Bosu

BOSU balls are hemispherical inflatable balls with flat plastic bases. Standing for "both sides up," a BOSU can be used either dome side or flat side facing up and is designed to challenge your balance, coordination and core muscles.

Benefits of BOSU Ball Training

BOSU balls provide an unstable environment for performing a variety of core exercises. This instability means that your core muscles must work far harder than usual--especially compared to performing similar exercises on the floor. The curved dome of the BOSU ball increases the range of movement possible at your spine when you perform exercises such as sit-ups or crunches. This makes these exercises much more demanding and therefore productive. Most BOSU ball core exercises also challenge your balance. The combination of core conditioning and balance is an essential part of any fitness programme and our Advisors are on hand to educate you.

BOSU Ball Exercises

There are a wide variety of exercises that you can perform using a BOSU ball. Some exercises are designed to specifically challenge your core whereas others use your core muscles incidentally. Traditional core exercises such as planks, side planks, crunches, V sits and bicycle crunches are very effective when performed on a BOSU and non-core exercises such as push-ups and squats become much more demanding on your core when you perform them in conjunction with a BOSU ball.