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Prenatal and Postnatal Fitness with StrongBoard


By Rachael Novello at RachaelNovelloFitness

Anyone who has been pregnant knows how exhausting it can be. The changes your body goes through aren’t just something people can see on the outside, there are so many things happening inside as well. The pregnancy process can be brutal, but staying active during pregnancy is just as important for you as it is for your baby.

As a pre and postnatal exercise specialist and an ACE certified personal trainer who has children of my own, I know how challenging it can be. I encourage all of my clients to incorporate some sort of fitness routine throughout their pregnancy and beyond. During pregnancy, it’s incredibly important to do exercises which maintain good posture and alignment, strength and muscle mass, strengthen the core and the pelvic floor; as well as promote healthy weight gain and are not too taxing on the body.

During pregnancy the uterus stretches the muscles in the abdomen to accommodate a growing baby which can often result in Diastasis recti, or the partial or complete separation of the rectus abdominis, or “six-pack” muscles, which meet at the midline of your stomach. Diastasis recti is very common during and following pregnancy and StrongBoard can help the healing process by strengthening the core musculature in a very gentle way without the strains often caused by sit ups or crunches.

After giving birth, it’s normal to want to jump right back into an exercise routine, incorporating sprints, heavy lifting and core movements in a quick attempt to get back into pre-baby shape. Although these moves are very effective if you are conditioned for them, for many women six weeks just isn’t a long enough recovering time. While training a physiotherapist from Germany, I learned that most European doctors won’t clear a mother for exercise until 6 months after giving birth. This is quite a contrast from the US where women are often cleared after just 6 weeks. So listen to your body and ease into your routine. A few minutes each hour, using a tool like StrongBoard, is a great place to start.

I discovered StrongBoard Balance on Instagram just after I gave birth to my second child. As I began working my way back into a regular fitness program, I wanted to do so as safely as I possibly could while also embracing and supporting my new body. When I began researching the benefits of StrongBoard, I was blown away by the versatility it seemed to offer. However when my own board showed up on the doorstep, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t intimidated. Having used other balance products, this one stood apart from the others in so many ways, but mainly because it took me completely outside of my comfort zone. If you are feeling this way, reach out, or watch one of my “beginner” StrongBoard videos here on YouTube. You are not alone.

Five years later and we’re ready to welcome baby number 3 and this time I’m excited to have StrongBoard along for the entire journey! My first trimester was brutal, I was beyond exhausted, most days I didn’t even want to get out of bed; I was nauseous and just didn’t feel like myself. And for almost 12 weeks I embraced it. I allowed my body to rest and when I felt up to it I would find my way to my home gym and do some light weight training using StrongBoard Balance. I would simply stand on the board for bicep curls, shoulder presses and when I was up to it I would add squats, deadlifts and lunges. As I entered my second trimester it was like a switch flipped and I was raring to go. It can be easy to succumb to the effects of pregnancy but once you get into a regular routine and go at a safe pace, working out is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your baby!

StrongBoard Balance was a huge piece of my recovery after my daughter and is now an integral part of my training during this pregnancy. There are limitless exercises you can do on the board, I often tell my clients “anything you can do on the floor can be done on StrongBoard – within reason” I use it as a platform for almost all of my movements as its full responsive range of motion constantly challenges your proprioception, balance and targets both your pelvic muscles and your core which when it comes to postpartum recovery is incredibly important.

One of the most wonderful things about StrongBoard is that it truly grows with the user. Regardless of whether you are pregnant, postpartum or beyond, StrongBoard can be used for both simple exercises and expert level training. Simply adding more resistance to the board or changing the position of your feet (or hands) while on the board will drastically change how your body responds to the movement.

Adding StrongBoard to any workout during or after pregnancy will set you up for a lifetime of health benefits, not only in building and maintaining core and pelvic muscles, but improving internal equilibrium, body posture, and general physical awareness that’s immeasurably important. Taking the plunge into exercising while pregnant may seem like an impossible task, but every step you take with StrongBoard leads toward the ultimate goal of health and happiness.

 

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StrongBoard Balance® Available for Purchase on New Website

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

StrongBoard Balance® Available for Purchase on New Website

Engage All Muscle Groups with One Piece of Equipment,
Designed for Home and Professional Gyms

LOS ANGELES (August 25, 2020) – StrongBoard Balance®, the stability trainer featuring MULTI SPRING TECHNOLOGY™, is back and available to ship through its brand new website. StrongBoard Balance targets all muscle groups and has exercise programs for every skill levels, making it perfect for home gyms as well as professional training facilities. Its physical therapy counterpart, StrongBoard MINI®, is also available and shipping now. To shop StrongBoard Balance products, click here.

Media interested in learning more about StrongBoard Balance or its versatile fitness programming may contact Cody@StrongBoardBalance.com.

“We are thrilled to have inventory on the shelves and to be able to fill orders,” said Mike Curry, founder of StrongBoard Balance. “I am proud to watch our StrongBoard Balance family grow. Being able to provide customers an essential and effective tool for their everyday workouts is a dream come true.”

