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[ PRODUCT PROFILE ] INTRODUCING THE BOSU MAKING BALANCE TRAINING ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE BY DOUGLAS S. BROOKS 3D SYSTEM Personal trainers, group ﬁtness professionals and physical therapists are interested in the utility of a new BOSU product. The BOSU Balance Trainer can be extremely challenging, especially for ﬁrst-time users and special populations. By incorporating the BOSU 3D System, or a “docking station” for the BOSU Balance Trainer and other balance training devices, a challenging and potentially frustrating experience transforms to an enjoyable one and a building block for future success. This beneﬁt of balance training accessibility is highlighted when professionals work with less ﬁt, unskilled or older individuals who need a helping hand or easier progression when performing integrated balance exercises. Furthermore, if a trainer or therapist is working with two or more people simultaneously, a less skilled participant is still able to participate and progress at their own level because the 3D System serves as a built-in spotter. Fitness and health professionals comment that the 3D System’s platform and balance bar is a simple, yet eﬀective solution for many programming and rehabilitation challenges. It is especially helpful when catering to the 50-plus, injured, rehabilitation, deconditioned and some youth populations. WHAT DOES THE BOSU 3D SYSTEM INCLUDE? The BOSU 3D System features an adjustable balance bar and two resistance tubing attachment points integrated into the unit. THE MANY USES OF BOSU Using the balance bar, which acts like a virtual spotter, a client, group ﬁtness participant or patient now has the ability to exercise safely and progressively using the 3D System. For example, a deconditioned older adult may be unable to stand on the BOSU Balance Trainer unassisted. It is no secret that this population greatly beneﬁts from balance training, and this is where the 3D System gains recognition. Balance training becomes accessible and successful to everyone. BENEFITS OF THE BOSU 3D SYSTEM INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: • Participants are able to self-spot. • Options to regress balance/integrated training progressions are provided. • Using the balance bar opens up a new category of assisted exercises. • Small groups can progress appropriately, even when individual skills vary greatly. • Balance assistance is portable and can be positioned anywhere within a training or rehabilitation environment. • Load progressions can be added, using balance assistance. • A wide variety of resistance tubing may be incorporated using the attachment points. By oﬀering the option of using the adjustable balance bar and resistance tubing attachment points, a whole new category of portable balance and strength exercises opens up. Additionally, the 3D System frees up health and ﬁtness professionals to teach, coach and motivate because, literally, it is just like having another spotter in the room! Douglas S. Brooks, MS, holds a Masters Degree in exercise physiology and is the author of the best-selling Going Solo: The Art of Personal Training and Program Design for Personal Trainers: Bridging Theory Into Application. For more information on the BOSU 3D System and other BOSU products, visit www.bosu.com, email sales@bosu.com or call 800.497.8281. MAY2008 · WWW.FIT-PRO.COM 32 http://www.bosu.com http://WWW.FIT-PRO.COM

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Personal Fitness Professional - May 2008 Contents Letter from the Editor, Writers Live Your Supertrainer Legacy Current Controversies Effective Employee Manuals Product Profiles The Coolest Training Zone The Making of a Top-Notch Boot Camp Instructor Mark Your Calendar Caffeine Exercise Spotlight Product Profiles New on the Market [Spotlight] Trish Muse

Personal Fitness Professional - May 2008

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