Fitness Goals
With winter starting to grip in the Northern Hemisphere its time to set your functional fitness goals. This November we recommend posture exercises for core strength and injury prevention.
During the winter we tend to sit for longer periods of time as outdoor activities become weather dependant and the days shorter.
Many people will work longer hours in the office and then relax on a comfortable but soft sofa when they have returned home.
Some PM&R physicians have reported seeing more patients for low back pain in the winter, which they sometimes attribute to our tendency to be “couch potatoes” when cold weather sets in.
Shovelling snow is another winter activity that contributes to lower back pain or even injury.
Balance Training For Back Pain
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 board training will strengthen and straighten our posture which is vital for preventing lower back injuries and seated repetitive strain injuries.
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 Board Training Exercises
Chest Strength Balance Exercises
Seated Core And Posture Balance Workout
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.
What Is The Rooboard?
Designed in the United Kingdom by Mason Gilmour 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.
