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THE ExPERIENCE
after reviewing your StrongBoard Balance ® owner’s Manual and online learning
center, you can now take the biggest step towards revolutionizing your workouts forever –
Prepare for your first StrongBoard Balance experience.
FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
WARNING:
exercise caution while getting on and off the unit. Use a wall or partner for
stability while getting acclimated to your StrongBoard Balance.
the proper and safest way to get on • StrongBoard Balance is to place one foot on
one end, push down until platform touches the base – this will give you stabilization.
next, with your weight still on that end, carefully place your opposite foot on the • other
end of the board to slowly establish your weight and find center. You are now fully
positioned on the StrongBoard Balance. once standing on StrongBoard
Balance, the user’s body immediately reacts by searching for stabilization and
forcing constant, multi-group muscle contractions. Your workout has begun!
these are some basic maneuvers to help you get started:
First, begin with squats, by bending at the knees, keeping your back straight and chest •
up, and lowering your buttocks downward to a 90-degree angle – slowly rise back into
the standing position, and then repeat.
Second, try a static stabilizing squat, by holding in the lowered squat position and •
utilizing your core and leg muscles to maintain balance. hold for a 10-second interval
and then rise back to the standing position. any shaking you experience is a natural
part of the stabilization process through which muscle contraction accelerates blood
flow and increases calorie burn.
once you have a basic understanding for the natural counter-balancing • StrongBoard
Balance demands of your body, slowly begin incorporating new exercises to create
routines, to increase the intensity of your workouts and to alter the muscle groups
being challenged.