Bodyblade® has created a set of workouts and a video tutorial designed with Baby Boomers in mind. Available in three lightweight model sizes, Bodyblade challenges users’ balance and automatically engages the entire body to strengthen the system through normal resistive activity.
Bodyblade trains the body by working all of the muscle groups beginning deep in the user’s core. Using rapid contraction technology, Bodyblade is a proven and effective way to increase overall strength and flexibility, improve balance and coordination, reduce muscle soreness and protect joints. Over the course of just one minute, the ends of the Bodyblade flex 270 times, which engages the user’s muscles to resist the destabilizing forces. The FLEX-intensity of Bodyblade is controlled 100 percent by the person driving the workout tool, making it a safe and effective workout.
“As a baby boomer myself, maintaining a healthy and functional body through movement is key to promoting an active lifestyle,” said Bruce Hymanson, the creator of Bodyblade. “Loss of balance, flexibility, decreased strength and muscle mass, poor cardiovascular health and the inability to perform simple tasks create fear and limit one’s ability to perform.”
Bodyblade recommends the following workouts for Baby Boomers and a video instruction can be viewed at http://www.bodyblade.com/en/boomers.
• Chest Press: Beginning with Bodyblade chest high, drive it in a push /pull motion matching the frequency of the blade. Vary this exercise by moving arms high, low or through a range of motion.
• Back & Shoulder Reach: Raise Bodyblade overhead and assume a wide stance. Slightly unlock the pelvis with an anterior pelvic tilt (slight hollow in back) and drive the blade in an up/down motion toward the ceiling.
• Ab Crunch: Position Bodyblade chest level with arms extended in front, drive the blade up and down toward the floor and up toward the ceiling.
• Tricep Push: Position Bodyblade behind the back, arms down by your side. Drive the Bodyblade in a push/pull motion on a 45 degree angle to the floor.
• Bicep Tricep Trimmer: Hold Bodyblade in front of the body in a curling position chest high. Drive the blade forward and back with elbows bent 90 degrees
• Hip & Thigh Sculptor: Orient the blade vertically in front of the body gripping the handle with both hands. Drive Bodyblade side to side to match the rhythmic motion of the blade. Add a squat or lunge to these exercises to provide a more advanced challenging workout.
• All Fours Progressing to All Fours Two Point: Position on hands and knees, hold Bodyblade with one hand in front of the body. Drive the blade forward and back. Now add the extension of the opposite leg off the floor for balance, strength and coordination. Now switch sides using the other arm and leg and repeat.
According to Bodyblade, by using Bodyblade just a few minutes a day, Baby Boomers can increase their functionality, joint mobility, improve hand-eye coordination, balance strength and flexibility by taking the power of vibration and inertia to automatically contract appropriately over 610 muscles accurately, precisely and repetitively. Bodyblade creates a partnership with the neuro-muscular system of the body to create an environment for training. Bodyblade is designed for every body type, regardless of age, weight or current level of activity, including those in a wheelchair.
For more information or to purchase Bodyblade, please visit http://www.Bodyblade.com. The instructional video is available at http://www.bodyblade.com/en/boomers.
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Rachel Zabonick-Chonko is the editor-in-chief of Club Solutions Magazine. She can be reached at rachel@peakemedia.com.
The best thing is that with proper exercise, baby boomers and even individuals in their 70’s and 80’s can enjoy a better quality of life. Body Blade makes it possible for everyone and it’s important that baby boomers start building up their core.