About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 68. Chapters: Indoor rower, Balance board, Galileo, Treadmill with Vibration Isolation System, Grippers, Pedometer, Bowflex, Pole dance, Aerobie, Wheelchair trainer, Bulgarian Bag, Fitness trail, Elliptical trainer, Rocker bottom shoe, Exercise ball, Punching bag, Medicine ball, Chi Machine, Precor StretchTrainer, Inversion therapy, Yoga mat, Abdominal exercise, Abdomenizer, Gravity boots, Gymnasticon, Total Gym, Mallakhamb, Exertris, Power-Plate, Soloflex, Stationary bicycle, Communications Specification for Fitness Equipment, Heart rate monitor, Atomgripz, ICON Health & Fitness, Baoding balls, Cybex International, PCGamerBike, RowPerfect, Arc Trainer, Stairmaster, Exercise machine, Thighmaster, Treadmill Desk, Bullworker, Scrum machine, Swedish Ladder, Carva, Wrist roller, Bone exercise monitor, BOSU, Roman chair, Hydraulic Exercise Equipment, Wobble board, Range of Motion, Air flow ball, Gamebike, Treadmill workstation, NordicTrack, Power tower, Slant board. Excerpt: A balance board is a device used for recreation, balance training, athletic training, brain development, therapy, musical training and other kinds of personal development. It is a lever similar to a see-saw that the user usually stands on, usually with the left and right foot at opposite ends of the board. The user's body must stay balanced enough to keep the board's edges from touching the ground and to keep from falling off the board. A different challenge is presented by each of the four basic types of balance boards and their subtypes. Some of them can be attempted successfully by three-year-olds and elderly people, and some, because of their steepness and speed, are difficult and dangerous for professional athletes. In their design, what differentiates the four types (and their subtypes) is how unstable each of them is, i.e., in how many and in which of the t...
