Improve Your Mind Body Connection-StrongBoard® Catch and Call

StrongBoard® Catch and Call will work your brain, neuromuscular system, core and legs to improve your mind-body connection. 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 is primarily for hand/eye coordination 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. Begin by taking a tennis ball and writing the numbers 1-6 on different sides of the ball with a sharpie.

2. Place your StrongBoard about 5-6 feet away from a blank wall.

3. While holding the numbered tennis ball, step onto the StrongBoard Balance platform, facing the wall.

4. Keeping your abs braced, and shoulders in your back pockets, throw the tennis ball against the wall.

5. As the ball comes back to you, call out the last number you see.

6. Remember to keep a slight bend in your knees as you make your throws.

7. Repeat for desired amount of repetitions or duration.

8. Switch hands and repeat for desired amount of repetitions or duration.

Tips

Be sure to keep the abs braced. For more of a challenge, you can bend the knees more to hold a static squat. You can also move the board further away from the wall. This will require you to throw the ball with more force, meaning you will have less time to react and call out the correct number.

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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Importance of Balance as an Integral Element of Physical Therapy in Senior Fitness

StrongBoard Balance Board Physical Therapy in Senior Fitness

Physical therapy is beneficial for people of all ages be it young or old. It can help senior citizens in retaining their independence and improving their overall health and mobility. With age, people start losing their strength, flexibility and often their balance, which leads to falls and serious injuries. Falls are one of the major reasons why senior citizens require physical fitness. Bringing a balance tool into the physical therapy helps in improving these functions leading to fewer injuries and falls. StrongBoard MINI does just that.

The main motto of physical therapy is to help restore and improve functionality, reduce pain, and increase mobility and range of motion for better strength and balance. Physical therapy in senior fitness has a variety of benefits which can include not only gaining strength and balance, but also providing a renewed sense of confidence. It has several other benefits such as-

Improves mobility- As an older individual, if you are facing trouble standing, walking or moving, no matter your age. Exercises on StrongBoard MINI can help rebuild the connections between mind and body to help reduce these problems. Improving your proprioception through balance training is a great way to improve your reactivity thus reduces the possibility of falling. Exercising on StrongBoard MINI will help with flexibility and mobility.

Stroke recovery- It is common to lose some degree of function and movement after a stroke. Including balance into your physical therapy helps in strengthening where atrophy has occurred. A stroke damages the brain and weakens the messages your eyes, ears, and muscles are sending to the neurological system. StrongBoard MINI will help create new neuromuscular pathways and rebuild damage ones. Balance training will also improve proprioception, coordination, and overall balance.

Improve your balance and prevent falls- Once you begin with physical therapy you will get screened for slip fall risks. And, if you’re at a higher risk for falls, physical therapists will provide exercises that safely and carefully challenge your balance. Therapists also help you with exercises to improve mind-body connection and coordination to help with safer walking.

Avoid surgery- Balance training helps you eliminate pain or heal from an injury and in some cases, surgery may not be needed. And even if surgery is required, you may benefit from pre-surgery physical therapeutic balance training.

On a closing note, using StrongBoard MINI in the physical therapy field can give seniors back their independence. Working with a physical therapist will not only help reduce pain, it will also help improve overall strength. StrongBoard MINI proves to be a versatile tool that improves proprioception, posture and reduces the risk for injuries, helping you maintain a higher quality of life.

What is Proprioception?

StrongBoard-Balance-Board-ProprioceptionHow does proprioception work and why is it important?

Proprioception is defined as “The sense of knowing where the body is in relation to its various segments and the external environment” (“Essentials of Exercise Science”-ACE). Your proprioceptors send signals to your brain, and are an essential part of the mind-body connection. Proprioception is a key component to developing better-balanced, more reactive, and stronger muscles.

The body has several kinds of proprioceptors, and they are defined by and function based off of their location. The proprioceptors in your skin, muscles, joints, and inner ear are very different and send a variety of signals to the brain. For example, the proprioceptors in your ear (often called your vestibular system), tell your brain where your head is located in space. If these receive mixed signals, or sense that something is “off” (like when you’re experiencing turbulence on a plane or rough waters while riding a boat), you can experience motion sickness.

The reason why your proprioceptors in your muscles and joint capsules are so essential for balance is because they signal the brain to increase muscular contraction, stretching, and reaction time. If we can sense changes in pressure around the joint, the brain will communicate to the muscles surrounding the joint to activate, strengthen, and stabilize these muscles. The stronger we can make these connections from challenging our balance, the stronger and more reactive our muscles become. This can prevent falls, improve our posture, strengthen the relationship between the mind and body, and our visual-spatial awareness.

