously difficult to exercise or maintain an effective exercise programme.

Many people have said to me that they no longer have time for fitness during the week and with Saturday now being called Shatterday – a day of rest and Sunday spent catching up on domestic duties, they are doing very little fitness activities on the weekends either.

Your fitness is important, it can reduce your risk of major illnesses, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer by up to 50% and lower your risk of early death by up to 30%. Exercise can even increase neurological function and mental health. For those in stressful jobs that require energy, intelligence and mental toughness, these benefits are especially important.

Your Fitness Time

Certified Personal Trainers know their stuff. They probably spend more time in the gym than a professional athlete and they see many fitness fads come and go. When they use an exercise product with their clients you know it’s going to work. The secret is out. Coaches and personal trainers are already using the Rooboard balance and core board. You can too.

The instability element forces the core and stabiliser muscles to engage at all times which in turn increases the intensity of the exercises. This is the secret to the performance of the Rooboard and means you have a shorter workout session for enhanced results, perfect for those of us who are time poor.

Some of the benefits of using the Rooboard include:

Postural strength and spinal support
Balance and stability
Functional fitness
Increased calorie burning through HIIT
Muscular symmetry
Incredible core strength
Correcting imbalances

You will transform your core and postural strength, balance, stability and fitness. Designed by Londoner Mason Gilmour-Platt to stay in shape for surfing the Rooboard combines the functionality of many pieces of fitness equipment in a single portable package.

Current users of the Rooboard include surfers, city workers, professional boxers, MMA fighters and members of the British Combined Services Disabled Ski Team. These very early stage Rooboarders have seen huge gains in their stability, agility and postural strength.

July 5, 2017

Exercise

Shed The Fat With Balance Board Exercise Hacks

Shed Fat Hacks

Shed the fat from your workouts with these balance board muscle hacks to boost your exercise productivity and increase fitness.

Designed by Londoner Mason Gilmour-Platt to stay in shape for surfing while working hundreds of miles from the ocean, the Rooboard combines the functionality of many pieces of fitness equipment in a single portable package.

The Rooboard creates instability which forces the stabiliser muscles to engage, which in turn increases the intensity of the exercises performed. This means shorter body weight workouts for increased gains.

From targeted muscle group exercises for core and balance to HIIT and sports specific workouts the Rooboard can trim your existing training sessions or become your single piece of goto fitness equipment.

The compact size and unique design features mean the Rooboard can be used in almost any location at any time of day. These muscle hacks will change the way you approach your muscular training and schedule your workout sessions.

The Rooboard is being used in offices, gyms and homes in UK. It has disrupted the exercise beliefs of many people and completely shifted perceptions of core and balance training to improve posture and prevent lower back pain.

Core Strength Hack

Leg Strength Hack

Upper Body Strength Hack

HIIT Hack

Why Balance?

With training our balance and stability can improve markedly. These subtle changes in the way our body moves around its centre of gravity and the speed in which it does so, can have a huge impact in our quality of life and sporting performances.

Balance training is functional. This means we are engaging several muscle groups at the same time using a natural flow and transition through the movements. Strength training usually involves isolating a single muscle while we apply stress to it. When we add the balance component we also engage the stabiliser muscles.

Balance and stability training will improve our posture, lower back strength, reactions, range of motion and functional strength. It will also improve our sporting performances. For sports like surfing, snowboarding and skating, balance training should be a vital part of every training programme.

June 29, 2017

BWT Outdoor Chest Workout For Sunny Gains This Summer

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BWT Outdoor Chest Workout For Strength And Vitamin D

BWT With Vitamin D

Use this BWT outdoor workout to improve your chest strength and definition this summer while you stock up on vital vitamin D.

Three is the magic number when it comes to press ups and outdoor training. Use these 3 press-ups on the Rooboard balance board to develop dynamic chest strength.

1. Sidewinder
2. Closegrip
3. Drop press

Perform each exercise for 5 reps to complete 1 set.

Filmed in Auckland Domain the Rooboard can be used almost anywhere.

Body weight training has topped the lists of fitness trends for many years. I have one small problem with this; it is not really a trend. BWT is one of the oldest and purest forms of exercise. Its popularity has never been in question which is why it is not really a trend. YouTube has increased its popularity tenfold which is great and what we are now seeing is BWT being embraced by a new generation exercise

BWT uses the weight of the body as resistance and is very effective in this regard. You may not increase your muscularity as much as you would with free weight training but you will still build strength and increase muscle size.

BWT works well when when used in conjunction with other training methods. HIIT is almost exclusively BWT and demonstrates how quickly one can get lean when functional exercise is combined with intense cardio bursts.

