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BALANCE PRODUCTS CROSSCORE 180
can perform a whole host of exercises including squats, lunges, push-ups and planks. The user stands on the floor but, in some exercises, one or both legs can be hooked into the rings. This makes the user particularly unstable, with the body constantly working to balance itself during the exercises. Only available in the UK since last year, the product was initially
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sold into yoga, pilates and personal training studios, but is now targeting commercial clubs. Kicks Gym in Chelsea, London, has just ordered eight units to run group exercise classes.
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CrossCore 180 allows squats, lunges, push-ups and planks
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ased on gymnastic rings and a patent pending pulley system, the CrossCore 180 allows the range of motion to be adjusted for either a stabilised workout or free movement. Holding on to the straps, users
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to have some movement to mobilise the hips.” Coretex is a 30-inch dish which moves along three balls,
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echnogym’s Arke functional range activates the whole body in 360-degree movement, with a wide range of benefits including improved core functional movements, co-ordination, stability and balance.
The range has been designed to retrace the body’s
development journey, in order to increase awareness about posture and help individuals fi nd their centre of gravity. The range is divided into four categories, each named after a natural element and colour-coded. The green equipment, Earth, is for stability and proprioception and includes items like balance domes, stability disks and balance pads on which to conduct standing exercises. The blue equipment, Water, is for agility and balance and includes water balls, which people lift and move with, challenging them to fi nd their centre of gravity.
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Coretex is a balance dish which moves along three balls
activation ensures an effi cient workout.” Since Coretex is always moving, the user has to work to stabilise during any movement performed on it, thereby improving balance. Virgin Active in the UK has just acquired 10 units to use in the functional training areas.
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ensuring continued contact with the sources of motion. It can be used in a wide variety of ways: standing, kneeling, lying, feet on, hands on. If the handrail is attached, or if balance is very good, it can be used standing up. Advanced users can even work with a partner to push them off balance. As the equipment translates (slides away), rotates and tilts
at the same time, it causes the body to react and respond as it does in the real world. Carey explains: “Holding a plank on it for 10 to 15 seconds is the equivalent of doing a plank on the fl oor for one minute. The increased muscle
t’s basically a skateboard in a bowl,” says Coretex inventor Anthony Carey. “I came up with the idea when I was preparing for exercise with some squats, and felt like it would be good
The Arke range is colour-coded for different training functions
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