Try the Bosu Balance Trainer to Improve Core Strength and Agility

As the literal "core" of our body, our core plays a very important role in our movement ability and factors into performance in a variety of both daily and athletic activities. Having a strong core can go a long way in preventing injury and optimizing performance. Similar to core strength, our level of agility plays a role in both daily activities and athletics, and high agility can help us prevent injury and perform better. To work on both core strength and agility, we can use the Bosu Balance Trainer! Read on to learn more!

Improve AgilityIn the video above, we use the Bosu Balance Trainer to work on agility. Specifically, we're performing a step up exercise that involves rotating round the ball while quickly stepping up and off of the top with each foot.

Improve Core Strength

We can also use the Bosu Balance Trainer to improve our core strength with a variety of exercises. In the image above, we're performing a plank variation that involves resting both hands on the balance trainer and entering a plank position. The reverse of this exercise involves placing your hands on the floor with your feet on the balance trainer in a plank position. Then, lift one foot off the trainer and hold before repeating with the alternate foot.

Conclusion

The Bosu Balance Trainer is a versatile tool that can be used for a multitude of both training and rehabilitation purposes. While we covered a few here, this article left a lot to be discovered about the tool and we encourage you to try it out for yourself and let us know what you think. As an Amazon Associate, Rehabilitation Health and our health professionals/practices earn from qualifying Amazon purchases.