One the best things about BWT is the cost; absolutely zilch. You can exercise anywhere and I mean anywhere. With a little creative imagination you use steps, hand rails, monkey bars and especially a Rooboard to add intensity and variation to your BWT workouts.

One thing you do need to perform BWT is self-motivation, especially if this is your only form of exercise. Luckily there are now hundreds of Body Weight Training videos on YouTube including the Rooboard Channel. You can download many of these to workout with offline outdoors.

June 2, 2017

Exercise

How Time Poor People Are Exercising Effectively

Increased working hours and long commutes mean many of us are time poor. Because of this exercising effectively has never been more important.

The Commute

Big cities usually provide better career opportunities and salaries. These benefits often come with a serious drawback for many city workers – the commute.

Your Fitness Time

Some of the benefits of using the Rooboard include:

Postural strength and spinal support
Balance and stability
Functional fitness
Increased calorie burning through HIIT
Muscular symmetry
Incredible core strength
Correcting imbalances

March 22, 2017

Significant Growth Of Home Gyms Expected 2014-2020

Health

A Balance Board That Wont Hurt You Or Your Floor

No Hurt Balance

Rather than placing the fulcrum or instability point against the floor or ground like most balance boards which can hurt your floor, the Rooboards designers did something different. The instability comes from the density of the EVA balance pads and their convex contact with the underside of the deck.

The Rooboard has been designed to be used on almost all surfaces including hardwood, laminate and carpet without causing damage. It can be used with two pads or a single pad to increase the instability and intensity of the exercises.

Most balance boards or wobble boards have either a sandpaper like grip surface or raised plastic knobbles. This makes them abrasive and most will even hurt you. Many can only be used for standing exercises while wearing supportive footwear.

The Rooboard has an indented EVA grip surface which is also raised above the deck for extra shock absorption. This means it can be used in bare feet, from the hands, forearms and for seated exercises without scraping or inflaming your skin.

Functional Fitness

Independent fitness start-up Surfgym launched the Rooboard Balance Board and Core Trainer after years of using alternative equipment.

Designed in the United Kingdom by Mason Gilmour-Platt DipSpSt, a former triathlete, fitness trainer, health club manager and life-long surfer. The Rooboard was created to fulfil specific training requirements within tight parameters. These being, it had to produce solid results, be extremely durable (in order to take a thrashing) and be easily transportable.

The Rooboard was born out of a passion to increase fitness, strength and balance. It had to increase muscular symmetry and performance for action sports like surfing, skating and skiing. And, it had to fit busy proactive lifestyles and be extremely portable, as in the daily work commute, flights, hotel rooms and those cheeky moments when you want to workout quickly and discreetly.

The Rooboard you are hopefully about to add to your fitness routine, is the culmination of many years of prototypes, testing and feedback. We think of it as the Swiss Army knife of fitness equipment – it brings many different pieces of equipment together, in one durable and functional package.

March 19, 2017

A Simple Device To Balance Your Core Body Strength

Health

Wobble Boards Got Easy On The Hands

Steady Hands

Most balance boards or wobble boards have either a sandpaper like grip surface or raised plastic knobbles. This makes them abrasive and uncomfortable. Many can only be used for standing exercises while wearing supportive footwear.

Rather than placing the fulcrum or instability point against the floor or ground like most balance boards or wobble boards, which can cause floor damage or sinkage (outdoors) the Rooboards instability comes from the density of the EVA balance pads and their convex contact with the underside of the deck.

The Rooboard has been designed it to be used on almost all surfaces including hardwood, laminate and carpet without causing damage. It can be used with two pads or a single pad to increase the instability and intensity of the exercises.

Functional Fitness

Independent fitness start-up Surfgym launched the Rooboard Balance Board and Core Trainer after years of using alternative equipment.

March 14, 2017

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Stop The Slump With A Squeeze Of The Abs

Slump Less, Smile More

Transform your core and postural strength, balance, stability and fitness with a single product and save your body from the slump.

Designed by Londoner Mason Gilmour-Platt to stay in shape for surfing the Rooboard combines the functionality of many pieces of fitness equipment in a single portable package.

Muscular

Our posture can say a lot about the health of our muscle functions. Poor posture is usually caused by a lack of core strength or muscular imbalance. This will lead to injuries and back pain and can quite often result in extended leave from work or doing the things we love to do, like surfing. Slouching and slumping are indications of this lack of core strength. A study found that slouching may even make you feel sad.

Once the preserve of athletes, the benefits of balance and stability training are slowly moving into the mainstream consciousness. This type of training improves postural strength, spinal stability and coordination.

Think It, Be It (with a little help)

Flexible working practices and hot desking may be good for our business but it can be bad for our body. Many sectors are reporting higher levels of sickness caused by hot desking.

