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Core-Tex Trainer
the Core-tex uses its unique floating design to
train the body to learn how to decelerate as it reacts
Improve your clients’ rate of suc-
and reaches away from its comfort zone.
cess with these balance training
teaching tips from Erin Billowits, • Access higher level neuromuscular facilitation
owner of Vintage Fitness in
and integration.
Toronto.
• Functionally integrate the body's core through a
full spectrum of movements.
• Evaluate weight distribution and balance shifts
1.
during sport specific tasks.
For female clients, ask • Provide unique rehab and performance move-
them to imagine they are wearing
ments for the upper and lower body.
a corset and that the back strings
Core-tex challenges the critical righting reflex-
are being tightened. es of the neck, eyes and inner ear while it recruits
the oblique myofascial connections between one
2.
side of the torso and the opposite lower extremity.
Say, “Think of yourself as
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a superhero, and stand as tall and
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proudly as you can.”
3. ask clients to focus on
something in the room that isn’t
moving. this may mean turning
away from the mirror.
4. For a client you know well
and want to have a laugh with,
try this one: “Tuck in the butt and
suck in the gut.”
5. include both static balance
exercises, like one-legged balance
challenges, and dynamic balance
exercises, like standing leg swings
and opposite arm/opposite leg
reaches.
6. For older adults keep
The Lebert Stretch Strap™
the balance work relevant. you
the lebert Stretch Strap was developed with the assistance of two-
might say, “We’re training for your
time olympian and master yoga instructor ann Green. it features a
unique figure-eight design with handles that provides additional safety
european holiday, so imagine the
and an increased ease of use. this is a great tool for improving perfor-
uneven cobblestones as you stand
mance and assisting with physiotherapy and pain relief and can be used
on this uneven surface and try to
at home or the office. two Stretch Straps come with an instructional
DVD, colour poster and a carry pouch. Suggested retail price is $29.99.
balance.”
For more information, visit www.lebertfitness.com.
28 Fitness Business Canada November/December 2009
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