Performing exercises on a less-stable base (like on StrongBoard Balance, BOSU ball, wobble-board, or one-leg) can significantly improve your proprioception.

Share your favorite balance exercises in the comments section below!

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StrongBoard Balance® Develops Mind-Body Connection for All Ages, Fitness Levels

Revolutionary Balance Board Used in Exercise & Rehabilitation to Help Users Reach Their Full-Body Health Goals!

December 23, 2013 — MARINA DEL REY, Calif. — StrongBoard Balance® — “An Evolution in Fitness™” – continues to garner positive reviews from users of all age groups and fitness levels. Since the product’s launch in October, the one-of-a-kind premiere balance platform has attracted attention and acclaim for its ability to provide an efficient method to strengthen and train the entire body.

Allowing for an unlimited capacity and range of workout combinations for every muscle group in a fun, effective, and innovative way, StrongBoard Balance can be utilized by a wide range of users, from trainers and professional athletes to housewives, physical therapy patients, kids, elderly persons, and more.

The ease of use of StrongBoard Balance has been a functionality of note for many, including seniors and those seeking physical therapy and rehabilitation from injuries.

55 year-old Rodger Thomason was looking for a way to regain his “cat-like balance and quickness,” something he was known for when he was a gymnast.

“When I turned 51 years old, my shoulder joints, knee joints, and lower back were giving me signals that I was getting to the age where I had to give up gymnastics. After a short layoff from the sport, I started doing distance running along with weight training. Running was great, but I had a tendency to roll my ankles because of previous gymnastics injuries. This forced me to have long periods of time when I couldn’t run at all.”

Thomason sought out StrongBoard Balance inventor and personal trainer Mike Curry’s guidance

“When I told Mike [Curry] I was interested in trying to regain some of my balance and coordination, he suggested that I try StrongBoard Balance. For the past two years, I’ve built StrongBoard Balance into my workout routine, and I’ve noticed my knee joints don’t hurt, my ankles have gotten much stronger, and they don’t roll at all.”

Since training with SBB, Thomason has participated in semi-marathons and obstacle mud runs, finishing third in his division, and continues to use the StrongBoard Balance into his regular workout regimen.

68 year-young Santa Rosa-based registered nurse, Madi Major, is experiencing similar strides in her overall health with StrongBoard Balance. She uses the balance board during workouts at Team LP Fitness Playground, which recently started offering StrongBoard Balance Stations.

“I would recommend StrongBoard Balance to anyone looking to liven up or enhance their routine and for all ages. Balance is very important, especially as we age. Falls are the number one hazard, as we get older; using StrongBoard Balance has been an outstanding method to enhance your balance while having fun. I felt that I had good balance, but I have noticed I even have better balance since incorporating StrongBoard Balance with my workouts.”

As someone whose family mantra is that health is a person’s number one asset, Madi says StrongBoard Balance has proven to be an important way to keep fit and help her enjoy life, in all its many shapes and forms.

StrongBoard Balance creator Mike Curry says, “We need to maintain our sense of balance every single day; from hiking, biking, even simple tasks as walking and standing rely on our proprioception. As we age, we naturally experience deterioration of the sense of balance. Osteoarthritis and other geriatric diseases may also speed up the loss of balance, as well as neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s.”

“Use of StrongBoard Balance helps not only with general balance, because it creates strength for variable surface movements by the body by strengthening muscles, tendons, and ligaments, but also with the mind-body connection, by training the complete body to communicate better between synapses and musculature, leading to full-body health,” explains Curry.

A video of StrongBoard Balance in use by people of all fitness levels and age groups can be seen here.

Media wishing to review StrongBoard Balance may contact Adella@StrongBoardBalance.com

About StrongBoard Balance:

StrongBoard Balance is a one-of-a-kind, premiere balance platform for all levels of fitness enthusiasts. Designed to compliment 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 http://StrongBoardBalance.com, www.Twitter.com/StrongBoard,www.YouTube.com/user/StrongBoardBalance, or www.facebook.com/StrongBoard.

About StrongHold Fitness:

We are a health and wellness company, which concentrates on making the best fitness products on the planet. We care deeply about the connection between mind and body and assert everyone has the right to be fit. This is why our products are designed for every BODY; young and old, gym rat and nine-to-fiver, those in peak physical condition, or recovering from injury. We believe BALANCE is the key to radiant life energy. With compassion for ourselves, and our planet, we can collectively achieve any goal we desire. All StrongHold Fitness® products are proudly made in America. For more information, visit https://strongboardbalance.com/about/.

 

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