Desk heights and office chairs can take time to get accustomed to. Sitting for long periods places a lot of stress on the spine. Fortunately our muscles, particularly the core muscles, will strengthen to support the spine.

Our muscle memory then takes over and most people will work pain free with their postural positioning being maintained unconsciously.

However, hot desking or flexible working can throw our muscle memory off. With our core muscles attuned to our normal or previous office set-up even a small change in desk height, screen height and chair type can cause discomfort, throbbing back or neck pain or even severe muscular injury.

February 24, 2017

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A Fitness Foundation To Build Success On

Build A Foundation

The world’s most impressive buildings and structures stand the test of time because they are built on a solid foundation. The same is true for our bodies.

Success is also not luck, it is the culmination of many years of preparation, focused hard work and a commitment to learn, grow and develop our skills. Then, when the opportunities come, they seem nothing more than final to complete the various chains we had been working on.

Likewise perfect physical health is not luck. We need to prepare, practice the activities that improve our physical wellbeing and commit to leading a balanced active lifestyle.

Our foundation is based around spinal strength, commonly known as core stability.

Core stability is the region bounded by the abdominal wall, the pelvis, lower back and the diaphragm. The main muscles are the internal and external obliques, the transversus abdominis, the quadratus lumborum, the erector spinae and the diaphragm.

The diaphragm has a duel role in that it regulates breathing and the stabilisation of posture in regards to the spine

To break that down, improving core stability helps the way we move, our posture and even the way we breathe.

Key Exercises for Core Stability

Maximise Your Time

Exercise can be fun, in fact it should be fun. If we don’t enjoy it we are unlikely to stick with it. If we exercise hard enough the release of endorphins can bring on the ‘runners high’. However this is overhyped and underachieved. Fun to most people means fast.

Exercise can be short in duration but also efficient. The rise of HIIT (high intensity interval training) has shown the benefits of short burst exercises.

We can achieve more for less when we use as many muscle groups as possible during each of our short burst workouts.

Workouts to Save You Time

Breaking Down Barriers

Don’t let the walls of the gym contain your ambition and scope. True physical power will come to you when you are able to exercise when you like, where you like.

Embrace Innovation

Luckily there are a few people who want to do things their own way. They identify a problem, usually through their own need and solve it. This was true of the Rooboard.

February 12, 2017

Lifestyle

8 Exercises For The Holidays When You’re Missing The Gym

Holidays

The Christmas holidays are a great chance to relax, recharge the batteries and reconnect with the things that mean the most to us. They are also a great opportunity to start a new fitness programme or commit to a new lifestyle to improve our wellbeing.

For many people holidays now mean fitness and this segment of the travel market has seen rapid growth over the last five years. Yoga, weight loss, bootcamps, crossfit and surfing holidays can now be booked as wellbeing travel packages.

If you don’t want to book a themed fitness holiday and prefer to do your own thing at your own time there is an alternative.

The Rooboard was specifically designed for portable fitness and strength training. It is a perfect size for carry on luggage. You can also use it in almost any location from your hotel room to beautiful ocean backdrops.

These videos were filmed on holiday in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote in the marina shortly after sunrise. Beautiful location to perform the four of the best exercises for core strength and upper body strength you can take on holiday.

Upper and Lower Abs Workout – 4 Exercises

The upper and lower abdominals are in fact just one muscle – the rectus abdominis muscle. But, the way we train this muscle has a different effect on the final look of the muscle. A full extension of the abdominis muscle while exercising is very important in achieving this.

The V-Sit position places a greater strain on the lower portion of the abdominals to hold the body in this position. The Rooboard also creates instability which forces the core muscles to engage.

By isolating the abdominis muscle first and then performing targeted exercises for the ‘upper’ and ‘lower’ abs you will build a strong core and if your body fat is low enough – the washboard or six pack abs look.

Use one or two pads with the Rooboard dependant on your strength level and perform these four exercises.

1. Crunch (pulse keeping the legs bent at the knee and use your lower abs to push your knees directly upwards)
2. Straight leg raise
3. Knee tucks
4. Static (balance) crunch – hold for as long as possible

Reps: As many as you can!
Sets: 2-3

Dynamic Chest Workout – 4 Exercises

Functional and explosive chest strength is vital for surfing and other sports that require a balance and strength combination.

The Rooboard replicates the instability of a surfboard during the pop-up phase and isolates the muscle groups used. By strengthening these muscles in isolation you eliminate imbalances and increase muscular symmetry.

There are four exercises. As in all bodyweight routines you need to perform as many repetitions and sets as possible.

Exercises:
1. Press and side step
2. Press and reach
3. Tricep press to wide press (feet stay in the same position)
4. Drop press

December 11, 2016

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