Balance Training for Basketball Players
Basketball is jump, land, cut, repeat, often on one foot and sometimes onto someone else's. A SlackBoard lets you build those movements into your t...
Balance 101
How balance works, why it matters and what the research says.
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SlackBoards for Kids: Balance, Coordination and Confidence
A SlackBoard turns balance practice into play. Kids build coordination, body awareness and confidence by doing what they already love: wobbling, bo...
Balance Training for Tennis and Pickleball
Tennis and pickleball are games of short, sudden movements: lunges, split steps, quick stops and backpedals to the baseline or kitchen line. Every ...
Balance Training for Runners
At every step, one foot carries your full body weight plus the force of landing. our ability to stay stable on one leg in those moments depends on ...
Balance Training After a Knee Injury
A knee injury doesn't just affect strength; it can affect your knee's sense of position and your balance. That's why physical therapists build bala...
Balance Training After an Ankle Sprain
Ankle sprains often come back because the injury dulls your ankle's sense of position, not just its ligaments. Balance training retrains that sense.
Balance Training and Fall Prevention: What the Research Says
What large studies show about balance exercise and falls in older adults, which programs work best, and how to build the habit at home.
Why a SlackBoard Beats a Wobble Board for Balance Training
Here's what happens when you purchase a wobble board. You can't stand on it in the first week. You can in the second week. You're standing on it an...
Benefits of Balance Training for Skateboarders
Balance is more than "not falling" On a skateboard, balance is several things working together:
Why is Balance Training Important as We Get Older?
As we age, our balance naturally declines because of our worsening vision, reduced muscle strength and coordination, and the slowing down of some n...
Benefits of Balance Training for Soccer Players
Good balance is an important skill for soccer players to develop for a number of reasons.