Debuting on StrongBoard’s newly designed website is Exercise On Demand, a complete guide for owners to optimize their fitness goals with over 1,000 specific exercises. Anyone can find the perfect workout guide with its easy search options for muscle group, skill level and position. The robust learning center can be found on the website’s intuitive dashboard. For more inspiration, tips and tricks, follow StrongBoard on Instagram.

More than a balance board, StrongBoard’s MULTI SPRING TECHNOLOGY™ provides 360 degrees of multi-planar variation around it’s fulcrum, also known as Unlimited Dynamic Articulation™ or UDA. Various positions allow users to isolate specific muscles, or engage in aerobic and anaerobic combinations to activate all muscle groups simultaneously. StrongBoard users can achieve a full body workout, burning more calories in less time than doing the same exercises on the floor or stable surface. StrongBoard’s unique engineering prevents a user from stabilizing, requiring total muscle engagement, forcing strength gains, increased endurance and improved reaction times.

For more information, visit the StrongBoard Instagram page or StrongBoardBalance.com.

About StrongBoard Balance:

StrongBoard Balance is a one-of-a-kind, premiere stability  board for all levels of fitness enthusiasts. Designed to complement and intensify users’ favorite workout routines, StrongBoard Balance’s patented MULTI SPRING TECHNOLOGY™ provides full-body fitness to increase muscle activation and calorie burn. As a portable and electricity-free platform, it allows users to train using their own body weight for resistance during full-motion exercises. Paired with a licensed physical therapist, StrongBoard Balance aids in the recovery of many injuries created by imbalance. It gently increases the patient’s flexibility, range of motion, and strength. Over time and with repeated use, exercising with StrongBoard Balance helps rebuild the bridge between the brain and the injured muscle. As users regain strength and decrease the pain associated with the injury, their range of motion increases allowing for increased blood flow and further healing. For more information, visit StrongBoardBalance.com, Instagram.com/StrongBoardBalance, Twitter.com/StrongBoardHQ, YouTube.com/user/StrongBoardBalance, or Facebook.com/StrongBoard.

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Test Your Balance and Coordination with this Exercise – Balloon Taps

Balloon Taps will test your balance and coordination with- and will work your brain, neuromuscular system, core and legs. This is an intermediate exercise and should be performed on a stable surface prior to using StrongBoard Balance. This method will enhance neuroplasticity and cognitive functioning. This exercise will increase hand/eye coordination and is a primarily cognitive exercise but will also strengthen the legs and the entire core musculature.

Mike Curry ACE CPT, CES, and SBB Inventor

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Steps

  1. Start by holding an inflated balloon as you step onto the StrongBoard Balance platform.
  2. Keeping your abs braced, shoulders in your back pockets, and knees slightly bent.
  3. Push the balloon into the air and tap it back and forth between your hands.
  4. Remember to keep the balloon out in front of you.
  5. Repeat for desired amount of repetitions or duration.  

Tips

Be sure to keep your abs braced. For more of a challenge, try bending your knees more to hold a static squat. You can also increase tempo of balloon taps; this will require you to think faster (cognitively).

StrongBoard Balance® utilizes MULTI SPRING TECHNOLOGY™ that works with your body to deliver the perfect amount of stimulation to keep your core musculature and stabilizing muscles engaged and contracted, while training your central nervous system, improving posture, proprioception and reaction time.

 

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Hombre – “This is a military grade, state of the art performance tool for persons of all fitness levels.”

“This is a military grade, state of the art performance tool for persons of all fitness levels.”

To read the entire article, click here.

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Prevent Injury with This Great Hip Warm Up – Swing Kicks (for Hip Mobility)

The Swing Kicks for hip mobility will work your glutes, hip complex and core, and is a great warm up to prevent hip injury. This is a beginner exercise, however, should be performed on a stable surface prior to using StrongBoard Balance. This exercise is primarily for the glutes, and hip complex but will also strengthen the entire core musculature.

Mike Curry ACE CPT, CES, and SBB Inventor
IG: @StrongBoardBalance
FB: @StrongBoardBalance
Twitter: @StrongBoard
StrongBoardBalance.com

Steps

1. Begin with StrongBoard Balance in lateral position and place your right foot across the center of the StrongBoard platform, covering the logo.

2. Step up onto the platform. Standing leg has slight bend in the knee but stays in same position throughout exercise. Keep spine erect and abs braced. Swinging leg is straight. Knee joint is showing no movement. Ankle is Dorsi-flexed throughout movement.

3. Holding this position and hinging forward from the hips, swing your leg out in front of you, straight leg high kick (hip flexion). Immediately, let the leg drop and swing behind you, like a pendulum (hip extension). Keep hips square and glutes engaged.

4. Repeat for desired number of repetitions or duration. Switch legs and repeat.

 

Tips

Keep abs braced during the entire movement. Stabilize hips through dynamic portion of exercise. The swing should be in the sagittal plane. For more of a challenge you can add weight. You can also slow tempo of swing.

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StrongBoard Balance® utilizes MULTI SPRING TECHNOLOGY™ that works with your body to deliver the perfect amount of stimulation to keep your core musculature and stabilizing muscles engaged and contracted, while training your central nervous system, improving posture, proprioception and reaction time.

Order now!

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