Product Description

From the elite athlete to kids to weekend warriors trying to stay in shape, BOSU Balance Trainer helps to strengthen and coordinate your body including the muscles that you don't see. BOSU Balance Trainer targets the core muscles of your body—those muscles around your abdominal and back area—helping you to not only gain strength, trim, and tone, but to help coordinate your entire body. Your BOSU Balance Trainer is available in blue only and comes with a workout DVD, an inflation pump a healthy diet guide for weight loss and fitness and a 120 pg integrated balance training book that will get you started exercising in the most exciting new way you've ever imagined! The BOSU Balance Trainer is a versatile piece of equipment that is ideal for static and dynamic balance training. The BOSU can also be used to integrate balance challenges into cardiovascular, endurance, core and flexibility training. BOSU is an acronym for "both sides up." The BOSU Balance Trainer can be used with the platform side either up or down to challenge balance with different body positions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1050 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Bosu
• Model: 1205732
• Released on: 2009-08-24
• Dimensions: 6.00" h x 24.60" w x 24.60" l, 16.00 pounds

Features

• Challenging and fun.
• Combines balance, toning and stretching.
• includes DVD and foot pump

Amazon.com Product Description
From the elite athlete to weekend warriors trying to stay in shape, this Bosu Balance Trainer helps to strengthen and coordinate your body (including the muscles that you don't see). The trainer targets the core muscles of your body--those muscles around your abdominal and back area--helping you to not only gain strength, trim, and tone, but to help coordinate your entire body. This set includes a blue Bosu balance trainer, a workout DVD, a pump, and an exercise manual that will help get you started.

About Bosu Training
The BOSU acronym stands for "Both Sides Utilized" and has evolved beyond the original BOSU Balance Trainer product. It now represents an approach to exercise that is more mindful than traditional training. At its essence, BOSU Training is about expanding movement capabilities while reshaping the body and strengthening the mind. It is comprised of thoughtful movement that requires the participant to not only be physically involved, but also "here and present" with the mind fully engaged. BOSU Training can be physically demanding, but when properly taught, it is appropriate to a variety of fitness levels and physical capabilities. Use BOSU Training to help enhance performance across a wide continuum of activities including sport, recreation, and daily tasks.

Customer Reviews

Takes any workout you do now to a higher level
First off, I must note that I did some research prior to investing in this...those who have had issues with product separating from base have overinflated their bosu. Read instructions prior to inflation and it will explain this. A friend who is a personal trainer (who talked me into investing in the bosu) said even working the Bosu with all clients she hadn't had the issue EVER so I trusted the info to be accurate and took the leap. Glad I did!

It is a rare day I use the words "fun" and "workout" in the same sentence but this sure gels those two oxymorons together. It is great fun and, according to my heart rate monitor, gave me one major workout when I did the dvd or use it on it's own

But better yet? The time flew by! I loved using it and...

wow, it's like skiiing...those who ski know you utilize muscles you can't in any other way via the movements that aren't the "norm". Same thing here. I work out daily yet the first time I used the bosu the next day I felt that I had one great workout with muscles aching (in a good way) that I never had used before.

I gave away my aerobic step after using my bosu a few times. This is so much better. Now I use the bosu during any workout dvd that calls for a step. Not only do you utilize more muscles during your workouts (and all new muscle built burns extra calories...win/win) but the trampline-like feel makes it fun and the dome shape adds a core and balance workout that you'd never get otherwise.

There are a few gadgets I invested in this year that I kiss myself for being smart enough to get and this is one. (my kindle comes in second)

the best part is I use it during many of my other workout dvds now just to burn more calories and use more muscles...

AND it takes so many workout moves up a notch. Like ab moves...you are no longer hindered by the floor so you can lean across the bosu to do crunches and work twice as many muscles because of the range of motion, push ups with the bosu turned upside down works more of your core because you engage more muscles when doing the moves. (plus it makes it way more fun...whenver my workout dvds instruct me to go to the floor for plank or pushups or ab work I do them on the bosu!)

love it! A great "fitness toy"!!

(p.s. I do extensive reading and research before buying anything...especially when it comes to fitness...explore the web and fitness magazines. This is, without question, universally a positive addition to whatever you are using now.)

Watch for separation, ball from the base
We received the item at Christmas, 2008. We, my wife and I started using it 3 times weekly and were enjoying it. We did have some problem with the air leaking, but when it got too low, we would pump it back up to the prescribed height.

I had used it yesterday morning, and put it away. This morning, I got downstairs, pulled the Bosu out and the ball was separated from the base around 50 %of the base. It sticks up in the air and I am not wanting to repair it as it could cause a problem.

Am still awaiting for Bosu to get back in touch with me.

Great Workout Device
My trainer has me using one at the gym. I decided to get one for the house. Everyone uses it. Very good for maintaining balance and fast twitch muscle tone which is important for us "over 50's" to maintain our balance and core strength.