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Power Web Testimonials

Power Web can help relieve and help prevent repetitive motion injuries such as carpel tunnel, when used in conjunction with a hand and wrist exercise routine.

Foam Roller Exercises

The foam roller is a useful tool for improving flexibility, balance, strength and muscular awareness. For starters the rolling motion allow for the release of muscle tightness in muscles that are difficult to reach with ordinary stretches.

Posture Control and Stability

Proper posture is essential for golf performance. Without proper posture a golfer could not get into the required positions needed to consistently keep the club on its proper path. Although the golf swing looks symmetrical...

How to Sell : Balance / Wobble Boards

Balance is of course what keeps us upright and mobile. And although one doesn't ever think about training balance, every one of your customers should because it is what allows them to run, walk, skate, ski, hike or run around after their kids.

Cardiovascular Disease & Fitness

With a few lifestyle changes along with a heart healthy diet and exercise regimen, you can maintain a healthy heart for life!

10 Ways to Achieve a Healthy, Happy New Year

For Baby Boomers and their parents, the International Council on Active Aging has a plan.

Balance Training Better Than Tai Chi At Improving Elderly Mobility

Physicians and physical therapists in recent years have explored whether tai chi, balance training programs and fitness routines can help decrease the likelihood that older adults will fall and injure themselves. Many of these programs have shown promise, but their relative value is still open to debate.

Balance Toys will Thrill your Kids: Critters a fun way to spur physical development

With the incidence of child obesity increasing at an alarming rate, I'm continually looking for creative ways to add activities into the lifestyle of my two young children. While modern technology has made our lives far more efficient and interesting in some ways, unfortunately it's also made our children's lives much less active than when I was growing up.
By: Helen Vanderburg
Calgary Herald

Balance of Power

With exercise, older adults can reduce the risk of falling injuries. Most adults figure they've acquired everything they need to know about balance by the time they've started running between the furniture on toddler's legs. The coordination lesson, however, doesn't end with winning a round of hopscotch. Balance becomes a whole new challenge as people age and when the simple act of standing becomes an issue. But some forms of exercise could help prevent injuries resulting from a loss of balance.
By: KAREN SHADE World Scene Writer
Tulsa World

Active Sitting at the Office

I purchased a second stability ball during my recent trip to the IDEA Health and Fitness Conference in Las Vegas. Purchasing this ball wasn't for doing abdominal crunches - it was to serve as my desk chair at work.
By: Anna Fleet
FitnessGear101.com

Fitness Balls - Keeping the world better balance for over 21 years!

Fitterfirst has been leading the world to better balance for over 21 years; however it's only in the last 5-10 years that fitness balls have gained popularity within the fitness industry.
By: Matthew Ray, BKin.

BMX Champion Extraordinaire

Youngster Ashley Burt - BMX Champion Extraordinaire, who is ranked 15th nationally for 10-year-old girls and 4th in the Midwest USA for BMX racing knows the value of balance and strength training.
By: Susan Peddie

Bullet-Proof Knees

The key to your knees is to train for strength, support, and balance.
By: Suzanne Nottingham

Active Sitting

You've heard of sitting on a donut when you have discomfort sitting but have you ever considered sitting on a sitting disc for fitness benefits?
Helen Vanderburg
www.helenvanderburg.com

Sitting - The Forgotten Health Risk

"The design of most chairs in common use today is based on ease of manufacture rather than the needs of you - the user!"
Liebenson
AOK Health

Review: Fitterfirst Xco Trainer

The Xco Trainer, being sold in North America by Fitterfirst, caught our eye recently as something totally different from anything at all out there. Actually from The Netherlands, the Xco Trainer ("Ex-Co") is a tube in two lengths and two diameters, encompassing four different weights.
Reviewed by SNEWS - www.snewsnet.com
September 2005

Wobble Boards For Dogs

In a recent article Dr. Freeman of the Canine Rehabilitation and Fitness Center of Virginia, states that even man's best friend can use a wobble board to re-gain its strength after an injury or surgery. Wobble Boards are great for dogs to help re-gain their coordination, balance, strength and neurology re-education.
By: Sarah Batista
September 2005

Keep the Rubber Side Down:

Better cycling through balance training.
By: Dale Macdonald BA, DC, CSCS, CCSS(C), Resident, Director - Elite Sport Performance
May 2005

Excerpt: A Test of Will: One Man's Extraordinary Story of Survival

By Warren Macdonald
February 2005

Striking A Balance between Running and Health

As with all athletic endeavors, running comes with both great reward and inherent risk.
By Dr. Dale Macdonald
February 2005

Fidget Your Way To Fitness

Mundane body movements burn 350 calories a day
By Rob Stein, The Washington Post
January 28, 2005

Study Links Training Conditions to Balance Gains After Stroke

By Jordana Bieze Foster, BioMechanics
January 2005

Leading the World to Better Balance in 2005

The American Council on Exercise (ACE) predicts Balance Training will be the #1 fitness trend in 2005.
By Allison Barry, Fitter International Inc
January, 2005

Fall-proof Yourself

Fall are a major cause of injuries to seniors
By Karen Rudolph Durrie, Calgary Herald
January 3, 2005

Bouncing Your Way to Fitness

Aches & Claims by Robert J. Davis, The Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, July 27, 2004

Testament To Miracle of Modern Medicine

By Bill Pennington, The New York Times
Thursday, March 18, 2004

Functionalize Your Exercise

By Ben Vincent, BKin., CFC, Action Magazine
February Edition 2004

Revive Your 9 to 5!

By Ben Vincent, BKin., CFC, Action Magazine
January Edition, 2004

The Balancing Act of Trail Running

Courtesy of Ben Vincent, BKin., CFC
September 10, 2003