Taking the Chore Out of Core
CrossCore’s War Machine pulley trainer
“It’s a soft, squishy, beautiful ball!” enthuses Ugi
cofounder Sara Shears. “It comes in fun colors, such as pink, purple, steel, and blue. It’s not intimidating, and users at every level can take advantage of it. The workouts are fun because they’re constantly varied.”
• Core-Tex, by Performance Dynamics, LLC, in San Diego, California, consists of a flat platform with a convex bottom, which sits on a concave base sup- ported by three balls, allowing the platform to move along three axes. This facilitates a simultane- ous tilt, slide, and rotation of the platform over 360 degrees. As the platform moves, the user’s body responds to control the motion. “The constant interaction between the user and the Core-Tex makes it highly engaging and entertaining,” reports Anthony Carey, the CEO of Performance Dynamics. “The unpredictability keeps the body and brain working constantly.”
• The War Machine, by CrossCore Training Systems, Inc., in Duarte, California, is a suspended pulley trainer. Any kind of weights can be attached to it to provide resistance. When a magnetic pin is locked, it stabilizes the pulley, but, when the pin is removed, the pulley rotates freely, raising the level of training. “It’s fun to challenge your imagination to see what type of exercise you can come up with next,” observes Brendan Cosso, CrossCore’s president. “With hundreds and hundreds of possibilities, your workouts stay fresh and new!”
• The Kamagon Ball, by Kamagon Fitness, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, employs the weight of water to vary workouts. The ball has two handles and a knob and, without water, weighs five pounds; with water, it weighs from 15 to 45 pounds. During a workout, hydro inertia and the motion of water within the ball force the user to engage stabilizing muscles with each movement. “Kamagon classes are fun because members get to experience a whole
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Core Energy Fitness’ suspension system
new type of stability training that isn’t available with any other type of equipment or class,” says Brenton Robinson, the company’s director of sales.
• Core Energy Fitness, in Gardena, California, offers resistance-band training stations and programs. Its product line consists of three wall- mounted, modular hooking systems with anchoring points that range, in position, from ankle-height to above one’s head. “The key for us is versatility,” explains Oscar Perez, the firm’s general manager. “In addition to employing a wide range of exercise tools, we work very hard to change 20%-30% of the exercises used in our programs on a weekly basis. We also like to introduce a new ‘toy’ on a regular basis. It makes our work fun, and club members love it.”
And fun, after all, is what functional training is
all about, isn’t it? —| – Jean Suffin,
jean@fit-etc.com
The Ugi Ball offers endless versatility
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